Broadus Basketball Plays At Plevna, Terry

Broadus basketball teams went on an impromptu road series over the weekend, after continued heating issues at the Broadus High School led to the previously scheduled home game against Plevna to be switched to playing in Plevna. Broadus then played at Terry on Saturday. Practice was still held during the week, but many players were bundled up in more clothing than usual.

Boys

The Hawks made short work of the Plevna Cougars, jumping up 17-7 in the first quarter and holding Plevna to single digit scoring by quarter through the first three quarters of play. Broadus scored an outstanding 42 points in the paint and had 17 steals in the 62-35 win, which featured Landen Capp leading the Hawks in scoring with 12 points. Cooper Zimmer sunk 10 points, and Jaxon Bilbrey 10 as well. Tate Poppe led Plevna with 9 points.

"We had a balanced scoring effort, but got a little sloppy towards the end of the game," Coach Dustin Lanke told us about the game.

On Saturday at Terry Broadus continued to steal the ball at will, with 16 steals as a team with Eli Heacock snagging 4 of those steals. Broadus found themselves in foul trouble and struggled at the free throw line (only sinking 8 of 17, for 47%) but were still able to keep the Terriers' offense quiet, with Terry scoring 9 points a quarter through the first three quarters and five in the fourth to put up 32 total points. Meanwhile Broadus put up 47.

Cooper Zimmer put up a double double, scoring 12 and rebounding 12. Matt Hansen had 10 points on the night. Ethan Boyer of Terry led their team with 9 points.

Girls

The Lady Hawks had their best shooting percentage of the season on Friday against Plevna, with a 50% effective field goal percentage on the night.

The Lady Hawks sunk their shots effectively in the first quarter as they opened the door with a 28-11 first quarter lead, scored 8 in the second and 19 in the third, and 6 in the fourth to win 61-31.

Three Lady Hawks scored in double digits on the night, with Zeason Schaffer sinking 16, Emma Isaacs 14, and Maddie Zimmer 12 points.

On Saturday at Terry, the Lady Hawks suffered a heartbreaking loss after leading through much of the first quarter and around half of the second, then falling behind by up to ten points, only to come roaring back to a lead in the final minutes of the game, when Terry pulled ahead to win 58-56.

Four Broadus players scored in double digits on the evening. Emma Isaacs had a great game, scoring 18, and going 2 of 3 from beyond the arc. Mia Mader picked up 15 points and had 11 rebounds, while Maddie Zimmer scored 12 and Zeason Schaffer 10 points.

"As tough as that game was to lose, we'll use it as a learning opportunity. We showed that we could score and we'll use that going forward," Coach Kristie Lanke commented on the Terry game.

In injury news, Maggie Mader is out with a knee injury, and Monday she was reportedly waiting on a diagnosis to see how long she will be sidelined.

Broadus is now set to play conference games at Ekalaka on Friday, and home against Jordan on Saturday with games beginning at 1, followed by 2:30, 4, and 5:30 estimated start times. Next Tuesday Broadus hosts Ekalaka, in a game rescheduled from before Christmas.

Jordan is currently leading the conference in boys and girls at 4-0. Broadus boys and girls are second, at 3-0 and 2-1, respectively. Ekalaka teams are 1-2.