BHS girls win 2 straight
After winning just two of their previous 10 games, the Blair High School girls basketball team is two for its last two.
Coach Matt Aschoff's Bears (9-10 overall) beat both Omaha Concordia and Omaha Roncalli within three days of each other.
First, BHS earned its eighth win of the season Thursday at Concordia, 58-33. The loss dropped the host Mustangs to just 3-19.
Addie Sullivan led coach Aschoff's Bears with 17 points, making five 2-point field goals and shooting 7-for-8 from the foul line. Kate Wulf was 2-for-2 on free throws, too, but with two 3-point makes for 10 points total.
BHS' Leah Chance added seven points and freshman Kaitlynn O'Neil had six as well. Their Bears led 32-13 at halftime and 50-19 after three quarters.
On Saturday, Sullivan scored 17 more points during a 13-point home win — 65-52 — against 9-12 Roncalli. Freshman Taytum Macholan hit three 3-pointers and scored 17 points, too, while Wulf finished with 14.
The Bears trailed the Pride after one quarter, but outscored the visitors 18-5 during the second period to take control.
Coach Aschoff's team next wraps up its regular season schedule today at Norris and Thursday, at home, against Crete. The contests begin at 5:15 p.m. and 5:30, respectively.
BHS GIRLS HOOPS LINE SCORES
Saturday
Blair 65, Omaha Roncalli 52
RON (9-12) 16 5 13 18 — 52
BHS (9-10) 13 18 16 18 — 65
Scoring: BHS — Addie Sullivan 17, Taytum Macholan 17, Kate Wulf 14, Gueryn Kay 6, Laynie Brown 5, Kaitlynn O'Neil 4, Joslyn Policky 2.
RON — Alice Cunningham 18, Jordyn Rohlfsen 9, Agnes Lampe 9, Rhionna Matthews 7, Madeline McChesney 6, Brooklyn Stoffel 3.
Thursday
Blair 58, Omaha Concordia 33
BHS (8-10) 16 16 18 8 — 58
OC (3-19) 4 9 6 14 — 33
Scoring: BHS — Sullivan 17, Wulf 10, Leah Chance 7, O'Neil 6, Kay 5, Claire Anderson 4, Policky 3, Macholan 3, Hayden Frink-Mathis 2, Brown 1.
OC — Charis Hughes 13, Grace Samuelson 5, Natalie Perkinson 4, Eliza Schmidt 3, Ava Lichtenberger 3, Grace Hahn 3, Abby Matthew 2.
Boys upset No. 6 Roncalli
Less than 48 hours after a 34-point loss at Class C1 No. 2 Omaha Concordia, the Blair boys basketball team bounced back with a 62-60 home upset of Class B No. 6 Omaha Roncalli on Saturday.
The Bears (8-11 overall) built a 43-30 lead through three quarters, but the Pride battled back with a 30-point fourth. It needed 32, though, as coach Chris Whitwer's team caught a break in the final seconds.
“They got a free look at a layup, but it rimmed out at the buzzer,” he said.
Crayton Macholan and Aidan Slominski hit late free throws as BHS claimed the victory. Macholan, a senior, finished with a game-high 22 points, while Bo Meier scored 17 and Easton Bosanek had 16.
Brady McGill led Roncalli (14-6) with 14 points in defeat.
On Thursday, Concordia blasted Blair, 62-28. The 19-1 Mustangs built a lead from the onset, taking a 17-4 advantage through one period and leading by 27 at halftime.
The Bears, meanwhile, struggled to score. They never accumulated more than nine points in a quarter and finished with a season low in total points. Macholan led BHS with seven, while Bosanek had five, knocking down one of the Bears' two 3-point shots for the game.
Next, the Bears conclude regular season play against Norris and Crete. The road game with the Titans starts at 7:45 p.m. today before Thursday's rescheduled home game against the Cardinals at 7:15.
BHS BOYS HOOPS LINE SCORES
Saturday
Blair 62, No. 6 Omaha Roncalli 60
RON (14-6) 11 8 11 30 — 60
BHS (8-11) 19 11 13 19 — 62
Scoring: BHS — Crayton Macholan 22, Bo Meier 17, Easton Bosanek 16, Aidan Slominski 5, Cooper Sorensen 2.
RON — Brady McGill 14, Xarion Rankins 13, Hunter Giles 12, Christian Swift 10, Brooks Shetlar 5, Jacob Brown 3, Quin Yantzer 3.
Thursday
No. 2 Omaha Concordia 62, Blair 28
BHS (7-11) 4 9 9 6 — 28
OC (19-1) 17 23 7 19 — 62
Scoring: BHS — Macholan 7, Bosanek 5, Ben Holcomb 4, Meier 4, Alex Just 3, Sorensen 3, Hayden Daggett 2.
OC — Jack Thrasher 19, Quientan McCafferty 9, Carter Sunde 7, D.Kulus 7, Kyle Schneider 6, Nick Johannes 5, Jake Clarkson 5, Jackson Shepherd 2, Owen Abendroth 1, Cole Cheatham 1.
— Staff reports
