The Fort Calhoun boys basketball team will still be looking for its first win of the season tonight when it plays Conestoga.
Coach TJ O'Connor's Pioneers are off to a 0-2 start after losses to both Fremont Bergan and Syracuse. Saturday's road loss to the Rockets came by a 54-43 score. FCHS trailed just 26-21 at halftime, but fell behind by 16 points through three quarters.
Travis Skelton, however, led the Pioneers in defeat with 14 points. He made a 3-point shot each period and scored one 2-point bucket during the third.
Blake Welchert added nine points for Fort Calhoun, too, knocking down three 3s, while Adam Elofson made two in defeat.
Syracuse's Brennan Schroeder led all scorers with 20 points. His Rockets improved to 2-0 with the win.
FCHS, meanwhile, next plays tonight against the aforementioned Cougars. The road game tips off at, approximately, 7:30 p.m.
Pioneers drop opener to Bergan
Fort Calhoun bounced back from a first-quarter deficit with a 13-9 second period, but couldn't keep pace with Fremont Bergan during the season opener Thursday.
The Knights, 28-22 leaders at halftime, outscored the Pioneers 34-17 in the second half and won 62-39 at home.
Elofson led FCHS in defeat with 10 points, hitting a 3-point shot during the opening quarter. Welchert, meanwhile, scored eight points with four 2s as Dylan Keyser scored seven on three 2-point shots and a free throw.
Bergan's Gavin Baker, meanwhile, led all scorers with 22 points. The 6-foot-5 Knight scored all nine of the home team's points during the only period it lost to the Pioneers — the aforementioned second.
FCHS BASKETBALL LINE SCORES
Saturday
Syracuse 54, Fort Calhoun 43
FC (0-2) 10 11 8 14 — 43
SHS (2-0) 10 16 19 9 — 54
Scoring: FC — Travis Skelton 14, Blake Welchert 9, Eli Tinkham 8, Adam Elofson 6, Dyaln Keyser 6.
SHS — Brennan Schroeder 20, Maxwell Parde 12, Gavin Kelch 8, Will Janssen 5, Nolan Gartner 4, Avery Liesemeyer 4, Mason Lintz 1.
Thursday
Fremont Bergan 62, Fort Calhoun 39
FC (0-1) 9 13 12 5 — 39
FB (1-0) 19 9 18 16 — 62
Scoring: FC — Adam Elofson 10, Blake Welchert 8, Dylan Keyser 7, Travis Skelton 4, Chase Premer 4, Kade Foy 4, Eli Tinkham 2.
FB — Gavin Baker 22, Trey Mooney 11, Gavin Dean 9, Cale Sheets 7, Trent Mlnarik 4, Alex Kimminau 4, CJ Redmond 3, Owen Nelson 2.
