Hawks boys drop three games in tough week
RANDOLPH - The Osmond-Randolph Hawks had three games last week against Elkhorn Valley, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and Plainview.
Hawks vs. Falcons
On Monday, Jan. 23, the Osmond-Randolph Hawks faced the Elkhorn Valley Falcons in a home game in Randolph. The Hawks put up a valiant effort, holding the No. 7-ranked team in C2 to just 34 points, but could only muster 15 of their own, and lost 34-15. EV improved to 14-1 while Osmond-Randolph fell to 2-10.
Trevin Larson led the Hawks with seven points. Owen Severson knocked down his only shot from beyond the arc for his three points. Baylen Guenther and Hunter Buchanan each scored two points, while Brayden Shearer finished with one. Shearer and Xander Brown led the Hawks in the rebounding department, with six each.
BOX SCORE
FG FT Reb. Pts.
Larson 2-10 2-2 1 7 Brown 0-9 0-0 6 0 Shearer 0-4 1-2 6 1 Severson 1-1 0-0 2 3 Guenther 1-2 0-0 1 2 Wingert 0-1 0-0 3 0 Buchanan 1-2 0-0 1 2 Salmon 0-1 0-0 0 0 J. Harder 0-1 0-0 2 0 Miller 0-0 0-0 0 0 L. Harder 0-0 0-0 0 0 Alderson 0-0 0-0 0 0 Samano 0-0 0-0 0 0 Reikofski 0-5 0-0 6 0 Hawks 5-36 3-4 28 15
Hawks vs. Bears
The next night, Jan. 24, O-R traveled to Laurel to take on the LCC Bears. After a hard-fought game the night before, the Hawks didn’t have much left in the tank, and the Bears cruised to a 54-25 win. LCC went to 13-4 on the season while the Hawks dropped to 2-11.
Brown led in scoring with eight points and also dished out three assists in the loss. Larson scored six on two three-point shots, while Shearer scored five points and led in rebounds with five. Jake Harder scored four points, and Caden Wingert and Buchanan each made one free throw for their only points.
BOX SCORE
FG FT Reb. Pts.
Larson 2-9 0-0 0 6 Brown 4-13 0-2 4 8 Shearer 1-4 3-4 5 5 Severson 0-2 0-0 2 0 Guenther 0-1 0-0 0 0 Wingert 0-2 1-2 4 1 Buchanan 0-1 1-2 0 1 Salmon 0-2 0-0 2 0 J. Harder 2-7 0-0 4 4 Miller 0-0 0-0 0 0 L. Harder 0-0 0-0 0 0 Alderson 0-0 0-0 1 0 Samano 0-0 0-0 0 0 Reikofski 0-4 0-0 4 0 Hawks 9-45 5-10 26 25
Hawks vs. Pirates
On Thursday night, Jan. 26, the Plainview Pirates came to town to tangle with the O-R Hawks. Osmond-Randolph shot out of the gate, taking a 26-8 lead a little over halfway through the second quarter.
They were unable to keep Plainview off the free throw line late in the second, and the lead was cut to 26-18 going into halftime.
Osmond-Randolph would steady things to extend the lead back to 33-20 with 5:30 to go in the third on a Zach Reikofski three, but things went cold for the Hawks and Plainview turned a few costly turnovers into points and whittled the lead to 34-33 at the end of the third frame.
It was a back-and-forth affair in the fourth quarter, as both teams exchanged big shots, but Plainview got the win by a score of 53-46 after Osmond-Randolph had to play the foul game late. Plainview improves to 4-14 on the season as O-R fell to 2-12.
Reikofski was on a heater all night, scoring 21 points including 5/10 shooting from beyond the three-point line. Brown added seven points while also pulling down a team-high eight rebounds.
Severson provided a big spark off the bench with seven points on just four shot attempts, including a steal and layup that tied the game at 38 in the fourth quarter. Shearer once again had five points and five rebounds, while Hunter Buchanan added three points of his own.
Larson had a quiet night when it came to scoring with three points on only four shot attempts, but facilitated offense for his teammates with a season-high six assists. Osmond-Randolph played a clean game overall, with just 11 turnovers on the night, but couldn’t quite outlast the Pirates late in the game.
BOX SCORE
FG FT Reb. Pts.
Larson 1-4 0-0 2 3 Brown 3-10 0-1 8 7 Shearer 1-4 3-5 5 5 Severson 3-4 0-0 2 7 Guenther 0-2 0-0 1 0 Wingert 0-4 0-0 5 0 Buchanan 1-3 1-1 1 3 Salmon 0-0 0-0 0 0 J. Harder 0-0 0-0 0 0 Miller 0-0 0-0 0 0 L. Harder 0-0 0-0 0 0 Alderson 0-0 0-0 0 0 Samano 0-0 0-0 0 0 Reikofski 7-14 2-5 4 21 Hawks 16-456-12 28 46
The Hawks entered the conference tournament as the 14 seed overall, and played 11-seeded Hartington-Newcastle Tuesday in Winside.
They will also play conference tournament games Thursday and Saturday evenings, times and locations to be determined.
JH Boys Basketball
The young Hawks traveled to Creighton on Tuesday, Jan. 24 for a game that was supposed to be on Monday, Jan. 23. In game one, the Hawks came up short with a score of 37-22.
Scorers included Owen Junck, six, Jaylen Junck, four, Eli Bermel, four, Eason Steinkraus, two, Bentley Reimers, two, Bentley Boncynski, two, and Hunter McGhee, two.
In game two, the Hawks came away with a win 38-14. Scoring for the Hawks in game one was Ryan Engel, 23, Brecken Shearer, eight, Kaleb Gardner, three, Milo Rayford, two, and Kooper Gubbels, two.
On Friday, Jan. 27 the Hawks took on the Crofton Warriors in Randolph. The Warriors came out on top in both games. In game one the Hawks fell 41-28. Scoring was Ryan Engel, 15, Kooper Gubbels, eight, Kaleb Gardner, two, Bentley Boncynski, two, and Kody Junck, one.
In game two the Hawks lost 30-19. Scoring in game two was Josh Miller, six, Owen Junck, three, Eli Bermel, three, Bentley Boncynski, three, Tate Brodersen, two, and Hunter McGhee two.
The Osmond-Randolph Hawks were scheduled to play in the St. Rose Tournament in Crofton on Saturday, Jan. 28, but it ws canceled because of snow. Next action will find the Hawks on the road taking on the Vikings of Wausa on Tuesday, Feb. 7 starting at 1:30 p.m. The Hawks will finish the season with their own tournament set to take place in Osmond on Saturday, Feb. 11. Boys will play in the morning starting at 9 a.m. and the girls will begin at 1 p.m..
Jeri Schmit|Randolph Times
Jake Harder and Xander Brown play good defense against Plainview in a Jan. 26 game.
