Cardinals knock off undefeated Bloomfield
RANDOLPH — Defense proved to be the big difference here Thursday.
The Randolph Cardinals used a solid defensive effort to hand the Bloomfield Bees a 45-36 setback for their first loss of the season.
Randolph’s nine-point win also marked the Cards first victory of the 2019-20 campaign.
Randolph worked the court to a 9-6 first-quarter advantage, and then extended their lead in the second frame with a solid 17-13 run.
Defense again dominated to start the second half, with Bloomfield managing to outscore the Cards, 10-9 to cut their deficit to 35-29 heading into the final frame.
Randolph outscored the Bees 10-7 over the final eight minutes to secure the win.
The Cardinal offense was led in the contest by a pair of doublefigure scorers, as Carter Schnoor connected for 19 points and and Keaton Backhaus hit for 11. Backhaus led the team in rebounding, pulling down eight.
Randolph 9 17 9 10 — 45 Bloomfield 6 13 10 7 — 36
Randolph Bloomfld FG 8-22 12-24 3Pt 6-14 4-23 FT 11-14 0-2 Reb 24 27 TOs 8 8 Fouls 8 19
SCORING
Randolph- Carter Schnoor, 19; Keaton Backhaus, 11; Justin Haselhorst, 8; Trystan Mosel, 3; Tyson Junck, 2; Sam Lemmons, 2. Bloomfield - Braden Eisenhauer, 18; Dade Davis, 9; Gabe Lauck, 6; Cody Bruegman, 3.
REBOUNDS
Randolph- Keaton Backhaus, 8; Justin Haselhorst, 7; Carter Schnoor, 6; Tyson Junck, 2; Trystan Mosel, 1. Bloomfield- Braden Eisenhauer, 10; Gabe Lauck, 9.
ASSISTS
Randolph- Keaton Backhaus, 4; Justin Haselhorst, 4; Carter Schnoor, 3; Tyson Junck, 2.
STEALS
Randolph - Sam Lemmons, 4; Keaton Backhaus, 3; Justin Haselhorst, 1; Carter Schnoor, 1.
On Tuesday, the Cards hosted Wakefield and hung with the 4-2 Trojans through three quarters of play.
The Cards trailed by one point, 42-41, heading into the final frame.
The Wakefield defense began to wear the Cards down in the second half.
“Things turned and they used their ability to press and wear us down,” Coach Mark Anderson said.
Wakefield began to hit its shots in the final stanza, putting together a 26-14 run to earn the 62-56 win.
The Cards had three double-figure scorers in the contest. Keaton Backhaus paced the Randolph offense, pumping in 28 points on the night. Carer Schnoor chipped in with 12, while Justin Haselhorst added 11. Backhaus also led the team in rebounding, cleaning the glass for eight
boards.
The Cards took on Wynot Saturday night, but that game took place after the Randolph Times’ Holiday deadline, so information on that contest can be found on line at northeastnebraskanews.us and in the next print edition of the Times.
Randolph 9 17 15 14 — 56 Wakefield 10 17 15 26 — 62
Randolph Wakefield FG 11-27 11-25 3Pt 9-19 11-19 FT 5-7 5-10 Reb 26 20 TOs 9 7 Fouls 13 10
SCORING
Randolph- Keaton Backhaus, 28; Carter Schnoor, 12; Justin Haselhorst, 11; Tristan Mosel, 3; Sam Lemmons, 2.
REBOUNDS
Randolph- Keaton Backhaus, 8; Justin Haselhorst, 7; Sam Lemmons, 5; Carter Schnoor, 3; Trystan Mosel, 2; Tyson Junck, 1.
ASSISTS
Randolph - Carter Schnoor, 6; Keaton Backhaus, 5; Justin Haselhorst, 5; Tristan Mosel, 1.
STEALS
Randolph - Justin Haselhorst, 4; Carter Schnoor, 3; Keaton Backhaus, 3; Sam Lemmons, 2.
