Cougars fail to place in tournament
Todd Stahlecker scores 45 points in two games
Centre High School Cougars dropped out of contention after losing two games in the Eisenhower League tournament at Wakefield.
The Cougars fell Jan. 20 to the St. Xavier Rams of Junction City in the first round.
Despite seven treys and a total of 27 points by Todd Stahlecker, the team failed to outscore the Rams and was defeated, 61-52.
Centre trailed by six points, 26-20, at half-time, and the gap widened by three additional points in the third quarter. Both teams scored 17 points in the final quarter, leaving Centre with a nine- point deficit.
In addition to Stahlecker, Travis Burns scored in double digits with 11 points. He had 11 rebounds. Justin Garrard had 14 rebounds.
STATISTICS
Centre 11 9 15 17 - 52
St. X 14 12 18 17 - 61
Total points: Todd Stahlecker, 27; Aaron Barney, 2; Travis Burns, 11; Justin Garrard, 8; Bryant Gutsch, 2; Daniel Mikolajcak, 2.
Assists: Stahlecker, 2; Barney, 1; Burns, 2; Gutsch, 1.
Rebounds: Stahlecker, 4; Barney, 4; Burns, 11; Garrard, 14; Gutsch, 7; Mikolajcak, 4.
Steals: Stahlecker, 2; Barney, 1; Burns, 3; Garrard, 2; Mikolajcak, 4.
Blocks: Barney, 3; Burns, 1; Mikolajcak, 1.
Turnovers: Stahlecker, 1; Burns, 6; Garrard, 1; Gutsch, 1; Mikolajcak, 1.
Personal fouls: Stahlecker, 2; Barney, 2; Burns, 2; Garrard, 4; Gutsch, 2; Mikolajcak, 2.
Dropping into the loser's bracket, Centre met up Friday with Tescott and suffered another defeat, 62-50.
The Cougars kept up with Tescott during the first half and were down by one point at halftime, 31-30.
They trailed 44-40 after the third quarter. Bryant Gutsch contributed two free throws and a trey in the fourth quarter, his only points of the game. Two-point goals by Aaron Barney and Todd Stahlecker were the only other points scored in the quarter by the Cougars, resulting in a 12-point loss.
Stahlecker had four treys in the first half and none in the second. He completed a total of eight two-point goals and led scoring with 28 points.
Gutsch and Travis Burns provided four assists each. Daniel Mikolajcak led rebounding with a total of 12. Barney blocked the ball three times.
STATISTICS
Tescott 16 15 13 18 - 62
Centre 13 17 10 10 - 50
Total points: Todd Stahlecker, 28; Aaron Barney, 5; Bryant Gutsch, 5; Travis Burns, 8; Andrew Hajek, 4.
Assists: Stahlecker, 1; Barney, 2; Gutsch, 4; Burns, 4; Hajek, 1.
Total rebounds: Stahlecker, 4; Barney, 7; Gutsch, 7; Burns, 5; Daniel Mikolajcak, 12; Justin Garrard, 5; Hajek, 5.
Steals: Stahlecker, 3; Gutsch, 2; Burns, 2; Mikolajcak, 1; Garrard, 1.
Blocks: Barney, 3.
Charges: Garrard, 1.
Personal fouls: Stahlecker, 3; Barney, 5; Gutsch, 4; Burns, 3; Mikolajcak, 1; Garrard, 1; Hajek, 3.
