The NCHS girls basketball team had four home games for the Tiger Jamboree last weekend and was able to get a victory in three of them. Harrison came to Lusk Thursday and matched NCHS with intensity and baskets-down just 23-18 at the half. The Lady Tiger defense held the visitors to just 11 second half points in the 49-29 win.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

SCHS 5 13 8 3  29

NCHS 11 12 13 13  49

TEAM STATS

SCHS 8/55 FG; 0/13 3PT; 13/20 FT; 47 REB; 19 PF; 20 TO

NCHS 17/62 FG; 2/6 3PT; 13/25 FT; 61 REB; 16 PF; 17 TO

NCHS PLAYER STATS: Scoring- Lyons 13, Graham 9, Sturman 8, Christianson 7, Blackburn 6, Richardson 6. Rebounds- Gaukel 12, Lyons 11, Graham 9, Christianson 7, Sturman 6. Assists- Gaukel 5. Steals- Christianson 5.

The Thunder Basin team that visited Lusk was full of athletic, skilled players that gave NCHS fits all game. Lusk led by a slim 27-26 margin at the break but the Lady Bolts wouldn’t go away. Too many missed free throws and easy chances allowed the visitors to slip away with the 49-43 final score.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

TBJV 14 12 12 11  49

NCHS 11 16 12 4  43

TEAM STATS

TBJV 15/61 FG; 2/15 3PT; 17/30 FT; 50 REB; 24 PF; 20 TO

NCHS 16/48 FG; 1/5 3PT; 10/21 FT; 43 REB; 20 PF; 19 TO

NCHS PLAYER STATS: Scoring- Gaukel 16, Christianson 10, Blackburn 6, Richardson 6, Lyons 4, Graham 1. Rebounds- Gaukel 12, Christianson 9, Lyons 8.

The Lady Tiger defense showed up Saturday as they held the Cheyenne South JV to just four first half points, while putting up 25. The third period was more of the same before the seniors exited to watch a 46-16 Lusk win. 

SCORE BY QUARTERS

CSJV 2 2 2 10  16

NCHS 16 9 9 12 46

TEAM STATS

CSJV 6/41 FG; 0/4 3PT; 4/9 FT; 40 REB; 15 PF; 24 TO

NCHS 19/50 FG; 0/5 3PT; 8/14 FT; 35 REB; 14 PF; 21 TO

NCHS PLAYER STATS: Scoring- Gaukel 19, Lyons 8, Richardson 6, Christianson 4, Sturman 4, Graham 2, Potter 2, Blackburn 1. Rebounds- Lyons 7, Gaukel 6, Christianson 6. Assists- Christianson 5. Steals- Blackburn 6, Gaukel 5.

Saturday afternoon Minatare’s small but scrappy team kept up with NCHS for the first quarter but a pair of Sturman treys pushed it to 31-17 at halftime. The defense got stingy again in limiting the visitors to just eight second half points in rolling to the 64-25 win. 

SCORE BY QUARTERS

MINATARE 8 9 5 3  25

NCHS 13 18 21 12  64

TEAM STATS

MINATARE 7/43 FG; 0/8 3PT; 11/23 FT; 27 REB; 11 PF; 10 TO

NCHS 27/54 FG; 5/14 3PT; 5/9 FT; 45 REB; 18 PF; 18 TO

NCHS PLAYER STATS: Scoring-Gaukel 21, Sturman 10, Blackburn 8, Christianson 8, Lyons 7, Graham 6, Richardson 4. Rebounds- Gaukel 12, Christianson 8, Richardson 7, Lyons 7. Assists- Gaukel 5.

The JV had three games and came up short in all of them. The South sophs won by a close score of 23-18 Friday afternoon. On Saturday morning TB put up 73 points to Lusk’s 25, before Minatare won 42-28 in the afternoon.

The last games before the holiday break happened Tuesday in Guernsey with results to come next week.