Bulldog boys split games

The Sundance boy’s basketball team split conference games this week, taking a win over the Wright Panthers and losing to the Big Horn Rams.

The boys travelled to Wright on Thursday to open up conference play against the Panthers. The Panthers graduated 10 seniors last year and were hoping to gain another win on their rough 1-12 season, however the Bulldogs came into the match on a four-game winning streak.

The game played out about as was expected as the Bulldogs went into the half with a 39-8 lead over the Panthers. the second half went much like the first for the Bulldogs as they were able to shoot 63 percent overall for the night and only allow four more points on the board for the Panthers as they took the 63-12 victory.

While all the Bulldog players were able to point some points in the book, Kye Taylor and Landon Martin led the way with 14 and 13 points respectively.

On Saturday the Bulldog boys hosted the ever-tough Big Horn Rams. It was a fast-paced game from the start as the Rams looked to push the ball up the court and score.

The Bulldogs tried to keep up with the Rams but were unable to get the momentum needed to capitalize in their offense. Down 9-18 to start the second quarter, foul trouble plagued the Bulldogs going into the half as the refs called them for three consecutive offensive fouls.

As the first half of play wound down, Sundance was able to close the gap to 10, however the Rams were able to capitalize on some miscommunication by the Bulldogs and take a 38-22 lead into the break.

The second half of continued much like the first as the Bulldogs struggled putting points on the board as the Rams found their rhythm. In the end, the Bulldogs fell to the Rams, 47-64, moving their conference record to 1-1.

The Sundance Bulldogs will continue their conference play this week as they take on the intracounty rival, the Moorcroft Wolves, on Tuesday and host the Lusk Tigers on Saturday.

Stats from the game:

SHS vs Wright 63-12

Scoring: Taylor 14 (2/3FT), Martin 13 (1/1FT), Gill 10 (1/3FT, 1/1 3pt), McLaughlin 7 (1/1FT), Kammerer 4, Kruger 4 (2/3FT), Gillespie 4 (2/2FT), Rudloff 3 (1/2FT), Chandler 2, Davis 2

Stat Leaders:

Rebounds: Chandler 7, McLaughlin 6,

Steals: Taylor 2, Martin 2, Kruger 2

Assists: McLaughlin 4

SHS vs Big Horn: 47-64

Scoring: Taylor 12 (6/10FT), Chandler 7 (1/2 FT), Gill 7 (1/3 FT), McLaughlin 7 (5/8 FT), Martin 6, Gillespie 4, Kruger 2, Rudloff 2

Stat Leaders:

Rebounds: Martin 4, McLaughlin 4

Steals: Chandler 2, Gill 2, McLaughlin 2

Assists: Kruger 3, Taylor 3