Terry Douglass, Central Nebraska Today
HASTINGS — Grand Island Central Catholic put on a clinic in sharing the basketball Saturday night.
The Class C-1 No. 10-rated (NebPreps) Crusaders recorded assists on 19 of their 23 field goals on the way to a 58-33 victory over Amherst in the Heartland Holiday Hoops Classic at Hastings College’s Lynn Farrell Arena.
Brandon Cloud scored a game-high 13 points for GICC (5-1), which shot 46% from the floor (23 of 50), including going 5 of 10 from 3-point range. The Crusaders also got 10 rebounds, six points and six assists from Connor Haney.
Gavin Davis had 11 points and seven rebounds for Amherst (4-2). Ryker Boersma added 10 points for the Broncos, who were outscored 27-12 in the first half.
GICC built its largest lead of 29 points with 2:32 to play.
GICC 58, Amherst 33
AMHERST (4-2)
Jaylen Graham 2-11 2-2 6, Carson Riessland 0-6 1-2 1, Ryker Boersma 4-9 2-3 10, Mason Trampe 1-1 0-0 2, Gavin Davis 3-6 4-4 11, Carson McClellan 0-1 1-4 1, Dylan Bartels 0-0 0-0 0, Brody Mollring 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 11-39 10-15 33.
GICC (5-1)
Braylon Wolfe 1-9 0-0 2, Jack Alberts 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas Birch 3-4 0-0 8, Connor Haney 2-8 2-2 6, Brandon Cloud 6-10 1-1 13, Dax Gellatly 2-2 3-4 9, Curry Liban 1-3 0-0 2, Mason Vasquez 1-2 1-2 4, Henry Schrad 5-9 0-0 10, Will Maser 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 23-50 7-9 58.
Amherst……….9 3 13 8—33
GICC…………17 10 20 11—58
3-point goals—Amherst 1-13 (Graham 0-3, Riessland 0-3, Boersma 0-1, Davis 1-3, McClellan 0-1, Mollring 0-2), GICC 5-10 (Wolfe 0-5, Birch 2-2, Gellatly 2-2, Vasquez 1-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Amherst 19 (Davis 7), GICC 35 (Haney 10). Assists—Amherst 2 (Graham 1, Boersma 1), GICC 19 (Haney 6). Turnovers—Amherst 15, GICC 15. Total fouls—Amherst 8, GICC 12. Technicals—None. A—1,200.
