Written by
Jessica Snider, SMT Writer
Last night the Bernie Mules took on Scott City in what was a much anticipated basketball match up.The Bernie Mule fans weren’t disappointed as both the junior varsity and varsity took victories over the Rams. The Bernie junior varsity finished with a huge 64-25 victory!
During the junior varsity game, a few players were unstoppable as they continued to drain baskets with ease throughout the game. Bernie’s Ellenburg came up as the leading scorer with 19 points; Sparks not far behind with 18; and Vernon with 12 points.
The Bernie junior varsity holds a 2-0 record so far on their season. They will be playing Holcomb tonight at 6:30 in the Bernie JV tournament.
Many fans were highly anticipating the start of the Bernie Mules varsity game as they knew Scott City would have strong competition on the court. The game ended in Bernie’s favor, however.
Just like the junior varsity, the Bernie varsity team took a solid victory over Scott City, but by a much smaller margin.
“We played well at times and struggled at times. We aren’t very efficient offensively, and we’ve got to do a better job taking care of the ball and minimizing turn-overs,” commented Bernie head coach Brad Botsch after the game.
The Bernie varsity is already off to an impressive start this season as they hold a record of four wins and zero losses so far.
The hard work being put into practice every day by the Mules showed during their game last night as they fought hard against Scott City to come up with a 69-53 victory.
“The kids are playing hard, and it’s still real early, so I think with continued emphasis on practice, we will start playing more efficiently and smoothly,” said Botsch.
Botsch continued by saying Bernie is just like any other team in the sense that they still have a lot of things to work on and get better at throughout the season.
Bernie’s David Baker had quite the game as he continued going to the hoop throughout and ended up as the leading scorer with a total of 37 points. Sam Turner also stood out in last night’s game with nine points, and B.J. Jennings notched 8 points.
The next varsity game for the Mules is set for this Friday, December 7th against Gideon. Bernie hopes to have a big fan turn out as they travel to Gideon in hopes of continuing their undefeated record.
