The Centennial Broncos's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. They suffered a tough 63-43 defeat at the hands of Doniphan-Trumbull. While losing is never fun, Centennial can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Doniphan-Trumbull is ranked 13th).
Several Broncos players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alex Hirschfeld, who scored 11 points. Devin Slawnyk was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Doniphan-Trumbull got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jack Poppe out in front who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Poppe has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaden Williams, who scored 12 points along with four steals and three blocks.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Doniphan-Trumbull, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
Centennial will head out on the road to challenge Central City at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Doniphan-Trumbull will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Holdrege at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
