It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Kearney Catholic Stars had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Buffaloes 72-47. Kearney Catholic's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Oliver Sharp continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brant Christner, who scored seven points along with seven assists.
Despite the loss, Gibbon still got an impressive performance from Tyler Weismann, who went 8 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 35 points and 3 assists. That was a full 74.5% of Gibbon's points, marking the 21st time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Gibbon struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Kearney Catholic pulled down 12 offensive rebounds.
Kearney Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Gibbon, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.
Kearney Catholic will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Minden at 6:00 p.m. Minden is coming into the match with six straight wins on the road, so Kearney Catholic will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Gibbon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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