Basketball Recap: Drew Siems' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Tri County over Sandy Creek

After flying high against Southern on Friday, Tri County came back down to earth. The Trojans took a 55-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sandy Creek Cougars on Saturday. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Drew Siems

Points

12/13/25 @ Sandy Creek	16
12/12/25 vs Southern	19
12/09/25 vs Deshler	33
12/06/25 @ Superior	26
12/04/25 @ Wilber-Clatonia	20

Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Drew Siems, who posted 16 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Siems' morning made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Vossler, who put up ten points.

Leading Sandy Creek to victory were Kamerin Sealey and Wesley Biltoft. Sealey dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards, while Biltoft dropped a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Sealey now owns an excellent 47.2% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Kaeden Schmidt, who had nine points.

Having lost for the first time this season, Tri County fell to 4-1. As for Sandy Creek, the win keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

Tri County and Sacred Heart will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sandy Creek will take on Holdrege in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars will need to watch out since the Dusters have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.