The Millard North Mustangs had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. Everything went their way against Pius X as Millard North made off with a 79-59 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Millard North's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Derek Rollins led the charge by scoring 18 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Urbanek, who scored 14 points along with 5 rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Pius X lost, one person who can't be blamed is Treyson Anderson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kellan Humm, who scored 13 points along with 6 rebounds.
Millard North's victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Pius X, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Millard North will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Kearney at 4:15 p.m. Hopefully Kearney focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Thursday. As for Pius X, they will square off against Elkhorn South at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Allowing an average of 79 points per game, Elkhorn South has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this contest.
