From the world of wacky sports..

Those who were there to see the Republic Co girls lose to Russell can attest, the final 2 minutes of that game were just plain...weird.  I went back and listened to my broadcast, and here's the summary of the fourth quarter.

RC began the 4th up 26-18

7:30 Russ's Chantal Prester takes rebound coast to coast...26-20 RC

7:00 RC's Devin Nutsch makes 1-2 Free throws...27-20 RC

6:40 Russ's Prester put back... 27-22 RC

5:00  RC's Kayley Johnson (9 pts, 7 rebs) layup... 29-22 RC

2:54  RC's Nutsch makes 2-2 Free throws...31-22

1:34  Russell's Kelli Rourke (8 points, 10 rebounds) makes 1-2 FT's, 31-23 RC

1:26 After a team rebound, Russ's Madison Beagley (7pts, 1 reb) Converts 3 point play...31-26 RC

1:12 RC's LaShae Hedstrom makes a basket in her own hoop...31-28 RC

1:02  Russ's Chantal Prester makes 2-2 FT's...31-30 RC

:59  RC's Johnson makes 2-2 FT's 33-30 RC

:41 After a Nutsch steal, RC's Celsey Beneda 0-2 FT's

:30 After another Nutsch steal, Beneda 0-2 FT's

:20 Russ's Jana Schulte layup...33-32 RC

:16  RC's Johnson 0-2 FT's

:08  Russ's Rourke gets free on the block... 34-33 Russell

(Note: with plenty of confusion, the next 8 seconds on the clock, took 6 minutes to play)

On the inbound, Celsey Beneda was stripped by Russell's Kaitlynn Walker, who immediately shot and missed.  RC's Kayley Johnson grabbed the rebound and dribbled up court.  As Johnson passed to Nutsch, RC Coach Jake Lull was awarded a timeout as Nutsch traveled.  Upon entering the huddle, RC was told the ball would be inbounded under the hoop on the right side.  The officials conversed, both amongst themselves and with Russell coach Frank Schulte, and when play was ready to resume, the officials moved the ball to the sideline in front of the Buff's bench, forcing another timeout by the Buffs.  During that timeout, the clock was reset to 3.0 seconds.  Johnson inbounded to Beneda, who missed a tough contested runner on the baseline as time expired.  Ball game.

Unreal...

Tuesday Dec 14

AREA BOYS
Beloit 66, Southeast of Saline 52
Bethune, Colo. 41, Triplains-Brewster 33
Canton-Galva 45, Ell-Saline 41
Centre 55, Elyria Christian 50
Concordia 42, Marysville 35
Ellis 61, Palco 46
Hanover 73, Clifton-Clyde 47
Hays 63, Junction City 61
Herington 55, Lyndon 45
Hill City 53, Oberlin 49
Hope 61, Bennington 37
Hutchinson 57, Salina Central 48
Inman 72, Solomon 58
Kickapoo Nation 41, St. John’s Military 27
Maize 69, Salina South 52
McPherson 80, Andover 64
Minneapolis 72, Ellsworth 48

Pike Valley 73, Tescott 60
Tescott 16 7 17 20 — 60
Pike Valley 22 17 19 15 — 73
Tescott—Gonzales 8, Herbel 23, Dunn 23, Wood 6.
Pike Valley—Isaacson 10, Cox 5, Wzhite 2, B.Jensen 14, Bartman 2, Swanson 2, C.Jensen 8, Hedstrom 28, Janssen 2.
Plainville 85, Natoma 42
Quinter 60, Wheatland-Grinnell 30
Republic County 73, Valley Heights 51
Rock Hills 47, Thunder Ridge 24
Russell 53, Sacred Heart 44
Smoky Valley 59, Hillsboro 44
St. Francis 61, Atwood 50
TMP-Marian 47, Phillipsburg 40
Victoria 58, Western Plains 21
Wamego 50, Chapman 28
White City 52, Wakefield 41
Wilson 59, Quivira Heights 55


AREA GIRLS
Atwood 47, St. Francis 37
Bennington 45, Hope 39 (ot)
Bethune, Colo. 56, Triplains-Brewster 45
Centre 40, Elyria Christian 39
Chapman 60, Wamego 41
Ell-Saline 62, Canton-Galva 30
Ellis 60, Palco 21
Golden Plains 52, Healy 35
Hanover 42, Clifton-Clyde 33
Herington 40, Lyndon 35
Hillsboro 45, Smoky Valley 41
Inman 41, Solomon 31
Marysville 44, Concordia 26
McPherson 50, Andover 45 (ot)
Minneapolis 42, Ellsworth 33
Oberlin 62, Hill City 54 (ot)

Pike Valley 72, Tescott 21
Tescott .........1 .11 ..5.. 4 — 21
Pike Valley ..24 20 18 10 — 72
Tescott—Fulker 9, A.Rush 2, Jonte 3, S.Rush 5, Webb 1, Schrock 1.
Pike Valley—McCreight 4, Jensen 2, Gritten 11, Car.Freed 2, Cas.Freed 6, Housholder 10, Peters 16, Vignery 4, Bergstrom 13, Runft 4.
Plainville 56, Natoma 24
Quivira Heights 56, Wilson 55
Quinter 46, Wheatland-Grinnell 38
Republic County 55, Valley Heights 26
Riley County 41, Clay Center 25
Russell 47, Sacred Heart 41
Salina Central 53, Hutchinson 52
Salina South 65, Maize 51
Southeast of Saline 60, Beloit 43
Sylvan-Lucas 53, Lakeside 36
TMP-Marian 42, Phillipsburg 37
Thunder Ridge 36, Rock Hills 26
Victoria 42, Western Plains 12
Wakefield 45, White City 36

Scores from Tuesday, Dec 7

Republic County Girls								1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
@	Concordia		2-1				Republic County	11	9	8	7	35
December 7, 2010			0-2				Concordia	6	8	6	7	27
		FG	Att	3's	Att	FT	FTA	Off	Reb	Blk	Pts	TO
4	Saren Hobleman	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
12	LaShae Hedstrom	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		4
13	Lacie Shoemaker	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1		2
14	Eri Ishitsaka
21	Abbey Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0
22	Kayley Johnson	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	3		3
23	Kiara McCall
25	Juliana Krotz
30	Hunter Duensing	1	6	1	3	0	2	2	2		3
32	Devin Nutsch	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	4		4
35	Celsey Beneda	4	10	0	1	3	4	3	5		11
42	Michelle Cottenmyre	2	4	0	0	4	5	1	2		8
	Team								4
	Republic County	13	36	2	6	7	11	9	23	1	35	15
		36%		33%		64%
	Concordia	12	35	0	4	3	6	10	24		27	19
		34%		0%		50%

(RC guys recap to come soon)


AREA BOYS
Abilene 59, Council Grove 46
Bennington 50, Solomon 39
Cheylin 51, St. Francis 41
Clay Center 54, Beloit 47
Concordia 56, Republic County 38
Ellsworth 61, Claflin 47
Frankfort 62, Linn 49
Garden Plain 64, Hillsboro 58 (2 ot)
Hays 69, Colby 46
Herington 58, Northern Heights 49
LaCrosse 54, Northern Valley 28
Lakeside 53, St. John’s Beloit/Tipton 30
McPherson 95, Salina Central 74
Minneapolis 55, Halstead 47
Natoma 41, St. John’s Military 40
Ness City 66, Trego 42
Osborne 46, Thunder Ridge 26
Plainville 66, Russell 52
Quivira Heights 73, Southern Cloud 47
Rock Hills 42, Tescott 34
Salina South 54, Newton 43
Southeast of Saline 60, Hope 39
Smith Center 60, Western Plains 22
Sylvan-Lucas 67, Palco 32
Triplains-Brewster 47, Christian Family Educators 36
Victoria 50, Hodgeman County 54
Washington County 57, Baileyville 45
Wilson 50, Logan 37

AREA GIRLS
Abilene 82, Council Grove 45
Bennington 49, Solomon 48
Claflin 52, Ellsworth 30
Clay Center 51, Beloit 41
Colby 41, Hays 25
Frankfort 48, Linn 10
Hillsboro 47, Garden Plain 39
Hodgeman County 26, Victoria 19
LaCrosse 53, Northern Valley 30
McPherson 63, Salina Central 36
Minneapolis 53, Halstead 24
Natoma 54, Heartland Christian 27
Newton 48, Salina South 32
Northern Heights 50, Herington 49
Quivira Heights 51, Southern Cloud 40
Rock Hills 50, Tescott 23
Russell 49, Plainville 39
Smith Center 81, Western Plains 6
Southeast of Saline 53, Hope 14
St. Francis 70, Cheylin 56
St. John’s Beloit/Tipton 48, Lakeside 29
Sylvan-Lucas 49, Palco 18
Thunder Ridge 57, Osborne 41
Trego 44, Ness City 41
Triplains-Brewster 45, Christian Family Educators 38
Washington 57, Baileyville 44
Wilson 62, Logan 48

RC vs Superior

FG Att 3's Att FT FTA Off Def Reb Blk Stl Pts TO 0 Dylan Grove 1 7 2 1 0 1 2 10 Tanner Allen 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 4 11 Cody Zenger 2 8 1 6 2 4 0 1 1 7 13 Trenton Kuhlman 4 6 1 2 11 13 0 2 2 20 20 Seth Hiatt 1 1 0 1 1 0 23 Blake Porter 0 0 0 0 0 24 Kyle Strutt 4 3 0 0 0 0 25 Jarred Stindt 2 4 1 4 6 2 4 6 8 30 Lucas Nutsch 0 0 0 0 0 32 Kalen Cromwell 5 9 0 4 6 2 4 6 14 35 Zach Brzon 1 2 0 2 4 3 3 6 4 40 Gary Hadachek 2 5 0 0 2 1 2 3 4 Team 14 Republic County 18 48 2 15 25 38 9 17 40 1 0 63 18 38% 13% 66% Superior 17 45 1 11 16 28 5 36 41 51 21 38% 9% 57%

TO

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Republic County 10 17 14 22 63 Superior 8 18 15 10 51

FG Att 3's Att FT FTA Off Def Reb Blk Stl Pts TO 4 Saren Hobleman 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 12 LaShae Hedstrom 4 7 1 1 2 4 13 Lacie Shoemaker 6 8 2 2 1 2 3 14 14 Eri Ishitsaka 0 0 0 21 Abbey Anderson 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 22 Kayley Johnson 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 23 Kiara McCall 0 0 0 25 Juliana Krotz 0 0 0 30 Hunter Duensing 3 9 1 6 1 2 1 1 2 8 32 Devin Nutsch 2 4 1 3 1 1 2 5 35 Celsey Beneda 3 7 0 2 1 4 5 6 42 Michelle Cottenmyre 1 4 0 3 3 1 2 Team 6 Republic County 15 36 1 8 9 20 6 23 29 1 0 40 12 42% 13% 45% Superior 11 33 2 7 6 16 7 20 27 30 20 33% 29% 38%

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Republic County 7 10 7 16 40 Superior 10 2 10 8 30

Big 12 Bowl games

So, here's the final bowl pairings for the Big 12.

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Jan 1: Oklahoma vs. UConn

AT&T Cotton Bowl, Jan. 7: Texas A&M vs. LSU

Valero Alamo Bowl, Dec. 29: Oklahoma State vs. Arizona

Insight Bowl, Dec. 28: Missouri vs. Iowa

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, Dec. 30: Nebraska vs. Washington

Texas Bowl, Dec. 29: Baylor vs. Illinois

New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Dec. 30: Kansas State vs. Syracuse

TicketCity Bowl, Jan. 1: Texas Tech vs. Northwester

RC Girls @ Thayer Central

Republic County												1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
@	Thayer Central						0-1				Republic County	11	5	12	11	39
December 2, 2010							1-0				Thayer Central	11	9	9	18	47
		FG	Att	%	3's	Att	%	FT	FTA	Off	Def	Reb	Blk	Stl	Pts	TO
4	Saren Hobleman	1	1	100%	0	0	####			0		0			2
12	LaShae Hedstrom	0	1	0%	0	0	####			0		0			0
13	Lacie Shoemaker	2	3	67%	0	0	####			0	4	4	4		4
14	Eri Ishitsaka	0	0	####	0	0	####			0		0
21	Abbey Anderson	0	0	####	0	0	####			0		0
22	Kayley Johnson	1	7	14%	1	5	20%			1	1	2			3
23	Kiara McCall	0	0	####	0	0	####			0		0
25	Juliana Krotz	0	0	####	0	0	####			0		0
30	Hunter Duensing	3	11	27%	2	7	29%			2	3	5			8
32	Devin Nutsch	0	0	####	0	0	####			0	1	1			0
35	Celsey Beneda	9	11	82%	1	2	50%	1	2	0	6	6			20
42	Michelle Cottenmyre	1	1	100%	0	0	####			1	1	2			2
	Team										5	5
	Republic County	17	35	49%	4	14	29%	1	2	4	21	25	4	0	39	26
	Opponents	10	37	27%	2	7	29%	25	36	11	20	31				11
	1st half	FG	Att	%	3's	Att	%	FT	FTA	Off	Def	Reb	Blk	Stl	Pts	TO
	Republic County	7	12	58%	2	6	33%	0	0	1	8	9		--	0	17
	Thayer Central	4	21	19%	0	3	0%	12	14	6	4	10		--	20	6
	2nd half	FG	Att	%	3's	Att	%	FT	FTA	Off	Def	Reb	Blk	Stl	Pts	TO
	Republic County	10	23	43%	2	8	25%	1	2	3	8	11	4	--	23	9
	Thayer Central	6	18	33%	2	4	50%	13	22	5	8	13		--	27	5