Plainsmen split games with Maxwell, SP

The Perkins County boys’ basketball team had one win slip through its fingers last week, but enjoyed a big win on Senior Night Saturday.
Maxwell
PCS started off the week Tuesday at Maxwell.
The Plainsmen got 3s from Triston Hite and Blake Garner in the first quarter, but found themselves tied at 14 with Maxwell after the game’s first eight minutes.
Perkins County needed all the long range shooting it could get in the second quarter. Hunter Garner rattled in two three pointers and Hite and B. Garner each added another three pointer. Maxwell made three 3s of its own and PCS went to the locker room hanging onto a 29-28 lead.
PCS was unable to gain any separation in the second half.
H. Garner made two more 3s and B. Garner added one from behind the arc. Despite their efforts, the Plainsmen still only led by one point, 42-41.
Maxwell finished out the game with its best offensive quarter, scoring 18 points.
On the other end, H. Garner made his fifth three pointer of the game and Hayden Foster made three field goals. PCS combined to make 4-6 free throws in the quarter, but came out on the short end of the stick, losing 57-59.
H. Garner led four Plainsmen in double figures with 19 points. Foster totaled 13 in the game, while B. Garner scored 12 points and Hite 11 points.
PCS boys 57, Maxwell 59
    2 PT.    3 PT.    FT/
    FG    FG    FTA    F    TP
Hunter Garner    1    5    2-2    1    19
Triston Hite    1    3    0-0    3    11
Nolan Foster    0    0    2-2    2    2
Blake Garner    0    3    3-4    2    12
Hayden Foster    6    0    1-5    5    13
PCS TOTALS    8    11    8-13    13    57
MAXWELL TOTALS    14    6    13-20    15    59
Points by quarters:
PCS    14    15    13    15—57
Maxwell    14    14    13    18—59
PCS JV 22, Maxwell JV 9
PCS JV—Noyes, 2; Tjaden, 3; Long, 4; Sihm, 6; Uehling, 3; Gaston, 4.
PCS JV totals: 2 pt. FG—4; 3 pt. FG—3; FT/FTA—5-7; Fouls—8; TP—22.
Points by quarters:
PCS JV    —    8    5    9—22
Maxwell JV    —    0    7    2—9
PCS Reserves 50,
Wallace Reserves 35
PCS JV—McGreer, 2; Noyes, 4; Tjaden, 15; Lee, 6; Long, 6; Boldt, 17.
PCS JV totals: 2 pt. FG—20; 3 pt. FG—1; FT/FTA—7-12; Fouls—4; TP—50.
Points by quarters:
PCS Reserves    6    10    18    16—50
Wallace Reserves    6    12    4    13—35
South platte
Perkins County blew the doors off South Platte Saturday.
Senior Erik Snyder started the game off with a three pointer on the Plainsmen’s first possession and PCS never looked back.
Seven Plainsmen scored in the first quarter, including long range bombs by Hite and B. Garner.
H. Garner scored seven points in the second quarter as PCS took a 36-16 lead.
Perkins County kept the hammer down in the third quarter. Foster scored seven points in the quarter and combined with Nolan Foster to make 5-6 free throws.
Four Plainsmen came off the bench to score in the fourth quarter of the 69-45 win. Ryder Potts added six points to the scoreboard and Jackson Wykert chipped in four points of his own. A three pointer by Will Long and free throw by Jordan Morales rounded out scoring. Sixteen players took to the court for PCS.
H. Foster scored a game-high 13 points for Perkins County.
PCS boys 69, South Platte 45
    2 PT.    3 PT.    FT/
    FG    FG    FTA    F    TP
Hunter Garner    3    1    0-0    1    9
Jeb Kohl    2    0    1-2    1    5
Triston Hite    2    1    0-0    1    7
Nolan Foster    2    0    3-4    0    7
Blake Garner    0    2    1-2    2    7
Hayden Foster    4    1    2-3    3    13
Will Long    0    1    0-0    0    3
Ryder Potts    3    0    0-0    1    6
Erik Snyder    0    1    0-0    1    3
Jackson Wykert    2    0    0-0    0    4
Casey Hanson    2    0    0-0    0    4
Oscar Bolett    0    0    0-0    2    0
Dawson Tjaden    0    0    0-0    2    0
Jordan Mireles    0    0    1-2    1    1
Landon Noyes    0    0    0-2    2    0
PCS TOTALS    20    8    8-15    17    69
SP TOTALS    7    7    10-16    11    45
Points by quarters:
PCS    19    17    19    14—69
South Platte    11    5    7    22—45
PCS JV 58, SP JV 29
PCS JV—McGreer, 2; Noyes, 6; Tjaden, 4; Wykert, 7; Mireles, 2; Lee, 15; Potts, 8; Sihm, 3; Uehling, 2; Gaston, 9.
PCS JV totals: 2 pt. FG—17; 3 pt. FG—7; FT/FTA—3-8; Fouls—8; TP—58.
Points by quarters:
PCS JV    19    19    13    7—58
SP JV    2    6    10    11—29
Up next
PCS, now 12-7, played at 1-17 Creek Valley Tuesday.
Perkins County will make the trip to 5-14 Alliance Thursday, before wrapping up the regular season Feb. 19 at 15-2 Potter-Dix.
Class C2 Point Standings as of Feb. 7—1. Hartington Cedar Catholic (17-4), 46.4286; 2. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family (20-0), 46.4000; 3. Freeman (19-2), 46.0000; 4. Norfolk Catholic (16-3), 45.6316; 5. Doniphan-Trumbull (16-2), 45.4444; 6. Grand Island Central Catholic (15-3), 45.4444; 7. Howells-Dodge (17-3), 44.9500; 8. Amherst (18-3), 44.6190; 9. Cross County (19-2), 44.2381;  10. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (17-4), 44.2381; 19. Bridgeport (13-8), 42.5238; 22. Bayard (14-8), 42.0455; 26. Perkins County (12-7), 41.1579; 30. Morrill (10-7), 40.2941; 31. Chase County (6-15), 40.2381. Subdistrict C2-12 in bold.