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Richard’s Double Double

Joshua Richard Puelz had a monster sophomore season as a starter. He was putting up double double’s as a sophomore at the varsity level. For those of you who do not know what a double double is, it is when you have double digits in either points, rebounds, assists, or steals. All of Richard’s double doubles came from points and rebounds. Getting those double doubles has had him on the scouting radar as opposing coaches make game plans to shut him down and prevent him from getting double doubles. Richard was one of the MVPs in the L.I.T. tournament after putting up two double doubles in the tournament. With Richard’s success as a sophomore he looks to build off of it going into his junior and seniors seasons and hopefully draw the attention of college scouts.

Richard’s double double vs Wahoo

Richard’s double double vs Omaha Concordia

Richard’s double double vs Lutheran High Northeast

MVP Joshua Richard Puelz

ORB

Now many of you might be wondering what O.R.B. stands for. It stands for Offensive Rebound Ball. This is significant to the program because this tradition started about two years ago. Whoever would have the most Offensive Rebounds in a week would receive the ball and would get to write there name on it and keep it for the week. Coaches would keep track of offensive rebounds over a week of games,so that could be one game a week or three games a week. If there would happen to be a tie in the offensive rebounds, coaches would count the number of defensive rebounds between the players that were going for the ball. The ball is really a motivation tool for players to get offensive rebounds, then have a trophy to show for it. ORB ball

Lincoln Christian

The warriors would head into post season play facing No. 6 Lincoln Christian for a second time. The energy and momentum was there for the warriors as they played some of there best basketball taking a 19-10 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter Christian would try to cut the lead with some Bubak dunks and Canfield threes, but Luke Volin responded with a half court shot at the buzzer to take a 30-24 lead into half time. Christian would not give up and dominated the warriors, outscoring them 20-4 in the third. A fourth quarter comeback would not be capable as Christian would win the second meeting 59-50 to end the warriors season. Lutheran would finish the season 13-9 as a tough sub district with three ranked teams in it, would end any hopes of going to state.

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Boys Town

After a heartbreaking loss to one of the best teams in class B, the warriors would face another ranked team in Class C-1 No. 7 Boys Town. Boys Town would race out of the gates and use there crazy fast speed against the warriors. They would be up 38-26 over the warriors at the half. They would do the same thing in the third and fourth quarters and end up winning 77-54 against warriors. This was a game that the warriors needed to forget about and be ready for sub districts. The warriors would go into sub districts 13-8.

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Mount Michael

Lutheran faced it’s toughest foe of the season in class B No.4 Mt. Michael on the road. It was a hostile environment, packed with many rowdy students in a little small gymnasium. Mt. Michael would start on fire early going on a 10-0 run to start the game. Lutheran would not let that get in there heads and started responding back. After a stellar second quarter, it was a tied ball game at 25. A back and fourth game saw Mt. Michael up four points going into the fourth quarter. Isaac McCoy would play out of his mind in the fourth quarter. He would have a response for every Mt. Michael bucket. He would end up hitting 5 threes in the fourth and 7 threes for the game. Unfortunately, that would not be enough as the warriors fell 60-59. Lutheran would move to 13-7 on the season.

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Auburn

Lutheran would face a tough task, playing No.8 in C-1 the Auburn Bulldogs. This would be a crucial game for the warriors to win on senior night. The warriors played a stellar first quarter taking a 10-5 lead. Auburn would storm back in the second quarter to take a 23-25 lead over the warriors. The third quarter would be a low scoring quarter that had Auburn up five in the second half. The fourth would be the opposite, it was an offensive show that had lots of action in it. The warriors 21 point fourth quarter would not be enough as they fell 56-49 to an Auburn team that went to state. The warriors would move to 13-6 on the season.

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Hastings St. Cecilia

After coming off of two heartbreaking losses, the warriors would need to bounce back and get back on a winning streak. Lutheran would get rid of any signs of doubt as they would come out firing in the first half and take a eight point lead going into halftime. The warriors would keep the tempo up and do the same thing in the second half and beat Hastings St. Cecilia for the first time in school history. The warriors would win 44-30 in a low scoring game. The warriors would move to 13-5 on the season.

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GICC

The warriors would play right away against GICC in the consolation game of the tournament. The warriors had already beat GICC by 21 in there first meeting. GICC was still a great team and would not forget what happened last time. GICC took a six point lead after the first quarter. The warriors would erase that in the second and tied the game up going into the half. GICC would then come back and take a three point lead heading into the fourth quarter. The warriors would respond back and take a four point lead with a little over a minute left in the game. Some misfortune and offensive rebounding saw GICC some how pull out a 47-46 win over the warriors. Lutheran would move to 12-5 on the season.

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Boys Town

After coming off a huge win against Neumann, the warriors earned the two seed in the conference tournament to face Boys Town. Boys Town was ranked No.7 in Class C-1. Boys Town would use it’s speed and athleticism to take a four point lead into halftime. After lutheran had gathered themselves, they came out firing in the third quarter to take a four point lead going into the fourth quarter. The fourth became very heated towards the end and saw Boys Town up two points with three seconds left. The warriors had the ball on the side and passed it to Joshua Richard Puelz for a layup. He was fouled, but there was no foul called and the game was over. Boys Town won 55-53 on a questionable call. The warriors moved to 12-4 on the season.

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Bishop Neumann

The warriors would need a crucial win to bounce back from a tough loss from Bergan. Bishop Neumann was the No. 5 team in class C-1. A back and fourth game between two very disciplined and well coached team saw the warriors up three at halftime. Lutheran would take a six point lead going into the fourth quarter. Neumann would respond and go on a little run to tie the game up. A Luke Volin game winning three would not go in and forced an overtime. At the start of overtime, Tice Jenkins fired a corner three and drilled it to give the warriors momentum. The warriors also held Tre Ahrens the top scorer of Neumann to 0 points in the game to take a 45-43 win in overtime at home. A big time win would move the warriors to 12-3 on the season.

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