FLATONIA — The Flatonia High School boy’s basketball team defended home court Feb. 6 at Bulldogs Gym by beating Schulenburg High School with a final score of 54-49. Both teams traded punches in a game that is usually a barn burner like it was, coming down to the last few minutes of the game where Flatonia was able to make important shots when needed. “Schulenburg’s a good team,” said Flatonia head boy’s basketball coach Chris Sodek.
“Coach Hoogendoorn’s always got those guys prepared. They played hard. They’re gonna get up in you and play good man-to-man. I was proud of our guys because we kind of held the lead the whole game. Of course they came back and tied it. We found a way just to grind it out and find a way to play together. I think early in the game, Duke hit some big shots, but he doesn’t make those shots if he doesn’t get the ball from the point guard. Keegan did an excellent job of getting us in our stuff because it was loud in there and it was hard to communicate. These two guys work great together and as well as a whole team. I’m very proud of them.”
Flatonia junior guard Keegan Green had another sensational game, doing pretty much everything on the floor from making tough shots to distributing the ball and getting the offense flowing. “Just going for the win,” Green said on his mentality. “I just want it bad.”
