Boys' Basketball suffer tough loss to Alliance

     On Friday, January 11, the Chadron Boys' Basketball team had a tough game in Alliance falling 31-65. In the first half of the game, Chadron held Alliance to just 22 points, trailing by only 5 going into half time. Senior Pat Rust said, "Communication was good in the first half, but in the second half everyone was trying to do too much." 
     Trevor Berry, a junior, also said, "Offense the entire game was not good, and we played a lot better defense in the first half than we did in the second half."
     At the start of the second half, Rust said, "We started the second half too lazy," and senior Colton Olson added, "Alliance made a run early in the second half with pressure, and we couldn't handle the ball." 
     Alliance out worked Chadron, and outscored them 39-11 in the second half of the game. None of the Chadron players broke double digits. Trevor Berry led the Cardinals with 9 points, and Colton Olson followed with 8. The Cardinals now have a 7-6 record on the season.