Twin Cedars basketball played in their fourth double header since Saturday, and got their first sweep Thursday night at Tri-County. The Sabers girls won 37-24 and the boys bested the Trojans 56-46.
The Sabers girls had a tight contest for the first three quarters, but outscored Tri-County by eight points in the final eight minutes to get their fourth win in six days. Cheyanne Bruns led the way with 17 points, nearly half of the team’s total. Twin Cedars continues to build to their best record in nearly a decade as they’ve yet to lose a game in the new year. With all this winning, Head Coach Trent Verwers says that this is a pivotal moment for his program, especially with most key players set to return for another year.
Twin Cedars had their first home matchup since their return to play Tuesday and they once again had a split. The Sabers girls bested Seymour 42-40 and the boys fell 51-48 in a couple of nail biting games in Bussey.
Cheyanne Burns led the team in scoring with 13 points to go with four steals and four blocks. Brooke Roby added another 12 points and added eight rebounds. Twin Cedars held on despite losing three of their four top scorers in the fourth quarter due to fouling out and an injury. At 7-6 overall (5-2 in conference), the Sabers have their best record since 2012 at this point of the season.
The second game back for the Sabers was a mirror image of the first as they split a double header at Diagonal Monday. The Twin Cedars girls won 35-34 and the boys fell 48-40.
The Sabers’ girls were led by Brooke Roby’s 12 points, 5 assists, and 5 steals, but it was Cheyanne Burns who played hero as she scored the winning basket with less than 30 seconds left. At 6-6, this is the latest into a season that Twin Cedars has been .500 or better since 2012. Head Coach Trent Verwers adds that he needed to incorporate all of his girls as Diagonal closed in on Roby defensively the entire game, which led to a “great team win.”
Devin Arkema erupted for 30 points to lead the Twin Cedars Boys Basketball Squad to a 55-43 win over Southeast Warren last night, while the girls fell to the Warhawks 49-30. After a slow start that saw the Saber boys score just two points in the first eight minutes of the game, Twin Cedars grabbed the lead before halftime outscoring Southeast Warren 22-9 in the second quarter as Arkema scored 14 of his 30 points in the second frame. Coach Blake McWilliams told KRLS Sports, Arkema had his complete game on display last night.
Twin Cedars placed three players in double figures to compliment Arkema as Kade Dunkin scored 11 points and Jace Nichols tallied ten. The girls could not muster enough offense to stay with Southeast Warren on Friday as the Sabers fell behind by double figures in the first half and could not get closer than 11 points after the break. Brooke Roby led all scorers with 19 points. The Saber boys finish the pre-Christmas portion of the season at 3-4 while the girl