Final.  Second All-A title for Robertson County.

Congrats to Coach Kelsch and the Black Devils!

 

Congratulations to Coach Kelsch and the Black Devils!! Rep the 10th well at state...next month!!

Too much Justin Becker spelled the demise of the Brossart Mustangs, who were deprived their third consecutive 10th Region "A" Title, on Thursday night in Alexandria.  Becker would lead all scorers with 33 points on the night, connecting on 16 of 21 free-throw opportunities.

The Mustangs kept it close, causing the Black Devils some anxious moments, having been defeated narrowly by our Mustangs a year ago in both the 10rh Region "A" Championship Game and then in OT in the 10th Region Tournament at GRC later in the spring.

Robertson County led by a point at 26-25 at halftime, but the Mustangs managed to keep them in range, being within two possessions at 47-42 with 2:26 remaining in the ballgame.

Besides Becker, Sebastian Dixon netted 10 points as the only other Black Devil double-figure scorer. On the other side of the ledger, Gabe Smorey knocked down four 3-point goals to lead the Brossart effort with 14 points.  Stephen Verst was our only other double-figure scorer with 13 points.  Ironically, Brossart was victimized 22-8 from the free-throw line on this night, the same venue that the Mustangs used to advantage to defeat Bracken County on Monday night.

The Black Devils now advance to the All "A" State Tournament, scheduled to commence on February 17th at EKU in Richmond, Ky..  Their opponents will be the champions of Region 13.

We too, offer our congratulations to Coach Kelsch and the Black Devils, and wish them the best in the "A" State Tournament.  Apparently there was no All-Tournament Team this year.  Justin Becker would have been named the MVP.  

Black devils and Patrick Kelsch surprised me. Usually his teams peak much younger. But this team has shown that they can overcome that adversity. 
 

Anytime a 10th region small school gets a banner, I’m happy. Even if it is Coach Kelsch who turned his back on the county that gave him so much...

Still some feelings there, ?