By TYLER HENRY
Salina Post contributor
Friday’s matchup between 6-0 Southeast of Saline and 0-7 Minneapolis went about as you would expect, with the second-ranked Trojans bulldozing the Lions 69-27.
The Trojans finished the contest with three different players in double digits, led by 17 from Nakari Morrical-Palmer, 14 from Eli Sawyers, and 10 from Drake Augustine.
Southeast also strung together three 10-0 runs, playing immaculate defense throughout the contest.
“I wasn’t extremely thrilled about the first half,” SES head coach Bryson Flax said. “We got a little sluggish and we were kind of just okay with where we were but how much can you really get on them when they only give up 12 points in the first half?”
Out of the break, SES continued to dominate in transition, beginning the half with a 10-0 run en route to forcing a total of 25 turnovers throughout the game.
With the result already secured, the Trojans used the rest of the game to work on set plays and try new things offensively, leading to assisted scores in bunches.
“It’s good to see some of these things live because when we run our stuff in practice everybody knows our plays,” Flax said. “I thought the guys shared the ball pretty well, there wasn’t a lot of 1-on-1, we had a lot of assisted buckets and that was good to see.”
With just one game to go ahead of the Sterling Tournament, SES will turn their attention to the Tigers of Clay Center in a Tuesday tilt, looking to head to Sterling with their undefeated record still intact.
“Clay Center has a better roster than their record, we’re expecting their best shot but we’ll get after it in our preparation and get ready to go.”
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