•January 20, 2016•

By Matt Kracht
NP Sports Reporter

Ty Molzen scored the first seven points for the Redskins versus the 16-0 Cardinals.  However, a slow start teamwise proved too much to overcome in a 58-37 loss.

Tyler Bond and Garret Shea led the Cardinals with 24 and 17 points respectively for the second ranked team in Illinois Class 2A.  With 13 points scored against Warrensburg Ty Molzen is 34 away from 1,000 career points.

The Redskins have dropped their first two conference contests but have back to back home games on deck. Be sure to pack the gym Friday versus Meridian to cheer #21 in his pursuit of legend status.

The Cardinals struggled early with the athleticism of the Redskins defense taking almost four minutes to score. Once the seal was broken the Cardinals scored the next 11 points. Trailing 13-0 the Redskins managed a basket from Molzen with just 33 seconds left in the first quarter. The Cardinals continued to roll in the second quarter and extended the lead to 18-4 before Sullivan began close the gap.

Molzen hit a clutch three pointer at the 6:30 mark to bring the score to 18-7.  Alec Ballinger added a free throw on the Redskins next possession to get within 10 points of the lead at 18-8. The Cardinals answered with a fast break resulting in highlight flush by Weston Nottelmann.       Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.