Sports

The 2021-2022 Johnson-Brock Eagles boys’ basketball team returns its four leading scorers from last season’s 16-10 squad. The Eagles had a seven-game winning streak through January and defeated eventual state champion Falls City Sacred Heart 56-40 late in the month. The team took third place in both the Weeping Water Holiday Tournament and the B Division of the MUDECAS tournament while finishing as subdistrict runnerup to Lourdes Central Catholic.

The Auburn girls basketball team will have a lot of momentum heading into the 2021-2022 season. The Bulldogs will return all five starters and each of their top ten scorers from a 2020-21 team that won 13 straight games, including a 44-38 season opening road victory over eventual class C2 champions Weeping Water, and came one win short of qualifying for the state tournament. Head Coach Grant Cole, in his 5th season with the Bulldogs expressed his excitement for this year’s team, “We have a good group returning and that will lead to a lot of competition in practices and games. We must continue to improve, come together as a team, and do the little things right in order for us to be successful.”

After winning their third straight Class C1 state basketball championship, the Bulldogs will reload in hopes to compete at the state tournament for a fourth straight year. With five seniors graduating in 2021, the Bulldogs will need to replace 34.5 of their 55 average points per game, but with their deep pool of talent, the Bulldogs have the pieces to reach the pinnacle again. Coach Jackson Weeks, in his sixth year at Auburn, will join Coach Jim Weeks, also in his sixth year, as the two will serve as co-head coaches this season. Other coaches include junior varsity coach Trey Bardsley in his first year, reserve coach Cooper Weeks in his sixth year, Todd Binder in his fifth year, Arnie Cerny in his second year, and Brian Maher in his first year.