Abilene Cowboys at Clay Center

Abilene Cowboys at Clay Center

The Abilene Cowboys have played eight games thus far in the 2015-16 campaign. The good news is that they have won six of those games. The bad news is that the two most challenging opponents were both victorious against Terry Taylor’s state ranked team. Last night in Clay Center, the Cowboys put together their most impressive half of basketball this season, jumping out to a 41-18 lead on the overwhelmed Tigers. The game ended in a 20 point win for the Cowboys.

Abilene is a senior laden team, returning four starters from a team that won 18 games last season. Eric Harms, Harley Hazlett, Andrew Schwarting, Marcus Willey, Trey Bender, and Dylan Ford make up the talented senior class. Ryan Wilson is the lone returning starter not in his final season at AHS.

There have been many significant numbers this year for the Cowboys. They are now 4-0 in the NCKL among others, but the most significant number is 600. You read that correctly. Coach Terry Taylor tallied his 600th career victory this season in a 20 point victory at Marysville. Taylor has put together a truly remarkable career and given the way his teams have been playing, the career victories are far from being finalized.

The Cowboys will play Buhler this Thursday in the first round of the SIT.