Bismarck, ND. After a week in which it was time to tip off the new season for Class A boys basketball, the Century Patriots found themselves in an unfamiliar position since 1984 as top dog in the boys basketball kingdom. It began with a loss at St. Mary’s on a last second buzzer beater by the Saints. Then on Thursday night, in the Pat’s home opener, it was a 20 point drubbing at the hands of the Mandan Braves, who looked like North Carolina after suffering a loss in their opener at Jamestown. jeremiahboyce.com asked CHS head coach Darren Mattern if he was worried about his team’s 0-2 start, and he said no, we just have to get back to fundamentals. We also posed the question, who are your key leaders, and Mattern said we haven’t found our leaders yet. We also asked him who are some of your key seniors, and he said number 4 Tom Fraase and number 12 Alex Bray. The Pats look to improve when they go hunting for ‘yotes in Williston. They do not return to Olson gym until January 7, when they take on Belcourt.
