The Superior High School boys basketball team stumbled down a dark alley in Doniphan, Friday, and were ruthlessly mugged by the undefeated Cardinals 71-33. Superior trailed 41-9 at the half. The Cardinals substituted freely in the third and fourth quarters but kept Superior at bay as the Wildcats absorbed their 14th loss of the season.

Tanner Theis twists his body as he goes to the hoop for Superior. The Wildcats took on Hastings St. Cecilia at Superior last Monday.

Superior visited Deshler a Tuesday with game results unavailable at press time.

Jacob Meyer led the Superior scoring against Doniphan-Trumbull with 18 points. Tanner Theis accounted for five points. Colten Butler added four points. Roscoe Baumbach and Dayne Clark finished with two points each. Baumbach and Butler scrambled for four rebounds apiece, Ashton Grassman nabbed three rebounds. Clark, Luke Jameson, Meyer, Perrie and Theis each collected a rebound.

The Wildcats travel to Odell Friday for a game with the Griffins. Superior competes in the opening round of the Southern Nebraska Conference Tournament Monday. Superior will play Milford. Should they win, the Wildcats would play Tuesday against Fillmore Central at Geneva.