By LuAnn Schindler
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Falcons eliminate Bobcats from conference play
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February 4, 2021
LuAnn Schindler
Delivery • Keegan Smith extends the ball toward the rim while navigating through heavy traffic during Saturday's first-round Niobrara Valley Conference game against Elkhorn Valley. The Falcons swooped past the Bobcats, 44-25.
A stagnant third quarter from the Bobcats led to elimination from Niobrara Valley Conference tournament play after Elkhorn Valley downed Summerland, 44-25.
The teams met in the first round, Saturday, at O'Neill St. Mary's.
The Bobcats were slow to score in the first quarter and played catch up, finding themselves trailing by five, 11 - 6.
Both teams held steady in the second quarter and Summerland went to the locker room down, 23 - 17.
Turnovers and limited shot attempts plagued the Bobcats in the third, as EV went on a 13-2 run, to go up 36-19.
The Bobcats scored six points in the final quarter.
Dillon Moser took a charge early that knocked him out of the game.
Coach Jacob Birch said, "When he came back, he had several rebounds and did a nice job improving on making his free throws."
Keegan Smith and Moser led Summerland with seven apiece.
Kellen Mlnarik added six points and Logan Eacker chipped in for five.
Birch said as a team, it was not a good performance for the Bobcats.
"We will look to use this week and into next (we now have eight practices in a row) to improve and get back to the basics. We have had a long stretch of games with limited practiced time, so this will be a change of pace," said the coach.
With the elimination, Summerland will be idle until Feb. 11, when they will meet Elgin Public/Pope John, in Clearwater.
Statistics versus EV:
Jaykwon Petite: 1s, 2to
Mason Hoke: 2r, 2a, 2s, 2to
Smith: 7p, 1r, 2s, 6to
Dalton Rotherham: 1r, 2a, 1s, 3bl, 1to
Ty Rix: 3r, 1s, 2to
Moser: 7p, 6r, 1to
Eacker: 5p, 2r
Mlnarik: 6p, 3r, 2s, 1bl, 2to
Joe Ahlers: 2r, 3to
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