By LuAnn Schindler
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Bobcats fall in subdistrict opener
Overtime contest ends in dramatic fashion
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February 25, 2021
LuAnn Schindler
Defense • joe Ahlers and Mason Hoke apply pressure in the paint against a North Central player during the last seconds of Monday's subdistrict basketball game in Neligh.
An errant in-bounds pass with .02 seconds remaining on the clock hit the edge of the backboard, ending the Summerland Bobcat boys basketball season, 57-56, against North Central, during Monday's opening round of subdistrict play, at Neligh-Oakdale High School.
The Knights jumped out to an 18-10 first-quarter lead, but the Bobcats continued to peck away at the deficit, pulling within three points, 25-22, at the midway mark.
North Central edged out the Bobcats in third-quarter scoring, leading 39-34, but Summerland powered through in the final stanza, pouring in 14 points, to knot the game at 48 apiece.
Overtime included a bit of back-and-forth between the two teams, but North Central sealed its fate by drawing a foul from Summerland senior Dalton Rotherham and draining the bonus shots to secure the win.
Hoke led the Bobcats with a dozen points. Senior Dalton Rotherham chipped in 11. Hoke and Kellen Mlnarik finished the contest with eight rebounds apiece.
Statistics versus North Central:
Hoke: 12p, 8r, 5a, 5to
Keegan Smith: 5p, 2r, 1a, 1to
Rotherham: 11p, 2r, 2a, 1s, 2to
Ty Rix: 8p, 5r, 3a, 5to
Dillon Moser: 6p, 1r, 1s, 2to
Logan Eacker: 3p, 3r, 1s
Mlnarik: 6p, 8r, 1a
Joe Ahlers: 5p, 2r, 2to
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