Bobcats overcome early miscues to secure win

Michael Koenig poured in 16 points, while Preston Hoke scored a dozen in Friday's 63-19 lopsided win over Niobrara/Verdigre.

Still, head coach Brett Kaczor said his team did not get off to a great start.

"We gave up two offensive rebounds and turned the ball over three times in the first couple minutes of the game and found ourselves down 0-4 right away," he said.

Summerland jumped out to a 29-4 lead in the first quarter and extended the spread to 44-11 by the half. Part way through the third quarter, when Summerland took a 40-point lead, the clock ran continuously until time expired.

"This group has really matured since last year, and they did not panic getting into an early deficit. They regrouped themselves and started playing better basketball. We focused on attacking the paint first to utilize our size then let the outside game come along with it."

Carter Bergman also hit double digits in the Bobcat victory.

Statistics v N/V

Parker Napier: 5p, 1r, 2, 3s, 5to

Sam Cheatum: 7p, 5r, 3a, 3s

Dylan Rotherham: 1s, 2to

Alec Schindler: 9p, 3r, 3s, 3to

Bergman: 10p, 5r, 1a, 5s, 1to

Barrett Stearns: 2p, 1r

Koenig; 16p, 9r, 2a, 1s, 2to

Hoke: 12p, 5r, 2a, 3s, 1to

Ryan Rifer: 2p, 1r

Christian Behnk: 3r, 2a, 1s