Bobcats split games in holiday tourney
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January 4, 2024
Amy Kerkman | SAM
Through the middle • Preston Hoke drives the lane between Ainsworth's Trey Appelt and Carter Nelson. Saturday's game came down to the wire, with the Bulldogs defeating the Bobcats, 58-55.
Summerland's boys' basketball squad opened holiday tournament play with a solid win over West Holt and met a physical Ainsworth team, Saturday, who handed the Bobcats a loss.
In Thursday's game against the Huskies, Summerland opened with a 17-13 lead at the end of the first quarter and stretched the margin to 32-25 at the half.
Then, the Bobcat defense upped its game, holding West Holt to 13 second-half points to secure a 61-38 win.
The Bobcats shot 53% from the two-point range and made 10-15 free throws.
Sam Cheatum finished with 15 points. Carter Bergman and Preston Hoke each pitched in a dozen.
Saturday's contest against Ainsworth came down to the last few seconds, but the Bulldogs left the building with a 58-55 win.
Cheatum led the Bobcat charge, scoring 20 points. Bergman added a dozen and Schindler ended with 10 points.
Ainsworth outrebounded Summerland, 35-22.
Statistics vs West Holt
Parker Napier: 4p, 1r, 2a, 2to
Cheatum: 15p, 5r, 4a, 42, sbl, 2to
Dylan Rotherham: 3p
Alec Schindler: 8p, 2r, 1a, 2s, 1bl, 1to
Bergman: 12p, 6r, 1a, 1s, 2to
Barrett Stearns, 1r, 1to
Michael Koenig: 7p, 7r, 2a, 2s, 1bl, 4to
Hoke: 12p, 2r, 1a, 1bl, 5to
Amy Kerkman | SAM
Encouragement (l-r): Bobcat boys' basketball coaches Brett Kaczor and Blake Hoke offer encouragement to Parker Napier was he exits the court, Saturday, during the finale of the Summerland Holiday Tournament. The Bobcats lost to Ainsworth, 58-55.
Caige Anson: 1r, 1a, 1to
Christian Behnk: 1r
Statistics vs Ainsworth
Napier: 2p, 1s, 2to
Cheatum: 20p, 6r, 1a, 5s, 5to
Schindler: 10p, 5r, 1s, 2to
Bergman: 12p, 4r, 1s, 3to
Stearns: 2p, 1r
Koenig: 4p, 4r, 3a, 3s, 1to
Hoke: 5p, 2r, 2s, 1bl
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