Bergan upsets Bobcats in Class C2 semifinal

Every shot in basketball is a battle between physics and probability-angle, velocity, and backspin determine whether the ball finds the net or rims out.

For the Summerland Bobcats, too many shots missed their mark in Friday's 64-48 Class C2 semifinal loss to Archbishop Bergan at the Devaney Center in Lincoln. The Bobcats made just 18 of 54 attempts.

Bergan jumped ahead 19-6 after one quarter and led 33-18 at halftime, disrupting Summerland's plan to start strong and apply pressure.

"We couldn't get anything to go down in the first half," Coach Brett Kaczor said. "We knew even though they were...