MOUNDDRIDGE WILDCAT BASKETBALL

WILDCATS REMAIN UNBEATEN, BEAT REPUBLIC COUNTY

By Staff

            MOUNDRIGE – The Moundridge boys remained unbeaten with a 58-25 win over Belleville/Republic County at home on Tuesday in their first game of the Class 2A sub-state playoffs.

            Now 21-0 and looking for their third straight Class 2A state championship, the Wildcats second game of the sub-state playoffs will come on Tuesday, March 4 when they play host to Wichita Classical, the ninth seed winner over eighth seed Conway Springs, 56-44. Wichita Classical will enter the game 13-8 for the season and lost to Moundridge on January 12, 58-28.

            Moundridge drummed Republic County to the tune of a 22-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and had a 24-point, 38-14, advantage heading into the halftime break. After pushing the lead to 35 points, 54-19 at the end of the third quarter, the Wildcats finished out with the final 33-point, 58-25 victory.

            Bear Moddelmog used three three-pointers to help gain the game high in scoring with 17 points. Kepple Adolf and Kaizer Kanitz also reached double digits with 14 and 10 points, respectively.

MOUNDRIDGE WILDCATS hosting Belleville/Republic County, Thursday, February 27

SCORING = Wildcats won 58-25

Wildcats = 22-16-16-4 = 58; Belleville/Republic County = 0-14-5-6 = 26.

WILDCATS INDIVIDUAL SCORING = Bear Moddelmog – 17; Kepple Adolf – 14; Kaizer Kanitz – 10 ; Heath Churchill – 8; Zach Dixon – 6; Layton Schmidt – 3.  3-Pointers Made (4) = Moddelmog – 3; K. Adolf – 1.

(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at macks.people.places@gmail.com)