MOUNDRIDGE WILDCAT BASKETBALL

writingwithwilldur
Mar 13
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WILDCATS MAKE SEMI-FINALS

By Staff

MANHATTAN – With the 33-point, 58-25, win over Pittsburg-St. Mary’s/Colgin (PSMC) on Wednesday, the Moundridge boys place themselves one game closer to a shot at a three-peat Class 2A state championship.

Now sitting on a 24-0 record for the season, the Wildcats will tangle with fourth-seed Valley Falls (20-4) on Friday with the winner facing off with the victor of the battle between Sterling (21-3) and Ell-Saline (21-3) for the Class 2A state championship on Saturday.

Leading by just three, 7-4, at the end of the first quarter, the Wildcats poured 20 points into the scorebook in the second quarter to power out for an 18-point, 27-9, advantage over PSMC at the halftime break. After pushing the lead to 24, 43-19, by the end of the third quarter, the Wildcats cruised in for the final 33-point, 58-25, victory.

The win came despite Moundridge being out rebounded 32-19 due to the defense forcing PSMC into making 22 turnovers which gave the Wildcats the opportunity to outscore PSMC off turnovers, 20-2. Moundridge also held a decisive advantage in scoring from the bench, 21-12.

Heath Churchill led the Wildcats in scoring with 12 while Kepple Adolf scored 11 and Bear Moddelmog chipped in with 10.

WILDCATS vs. Pittsburgh/St. Mary’s/Colgan, Wednesday, March 12 – Class 2A State Tournament

SCORING = Wildcats won 58-25

Wildcats = 7-20-16-15 = 58; Pittsburgh/St. Mary’s/Colgan = 4-5-10-6 = 25.

TEAM STATS =

Wildcats = 2fgs – 20/30; 3pts – 4/14; fts – 6/15; asst – 6; rebs – 19; stls – 7; blks – 3; to – 6; fls – 13.

PSMC = 2fgs – 8/21; 3pts – 1/9; fts – 6/12; asst – 2; rebs – 32; stls – 2; blks – 2; to – 22; fls – 10.

WILDCAT INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS =

Scoring (58) = Heath Churchill – 12; Kepple Adolf – 11; Bear Moddelmog – 10; Henry Hecox – 9; Jesse Lutz – 5; Zach Dixon – 4; Layton Schmidt – 3; Kaizer Kanitz, Braden DenHartog – 2.

3-Pointers Made (4) = Moddelmog – 2; Adolf, Lutz – 1.

Assists (6) = Adolf, Hecox – 2; Dixon, Kanitz – 1.

Rebounds (19) = Churchill, Dixon – 4; Moddelmog – 3; Hecox – 2; Adolf, Lutz, Kanitz, Lane Durst – 1.

Steals (7) = Churchill – 3; Adolf, Hecox, Lutz, Schmidt – 1.

Blocked Shots (3) = Kanitz – 3.

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