Summerland Lady Bobcats fall in tough home game

The Lady Bobcats ran into a tough opponent in the North Central Lady Knights, who defeated the home team, 58-37. Brenna Wagner led the team in scoring with 12 points in the Jan. 7 contest.

The girls opened the game with multiple turnovers against the North Central defensive pressure, sending them into the first quarter down, 18-3. The Lady Bobcats were able to spark their offense and go into the half down, 28-18. Second-half play started out similar to the first, with another tough quarter offensively, as the Cats went into the fourth, down, 45-26. Coach Greg Appleby said the defensive pressure of North Central bothered them throughout the game.

Statistics versus NC:

Brenna Wagner: 12p, 4r, 1s, 1a; Adyson Mlnarik: 7p, 5r, 3s, 1a; Emily Nordby: 7p, 2r, 1s; Maryssa Long: 6p, 5r; Hadley Cheatum: 4p, 4r, 1s, 1a; Avery Cheatum: 1p, 2r, 1, 3a