Summerland Boys fall in tough game at St. Mary's

The Summerland Bobcats ran up against a tough opponent, Jan. 14, in O'Neill, where the St. Mary's Cardinals defeated the Bobcats, 68-27.

Summerland scoring was tough and Mason Hoke lead the team with nine points.

The Bobcats had a rough start, going down, 18-4, early, due to the stifling defense of the Cardinals.

The Bobcats were able to get back on track in the second quarter, offensively, but St. Mary's opened up their offense, stretching the lead to 42-18.

A tough third quarter saw the Bobcats down, 58-25, and a slow fourth quarter against a solid St. Mary's team sent Summerland home with the loss.

Coach Jacob Birch said, "We have to learn to limit our turnovers. (We'll be) looking to cut down on turnovers and put the ball in the hoop more in our next challenge against Humphrey/Lindsey Holy Family."

Statistics versus SMH:

Jaykwon Petite: 2p, 1r, 1a, 1s

Mason Hoke: 9p, 2r, 1s

Keegan Smith: 5p, 3r, 4a

Dalton Rotherham: 5p, 2r, 1a, 1s

Levi Cronk: 4p, 2r, 1s

Joe Ahlers: 2p, 2r