Bobcats win over Mountain View

Last Friday evening, the Bobcats varsity boys team hosted Lyman for a home game with the Cats falling 48 to 30.

"Defensively, I felt like we played really well and did a good enough job to keep us in the ball game (it was a pretty neck and neck game before the fourth quarter). Lyman has some length that gave us some difficulty, but overall, I thought we defended them well. Offensively, on the other hand, we did a lot of good things, but we just couldn't get a shot to fall. For the most part we were taking quality shots, but just couldn't see one go through the hole. Obviously, as the game went along, we started to get a little more impatient and tighter on the offensive end. It was frustrating because I felt like we were doing everything right, except for the most important thing which is actually getting the ball in the basket. If we would have been given the task of shooting down the Chinese spy plane, it would still be up there," said coach Shane Corpening.

Jhett Longwell led the team with 10 points and Gavin Shumway did a great job of cleaning up the boards with 7 rebounds. 

On Saturday, the Bobcats regrouped and beat Mountain View 58-47.

"Once again, defensively I felt like we played really well. Our boys did a great job of following the game plan to a T. Mountain View had a legitimate blue-collar post that posed some challenges for us, but I think we made the appropriate adjustments to slow him down. We did a great job rebounding in this game which was a really positive thing to see," said coach Corpening

Cody Bomengen led the way with 12 rebounds, Cord Simeral had 9, and Gavin Shumway had 7. "Offensively, we got the same looks that we got the night before, but we were able to finish much better on Saturday. Additionally, we rolled out our full court press against Mountain View and we were able to get some easy points off of turnovers. Our field goal percentage rose from 27% on Friday night to 40% on Saturday. Overall, it was a great improvement," added coach Corpening.

Cord Simeral led all scorers with 17 points and Gavin Shumway chipped in for 13. The team got a really big lift off the bench from Delmonico Dukes with 9 points. 

The Bobcats played Lovell on Tuesday and will play Tongue River on Saturday at home. See the HSC High School calendar on this page for Saturday's game times.