Bobcat Boys Down A-C Valley In Season Finale (02/15/15)

The Clarion Area Boys Basketball Team closed out the 2014-15 season with a 72-48 win against visiting A-C Valley, on Thursday (February 12th).

Taylor Smith led the Cats with a double-double. He scored 26 points (3 three-pointers) and pulled down eleven
Ceventh Lynch-Skunda followed with 19 points, going 12 for 14 from the foul line.
Christian Smith poured in 9 points. Cam Craig had 8 points.
Derek Lauer had a good all-around game with 4 points 8 rebounds and 7 steals.
Ryan and Reed Anthony each scored  3 points, for the Bobcats.

The Cats played without Thomas Plummer and Ty Burford who were out due to illness.

Coach Todd Smith had this to say about his team’s performance, “This was a great way to end the season. We showed a lot of hustle and played together as a team. We did a great job of going to the basket and getting to the foul line and also finding the open man. The last couple of games our guards pushed the ball up the floor and we got some easy baskets in transition.”

He said this about his departing seniors, “Thanks again to our two seniors Derek Lauer and Thomas Plummer for their dedication to the basketball program.” And Smith mentioned this about next year’s returners, “We have a lot of talent returning and I am looking forward to a great season next year.”

A day earlier, Wednesday (February 11th), the Cats lost 47-44, on a buzzer beater, at St. Marys.

Ceventh Lynch-Skunda and Christian Smith led the Cats with 10 points apiece. Thomas Plummer added 9 points. Derek Lauer scored 6 points, Taylor Smith had 5 points and Cam Craig scored 4 points.

Coach Smith said this about the game with the Dutch, “This was a heart breaking loss. We played so hard and lost on a buzzer beater with 2 seconds left.”

“St. Mary’s played good defense and we had a tough night shooting. We played really good defense as well and out rebounded a much bigger team. We played together really well, we just came up a little short.”