Bobcat Boys JV Basketball Team Goes 3 and 1 In Recent Stretch (02/05/15)
The Clarion Area Boys JV Basketball Team has had a successful run lately, going 3-1, in a busy schedule that has seen them play four games since last Wednesday (January 28th).
The Bobcats were victorious last night (February 4th) at Clarion-Limestone, topping the Lions 65-24. The Cats downed Forest Area 65-24, at home, on Tuesday (February 3rd). In their only loss in the stretch, they fell to homestanding Cranberry, 46-39, last Friday (January 30th). Last Wednesday (January 28th), the Bobcats traveled to Redbank Valley and came away with a 51-34 victory.
CLARION 50 – CLARION-LIMESTONE 40
The Bobcats led 13-6, after one, 23-18, at the half and 36-30 after three periods and then used a 14-10 advantage, in the final stanza to seal the victory.
Christian Smith and Ty Burford each scored in double figures, with Smith bucketing 18 and Burford ten. Reed Anthony had 8 points, Tom Hearst scored 6, Ryan Anthony had 4 and Cam Craig and Ceventh Lynch-Skunda each scored two.
Coach B. J. Whren said, “When we play CL it is always a fun one. My oldest son Bailey plays for CL, and trust me, there have been a few family fun bets that have been made.
“Christian Smith had a really nice game for us. He stepped up and got a start for varsity, and wasn’t playing the whole JV game for us for a while. Since he’s been back playing a full game he has lead the team with 21 and 18 in both games.”
CLARION 65 – FOREST AREA 24
The Cats jumped out to a 21-9 lead, after one and led 36-11, at the half. Clarion’s lead moved to 58-22, after three quarters.
Ryan Anthony and Christian Smith led the Bobcats with twenty-one points apiece.
Ty Burford had 8, Vic Stahlman scored 6, Reed Anthony had 5 and Tom Hearst scored four.
Coach Whren shared, “Ryan and Christian both had a really good night shooting from behind the arc hitting 4 threes a piece. Vic Stahlman also had a great night with a career high 6 points. I was so glad to see Vic have a good night, everyone was. Vic is one of the nicest kids you will ever meet. He works hard every practice and continues to get better.”
CRANBERRY 46 – CLARION 39
The Berries led 10-8, after one and 23-15 at the half. They upped the lead to 34-26 after three periods, before holding off a late run by the Bobcats, to win 46-39.
Ty Burford and Christian Smith led the Cats with eight points apiece. Cam Craig had six. Ryan Anthony and Tom Hearst each scored 5, Ceventh Lynch Skunda had 4 and Reed Anthony scored three.
CLARION 51 – REDBANK 34
Clarion led 20-4, after one and 29-16, at the half. The Bobcat lead was 40-30, after the third.
Tom Hearst and Ryan Anthony each scored in double figures, with Hearst scoring 16 and Anthony bucketing ten. Ty Burford just missed double figures, with nine.
Ceventh Lynchh-Skunda and Christian Smith each had 5 points, while Reed Anthony, Vic Stahlman and Cam Craig scored two points apiece.
Coach Whren shared, “It was nice to see a 16 point performance out of Tom tonight. We brought him up as a ninth grader this year. We knew Tom was capable of scoring in bunches, he scored 28 in a game at camp this summer.
“We played a nice defensive game and forced a lot of turnovers in the first half.”
(Thanks to Coach Whren for the information and quotes.)