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Boys Basketball: Bobcats Fall To Chucks

(Above image by Nate Girvan)

The Clarion Bobcat Boys basketball team dropped a 46-37 non-conference game to the visiting Punxutawney Chucks on Saturday (January 8th).

The Chucks led 20-11 after one. With a 13-9 Bobcat advantage in the second, Clarion trailed by just five, 29-24, at the half. Punxy led 40-30, heading to the fourth, after they posted an 11-6 edge in the third. The Cats outscored the Chucks 7-6, in the final stanza to set the final.

Christian Simko led the Bobcats with fourteen points. Devon Lauer and Dawson Smail scored 8 and 6 points respectively.

Aidan Quin and Gabe Simko each scored 4 and Derek Smail scored one point.

Donnie Neese had 12 points and Kyle Nesbitt followed with eleven to lead Punxsutawney.

The Bobcat Junior Varsity won their contest, 57-24.

The Bobcats are scheduled to host Karns City tomorrow (Tuesday, January 11th).

(Thanks to Nate Girvan for his image.)