After a disappointing loss to Port Clinton in the first home game for the Varsity Wildcats, the Woodmore basketball team was able to prove they still aren’t a program to sneeze at when they defeated North Baltimore also at home on December 6th. It was an exciting game that kept audience members on the edge of their seats through four quarters and especially in overtime. A little scary for the Wildcats at the end of regulation with a score of 47-47, but they were able to come out with an amazing overtime win of 57-49.
It was off to a shaky start for senior Brady Thatcher when he had only 2 points in the first half, but he was able to turn it on in the second half putting up 16 additional points to make him the Wildcats high-scorer for the night. When asked how he felt about his performance, he said he wished he would have made some of the fast break layups he missed in the first half. Overall, it was a good game for Brady Thatcher and it will be exciting to see what he can do for the rest of the season.
Senior Brody Ish also put up an impressive amount of points, ending his scoring at 13 points for the night. Ish
started the game strong, scoring a 3 pointer and layup at the start of the game for Woodmore’s first points of the game. Carson Slates was also able to net the cats 12 points, making him the 3rd highest scoring player for the team.
Other games on December 6 include the home JV basketball game also against North Baltimore and the Freshman game at Lake. The JV cats were able to accomplish a massive victory of 49-15 over North Baltimore, and Logan Campbell put up an impressive 14 points to lead the cats. The Freshman faced a hard-fought loss against Lake, losing 45-25. Parker Boss led the Freshman with 10 points.
The Wildcats play again tonight, Tuesday December 10. It’s the first home league game against the Lakota Raiders. Be sure to wish any basketball players luck tonight as they face their first league opponent, with JV starting at 5:30 and Varsity playing afterwards. Students who will be cheering in the student section wear black for the theme of Black Out.
