Cedar Catholic boys fall to undefeateed Ponca

HARTINGTON — The Cedar Catholic Trojans dropped a 50-36 contest last week to undefeated Ponca.

The Trojans were set to embark on play in the Mid-State Conference Tournament on Jan. 30 in Albion where they were to take on Battle Creek as the No. 3 seed.

The tournament continues on Feb. 2 with semifinals at Guardian Angels Central Catholic.

The consolation bracket will be at Cedar Catholic, beginning on Feb. 2.The finals are set for Feb. 3 at GACC.

Ponca stymied the Cedar Catholic offense in the first frame, holding the Trojans to just three first-quarter points. The Trojans came back to outscore Ponca 10-7 in the second frame to cut the halftime deficit to five points — 18-13..

Cedar again outscored the Indians in the third frame, 11-7, to cut Ponca’s advantage to just one point — 25-24 — heading into the final frame. The Indians dominated the action in the final frame, earning a 25-12 scoring advantage for the 14-point win.

P=Points, R=Rebounds, A=Assists, S=Steals, B=Blocks Cedar 3 10 11 12 - 36 Ponca 11 7 7 25 - 50

CEDAR CATHOLIC: Kuehn 1-6 2-2 4P, 9R, 1A; Cattau 3-10 0-2 9P, 4R, 2A, 1S; Becker 3-9 3-4 11P, 1R, 1A, 2S; Thoene 1-2 1-2 3P, 3R, 3A, 2S; Baller 1-2 0-0 3P, 1A, 1S; Reifenrath 1-4 1-2 4P, 1R; J. Steffen 1-3 0-0 2P, 1R. PONCA (15-0): NA