Ponca rallies late to beat Norfolk Catholic in regular season finale

By Eric McKay

PONCA - The Ponca girls basketball team took advantage of Norfolk Catholic's inability to make shots, holding off the Knights 46-41.

Norfolk Catholic's cold shooting (3/23 in the first half) saw them trailing by five at the half.

But the Knights found some rhythm in the second half, opening up a six point lead in the fourth quarter.

But it wouldn't hold, with the Indians using a 12-2 run to take the lead for good.

GAME SUMMARY

NORFOLK CATHOLIC (9-14) - 6 7 14 14 - 41

PONCA (10-12) - 9 9 9 19 - 46

TEAM STATS

PONCA

• FG: 13/47 (27.7%)

• 3P: 3/20 (15%)

• FT: 15/28 (53.6%)

NORFOLK CATHOLIC

• FG: 14/46 (30.4%)

• 3P: 6/14 (42.9%)

• FT: 7/16 (43.8%)

INDIVIDUAL STATS

PONCA

• Elsie Keller: 16 pts, 5 rebs

• Jaelen Templeman: 19 pts, 4 rebs

• Ava Brown: 8 pts, 7 rebs

• Emerson Ehlers: 3 pts, 10 rebs

NORFOLK CATHOLIC

• Grace Kosch: 11 pts, 2 rebs

• Ava Wemhoff: 3 pts, 9 rebs

• Kennedy Clausen: 3 pts

• Hayden Brummer: 2 pts, 8 rebs

• Sidonia Wattier: 9 pts, 6 rebs

• Mallory Wolf: 6 pts, 3 rebs

• Madison Gordon: 1 pt, 4 rebs

• Haydin Fuchtman: 4 pts, 1 reb