Huge third quarter carries Norfolk Catholic to dominant win
NORFOLK - Class C2 #10 Norfolk Catholic shook off a pesky Ponca squad in the second half, rolling to a 66-45 win on Friday.
The Indians did just enough to keep the game close through two quarters, but the Knights dominated the third quarter, outscoring Ponca 21-6 in an eight-minute stretch where Norfolk Catholic shot 70% from the field.
Norfolk Catholic has now won eight of their last nine, while Ponca has dropped three in a row.
SCORING SUMMARY
PONCA (14-8) - 9 14 6 16 - 45
NORFOLK CATHOLIC (16-6) - 14 17 21 14 - 66
TEAM STATS
NORFOLK CATHOLIC
- FG: 25/43 (58.1%)
- 3P: 3/10 (30%)
- FT: 13/14 (92.9%)
PONCA
- FG: 19/55 (34.5%)
- 3P: 4/11 (36.4%)
- FT: 3/3 (100%)
INDIVIDUAL STATS
NORFOLK CATHOLIC
- Hudson Fischer: 3 pts
- Aiden Corr: 14 pts, 5 rebs
- Hayden Kelley: 8 pts, 4 rebs
- Gavin Schutt: 11 pts, 6 rebs
- Max Hammond: 7 pts, 6 rebs
- Braeden Burbach: 17 pts, 6 rebs
- Nathan Timmerman: 4 pts, 2 rebs
- Breckon Feilmeier: 2 pts, 2 rebs
PONCA
- Jace Wahls: 6 pts
- Gannon Pfister: 2 pts, 1 reb
- Tucker McGill: 6 pts, 4 rebs
- Mickenon Peterson: 4 pts, 1 reb
- Trystan Bevelhymer: 7 pts, 2 rebs
- Zain Stark: 7 pts
- Austin Dendinger: 10 pts, 6 rebs
- Kyan Byrne: 3 pts