‘Cats Pick Up 69-64 Win at Shamokin

SHAMOKIN – The Wildcats opened up play in the PHAC today with a road trip to Shamokin. Central Mountain set the tone early edging the Indians 21-18 in the first period then the Wildcats lost their offensive momentum in the second quarter with the hosts outscoring CM 15-8 but the Wildcats held onto a slight 33-29 advantage at the break.

Central Mountain re-grouped and the shots started dropping again for the Wildcats and they improved their lead to 50-46 with the final 8 minutes looming.

It was neck-and-neck in that fourth quarter but the Wildcats held onto a 19-18 effort to preserve the lead and the 69-64 win.

Collin Jones had 18 followed by Matt Storeman with 17, Trevor Hanna with 13 and Isaiah McCann with 12 led the effort for the ‘Cats and Jake Skrtich score 9 points for CM.

Central Mountain moved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the PHAC and will next see action when they will host rival Jersey Shore on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017.

Therecordonline.com will be offering live video coverage of the game with the Bulldogs.