Thursday, February 1, 2018

Wildcats Collect Win Number 11

MONTICELLO — The Durant Wildcat boy’s basketball team knocked off Monticello on the road last Friday 64-45 in a mild upset.  The Wildcats trialed 16-11 after the first quarter, but used a 17-5 run to get back in the game by halftime.
Durant rallied from down five after the first quarter to take a seven-point 28-21 lead at halftime.  That
swing was big as the Wildcats survived a spirited effort by Monticello in the third quarter to maintain a
nine-point lead going to the final quarter, 45-38.  The Wildcats turned it on in the final quarter, outscoring
the Panthers by ten points in the final quarter.
Bryce Lafrenz scored half of his 16 points, eight points, in the third quarter, and added six more in the
fourth quarter.  
Durant shot 24-for-42 from the field and made seven three pointers in the game.  Easton Botkins scored
a team high 20 points and shot 4-for-6 from the three-point line.  Mason Compton was 2-for-2 form the
three-point line and scored 12 points.  Bryce Lafrenz also reached double digits with 16 points.  Ty
Chenault scored 7 points and grabbed 8 rebounds off the bench.  Cole Miedema led Durant in assists
with 5 to go with 4 rebounds.
Two Panthers scored in double figures led by Alex Nealson with 18 points and 9 rebounds.  Kyle
Sperfslage scored 13 points.

9th ranked Panthers hold Durant under 30 points
DURANT — Scoring was tough to come by for the Durant girl’s basketball team last Friday at class
3A #9 Monticello.  There, the Wildcats fell 64-22 to the Panthers.  The Wildcats were held to under ten
points in three of the four quarters in the game.
Monticello led by 11 after the first quarter, 14-3 and built a big lead from there.  The Wildcats scored
11 points in the second quarter, but trailed 35-14 at halftime.  The Panthers outscored Durant 29-8 in
the second half.
Kylie Kay reached double figures, scoring 11 points and grabbing 4 rebounds.  Kamryn Meyer and
Hannah Happ each had 4 points while Lauren Ralfs scored 2 points and Annie Taylor 1-point.  
Durant grabbed 28 rebounds in the game and were led by Meyer and Taylor with 7 each.  Happ had
2 assists and tied for the steal lead with Kay as each player had 2.  Meyer led in blocked shots with 2.
Durant fell to 1-19 overall and will host NE Goose Lake Friday for senior night and their regular
season finale.  The Wildcats will look to snap a 3-game losing streak before heading to the postseason.  Durant will travel to North Cedar on Saturday February 10 in first round class 2A Regional action.
Taylor McDonald and Lauren Ries led Monticello in points with 19 and 15.

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