By William / www.mcpherson-county-ks.com
OXFORD – The Moundridge boys won their third game in a row as they returned from the holiday break, went on the road Tuesday evening and scored a 30-point, 60-30 win over Oxford while the Moundridge girls did much the same in winning 50-28.
With the victory, the Wildcat boys are now 5-2 for the season while the Lady Wildcats up their season mark to 4-2, with both teams now prepping for a road trip on Friday to Marion.
Here is a summary of the two games:
WILDCAT BOYS WIN BY 30
In a true team effort, the Wildcat boys scored a 30-point win over Oxford on Tuesday as they recorded 20 assists on 23 made baskets.
The Wildcats opened up the game and put 22 points on the board to take a nine-point, 22-13 lead at the end of the first quarter before doubling up on the lead and taking an 18-point advantage at 33-15 into the halftime break before putting another 22 points in the scorebook in the third quarter.
Connecting on 53% of their shots from the field, the Wildcats also out rebounded Oxford 22-13 and committed just two turnovers.
Landon Kaufman and Logan Churchill lead Moundridge in the scorebook with 22 and 18 points, respectively, while Henry Hecox chipped in with 10 as Kaufman and Churchill combined for seven of the teams 10 three pointers.
Joseph Schrag led the team on the boards with eight rebounds while Churchill grabbed seven to go along with three blocked shots.
Despite leading the team in scoring, Kaufman also topped the team with seven assists.
SCORING: 1 2 3 4 FINAL
WILDCATS 22 11 22 5 60
Oxford 13 2 9 6 30
TEAM STATS: WILDCATS Oxford
Shooting 23/43 (53%) 12/23 (52%)
3-Pointers 10/22 (45%) 3/10 (30%)
Free Throws 4/11 (36%) 3/9 (33%)
Rebounds (Off/Def) 22 (10/12) 13 (4/9)
Assists 20 4
Turnovers 2 5
Steals 8 1
Blocked Shots 4 1
Personal Fouls 16 7
MOUNDRIDGE WILDCATS INDIVIDUAL SCORING & STAT LEADERS:
Scoring (60 Total Points): Landon Kaufman – 22; Logan Churchill – 18; Henry Hecox – 10; Joseph Lane – 5; Bennett Moddelmog – 4; Ethan Brandeweide – 1.
Three-Pointers Made (10): Landon Kaufman – 4; Logan Churchill – 3; Henry Hecox – 2; Joseph Lane – 1.
Rebound Leaders: Joseph Schrag – 8; Logan Churchill – 7; Henry Hecox – 5.
Assist Leader: Landon Kaufman – 7; Joseph Schrag – 3; Logan Churchill, Henry Hecox, Bennett Moddelmog, Ethan Brandeweide – 2.
Leader in Steals: Joseph Schrag – 3; Landon Kaufman, Bennett Moddelmog – 2.
Leader in Blocked Shots: Logan Churchill – 3.
LADY WILDCATS SCORE 22 POINT VICTORY
In the Moundridge girls game, the Lady Wildcats jumped out to a six-point, 14-8, lead by the end of the first quarter before pushing their advantage to 17 by the halftime break at 30-13. After putting another 18 points on the scoreboard in the third quarter while holding the home team to just seven, Moundridge then cruised in for the final 22 point win.
“It was great to get the girls back on the court tonight,” noted Lady Wildcat Head Coach Kaleigh Huxman. “We put in a lot of work over the break and we were ready to put it into action. We challenged the girls to push the ball and take advantage of our inside game. I was really pleased with our effort to get the ball into our posts as getting it inside helped to open-up our shooting opportunities overall as well.”
Kate Eichelberger led the Lady Wildcats in scoring with 18 points while both Reese Schmidt and Emily Durst each hit for eight.
SCORING: 1 2 3 4 FINAL
LADY WILDCATS 14 16 18 2 50
Oxford 8 5 7 8 28
TEAM STATS: LADY WILDCATS Oxford
NO TEAM STATS AVAILABLE.
MOUNDRIDGE LADY WILDCATS INDIVIDUAL SCORING:
Scoring (50 Total Points): Kate Eichelberger – 18; Reese Schmidt – 8; Emily Durst – 8; Aubree Durst – 6; Kindall Elmore – 5; Kaelyn Wedel – 3; Maggy Adolf – 2.
Three-Pointers Made (6): Emily Durst, Aubree Durst – 2; Kindall Elmore, Kaelyn Wedel – 1.