By Staff
CANTON – In the opening night of the Canton/Galva Eagle Basketball Tournament, the Moundridge boys came in to battle host Canton/Galva and the Wildcats scored a 39-point, 65-26 win.
Moundridge powered out to a 22-2 lead by the end of the first quarter and then extended the advantage to 43 points at 49-6 when the teams broke for the halftime break. Canton/Galva found some offense in the third quarter and outscored the Wildcats in the fourth but still lost by 39 points.
“We played hungry and locked in tonight following last Friday’s loss on the road at Remington,” explained Moundridge head coach Vance Unrau. “We will play Bennington next, and they are a whole different challenge with size inside and shooters on the perimeter. We will have to defend, rebound, and execute offensively.”
For Canton/Galva, they managed to hit just 10-of-33 from the field and lost the rebound battle by 26-16.
Individually for the Eagles, Jett Vincent led the team in scoring with nine.
For Moundridge, Landon Kaufman had a spectacular night running the offense as he dished out 15 assists while just missing a double-double with eight points and leading the Wildcats on defense with five steals.
Barrett Moddelmog led three Wildcats in double digits with 16 points that included putting down four three-pointers, while Logan Churchill and Henry Hecox chipped in with 14 and 10 points, respectively. Logan Churchill and Alec Huddle topped the team in rebounding with five each.
MOUNDRIDGE WILDCATS vs. CANTON/GALVA EAGLES at Canton/Galva Eagle Tournament
SCORING: WILDCATS > 22-27-14-2 = 65; EAGLES > 2-4-13-7 = 26.
TEAM STATS: WILDCATS > FGs – 27/50; 3-PTs – 8/26; FTs – 3/5; AST – 28; REBs – 26; TO – 9; STLs – 18; BLKs – 2; FLs – 7. EAGLES > FGs – 10/33; 3-PTs – 3/15; FTs – 3/5; AST – 5; REBs – 16; TO – 5; STLs – 2; BLKs – 2; FLs – 6.
MOUNDRIDGE WILDCAT INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS: Scoring > Barrett Moddelmog – 16; Logan Churchill – 14; Henry Hecox – 10; Landon Kaufman – 8; Kepple Adolf – 6; Alec Huddle – 5; Layton Schmidt – 2; Zach Dixon – 2; Heath Churchill – 2. 3-Pointers Made > Moddelmog – 4; L. Churchill, Kaufman – 2. Assists > Kaufman – 15; Hecox, Adolf – 3; Moddelmog, L. Churchill, London Ward – 2. Rebounds > Huddle, L. Churchill – 5; Moddelmog – 4; Kaufman, Schmidt – 3; Dixon – 2. Steals > Kaufman – 5; Moddelmog – 4; Schmidt – 2. Blocked Shots > L. Churchill, Lane Durst – 1.
CANTON/GALVA EAGLE INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS: Scoring > Jett Vincent – 9; Jory Ratzlaff – 6; Noah Collins – 6; Jase Beltz – 3; Leyton Witte – 2. 3-Pointers Made > J. Vincent, Ratzlaff, Beltz – 1. Assists > Walker Nightingale – 2. Rebounds > J. Vincent, Ratzlaff – 4; N. Collins, Cason Mastre – 3; Preston Vincent – 2.
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