YATES CENTER — Despite a close first half, the Yates Center High Wildcats couldn’t hold on after an offensive onslaught from the Fredonia Yellowjackets in the third quarter.
The visiting Yellowjacks team won the contest 69-52.
Fredonia outscored Yates Center 18-15 in the first quarter, before pulling in front 39-27 as the teams went in for the break.
The third quarter broke the game wide open for Fredonia. The visiting team more than tripled the Wildcats’ score, 26-8, to lead 65-35 going into the fourth. A 17-point boost from the Wildcats was not enough to get them within striking range before the game ended.
Cameron Brown led the Wildcats with 20 points, followed by Caleb DeNoon with 10 and Robert Arnold with eight. Brandon Both had 21 points for the Yellowjackets, and Joe Siegele had 19.
Fredonia (18-21-26-4—69)
Yates Center (15-12-8-17—52)
Fredonia (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Voth 7-5-2-19, Sommer 2-2-3-6, Siegele 7-5-2-19, Couch 1-0-0-2, Boss 0-0-2-0, Johnson 3-0-0-6, Morris 2-2-4-6, Moya 4-1-1-9. TOTALS: 27-15-14-69.
Yates Center (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Chism 1-0-2-2, DeNoon 3/1-1-2-10, Schemper 1-0-2-2, Brown 8-4-1-20, McNett 0-1-2-1, Dice 3-1-4-7, Rossillon 1-0-2-2, Arnold 4-0-3-8. TOTALS: 21/1-7-18-52.
Fredonia downs Yates Center boys
