{"id":34006,"date":"2013-01-23T03:25:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T08:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=34006"},"modified":"2013-01-23T03:26:43","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T08:26:43","slug":"vw-gets-non-league-win-over-kalida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2013\/01\/23\/vw-gets-non-league-win-over-kalida\/","title":{"rendered":"VW gets non-league win over Kalida"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/<\/strong>independent sports<\/em><\/p>\n

The Van Wert Cougar boys took an early lead and used a big third quarter to seal a 58-45 non-conference victory against Kalida on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Van Wert sophomore Connor Holliday (24) goes up for a shot in Tuesday's game against Kalida. The Cougars won the game 58-45 and Holliday led the Van Wert scoring with 16 points. (Jan Dunlap\/Van Wert independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Cougars led 13-8 at the end of the first quarter and increased that lead to six, 27-21, at the half. But it was a big third quarter that saw Van Wert outscore the Wildcats by 12 points, 18-6, that was crucial to the Cougars\u2019 win. That\u2019s because Kalida rallied in the final stanza and outscored the Cougars 18-13, but the five-point difference was more than negated by Van Wert\u2019s third-quarter run.<\/p>\n

Oddly, it wasn\u2019t the Cougars\u2019 main scorers, AJ Smith and Joey Hurless, who made the biggest impact against Kalida. With Smith held to 9 points in the game and Hurless to just 5 points, sophomore Connor Holliday stepped up to score 16 points in the game, while junior Kyle Keber added 12 for Van Wert.<\/p>\n

Austin Horstman was Kalida\u2019s, and the game\u2019s, top scorer with 19 points, while Devin Kortokrax added 13 for the Wildcats.<\/p>\n

The Cougars shot well on the night, hitting 10 of 18 two-pointers (55.6 percent) and 10 of 21 three-point attempts (47.6 percent). Van Wert was 8 of 11 at the free-throw line (72.7 percent). Kalida hit 14 of 33 two-point attempts (42.4 percent) and was 3 of 9 from three-point range (33.3 percent). The Wildcats made 8 of 12 from the line (75 percent).<\/p>\n

Rebounds went to Kalida, 28-20, while the Cougars had fewer turnovers, 9-11.<\/p>\n

In the first game of the night, Van Wert\u2019s junior varsity team won its 13th of the year, against just one loss, with a 45-33 victory over the Wildcat JVs. Nick Keber led the Cougars with 13 points, while Drew Myers added 10.<\/p>\n

Van Wert\u2019s varsity is 9-5 on the year and will return to Western Buckeye League play on Friday night against Celina. That game will also be in the Cougar\u2019s Den.<\/p>\n

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