{"id":60213,"date":"2015-01-28T08:59:34","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T13:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=60213"},"modified":"2015-01-28T08:59:34","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T13:59:34","slug":"cougar-boys-down-kalida-wildcats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2015\/01\/28\/cougar-boys-down-kalida-wildcats\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougar boys down Kalida Wildcats"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/<\/b>independent sports<\/i><\/p>\n

The Van Wert Cougar boys\u2019 basketball team had another positive outing on Tuesday as they defeated the Kalida Wildcats 55-46 in a non-conference game played in the Cougars\u2019 Den.<\/p>\n

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Cougar Drew Myers (32) prepares to shoot over a Kalida defender during Tuesday night’s non-conference game won by Van Wert, 55-46. (Jan Dunlap\/Van Wert independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Cougars had three players, and nearly four, in double figures in the game, led by a break-out game from 6-3 junior Josh Braun, who scored 15 points for Van Wert. Drew Myers added 14 points for the Cougars, while Connor Holliday scored 10 points and Colin Smith 9 points for Van Wert.<\/p>\n

Kalida was led by Devin Kortokrax\u2019s 13 points, while Grant Unferverth added 11 points for the Wildcats.<\/p>\n

The Cougars shot well from the field, knocking down 20 of 38 field-goal attempts (52.6 percent), including 3 of 11 from three-point range (27.3 percent). Kalida was 17 of 44 from the field (38.6 percent), while making 5 of 19 three-point attempts (26.3 percent).<\/p>\n

Van Wert was 12 of 17 from the free-throw line (70.6 percent), while the Wildcats hit a perfect 7-of-7 from the line (100 percent).<\/p>\n

The two teams tied at 11-all at the end of the first quarter, while the Cougars outscored Kalida 12-9 in the second stanza to lead by three points, 23-20, at the half. Van Wert had its best quarter following the break, going on a 21-15 run to lead by nine points, 44-35, heading into the final period of play. Both teams again scored 11 points in the final quarter to bookend the game.<\/p>\n

Van Wert led in rebounding, 22-17, while also having two fewer turnovers, 7-9, in a well-played game overall.<\/p>\n

With the win, the Cougars are now 5-8 overall on the season, while Kalida falls to 9-5 on the year.<\/p>\n

The Van Wert junior varsity team also won, 40-37, and is now 7-6 on the season. Thane Cowan scored 9 points to lead a balanced Cougar offense, while two Kalida JV players were in double figures, lead by Noah Lambert\u2019s 11 points. Collin Nartker added 10 for the Wildcat JVs.<\/p>\n

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