{"id":61266,"date":"2015-02-28T09:09:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T14:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=61266"},"modified":"2015-02-28T09:09:43","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T14:09:43","slug":"cougars-lose-season-finale-to-st-marys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2015\/02\/28\/cougars-lose-season-finale-to-st-marys\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougars lose season finale to St. Marys"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

ST. MARYS — The Van Wert Cougars are probably glad to see the end of the 2014-15 regular season. The Van Wert boys struggled again offensively in a 58-35 loss to St. Marys Memorial in a Western Buckeye League contest played at St. Marys.<\/p>\n

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Cougar Connor Holliday (24) speeds by a St. Marys defender during Van Wert’s game Friday at St. Marys.<\/strong> (Jan Dunlap\/Van Wert independent)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The game was pretty even in the first quarter, with the Roughriders taking a one basket lead, 10-8, at the end of eight minutes of play. A 19-10 run in the second stanza put St. Marys up by 11 points, 29-18, at the half.<\/p>\n

It was 36-27 at the end of the third quarter, but St. Marys then put the game away with a 22-8 run in the final period to take home the win.<\/p>\n

Connor Holliday led the Cougars with 10 points, including a 7-for-8 performance at the free-throw line. The Roughriders had three players in double figures, led by Josh Young\u2019s 13 points. Derek Jay added 12 points, while Nathan Wilker added 10 points for St. Marys.<\/p>\n

The Roughriders dominated on the boards, bringing down 27 rebounds to 12 for Van Wert, while the Cougars also had four more turnovers, 15-11, than St. Marys.<\/p>\n

Van Wert was 11 of 31 from the field (35.5 percent), including 5 of 14 (35.7 percent) from three-point range. The Cougars were 9 of 14 from the free throw line (64.3 percent).<\/p>\n

St. Marys made 20 of 38 field-goal attempts (52.6 percent), including 9 of 13 from beyond the arc (69.2 percent). The Roughriders made 9 of 15 free throws (60 percent).<\/p>\n

With the loss, Van Wert falls to 6-15 overall on the season and 2-7 in the WBL. The Roughriders are now 14-8 overall and 5-4 in league play.<\/p>\n

The Cougar junior varsity team won, 43-31, with Davis Munroe the leading scorer with 11 points, while Dylan Lautzenheiser added 9 points for Van Wert.<\/p>\n

Van Wert will next play Carey in Division II sectional basketball action on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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