Basketball Recap: Williamsport Drops Highest Score of Season Against Catoctin
By Team Reports
Feb 8, 2025, 8:27am
Basketball Recap: Williamsport Wildcats vs. Catoctin Cougars

Wildcats
01/17/25 vs Clear Spring | 55 |
12/19/24 @ Clear Spring | 44 |
02/07/25 @ Catoctin | 37 |
01/31/25 vs Smithsburg | 35 |
12/12/24 @ Smithsburg | 35 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Williamsport). They breezed by the Catoctin Cougars to the tune of 85-48 on Friday. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Williamsport to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zay Oree, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists. The dominant performance also gave Oree a new career-high in steals (six). Another player making a difference was Ceonta Wilmore, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine assists.
Oree wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Williamsport was working as a unit and finished the game with 32 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The win was the fifth in a row for Williamsport, bringing their record for this year to 15-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 38.7% in those games and 25.2% outside of them. As for Catoctin, they dropped their record down to 1-18 with the loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wildcats take on the Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Walkersville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games. As for Catoctin, they will head out on the road to take on Boonsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Catoctin is facing Boonsboro at the right time seeing as Boonsboro is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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