Basketball Recap: Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Drops Highest Score of Season Against Wausa

Bobcats

Team Score

01/30/25 @ Wausa	72
01/16/25 @ St. Mary's	71
12/27/24 vs Winside	71
12/28/24 vs Wakefield	70
01/14/25 @ Creighton	69

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]). They put the hurt on the Wausa Vikings with a sharp 72-48 victory on Thursday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-25.

Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sam Cheatum, who went 9 of 11 en route to 22 points and seven assists. Those 22 points gave Cheatum a new career-high. Preston Hoke was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.

The victory was the third in a row for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], bringing their record for this year to 16-1. As for Wausa, with the loss, they broke their 16-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-1.

Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] and Wausa should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] (ranked 34th) will meet Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (ranked 197th) at 7:00 p.m. on February 11th. Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Wausa will take on Hartington-Newcastle at 7:15 p.m. on February 11th up 159 places (51 vs. 210).