YATES CENTER — A blistering start from visiting Cherryvale High put Yates Center High’s boys in an early hole they could not escape Tuesday.
The Chargers led 23-6 after one period, enough to keep the Wildcats at bay from there in a 75-58 victory.
The loss drops Yates Center to 3-6 on the season. The Wildcats resume play Jan. 18 at home against Waverly.
Cherryvale led 42-24 at the break. Yates Center closed to within 12, 56-44, by the end of the third quarter. Cherryvale closed the game with a 19-14 run.
Cameron Brown paced the Wildcats with 18 points, followed by Caleb DeNoon and Trevor Chism with nine apiece and Myles Dice and Robert Arnold both with eight.
Derek Robertson led Cherryvale with 17 points. Hunter Robinson scored 14 and John Anderson 13.
Cherryvale (23-19-14-19—75)
Yates Center (6-18-20-14—58)
Cherryvale (FG-FT-F-TP): Anderson 5-3-4-13, T. Robertson 1-0-0-2, Trim 1-2-4-4, Thornton 1-3-4-5, John 1-1-3-3, Robinson 5-4-0-14, Trout 4-1-1-9, Torkelson 3-2-2-8, D. Robertson 5-7-2-17. TOTALS: 26-23-20-75.
Yates Center (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Chism 3/1-0-1-9, Cooper 0-0-3-0, DeNoon 3/1-0-5-9, Schemper 0-0-3-0, Brown 6-6-2-18, McNett 0/1-0-4-3, Dice 3-2-3-8, Busteed 0-0-1-0, Rossillon 0-3-2-3, Arnold 3-2-2-8. TOTALS: 18/3-14-24-58.
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