The Bobcat men’s basketball team hosted the Chargers of Briar Cliff University on Nov. 7 in the first annual Peru State Bobcat Classic.
The Chargers came out from the start “on fire” as they held a quick lead in the first six minutes. The Bobcats had to play catch-up the rest of the first half as Briar Cliff held a 46-27 lead at the half. In the second half, the Bobcats came out more aggressive as they cut a 40-point Chargers lead down to 18 with in two and a half minutes. The Chargers used some strong shooting to hold off the Bobcat run as they came away with a 90-68 victory.
Peru was led by Kenny Braziel with 17 points as Julius Durant and Tim Ondrak each finished with 11 points. Erik Kohl led the team in rebounds with six as Jerry Vaughn-Taylor and Tim Ondrak each pulled down five boards.
In the game, the Bobcats shot 41% from the floor on 24 of 58, 25% from the arc on five of 20, and 57% from the line on 10 of 22. The two teams were equal in rebounds as they finished with 32 while the Bobcats had 20 turnovers to the Chargers 14.
Close Loss to Doane College
The PSC men are still trying to pick up their first victory of the 2008 season as last Saturday afternoon they came up short as they fell to the Doane College Tigers, 75-70 in the Peru State Classic.
The Bobcats jumped out to an early lead for most of the first half until the Tigers made a run midway through the period. Peru held on to a slim 30-29 lead going into the half but the Tigers would come out clawing as they quickly built a lead to open up the second half.
Peru would manage to battle back and pull within two for the remainder of the game until Doane secured the victory by draining some pressure free throws at the end.
The Bobcats had four players in double figures with Jerry Vaughn-Taylor stepping up to lead all scorers with 21 points on eight of 10 shooting and four of seven from the line. Kenny Braziel finished with 12 points, three rebounds and three assists, while Steven Burks and Julius Durant each finished with 10 points and six rebounds respectively.
The ‘Cats out-rebounded the Tigers 32-26, but committed 16 turnovers in the game. Peru shot 45% from the field on 27 of 60, 34% from the arc on eight of 23, and 61% from the line on eight of 13.
Next Action
The Bobcats move to 0-5 on the early season and had a big week ahead as they traveled to Blair on Tuesday, Nov. 11 to face Dana College and to Kansas on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15, to play Tabor and Sterling College.
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