JV Wildcat boys basketall team loses one-sided affair

by Dillon Cooper

The Wildcats opened their first and only home game before the winter break against a very tough opponent, to say the least. A Lenawee Christian team that consisted of no freshman and four juniors were playing against a Wildcat team that featured seven players with only two games of high school experience. It was a one-sided affair from the opening tip and the Cougars of Lenawee Christian would prevail with a victory in front of a crowd that consisted of disappointed Wildcat fans. The score at the end read LCS 54, PHS 29.
Pittsford finally came home on a seasonally warm afternoon to play against a non-league opponent that hailed from Adrian. The Wildcats, who had just come off of a victory against a slightly lower-than-average Camden-Frontier team, were expecting a tough match-up. Lenawee Christian, a team that just started to play football at their school, and is a recruiting school, is primarily a basketball school so they are very talented when it comes to playing basketball.

Pittsford would not start with the ball, as they would play defense first. However, they seemed to play defense a lot, as they just couldn’t grab rebounds to possess the ball. “It was really embarrassing that we couldn’t rebound the ball after that many opportunities,” exclaimed sophomore Kyle Wyatt. “Rebounding was a big factor in the game,” expressed freshman Cyle Brown.

Lenawee would jump out to an early lead, thanks to turnover after turnover by the Wildcats. “In the first half we were playing their game, running up and down the floor really fast,” continued Brown. Pittsford would keep their heads held high, as their effort didn’t lack. “We were playing good defense, and we never gave up,” added freshman Drew McOscar. The ‘Cats would continue to fight until the clock contained no time left and squawked its final cry to announce to every fan in the gym that the game was complete.

Even though the Pittsford JV Wildcats would lose this game it will not count in the conference battle as the ‘Cats are now a 1-2 but still 1-0 in conference play. They will play their second conference game against a physical Waldron bunch on Thursday as the Wildcats look to continue their hopes for a conference title on the road.