Norfolk Catholic catches fire from distance in rout of Ponca

By Eric McKay

PONCA - Eleven point deficits generally don't vanish in the blink of an eye.

But Norfolk Catholic's did Friday. They used a 16-0 run in the second quarter to turn a 23-12 deficit into a 28-23 lead, and never looked back from there, dominating Ponca Friday 71-39.

The Knights' outside shooting keyed the run. They hit 13 3-pointers - tied for their second most this season - and swarmed Ponca defensively, allowing just 10 second-half points.

The win is Norfolk Catholic's 16th in their last 17 games.

GAME SUMMARY

NORFOLK CATHOLIC (18-4) - 12 23 23 13 - 71

PONCA (14-8) - 17 12 3 7 - 39

TEAM STATS

NORFOLK CATHOLIC

• FG: 25/51 (49.0%)

• 3P: 13/34 (38.2%)

• FT: 8/12 (66.7%)

PONCA

• FG: 15/47 (31.9%)

• 3P: 5/18 (27.8%)

• FT: 4/9 (44.4%)

INDIVIDUAL STATS

NORFOLK CATHOLIC

• Nathan Timmerman: 6 pts

• Breckon Feilmeier: 7 pts

• Callen Marshall: 19 pts

• Leighton Burbach: 3 pts

• Gavin Schutt: 17 pts

• Clay Rotherham: 3 pts

• Jonny Hartzell: 2 pts

• Brayden Kosch: 14 pts

PONCA

• Kyan Byrne: 13 pts

• Pierce Ehlers: 10 pts

• Caden Cleveland: 2 pts

• Mickenon Peterson: 12 pts

• Cooper Stewart: 2 pts