By ROWENA PLETT

Staff writer

The boys’ junior varsity team from Centre High School outdid the varsity in the pre-season tournament at Herington. The team won two games and lost one.

On excellent shooting from Kordell Harding, Rustyn Kerbs, and Jacob Jirak, the team defeated Hope Friday, 47-41.

A good first quarter score of 15-5 gave the Cougars a jump start. They were outscored by eight points in the next two quarters, but a 10-6 fourth quarter scoring advantage by Centre resulted in a six-point win.

Harding and Kerbs finished in double figures with Harding scoring 16 points and Kerbs 13.

On Saturday, the junior varsity defeated Heights, 49-39.

Kerbs scored six points in the first quarter, leading the Cougars to a 14-5 advantage. Houston Svoboda, Heath Hill, and Jirak made field goals.

Harding took the lead in the second quarter, also scoring six points. Casey Kristek made a three-pointer, and Hill, Zach Antoszyk, and Ben Seeman each made a basket, giving Centre a 29-11 lead at halftime.

After a 10-6 third quarter led by Kerbs, who scored eight points, Northern Heights attempted a comeback in the final quarter, making three, three-pointers and scoring 22 points compared to 10 by Centre.

Despite the strong last-quarter showing by the Wildcats, the Cougars walked away with a satisfying 10-point victory.

Kerbs was the only Cougar in double figures with 17 points.

The junior varsity lost to Herington Dec. 9 in a close game, 49-46. The two teams were separated by one point at halftime, but Herington scored two points more than Centre in the second half to win the game.

Mikael Antoszyk led Centre scoring with 15 points, followed by Hill with eight.