Joseph City had its season come to a close in the first round of the 1A state playoffs on Wednesday last week. The Wildcats were the No. 10 seed in the bracket and had to travel to take on seventh-seeded Fort Thomas. These two teams had split their previous two meetings.

Joseph City started the game well leading by three at the end of the first. They held a slim 26-25 lead at the half. Forth Thomas battled back and tied the game at 37-37 heading to the final eight minutes. In the fourth, the Wildcats played tough but came up just three points short in a 48-51 final outcome which ended their season.

Jareon Miller led in scoring with 14 points. Bridger Fields netted 9; Bannon Johnstun, 8; Cort Miller, 7; Blake Palmer, 6; and Mees Koopman and Brent Bush each scored 2.

With the loss, Joseph City puts a wrap on their season with an overall record of 18-12.