The Joseph City Wildcats went 2-1 in action last week with wins over Cibecue and Superior offset by a loss to Fort Thomas.
Hosting Cibecue on Tuesday Joseph City played well, cruising to a 68-35 home court win over the opposing Wildcats.
Friday’s game at Superior resulted in another win for the Cats, who jumped on top of the Panthers early, outscoring them 25-10 in the first eight minutes. Superior cut the margin to seven at the half, but Joseph City pulled away in the third and fourth periods to secure the 68-49 road win.
Koby Smith led the way with 23 points and 14 rebounds for Joseph City. Hayden Hendricks also recorded a double double with 14 points and 16 rebounds. Matt Fields added 14 as well. Troy Poudrier netted 12, Landon Baldwin and Bryson Palmer, 2 each, and Jacob Marti, 1.
Saturday’s road trip to Fort Thomas ended with a 62-38 loss and a long ride home for the Wildcats, who moved their season record to 8-16 with the two wins.
After playing at Mogollon on Tuesday the Cats will host St. Johns on Friday, Jan. 30, then close out the regular season next week when they play at Hayden on Wednesday, Feb. 4, and host Ray on Friday Feb. 6.
