Wildcats top Wakefield for their first win

HARTINGTON — The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats put their first one in the win column with a dominant 71-47 win over Wakefield during Lewis and Clark Conference basketball action Tuesday.

The Wildcats hit the ground running, building an 11-0 lead to start the game.

HNS scored on a Matthew Meisenheimer inside shot and free throw to make it 3-0. The Cats then duplicated that feat, but this time Sam Harms hit the inside jumper and free throw to make it 6-0. Harms hit a shot from downtown to make it 9-0. Meisenheimer then snagged a rebound and made a put-back to extend the lead to 11-0.

Wakefield finally got on the board midway through the first frame when Blake Brown hit a 3-pointer from the left corner.

Shaye Morten extended the HNS lead to 15-3 with a 10-foot jumper. Wakefield got its offense clicking over the final two-and-a-half minutes, putting together a 10-4 run to close out the first frame trailing 19-13.

The Trojans responded with a 17-16 second-quarter run to cut the ‘Cats halftime lead to five points — 35-30.

The Wildcats were in the second frame by Teagan Scoggan, who came off the bench to drop in seven points. Sam Harms hit for five in the second frame, while Meisenheimer hit two from the paint.

The second half belonged to the Purple and White.

HNS put together a 15-10 thirdquarter run, then dominated the final frame by outscoring Wakefield 21-17 for the 24-point win. Shaye Morten led the scoring for the Cats in the final frame, swishing the net for nine points, all of them from the freethrow line. Meisenheimer and Peitz both hit for four points in the final frame, while Harms and Bennet Sievers also hit jumpers to round out the scoring.

The Lady Cats took on Walthill on Tuesday night in another Lewis and Clark Conference contest.

Hartington-Newcastle 19 16 15 21 — 71 Wakefield 13 17 10 7 — 47

HNS Wakefield FG 20-35 - 3Pt 4-10 - FT 12-20 - Reb 20 - TOs 19 -

SCORING

HNS - Shaye Morten, 20; Sam Harms, 17; Matthew Meisenheimer, 17; Jake Peitz, 8; Bennet Sievers, 2.

REBOUNDS

HNS - Matthew Meisenheimer, 7; Shaye Morten, 7; Sam Harms, 6; Jake Peiz, 4; Zach Burcham, 2.

ASSISTS

HNS - Shaye Morten, 6; Jake Peitz, 3; Sam Harms, 2; Dylan Dendinger, 2; Shay Dickes, 2; Zach Burcham, 1; Matthew Meisenheimer, 1.

STEALS

HNS - Sam Harms, 4; Jake Peitz, 3; Matthew Meisenheimer, 3; Shaye Morten, 1; Isaac Bruning, 1.