OTTAWA LAKE – The Bobcats were down 34-29 at halftime but came back in the second half and had possession of the ball down three points with under 20 seconds to play but came up short in a 73-70 loss to Whitmore Lake Friday.

Isaac Badenhop scored 27 points to lead all scorers. It was his career high. Hunter Lake added 23 for the 0-5 Bobcats.

Whitmore Lake 73, Whiteford 70

WHITMORE LAKE (73)

Angel 9(1) 3-8 22, Kowalewski 1 0-2 2, Vaughan 2 0-2 4, Stefanovski 3(3) 2-2 11, Brady 7(1) 4-4 19, Ely 3(2) 0-0 8, Adams 0 2-2 2, Kobeck 2 1-2 5. Totals 27(7) 12-22 73.

WHITEFORD (70)

Lake 7(3) 6-8 23, Badenhop 10(2) 5-6 27, Bauman 2 4-7 8, Masserant 1 0-0 2, Tesznar 0 1-2 1, Marchant 2 1-2 5, Collins 1(1) 1-2 4. Totals 23(6) 18-27 70.

WL         23           11           19           20           –              73

WHITEFORD       15           14           19           22           –              70

Total fouls – WL 21, Whiteford 18. Fouled out – None. Technical fouls – None.