OTTAWA LAKE – Summerfield bolted out of the fourth quarter gates Tuesday with a 7-0 run and outscored the Bobcats 13-2 in the final eight minutes to avenge a December loss.

The Bobcats made just one field goal in the fourth quarter after forging a tie going into the final stanza.

Josh Horak tied the game at 33-33 with a triple with 33 seconds left in the third quarter. Brody St. John scored on an inside bucket with 6:06 left for a 35-33 Bulldog lead, then added a 3-pointer a minute later. Clark Ciacelli scored on a pass from Rylee Schiffler with 3:24 left to make it 42-33, forcing a Bobcat timeout.

St. John finished with 13 points while Easton LaPoint scored 12 for the 9-4 Bulldogs.

Whiteford (10-3) was led by Caden Schroyer’s 10 points.   

SUMMERFIELD 12 12 9 13 – 46

WHITEFORD 15 6 12 2 – 35

SUMMERFIELD: Schiffler 0 3-4 3, Horak 3(1) 0-0 7, St. John 5(2) 1-2 13, Ciacelli 2(1) 3-4 8, Kalb 1(1) 0-2 3, LaPoint 5(2) 0-0 12. Totals 16(7) 7-12 46.

WHITEFORD: Schroyer 5 0-2 10, Joerin 2(2) 0-0 6, D. Ruddy 1 0-0 2, Henegar 1(1) 2-2 5, Griffith 2 1-2 5, Thomas 3(1) 0-0 7. Totals 14(4) 3-6 35.

Photo by DOUG DONNELLY – Cole Griffin prepares for a shot. He scored 5 points in the Bobcat loss.