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 on March 5, 2026
North Union’s Jaxon Jolliff positions himself between two Bishop Ready players during Saturday’s sectional final at Bishop Ready. (Gazette photo by Bob Putman)

Wildcat hoopsters fall to Bishop Ready in opening round tournament action

By By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette 

 

The game plan set up by North Union went pretty much as scripted in the first half of its Central District Division V sectional final at Bishop Ready on Saturday. That plan was to keep the game at a slow pace, not allowing the Ready to use their athleticism to get into a transition game.

The Wildcats made the plan work and with just under two minutes left in the second quarter were tied with the Silver Knights at 17. But Ready scored the final six points of the quarter, carried that momentum into the third quarter and finished with a 62-43 victory.

“The game was at our pace in the first half,” North Union head coach Austin Terrill said. “We were able to slow the game down and defensively we forced them to take a lot of…

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