OSWEGO — Oswego High’s hot start put Yates Center’s boys in a hole they could not escape Monday.
Oswego started its Class 2A substate contest with a 17-6 run. Yates Center stayed within shouting distance after that, but could not pull out the victory in a 51-39 loss.
The defeat ends Yates Center’s record at 4-16 on the season.
Oswego turned its early advantage into a 30-18 halftime lead.
Cameron Brown led Yates Center with 15 points, while Austin McNett followed with six and Caleb DeNoon with five.
Kel Yeoman scored 11 to pace Oswego. Weston Eckerman and Tag Oldham chipped in with 10 apiece.
Oswego will face either Uniontown or Sedan in its semifinal matchup. The Uniontown-Sedan game was postponed until Wednesday because of wintry weather.
Yates Center (6-12-7-14—39)
Oswego (17-13-8-13—51)
Yates Center (FG-FT-F-TP): Chism 0-0-3-0, Cooper 1-1-4-3, DeNoon 2-1-4-5, Schemper 2-0-1-4, Brown 7-1-2-15, McNett 3-0-5-6, Dice 1-0-1-2, Rossillon 0-0-1-0, Arnold 1-2-0-4. TOTALS: 17-5-21-39.
Oswego (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Eckerman 2/1-3-2-10, Oldham 3-4-3-10, B. Yeoman 2-0-2-4, K. Yeoman 5-1-2-11, Kirkpatrick 2-0-1-4, Sheddinck 0-0-1-0, Schenker 0-4-0-4, Dickerson 3-2-1-8, Williamson 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 17/1-14-13-51.
Wildcat boys fall at Oswego
