Tough week for Patriots
The St. John Bosco Patriots lost a pair of league road games this past week. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, they traveled to Deary and lost 37-56. On Monday, Dec. 16, they traveled to Kooskia and lost to C.V. 31-58.
In the game at Deary the Patriots fell behind 8-18 by the end of the first quarter and 19-37 by halftime.  They were behind 24-46 after 3 quarters. They managed to outscore Deary 12-10 in the fourth
Nathan Wassmuth led the Patriots in scoring with 16 points. Connor Nuxoll scored 8 with Cody Weckman adding 7. Wyatt Crea, Tommy Rose and Ignatius Parmentier each scored 2 points.
Weckman had Bosco’s only 3-pointer in the game.
The JV team lost 14-20.
SJB      8 11 6 12   -37
Deary 18 19 9 10 -56
SJB-Frei 0, 0-0, 0; Crea 1, 0-0, 2; Rose 1, 0-0, 2; Weckman 3, 0-0, 7; Baldwin 0, 0-0, 0; Parmentier 1, 0-0, 2; Wassmuth 8, 0-0, 16; Nuxoll 4, 0-0, 8. 3-pointers-Weckman.
Deary-Beyer 3, 1-2, 9; Leonard 0, 0-0, 0; Johnston 0, 0-0, 0; Vincent 5, 0-0, 14; Hubbard 6, 0-0, 14; Mechling 4, 0-2, 8; Clark 4, 0-0, 8; Keen 1, 2-4, 4; 3-pointers-Vincent 4, Hubbard 2, Beyer.
In the game at C.V., Bosco fell behind 0-5 before Weckman drove for a lay-up to put the Patriots on the board.
C.V. scored 2 more baskets before Weckman scored again to make it 4-9. After 7 straight points by C.V., Weckman scored to make it 6-16. C.V. then added a free throw and a 3-pointer for a 6-20 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The Patriots had a spurt to start the second quarter as Wassmuth, Weckman and Parmentier each scored a basket to cut the deficit to 8 at 12-20.
C.V. then scored 9 straight points before Weckman banked in a 3-pointer to close out the half with Bosco trailing 15-29.
Bosco was outscored 2-12 to open the third quarter with Weckman scoring the Patriots lone basket.
Bosco then put their own run together scoring the next 9 straight points to turn a 17-41 deficit into a 26-41 deficit. Rose banked in a shot to start the run. Weckman added a free throw and then Parmentier stole the ball which led to a lay-up by Weckman. A steal by Weckman led to a basket by Wassmuth and Crea capped off the run with a drive for a lay-up.
C.V. hit a buzzer beater to break the run and end the quarter up 25-43.
Crea scored to open the fourth but C.V. answered. Nuxoll scored inside then C.V. reeled off 11 straight points on three 3’s and 1 2-pointer. Parmentier scored Bosco’s final point at the free throw line. C.V. then added a basket for the 31-58 final.
Weckman scored 16 points to lead the Patriots. Wassmuth and Crea scored 4 each. Parmentier scored 3 and Rose and Nuxoll scored 2 each.
C.V. had a 32-39 rebounding edge. Wassmuth led the Patriots with 9 boards.
Weckman had 4 steals while Rose and Pierce Frei each had 3. Weckman had 3 assists to lead the team.
The Patriots were 14 for 43 from the field, 33%, and 2 for 8 at the line, 25%. C.V. was 25 for 62 from the field, 40%, and 1 for 6 at the line, 17%.
Bosco is now 0-4 both overall and in league play.
There was no JV game.
SJB    6 9 11   5 -31
C.V. 20 9 14 15 -58
SJB-Rose 1-5, 0-0, 2; Weckman 7-16, 1-6, 16; Baldwin 0-1, 0-0, 0; Wassmuth 2-7, 0-0, 4; Nuxoll 1-3, 0-0, 2; Crea 2-4, 0-0, 4; Parmentier 1-4, 1-2, 3; Frei 0-3, 0-0, 0; Hagen 0-0, 0-0, 0; Murdock 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Weckman.
C.V.-Wellard 7-13, 0-0, 14; Scott 4-9, 0-1, 8; Louwien 6-16, 0-0, 18; Gardner 3-6, 0-1, 6; Moses 1-3, 0-2, 2; Curtis 2-6, 1-2, 5; Thibert 2-4, 0-0, 5; Altman 0-3, 0-0, 0; Abbott 0-2, 0-0, 0; Gomez 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Louwien 6, Thibert.
The St. John Bosco Lady Patriots played even with Deary through the first quarter then the Mustangs pulled away to win 22-50 at Deary Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The score was tied at 10-10 after the first period however Deary outscored the Patriots 2-12 in the second to take a 12-22 halftime lead.
They outscored the Patriots 4-13 in the third quarter to take a 16-35 lead in the fourth and then outscored Bosco 5-14 in the fourth.
Noelle Chmelik led the Patriots in scoring with 8 points while Julia Wassmuth scored 6. Savannah Perrin scored 4 and Catherine Seubert and Sarah Waters added 2 each.
The Patriots are now 3-2 overall and 1-2 in league play.
St. John Bosco won the JV game 22-11.
SJB    11   2   4   5 -22
Deary 11 12 13 14 -50
SJB-Seubert 1, 0-0, 2; Schoo 0, 0-0, 0; Perrin 2, 0-0, 4; J. Wassmuth 2, 2-4, 6; Chmelik 4, 0-0, 8; M. Wassmuth 0, 0-0, 0; Waters 1, 0-0, 2; Beckman 0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-none.
Deary-E. Bovard 0, 0-0, 0; Proctor 4, 0-0, 9; Wood 6, 3-4, 16; Domigian 0, 0-0, 0; Griffin 5, 0-0, 10; Eastman 0, 0-0, 0; Vincent 3, 5-8, 11; Basting 0, 0-0, 0; Winter 2, 0-0, 4; K. Bovard 0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Proctor, Wood.