Cats, Bears recover

WILLIAM CHRISMAN 72, O’HARA 59: A great start lifted the Bears.

Chrisman outscored the Celtics 45-28 in the first half and withstood a second-half push as O’Hara pulled to within 54-46 in the second half.

The Bears (3-6) pulled away with an 18-3 fourth-quarter spurt.

Sophomore Dylan Cole scored a career-high 13 points and Carter Martin added 10 to pace the Bears. Twelve players scored in the win.

“We put four quarters together,” Chrisman coach John Vickers said. “We were ready to play. Everyone contributed. We played a lot of guys. O’Hara is a good team. Our guys did a really good job. I was proud of them. It was good win for us.”

By The Examiner staff - localnews@examiner.net