Photo Courtesy of Columbus Girls Basketball

Coach Kasey Keltner of the Columbus girls’ basketball team picked up his 100th win on Monday, as his Wildcats upended Cardinal on the road, 58-49.

The Wildcats started slow, going down 18-9 after the first quarter, but Columbus recovered well enough to keep the deficit at 8 by halftime, 28-20. In the third quarter, Columbus used a 12-0 run to catapult themselves into their first lead of the game midway through the third, although they still trailed into the final quarter, 37-35. Fortunately for the Wildcats, they still had a bit more in the tank, putting forth a massive 23-point quarter to turn the tides and earn a 58-49 win.

Ellie Sanders and Iris Garza led the way with 19 points a piece, and Kennedy Woepking picked up 11. The Columbus girls are back above .500 for the season at 11-10, and are back in the win column following a disappointing loss to Van Buren County in the SEISC Shootout.

The Columbus boys, in the nightcap, completed the sweep of the Comets, winning 74-67.