The Haxtun-Fleming Herald - What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope

Another 1-1 weekend leaves the Fleming Wildcats at 5-6 overall on the season. This weekend's victory over the Prairie Mustangs puts them at 1-0 in the North Central League.

Friday against the Idalia Wolves the week's play at Fleming. The Wildcats led in the opening quarter by six, 15-9, but Idalia evened the score by the end of the half, 29-all.

The game remained tied after the third quarter with both teams adding eight to the scoreboard, 37-all.

An 11-point fourth quarter for the Wildcats coupled with a 20-point quarter for the Wolves gave Idalia the upper hand at the final buzzer. The Wolves walked away with the 57-48 win.

A junior trio of Braylen Feather, Harry Harms and Kolten Houser led the Wildcats in scoring for the night. Feather led with 16, Harms added 13 and Houser put up 12. Harms went 100 percent in his two point shots making six-for-six to account for 12 of his points.

Braylen Feather's 11 rebounds gave him a double-double for the night. He brought down two offensive and nine defensive boards. Houser followed with nine rebounds.

The following night, Fleming traveled to Prairie to face off with the Mustangs in the first league game of the season. The Wildcats jumped to a five-point lead to open, 13-8, and added another two to their advantage before the close of the half, 27-20.

Fleming remained on top for the remainder of the game scoring 11 points in both the third and fourth quarters, while holding the Mustangs to 16 in the two periods combined. The Wildcats went 1-0 in the league with the 49-36 victory over Prairie.

Braylen Feather led his team's offense for the second consecutive night with 16 points - 12 of those on three-point buckets. His cousin Blake Feather, also a junior, followed with 11 points. He shot 100 percent from outside the three-point arc for six of his points and went five-for-six from the charity stripe. Houser and senior Joel Muller tacked on nine points apiece.

Braylen Feather, Houser and Harms led under the net rebounds. Braylen Feather brought down seven boards - all of those defensive. Houser and Harms followed with six and five rebounds respectively.

Fleming hits the road for both nights of this week's court contests. Action opens on Thursday at Akron against the 4-7 Rams. Saturday takes the team to Briggsdale to take on the 10-0 Falcons in league play. According to MaxPreps schedule, games on Thursday are set to start at 4 p.m. and Saturday's contest begin at 2 p.m.