OTIS-BISON GIRLS 47, NATOMA 35 — Otis-Bison's Allie Smith scored a career high 24 points as the Cougars outscored Natoma 23-7 in the fourth quarter for a hard-fought 47-35 non-league basketball victory over Natoma Thursday.

The Cougars used effective full-court pressure to outscore Naoma 19-4 after trailing 31-28. Freshman sparkplug Caitlin Ficken scored nine fourth-quarter points. The Cougars scored 15 points in the final four minutes. Natoma led 28-24 after three quarters. 

Grace Smith and Ficken each delivered a pair of steals that ignited a game-changing 13-0 scoring burst. Allie Smith scored two baskets, Brooklynn Roth one basket and Ficken capped the scoring run with back-to-back steals and scores for a 41-31 lead.

Natoma's Sophia Robison and Lucy Alexander each scored 11 points.

Otis-Bison 11 6 7 23 — 47

Natoma 2 11 15 7 — 35

OTIS-BISON (FG/3/FT/TP)—Allie Smith 10-24 2-3 22; Ficken 4-6 (1) 0-0 9; Juno 2-7 2-8 6, Schwindt 2-4 0-0 4; Grace Smith 2-9 0-2 4; Roth 1-5 0-0 2; Holman 0-8 0-2 0; Pechanec 0-0 0-2 0; Totals 21-63 (1) 3-15 47.

NATOMA (FG/3/FT/TP)—Robison 5-14 1-2 11; Taylor 3-4 1-4 7; Alexander 4-13 (2) 1-2 11; Paget 0-3 1-4 1; Carter 1-4 0-0 2; Arnold 1-2 1-1 3; Erickson 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 14 (2) 5-11 35

OTIS-BISON 60, NATOMA 39 — The Otis-Bison boys coasted past Natoma 60-39 in Thursday's non-league basketball game. 

Otis-Bison 9 13 23 18 — 60

Natoma 5 8 11 6 — 39

OTIS-BISON (FG/3/FT/TP)—Kolten Cory, Kelson Juno, Firebaugh, Richardson, Ross, Alloway, Ochs-Lohrey, Starr, Schenk, McVey, Totals

NATOMA (FG/3/FT/TP)—MacConnell 4-15 (0-1) 2-5 10; Benazzi 3-11 (0-1) 0-1 6; Robison 2-13 (2-7) 0-0 6; Prowse 3-8 (0-1) 0-0 6; Maupin 1-3 (0-1) 0-0 2; Hoisington 0-4 (0-1) 0-0 0; Totals 13-54 (2-12) 2-6 39