Cougars win opener at State

Cross County upsets Summerland, 44-30

Cross County coach Jimmy Blex talks things over with his team before the start of the second half. PCN photo by Rick Holtz
Cross County coach Jimmy Blex talks things over with his team before the start of the second half. PCN photo by Rick Holtz

LINCOLN — Cross County made its first state tourney appearance memorable with a 44-30 win over Summerland Wednesday.

The Cougars (23-5) will play top seed Amherst Friday at 1:30 p.m. Ashton Seim led all scorers with 17 points and keyed a 9-0 third quarter spurt that turned a 31-29 game into a blowout.

Cross County started slowly as center Tanner Hollinger picked up two fouls and exited the game soon…