On Saturday, January 26th, the Allendale Yellow Jackets basketball c-team participated in the Clay City Tournament. In the first game, North Clay took a 9-0 lead to end the first quarter and never looked back. The Yellow Jackets did get within four points late in the fourth quarter, but fell in defeat 31-22. Scoring for Allendale was: Kollin Kelsey with 10 points, Roland Foster with 6 points, Brendan Bowser with 2 points, Chase Gher with 2 points, and Cameron Kolb with 2 points.
Now in the consolation bracket, the Yellow Jackets took on West Salem in an elimination game. West Salem led 10-7 after one quarter, but an 18-point outburst by Allendale in the second quarter gave the Yellow Jackets the lead at halftime, 25-11. The Yellow Jackets ended up defeating West Salem by the final score of 47-23 to move on to the Consolation Championship game. Scoring for Allendale was: Chase Gher with 21 points, Kollin Kelsey with 16 points, Mark Vaupel with 6 points, Brendan Bowser with 2 points, and Cameron Kolb with 2 points.
In the Consolation Championship game, Allendale faced off against Albion. The Lions started on a 13-0 run to lead after one quarter, 17-4. Albion defeated the Yellow Jackets 43-28 to claim the Consolation trophy. Scoring for Allendale was: Kollin Kelsey with 22 points, Chase Gher with 4 points, and Roland Foster with 2 points.
The Yellow Jackets c-team finished their season with a 6-4 record.
