On Saturday, January 18th, the Yellow Jackets traveled to Belleville to play in the boys Diocesan Tournament. In the C-team tourney, played at Queen of Peace in Belleville, the Yellow Jackets took on St. Joe (Olney). After one quarter of play, it was 12-4 in favor of St. Joe, but the Yellow Jackets would fight back to be within three at halftime 17-14. The third quarter was owned by the Yellow Jackets, as they took the lead 23-22. The fourth quarter would be nip and tuck, as the lead would change hands a few times, but St. Joe would come away with the victory by the final score of 33-31. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets was: Elliott Acree with 17 points, Brendan Bowser with 8 points, Will Freeland with 4 points, and Brady Porter with 2 points. The C-team is now 8-4 on the season.
In the A-team portion of the tournament, played at Belleville Althoff High School, the Yellow Jackets matched up against Holy Trinity. After one quarter of play, the game was tied at 10-10. Going into halftime, the Yellow Jackets kept it close only down 23-21. Holy Trinity came out strong in the third quarter and led 36-30 with eight minutes to play. The Yellow Jackets just ran out of gas in the fourth quarter and fell in defeat 50-37. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets was: Matt Jackson with 10 points, Trent Casburn with 9 points, Elliott Acree with 8 points, Kollin Kelsey with 7 points, and Carlos Monroy with 3 points. The A-team is now 9-8 on the season.
Next up: Tuesday, January 21st at West Salem beginning at 5:15 pm.