On Saturday, February 1st, Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to Clay City for the annual C-team tournament to end the season. In game one, the Yellow Jackets played Albion and led after the first quarter 6-5. After a big second quarter, the Yellow Jackets led at halftime 17-6 and never looked back. The final score of the first game of the day ended up with the Yellow Jackets on top 27-12. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets was: Elliott Acree with 14 points, Will Freeland with 8 points, Brendan Bowser with 4 points, and Brady Porter with 1 point.
The win moved the Yellow Jackets into the semifinal game against Cisne. The Blazing Bullets from Cisne was like kryptonite for the Yellow Jackets and Cisne won the game 43-15. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets was: Cameron Kolb with 4 points, Will Freeland with 3 points, Elliott Acree with 2 points, Brady Porter with 2 points, Brendan Bowser with 2 points, and Tim Harness with 2 points.
With the loss, the Yellow Jackets would immediately turn around and play St. Joe for 3rd place. After one quarter, the game would be tied at 10-10. The second quarter would prove to be the best quarter of the day for the Yellow Jackets and they would go into halftime with the lead at 25-21. The Yellow Jackets would extend their lead after three quarters to 38-32 and would pull away to win the 3rd place game 45-35. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets was: Brady Porter with 18 points, Elliott Acree with 13 points, Brendan Bowser with 10 points, Will Freeland with 2 points, and Cameron Kolb with 2 points. Congratulations to the C-team on bringing home a trophy from the Clay City Tournament. They ended their season with a 11-6 record.
