From Bob Bowser:
On Monday, January 10th, the Yellow Jackets hosted the Red Hill Salukis in non-conference action.
In the A-game, on 8th grade night, what a dandy of a ballgame the large crowd got to see. After one quarter of play, the Yellow Jackets led 10-8. At halftime, the Yellow Jackets extended their lead to 16-12 with 14 minutes of basketball left to play. The third quarter was just as good for the Yellow Jackets, as they continued to extend the lead to 26-21. In the fourth quarter, it did get to a one point game with less than two minutes to go, but the Yellow Jackets pulled it out behind crucial free throw shooting of Kasen Dulgar (3-4 in the quarter). The Yellow Jackets won the game 35-32. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Brady Porter with 9 points, Elliott Acree with 8 points, Rhett Andrews with 7 points, Brendan Bowser with 6 points, Kasen Dulgar with 3 points, and Will Freeland with 2 points. The Yellow Jackets were 6-10 from the free throw line on the night, which is a whole lot better. It wasn't the greatest of offensive nights, but the defense by the Yellow Jackets was fantastic. Tremendous difference in this ballclub between last week in the WEAA tournament and tonight in their final home game. The A-team is now 7-7 on the season.
In the B-game, after one quarter of play, the Salukis led 8-4. From there, the next two quarters were tough for the Yellow Jackets, as they trailed 16-4 at halftime and 26-4 after three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets were able to raise their score, but lost the game to the Salukis 32-8. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets was Tim Harness with all 8 points. The B-team is now 1-10 on the season.
Next up: Yellow Jackets travel to Lincoln Trail College to play New Hebron on Thursday, January 13th. The C-game will begin at 5:15 pm.