On January 18th, Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to West Salem for non-conference play. 

In the A-game, the Yellow Jackets came out strong and led 11-5 after one quarter.  In the second quarter, the Yellow Jackets stayed consistent and led 20-10 at halftime.  Coming out of the locker room, the Yellow Jackets again extended their lead to 34-22.  In the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets missed too many free-throws, but still got the victory by the final score of 40-31.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Will Freeland with 10 points, Rhett Andrews with 9 points, Brady Porter with 8 points, Brendan Bowser with 7 points, Kasen Dulgar with 4 points, and Cameron Kolb with 2 points.  The A-team is now 11-8 on the season.

In the B-game, the boys played short-handed and did really well.  After one quarter, West Salem led 6-4.  At halftime, the game was tied at 8-8.  It stayed tied after three quarters, 14-14.  In the fourth quarter, West Salem was able to get the victory by the final of 19-16.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Tim Harness with 10 points, Teagan Polston with 4 points, and TJ Singh with 2 points.  The B-team is now 1-12 on the season.

Next up:  Wednesday, January 19th at Albion.  The B-game will begin at 6 pm.