Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to Cisne for a B-team tournament on Friday, January 21st and Saturday, January 22nd. In the first game on Friday, the Yellow Jackets tangled with NCOE. After one quarter, it was 11-2 in favor of NCOE. At halftime, it was 23-6 with NCOE in the lead. After three quarters of play, NCOE still lead 31-10. Final score showed NCOE winning the game 35-12. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Tim Harness with 10 points and Ryland Houchin with 2 points.
With the loss to NCOE, this pushed the Yellow Jackets to the Consolation Bracket to play New Hope on Saturday morning. It was a rough morning for the Yellow Jackets as they trailed 19-0 after one quarter and 33-0 at halftime. After three quarters of play, New Hope led 37-3. The final score showed New Hope winning the game 43-5. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Ryland Houchin with 2 points, Tim Harness with 2 points, and Levi Potts with 1 point. The Yellow Jackets B-team ended the season with a 1-15 record.
Next up: Yellow Jackets A-team in SIJHSAA Regional play at Lincoln Trail College on Thursday, January 27th against West Salem. The Yellow Jackets are the 2-seed and West Salem is the 3-seed. The game will be at 7:15 pm. For the C-team, they will be in the Clay City Tournament on Saturday, January 29th.