Jr. Lady Aces Sweep West Salem

From Coach Bonnie Keepes:

The Jr. Lady Aces had an exciting home match last night facing West Salem. The C team started us off with a 25-17, 25-19 win. The girls had many pass, set, and kill series. These make the coaches super happy, especially at the C level. Avoiding free balls and attacking, sealed the win. Highlights were Avery Coston with an assist, Zoie Randall with an ace, an assist, and a kill, Alivia Peach with an assist, and 3 aces, Journey Loudermilk with 6 aces, and 2 kills, Quincy Keepes picked up 6 aces, 2 assist, 2 kills, Morgan Meadows 1 assist, and Addison Mobley 1 kill.

The JV team won an exciting 3 set series dropping the first 23-25, then taking next 25-20, 15-9. We struggled at the beginning of the first match in serve receive, but once we started passing we were able to set up many hitters, and that kept them giving us many free balls. They are getting more aggressive each match. Takeaways were Leah Lewis with one ace, 4 assists, and 2 kills, Kinley Harris 1 kill, Kyleigh Smith an ace, a block, and a kill, Lyla Keepes 4 aces, 5 assists, 1 kill, Mercedes Dillard a dig, Evie Sellers with 5 aces, 3 kills, and a block, Brynlie Mounts an ace, Mylee Farmer with a dig.

The Varsity had good control of the match, also setting up many attackers. They moved really well on defense and we had many hitters ready, and calling to attack the ball. They won in 2 sets 25-16, 25-19. Some highlights were Tenley Davis with an Ace, and 2 digs, Jayla Johnson 3 aces, 8 assists, 2 digs, and 2 kills, Ava Giese with 2 digs, and a kill, Elyse Swanson with an ace, and a dig, Mattie Armstrong 3 assists, 1 dig, Maycee Randall 2 aces, 8 kills, Madellyn Bingham 3 kills, and Anastasia Parker with a dig.

It’s always a fun night when all three groups take the win. I was happy to see the girls get their victory’s on their home court. They have been practicing hard and it’s paying off. Tonight all 3 teams face New Hope away in Fairfield.

Jr. Lady Aces Sweep Jackets

The Jr Lady Aces Volleyball team played the local SMS/Allendale school and took home three wins.

The C-Team has a little bit of a slow start, but then started moving the score winning 25-12, 25-15. Zoie Randall had 3 aces, Alivia Peach with 1 ace and 2 kills, Quincy Keepes had 7 aces, Madelyn Meadows 4 aces, and Addison Mobley had 5.

The JV team started off strong with 25-5 set and then clinched win with 25-21 score. Leah Lewis had 2 assists, and 2 kills. Kinley Harris with 4 aces, Lyla Keepes 6 aces, 3 assists, and 2 kills, Evie Sellers had 6 aces, an assist and a kills. Mylee Farmer with 1 dig. We had more errors in the second set, but the girls got the job done against a scrappy SMS team.


The Varsity Squad also won with a score of 25-15, 25-10, Jayla Johnson had 3 aces, 4 assists, a dig, and a kill, Ava Giese picked up 2 kills, Evie Knapp with an ace, and a dig, Mattie Armstrong picked up 1 ace 4 assists, and a kill, Maycee 6 kills, an ace and a dig , Anastasia Parker with an ace, a kill, and a dig. The score did not reflect how well the St. Mary’s team moved, I was very impressed with their scrappy team. I was proud the Aces were able to also move well, and put up attacks. They also served well. The girls have a break from games and will play a tough West Salem team at home on Monday the 21st. Go Aces!


-Coach Bonnie Keepes

Jr. Lady Aces Sweep Parkview

From Coach Bonnie Keepes: The Jr Lady Aces Volleyball team traveled to Parkview and took home two big wins! The JV team started off strong with 25-14 set and then clinched win with 25-16 score. Leah Lewis had an ace, 2 assists, and 2 kills. Kyleigh Smith had a dig, and 2 kills, Lyla Keepes with 6 aces, 5 assists, and a kill, Mercedes Dillard picked up 3 aces, Evie Sellers had one ace 3 kills. Mylee Farmer with 1 dig. Girls had a fun night on the court!

The Varsity Squad also won with a commanding lead 25-11, 25-15. Tenley Davis picked up 4 aces, 2 digs, 2 kills. Jayla Johnson had 4 aces, 5 assists and a kill, Evie Knapp picked up an assist, Mattie  Armstrong picked up 5 aces, 2 digs and a kill, Maycee 3 kills, and a block, Madellyn Bingham with one kill, Anastasia Parker had an ace and 3 digs.  I was happy with better serve receive, many hitters were able to get kills. Communicate was much better. Girls will face the local St. Mary’s Allendale team Tuesday night 5:15 at SMS.   Go Aces! 

Jr. Lady Aces Finish 2nd In Albion Tourney

From Coach Bonnie Keepes: The Jr Lady Aces traveled to Albion Saturday for a 6 team tournament. The JV squad started the day against host Albion and came up with the win. They won first set 25-22, lost second 15-25, and took the match with a commanding 15-6 score of third set. Leah Lewis put up 5 aces, 3 assists, 1 kill, Kinley Harris also with 5 aces, 1 dig, and 1 block, Kyleigh Smith had a block, Lyla Keepes had 3 aces 4 assists, 1 kill, Evie Sellers with 2 kills and a block, Brynlee Mounts had 2 kill, Mylee Farmer 1 dig, and Quin Keepes with 2 aces. The girls serve receive broke down the second match, but they communicated much better today.

The second match up was against Love Joy a team from the St. Louis area. The girls won the first set 25-18, and the second 25-8. We served well and had a good amount of aces, they scored more on us the first match with some shanking of passing going on in serve receive. Leah Lewis had 2 aces and 2 assist. Kinley Harris had 2 kills, Kyleigh Smith 4 aces, and 2 kills, Lyla Keepes had 11 aces, and 2 assists, Evie Sellers had 1 ace and 1 kill. Madison Riggs had 1 ace, and Sophie Banks with 1 kill.

The JV team won their pool and advanced to the championship against West Salem.


The opposition took the first set 16-25,but the Aces rallied mirroring the score of the second 25-16. They final set was back and forth till the end with a final score of 14-16 West Salem. The Aces were down 14-10 but came back and tied up the nail bitter 14 all before WS took the last two points. Aces ended up 2nd for the day, and I was very pleased with their improvement over the first 3 games.

IHSA Sends Aces To Robinson Class 2A Regional

Robinson Regional

Sat., Feb. 19

Game 1 at TBA: (8) Marshall at (6) Flora

Game 2 at TBA: (12) Hutsonville [Coop] at (3) Fairfield

Game 3 at TBA: (10) Lawrenceville at (5) Robinson

Wed., Feb. 23

Game 4 at 6:00 pm: (2) Mt. Carmel vs. Winner Game 1

Game 5 at 7:30 pm: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3

Fri., Feb. 25

Game 6 at 7:00 pm: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5

Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond) Regional

Sat., Feb. 19

Game 1 at TBA: (11) Shelbyville at (9) Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond)

Game 2 at TBA: (13) Sullivan at (7) Paris

Wed., Feb. 23

Game 3 at 6:00 pm: (1) Teutopolis vs. Winner Game 1

Game 4 at 7:30 pm: (4) Newton vs. Winner Game 2

Fri., Feb. 25

Game 5 at 7:00 pm: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Jr. Lady Aces Volleyball Hosts Carmi In Home Opener

Story & Photos From Coach Bonnie Keepes:

Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces opened up their first home match last night against Carmi. They C team won 25-10 the first set and 25-12 the second.


This team has many strong servers and they really put the pressure on Carmi’s serve receive. They are also moving quick and diving. They are just not letting the ball drop, and that’s the name of the game.
Zoie Randall had 5 aces, Alivia Peach 2, Journey Loudermilk 2, Quincy Keepes 11, Madelyn Meadows took away 1 and Addison Mobley with 2. That’s quite a few aces in one match, great job girls.

The JV squad beat Carmi in two games 25-11, 25-18, our girls are starting to communicate better and show us more of what they can do. I hope they can build on this game coming into the weekend tournament. Leah Lewis had 1 ace, 2 kills, and 3 assists, Kyleigh Smith with 3 aces and 2 kills, Lyla Keepes had 11 aces, 4 assists, 2 kills. Evie Sellers had 5 aces, Brynlie Mounts with one ace, and Sophie Banks put up a dig.

The Varsity match was hard fought, Carmi took both sets 18-25, 21-25. Carmi must have some girls that play club together in the off season, they were clicking very well for early in the season showing strong offense and defense.


But our girls have shown fight and are getter better. I can see a huge improvement from when they played Monday. They are growing every match. When we attacked the ball out of the front we had success and will get there more when we can control the pass.

The rally at the end of the second game was pure excitement, and fun to watch. Even if we didn’t take the win we ended with good momentum. Tenley Davis had one dig, Jayla Johnson had 3 aces, 3 assists, one dig and a kill, Ava Giese had one dig,

Elyse Swanson with 3 digs, and a kill, Evie Knapp with an assist, Mattie Armstrong with an ace, 3 assists, Maycee Randall had 4 kill, and 2 blocks.

The Lady Aces will travel to Albion on Saturday for a JV tournament in the morning and the Varsity will play in the afternoon. GO ACES!

Aces Are #2 Seed In Class 2A Subsectional

The IHSA today released the seeds for the upcoming Class 2A postseason and the Aces are a #2 in the Flora sub sectional. The Aces will travel to either Robinson or Arthur for the regional. Regional pairings will be released in the next few days by the IHSA.

Flora Sectional (26T)

Sub-Sectional A

1. Teutopolis

2. Mt. Carmel

3. Fairfield

4. Newton

#5. Robinson

6. Flora

7. Paris

8. Marshall

#9. Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond)

10. Lawrenceville

11. Shelbyville

12. Hutsonville [Coop]

13. Sullivan

Sub-Sectional B

#1. Pana

2. Alton (Marquette)

3. Hillsboro

4. Salem

5. Vandalia

#6. Greenville

7. Wood River (East Alton-W.R.)

8. Litchfield

9. Carlinville

10. Piasa (Southwestern)

11. Staunton

12. Roxana

13. Gillespie

#= Regional Hosts

MCJHS-Albion Volleyball Report

From Bonnie Keepes:

MCJHS faced Albion grade school last night. The C team had 3 exciting sets coming up on top. 25-23, 12-15, 15-9

Avery Coston had 5 aces, Zoie Randall had 4, and Alivia peach 1, Gracee Haggard with 2 aces and Madelyn Meadows also had 2. They connected on a couple pass set hit series as well.

The JV team showed us what happens when communication does not happen in volleyball. It’s a sport where it is vital for success and I’m having a hard time getting it out of this group.

They lost the first set 13-25, missed serves factored in as well. They rallied back and took the second set 25-21 putting on some service pressure but still not talking much. Serve receive broke down and Albion took the final set for the win 14-25. I hope this match lights a fire under them because they are capable of so much more.

Some high notes were Leah Lewis with 2 aces 2 assists and a kill, Kinley Harris had one dig, Lyla Keepes had 5 aces, 2 assists and one kill. Mercedes Dillard had 2 digs, Evie Sellers put up 2 aces, and Brynlie Mounts had 1 kill.

The Varsity squad came out focused Albion is a tough match up with a few big hitters. They took the first set 19-25, and the second 25-21. Tenley Davis had 1 kill, Jayla Johnson had 1 assist, and 2 kills, Ava Giese 2 digs, Elyse Swanson 2 aces, 1 dig, Mattie Armstrong had 2 aces, 3 assists and 2 digs, Maycee Randall with 1 ace, 2 kills, and 1 block, Anastasia Parker with one Ace.

These girls have to get the ball to their setter so we can run our offense. When we do that big things will start happening.

We will also work on our defense and be ready to face them again this weekend. The aces have had 2 tough match ups to start the season with some teams that have started clicking. I know we can get there, they have the fight. We face Carmi for our home open Thursday at 5:15.

Jackets Battle To The End Against Meridian At State Tourney

From Bob Bowser:

On Saturday, February 5th, Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to Pinckneyville for the SIJHSAA Class S first game at State to play Meridian.  The Yellow Jackets got off to a slow start and found themselves down 8-0 before rebounding behind Elliott Acree to trail Meridian 16-9.  Elliott had six points in the quarter and Brendan Bowser had an old-fashioned three point play for three points.  In the second quarter, the Yellow Jackets nearly doubled up Meridian and only found themselves down 22-20.  Elliott Acree had six points in the quarter, Brendan Bowser hit a 3-ball for three points, and Rhett Andrews had a bucket for two points.  The Yellow Jackets came out strong in the third quarter and even took the lead at 23-22, but Meridian would barely win the third quarter and lead 35-30 with seven minutes to play in the game.  Free throws for the Yellow Jackets were fantastic in the third quarter, as Brendan Bowser was 2-3 and Rhett Andrews was 4-4.  They each added a bucket and Brendan had four points in the quarter and Rhett had six points.  In the fourth quarter, Meridian would expand their lead to as much as 12 points, but the Yellow Jackets didn't give up.  Brendan Bowser had a two-point bucket and a three-ball for five points and Rhett Andrews had a bucket and two free throws for four points.  In the end, Meridian defeated the Yellow Jackets 47-39 to move on to the Elite 8 of SIJHSAA Class S State Tournament.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Brendan Bowser with 15 points, Elliott Acree with 12 points, and Rhett Andrews with 12 points.  The boys played an outstanding game.  If we could have grabbed a few more rebounds on the defensive end and put a few more of our layups/short shots in the basket, the outcome could have been different.  In the end, the boys gave it their all and made it exciting and close.  The Yellow Jackets finish the season 13-10 and have won 3 Regional Championships in a row.  Fantastic season!!

Lady Aces To Host First Round Regional Game

Marshall Regional

Sat., Feb. 12

Game 1 at TBA: (11) Palestine [Coop] at (8) Newton

Game 2 at TBA: (12) Lawrenceville at (6) Mt. Carmel

Mon., Feb. 14

Game 3 at 7:00 pm: (2) Fairfield vs. Winner Game 1

Tue., Feb. 15

Game 4 at 7:00 pm: (3) Marshall vs. Winner Game 2

Thu., Feb. 17

Game 5 at 7:00 pm: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4-Winner advances to Monticello Sectional

Monticello Sectional

Tue., Feb. 22

Game 1 at 6:00 pm: Winner Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond) Regional vs. Winner Marshall Regional

Game 2 at 7:30 pm: Winner Salem Regional vs. Winner Clinton Regional

Thu., Feb. 24

Game 3 at 7:00 pm: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

Lady Aces Are #6 Seed In Upcoming Postseason

The Lady Aces are the #6 seed in the IHSA Class 2A sub-sectional that feeds into the Monticello Sectional. The regional hosts in Sub-Sectional B are Marshall and Salem.

The IHSA will release pairings and regional assignments in the coming days.

Sub-Sectional B

1. Teutopolis

2. Fairfield

#3. Marshall

4. Robinson

5. Flora

6. Mt. Carmel

7. Carmi (C.-White County)

8. Newton

#9. Salem

10. Vandalia

11. Palestine [Coop]

12. Lawrenceville

4th Quarter Comeback Sends Jackets Past St. Joe & On To State

From Bob Bowser:

On Monday, January 31st, Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, IL. to play St. Joe in the SIJHSAA Regional Championship ballgame.  It would be the third time in the first three years of the co-op for Allendale and St. Mary's boys basketball to be in the championship game of the Regional.  The first two years the Yellow Jackets would come away with the trophy.  Could they do it a third time, as St. Joe had defeated the Yellow Jackets earlier in the season at St. Joe?

In the first quarter, the Yellow Jackets would jump out on top 8-4 behind Rhett Andrews' four points, Brendan Bowser with 2 points, and Elliott Acree with two free throws for two points.  St. Joe would win the second quarter, but the Yellow Jackets still led 17-14 at halftime.  Rhett Andrews continued to lead the way for the Yellow Jackets in the second half, as he had 8 points at the break.  The third quarter was rough on the Yellow Jackets, as St. Joe took the lead 28-24.  Brady Porter had a big three-pointer in the quarter and Will Freeland had a bucket and two free throws for four points.  The Yellow Jackets were challenged at the break to finish the ballgame and they responded big time.  The Yellow Jackets outscored St. Joe 12-4 in the decisive quarter to win the game by the final score of 36-32.  Rhett Andrews and Elliott Acree did a bulk of the scoring in the quarter, but the biggest shots of the night came from Kasen Dulgar, as he hit 2 free throws down the stretch to put the Yellow Jackets in the lead for good.  The Yellow Jackets did it!!  They have completed the 3-peat for Regional Championships in three years.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Rhett Andrews with 15 points, Elliott Acree with 7 points, Will Freeland with 6 points, Brady Porter with 4 points, Kasen Dulgar with 2 points, and Brendan Bowser with 2 points.  Here is the key for this ballclub, as I tell them all the time that layups, free throws, and defense win you ballgames.  Keep in mind, as a team, we have made less than 50% of our free throws on the season.  Tonight, we made 85% of our free throws (11-13) and held a good ballclub in St. Joe to 32 points.  The formula worked magically tonight.  

The Yellow Jackets are now 13-9 on the season.  Next up:  first round of the SIJHSAA State Tournament on Saturday at Pinckneyville, as we will take on Meridian at 12 pm.

Yellow Jackets "C" Team Wraps Up Season At Clay City Tourney

From Bob Bowser:

On Saturday, January 29th, the Yellow Jackets C-team competed in the Clay City C-team tournament.  In the first game, the Yellow Jackets ran into a buzz saw from Newton St. Thomas.  St. Thomas led 20-0 after one quarter and 27-0 at halftime.  In the third quarter, the Yellow Jackets did get on the board but still trailed 36-2.  The fourth quarter was more of the same and the Yellow Jackets fell to the Consolation Bracket by the final score of 42-2.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets was Ryland Houchin with 2 points.

In the win or go home game, the Yellow Jackets took on West Salem.  After one quarter, the Yellow Jackets jumped on top 8-2 and never relinquished the lead.  At halftime, it was the Yellow Jackets on top 15-6.  West Salem won the third quarter, but the Yellow Jackets still led 19-11.  Neither ballclub could muster a point in the fourth quarter and the Yellow Jackets won 19-11.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Ryland Houchin with 15 points, TJ Singh with 2 points, and Jaxon Morris with 2 points.

With the win, the Yellow Jackets moved into the Consolation Championship against Albion. In the first quarter, Albion jumped out to a 10-4 lead and by halftime it was 21-4. The third quarter was tough on the Yellow Jackets and Albion led 33-7 with six minutes left to play. Albion won the fourth quarter and the game by the final score of 38-9. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Ryland Houchin with 4 points, TJ Singh with 3 points, and Teagan Polston with 2 points. The Yellow Jackets gave it their best shot, but were not able to come away with the trophy. The season concluded today for the C-team, as they finished the season 6-6.

Jackets B Team Season Ends At Cisne Tourney

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.

Albion Sweeps Jackets In Regular Season Finale

From Bob Bowser:

On Wednesday, January 19th, Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to Albion for its final regular season game.  In the B-game, Albion won the game 39-7.  Tough game for the B-team, as they suited up on five players to play the whole game.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets was Tim Harness with 7 points.  The B-team is now 1-13 on the season.

In the A-game, the Yellow Jackets fell in defeat by the final score of 61-33.  The final score isn't indicative of how well the Yellow Jackets played for the first two and a half quarters.  The game was tied 11-11 after one quarter and 21-21 at halftime.  In the third quarter, the Yellow Jackets jumped out on top quickly, but the wheels fell off the bus and Albion took a commanding lead after three quarters, 47-28.  The Yellow Jackets were not able to get the ship going in the right direction in the fourth quarter and could not get the win.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Elliott Acree with 12 points, Brady Porter with 6 points, Kasen Dulgar with 5 points, Rhett Andrews with 5 points, Cameron Kolb with 3 points, and Will Freeland with 2 points.  The A-team is now 11-9 on the season.

Next up: B-team in the Cisne Tournament on Friday, January 21st and Saturday, January 20th. For the A-team, their next game is Thursday, January 27th at Lincoln Trail College in the Regional against West Salem at 7:15 pm.

Jackets Slide Past West Salem

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.

Jackets Win Diocesan Tournament Consolation Title

From Bob Bowser:

On Saturday, January 15th, Yellow Jackets Basketball played in the Consolation Championship game of the Diocesan Tournament against All Saints (Breese).  The Yellow Jackets came out hot and led after one quarter 19-9.  All Saints would win the second quarter, but the Yellow Jackets still led 29-22 at halftime.  The third quarter was owned by the Yellow Jackets, as they led 45-28 going into the fourth quarter.  In the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets held serve and won the game 50-35.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Elliott Acree with 19 points, Brendan Bowser with 11 points, Brady Porter with 9 points, Rhett Andrews with 7 points, Kasen Dulgar with 3 points, and Will Freeland with 1 point.  The Yellow Jackets finished the Diocesan Tournament with record of 2-1 and brought home the Consolation Champions plaque.  Overall, the Yellow Jackets are now 10-8 on the season.  Next up:  at West Salem for non-conference action on Tuesday, January 18th with the C-game at 5:15 pm.

In the picture (left to right):  Karson Ash, Will Freeland, Tristan Bray, Cameron Kolb, Head Coach Bob Bowser, Elliott Acree, Trenton Potts, Brady Porter, Rhett Andrews, Kasen Dulgar, Brendan Bowser, Assistant Coach Justin Dulgar, and Assistant Coach Jon Porter.

Jackets Win Early Morning Battle; To Play For Consolation Championship Tonight

From Bob Bowser:

On Saturday, January 15th, Yellow Jackets Basketball played Immaculate Conception in the Consolation Bracket of the Diocesan Tournament. The Yellow Jackets started out sluggish and looked like they were not awake for the 9:00 am game, but things quickly changed after getting down 8-0. After one quarter of play, it was ICS in the lead 10-8. But, a huge second quarter spurred the Yellow Jackets to a 29-14 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Yellow Jackets started slow again, but was able to keep pace and led 44-27 with seven minutes to play. The Yellow Jackets would again keep pace in the quarter and won the game 58-44. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Elliott Acree with 16 points, Rhett Andrews with 16 points, Brady Porter with 15 points, Kasen Dulgar with 4 points, Will Freeland with 4 points, Brendan Bowser with 2 points, and Cameron Kolb with 1 point. The Yellow Jackets are 9-8 overall and will now play in the Consolation Championship at 6:00 pm against All Saints.