Last Friday, Jan. 26, the West Elk Patriots hosted the Cardinals of South Haven for their Winter Homecoming game.
The Lady Patriots trailed by one after the first, 6-7, but came back in the second to lead going into intermission, 1817. West Elk outscored the Cardinals in the third to lead by four, 28-24, going into the final quarter. South Haven would claim the lead with just a minute remaining in the game, but with 30-seconds left on the clock, freshman Milly Koop would make a basket to take the lead 32-31. However, the Cardinals took the ball downcourt and with a controversial buzzer-beater would make a two-point shot of their own and was deemed good. The Patriots fell to South Haven, 3233. Scoring for the Lady Patriots were Briea Mc-Gee 9, Makaila Gillespie 7, Neveah Tillapaugh and Koop each with 6, Kylie Beougher 2 and Maggie Denton 1.
The Patriot boys dominated South Haven throughout the game, as West Elk claimed the win 60-29. West Elk outscored the Cardinals, 13-5 in the first, 13-9 in the second, 22-11 in the third and 12-5 in the fourth and final quarter.
Scoring for the Patriots were Uriah Tillapaugh 25, Maddex Moreno 17, Garret Usry 7, Martin Shipley 6, Kase Kill 3 and Trent Haag 2.
Up Next
On Tuesday, Jan. 30, the Patriots will take on the Blue Devils at Sedan, before hosting Oxford on Feb. 2 and Udall on Feb. 6.
