The Eureka High School boys played the Bluestem Lions on the road to close out the week. The Tornadoes won this game 50-47. The Tornadoes started the game hot, building up a 15-point lead at halftime. The Tornadoes let the Lions back in the game with some cold shooting in the third quarter, combined with the Lions getting hot outside the arc. The Lions continued their hot shooting in the final frame, but the Tornadoes were able to find the basket again as well, gutting out the three-point victory.
The Tornadoes hit on only one of twelve shots in the third quarter. They continued their habit of having at least one quarter per game of absolutely miserable shooting. The difference this time was they broke out of the slump two minutes into the fourth quarter and were able to hold the Lions at bay. They also shot much better from the line than the last two games, getting 10 of their points from the stripe.
The Tornadoes had only 9 turnovers, the first time they kept the number of turnovers in single digits this entire season. They also forced Bluestem to commit 21, a testament to the stout Tornado defense.
Senior Lyle Perrier led the scoring for the Tornadoes with 20 points. Senior Jace Nixon had 11, junior Laken Valentine had 8, senior Cole Adkins had 6, sophomores T. J. Mills and Cole Ptacek had 2 each, and junior Tanner Biering added 1.
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The Tornadoes played Erie at home Tuesday night before going on the road to Cherryvale and Olpe to end the regular season. Tuesday night’s game was Parent’s Night, where the Tornadoes honor the parents of all students involved in activities for the Tornadoes during the winter season.
