The Tornadoes traveled to Douglass last Tuesday, Feb. 11 to take on the Bulldogs. Finally approaching full strength, the Tornadoes defeated the Bulldogs 5043. The Tornadoes led most of the game and held off a Douglass rally in the 4th quarter, scoring six straight points after the Bulldogs took a one-point lead early in the quarter.
Tyson Coon led the Tornadoes with 21 points. Peyton Hare had 11 and Laken Valentine had 10. Cole Ptacek added 8 points for the Tornadoes.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final EHS 12 13 10 15 50 DHS 8 9 14 12 43
The Tornadoes finished the week hosting the Bluestem Lions on Friday, Feb. 14. The Tornadoes beat the Lions at the Yates Center Tournament earlier this season 47-25 but that was with a full complement of players. In the first quarter, the game looked like it would be a tough matchup for Eureka, ending the first quarter with a one-point lead. However, the Tornadoes poured in on it the second, outscoring the visiting Lions by 15 points to take a commanding lead into halftime. They never relinquished the lead, adding 23 second half points to win by a comfortable 26 points, 6135.
Ptacek led the Tornadoes with 21 points, with Coon right behind him with 17. Valentine added 15, Easton Mead and Kotah Davis with 3 each and Peyton Hare dropped 2 for the Tornadoes. Hare had 13 rebounds and Coon added 10 rebounds for his first double/ double of the season.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final EHS 13 25 12 11 61 BHS 12 10 4 9 35
The Eureka High School boys played the Neodesha Bluestreaks on Friday, Feb. 7. The Tornadoes started slow and the Bluestreaks started hot, running the smaller Tornadoes out of the gym in the first half. However, the Tornadoes got it together after halftime, outscoring the visiting Neodesha squad by 4 points in the second half. While that was obviously not enough to make up for the miserable first half, it was a good sign for a Tornadoes squad that was finally getting healthy after a rough two week stretch of illness.
Ptacek led the Tornadoes with 16 points, with Coon right behind him with 12. Valentine added 6, Hare 4, Nate Clark and Davis with 3 each, and Brody Mitchell added 1.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final EHS 8 12 15 10 45 NHS 24 24 19 2 69
Up Next
Eureka is slated to host Cherryvale on Thursday, Feb. 20 for their annual Parent’s Night event. Little Dribblers are also slated to perform. The Tornadoes will then begin Sub-State week, Feb. 27-March 8.
