Junior High Tornadoes hosted the Bullpups of Caney Valley on Thursday, Jan. 4.
A-team boys put four points on the board to open the game, trailing 4-7 at the end of the first period. Caney Valley pulled further ahead before closing the half, the Tornadoes down 8-17. Third quarter scoring was consistent with the first two, the Tornadoes putting down another two shots to add four points to their score. Eureka went into the final quarter 12-23. The Tornadoes fell to the Bullpups, 18-30. Leading scorer for the Tornadoes was Tate Scott who tallied 8 points through 4-quarters. Also scoring for Eureka were Brody Mitchell 4 and Wacey Ross, Maddox Hughes and Christian Sanchez each with 2 points.
B-team Tornado Boys ended the evening in a similar fashion, last Thursday. Caney Valley dominated scoring in the first period, leaving Eureka trailing, 2-12. The Bullpups increased their lead before heading to the final half, 4-18. Five points from Tornado Cash Escareno in the third quarter and four from Sanchez, aided in reducing the Tornadoes’ deficit. Eureka went into the final period, 15-27. An additional two points for both teams concluded the game at 17-29, Eureka falling to Caney Valley. Scoring for Eureka were Sanchez 6, Escareno 5, Ja-Kolby Robbins 4 and Wacey Ross scoring 2 points.
Both Junior High Lady Tornado teams walked away with losses last Thursday.
A-team girls fell 19-45. Scoring for Eureka were Arabella Shepherd 12, Sydney Lindamood 4, Karsyn Osborne 2 and Jersey Cox 1.
B-team ladies ended the night with a 13-29 loss. Scoring for the B-team were McKenna McDonald 7 and Sofia Escareno, Amorette Guillaume and Annabell Bogle all with 2. Stats were received after pages were set, and additional information was held due to space and time restraints.
Up Next
Eureka will travel to Galesburg on Thursday, Jan. 11 before hosting Cherryvale on Jan. 15.
