Sports Briefs
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Late comeback keeps EMS undefeated
The Emporia Middle School eighth grade A-team came back from nine points down with 3:36 remaining to defeat Lawrence South 47-46 on Monday and remain undefeated.
Jackson Perez hit a 3-pointer to tie the game with 42 seconds remaining. Lawrence South retook the lead with a free throw with 12 seconds left, then got the ball back with four seconds remaining, but good inbounds defense by the Vikings forced South to throw the ball away. Perez took the inbounds pass and found Dylan Thomsen underneath the basket for a layin as time expired.
Instructional teams take on Rural
The Emporia Middle School 7th-8th grade instructional teams played at home Monday against Washburn Rural, with the Blue team going 1-0-1 and the Gold team going 0-2.
The Blue team tied Rural 20-20 in one game and defeated Rural 24-13 in another matchup. Logan Highley led EMS with 24 points combined in the two games. The Gold team dropped its games by scores of 22-18 and 32-18. Dominic Thach had six points in the first game for EMS. Ian Baker led the Vikings with five points in the second game.