Friday’s roundball roundup
Wilson’s Katie Hoch prepares to take a shot in the Dec. 18 loss to Lincoln in Wilson. I/R photo by Mark McCoy
Tough night for Ellsworth County basketball teams
WILSON — The Lady Leopards of Lincoln eked by the Lady Dragons 38-36 in the final second of the game with charity shots. The Lady Dragons looked impressive in the first quarter, but Lincoln made the rebounds and converted the turnovers into points in the second to close the gap.
Lincoln manhandled the ninth-ranked 1A Division II Dragons in the boys’ game 55-37. The Leopards were vastly improved from their tournament performance of last week. The Dragons, who have been making a lot of treys, had a lot of trouble shooting from beyond the arc.
ELLSWORTH — The Lady ‘Cats fell to the Lady Trojans of Beloit 63-36 in Ellsworth.
Beloit beat Ellsworth 55-37 in the boys’ game.
CLAFLIN — The top-ranked, undefeated and two time defending champion 2A Lady Oilers of Central Plains did not compete, as they had an open date tonight.
The top-ranked 2A Oilers, also had an open date tonight and did not play.
Read about these games in the Dec. 24 edition of the I-R.
