EUREKA — Eureka High’s blazing start to both halves did in Yates Center High’s boys Tuesday.
The Tornadoes opened the contest with a 25-9 run and followed suit with a 19-12 spurt to start the third quarter.
The flurries were enough for Eureka to emerge with a 70-52 win.
Yates Center didn’t go quietly, even though the Wildcats trailed 35-18 at halftime and 54-30 after three periods.
The Wildcats closed the game with a 22-16 run.
Caleb DeNoon scored a game-high 21 points for Yates Center before fouling out. Cameron Brown followed with 10.
Logan Hayes scored 14 to pace Eureka, followed by Dalton Lyon with 12, Dalton Pitko with 11 and Braden Larcom with 10.
Yates Center hosts Caney Valley Friday.
Yates Center (9-9-12-22—52)
Eureka (25-10-19-16—70)
Yates Center (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Chism 0/2-0-2-6, DeNoon 3/4-3-5-21, Brown 4-2-3-10, McNett 3-0-2-6, Dice 0-0-3-0, Rossillon 0/1-1-3-4, Arnold 1/1-0-0-5. TOTALS: 11/8-6-18-52.
Eureka (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Ebberts 1-0-2-2, Pitko 3/1-2-0-11, Whittaker 1-0-2-2, Larcomb 2/1-3-1-10, Hayes 4/2-0-3-14, Nelson 2-2-1-6, Lyon 4/1-1-1-12, Wolfsbauer 1-0-0-2, Parmes 0-0-2-0, Moots 4-1-2-9, Knox 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23/5-9-14-70.
Eureka tops YC boys
