Iola Middle School’s seventh-graders took a big lead against Pioneer League rival Osawatomie Thursday, and rolled from there to take a 33-24 victory.
The Mustangs held a 16-point lead, and fended off a ferocious Trojan challenge down the stretch to seal the win.
Haidyn Desmarteau was Iola’s key protagonist, converting several steals and layups into 16 points. Cam Wille chipped in with 11.
The seventh-grade B team dropped a tough, 13-10 game to the Trojans. Bailey Scheibmeir scored six points and Eliana Higginbotham four.
The eighth-grade team, which features only three eighth-graders — the rest of the roster is filled with seventh-graders — dropped a 21-4 setback.
Iola hosts Pittsburg’s St. Mary’s Colgan Middle School at 4 p.m. Thursday.
