The Iola High freshmen boys wrapped up their C team tournament against Parsons on Monday evening in a 53-31 loss.
The Mustangs struggled to score and couldn’t slow down a fast-paced Parsons offense which scored double figures in every quarter. Iola started slowly with a one-point first quarter and could never recover in a 22-point loss.
Jayden Beene was the lone Mustang to find the net in the first quarter when he swished in a free throw. Parsons responded with 10 points.
The Vikings outscored Iola in the second quarter, 14-9. Trevor Tatman hit a three for Iola and Nick Bauer, Hayden Kelley and Gavin Jones each scored two.
Iola trailed Parsons at halftime, 24-10.
The Mustangs had their best scoring outing in the third when they scored 12 points, led by Bauer’s pair of layups and Kelley’s three-pointer. But Parsons responded each time, and held a 40-22 lead after three.
Bauer led the charge for the home team down the stretch, scoring four points, while Parker Andres and Tatman each scored layups.
Bauer led Iola’s scoring with 10 points, followed by Tatman’s seven. Kelley also chipped in five points.
Iola travels to Burlington on Friday at 4:30 p.m.
