The Eureka Tornado junior high basketball teams made the short trip to Howard last Monday, Dec. 8, where the Tornadoes split with the Patriots.
In A-team Lady action, the teams were tied at 4 after the first, but Eureka edged ahead in the second, taking a 16-10 lead at halftime. Both teams scored six in the third quarter with the score being 22-16 going into the final stanza. The Patriots closed the gap, but Eureka held on to win the game, 26-22. Scoring for the Lady Tornadoes were Molly Dehlinger 10, Bella Damron 8, Alivia Hare 6 and Kaylee Palmer 2. Scoring for West Elk were Leah Humphrey and Avery Tillapaugh each with 6, Kinzie Church and Pyper Ford each with 4 and Bentley Wade 2.
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