ELYRIA CHRISTIAN EAGLE BASKETBALL

ELYRIA BOYS LOST BY 11 IN SEASON OPENER

By Staff

            ELYRIA – On Friday, the Elyria Christian boys opened the 2024/25 season playing host to the twice defending Class 2A state champion Moundridge Wildcats where the Eagles held their own but lost by 11, 39-50.

            Moundridge took a three point, 13-16 lead by the end of the first quarter  and the Eagles fell behind by eight, 17-25, by the time they all got to the halftime break. Elyria pulled wo within four, 29-33, by the end of the third quarter only to see the Wildcats pull away in handing the Eagles the 11-point, 39-50 loss.

            Ty Romero led the Eagles on offense with 16 points while both Andrew Huxman and Gavin Roberston put 10 points in the score book.

            Next up for the Eagles will come on Monday and Tuesday, December 9-10 when they battle Linn and then Hutchinson Central Christian at the Goessel Bluebird Classic.

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN EAGLES hosting Moundridge

Friday, December 6

SCORING = EAGLES lost 39-50.

WILDCATS = 16-9-8-17 = 50; Elyria Christian = 13-4-12-10 = 39

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN EAGLE INDIVIDUAL SCORING =  

Ty Romero – 16 pts; Andrew Huxman – 10 pts; Gavin Robertson – 10 pts, 2 3pts; Landon Schneider – 3 pts.

(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at macks.people.places@gmail.com)