Varsity Boys Now 3-2

By Staci Morris
The Roadrunners easily took control over their first opponent of the week, the Central Decatur Cardinals from tip-off. In the fast paced game, Central Decatur found themselves turning the ball over against the Roadrunners quick defense. However, the Cardinals kept it close, leaving for half time with a score of 28 to 20, Roadrunners ahead. With a few steals, open three’s, and free throws, the Roadrunners surged ahead, ending the third quarter 41 to 28. Even with a strong comeback from Central Decatur, the boys took the win with a final score of 57 to 48, ending the night with a 3-1 record.

Unfortunately, the Wayne Falcons would ruin the Roadrunners Friday night and add another loss to their record. I-35, seemingly the underdogs in this match up, didn’t allow the Falcons to get ahead during the first quarter. After getting fouled on a last second 3 pointer, Senior Brody Brownlee sunk three free throws to tie it up 13 to 13. With a tall Wayne defense, the Roadrunners eventually trailed 24 to 30 at half. Throughout the second half, the boys kept trying to play keep-up with the Falcons, but found themselves still trailing 43 to 50 with 4:19 left in the 4th quarter. Even with a valiant effort by Brownlee’s drives and outside shots, and his fellow teammates steals and scoring, they Roadrunners just couldn’t handle the Wayne Falcons and end the game 43 to 61.

Junior High
The seventh grade boys took a win against Mt. Ayr, 30 to 13 on December 6th. Scoring was pretty equal throughout the team with Brock Bush leading with 12 points and 5 rebounds. The eighth grade games proved victorious was well with a score of 48 to 36. Jaylan White led the team with 24 points and 5 rebounds with Travis Schultz and Trevor Hubbard both adding 5 rebounds as well. Both teams improved to 5-0 on the season.