by Pat Hartung for the Preston Times
On Tuesday we traveled to Midland to play Midland. They have a new coach and a young team. They battled us and got a good start, at the end of 1st quarter it was tied 15-15. Our kids kept battling and we got ahead by 6 at 1/2 time, 27-21. The 3rd quarter the kids settled down and started playing good defense, the shots also started falling. EV was ahead 55-28 at the end of the 3rd quarter. 4th quarter we were able to relax and put some subs in, they played hard and ended with a score of 69-39. Easton 20, Nolan 16, Justin 11, Jeremy 10, Kyler 4, Callan 4, Austin 2, Keagan 1 and Stephen 1.
On Friday we traveled to Clarence to play North Cedar. Like the Midland game, North Cedar came out hot and made their first 4 out 5 shots, which were 3 point shots. We found ourselves behind 11-15 at the end of the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter we changed the defense, the kids worked hard and we pulled ahead 28-26. The 3rd quarter the kids wanted to change from the 30 press to the 40 press, that was a good decision as we took over the game and at the end of the 3rd quarter the score was 54-31. Again, in the 4th quarter we were able to get subs in and they played hard, the subs got some good minutes in. EV won 77-42. I would like to congratulate Nolan Sandholdt on his FIRST TRIPLE DOUBLE, he had 18 points, 13 boards and 10 assists! Great Job Nolan! Justin 24, Nolan 18, Jeremy 8, Stephen 8, Easton 6, Keegan 5, Callan 4, Austin 2 and Houston 2.
The JV team also had a great week and went 2 and 0!
Saturday afternoon game against Monticello was postponed due to weather, this was rescheduled for 1/11/2025.
This week we have 2 home games….Tuesday night EV will be at home playing Lisbon. Friday night will also be at home playing POP. These teams are fun to watch and these games this will be tough, come on out and support the Hawks!
GO RIVER HAWKS!
