Boys team falls to Eisenhower 88-76

Boys team falls to Eisenhower 88-76

By: Sheldon Burch

Dodge City Globe Sports Editor

The Red Demons boys basketball team fell to the Tigers Friday night after a back-and-forth battle that included 10 lead changes.

Eisenhower’s Jeffery Wake had a game-high 33 points for the Tigers.

For the Red Demons, junior Noah Sowers led the way with 29 points on 10 of 16 shooting from the field and 6 of 7 shooting from the free-throw line. Sowers also made 3 of 5 from 3-point territory.

Senior Dawson Williams led the Red Demons in rebounding with a team high eight boards.

“I thought we played our tails off,” Red Demons head coach Tony Starnes said. “(Eisenhower was) an exceptionally-good team we were playing against and we like playing good people just because that prepares us for later but they’re really well-coached, really good players.”

Through much of the game, the Red Demons boys held their own, Starnes said, often matching Eisenhower point-for-point. Near the end, however, they got in their own way a little bit though, he said.

Still, despite the loss, Starnes said the effort the players are giving is helping the team come along.