The East Atchison Lady Wolves competed in the Fairfax Basketball Tournament in Fairfax, Missouri, last week.
The Lady Wolves defeated St. Joe Christian 47-15 in the first round of tournament play Monday, January 9, 2017. Jaycee Graves led the Lady Wolves with 20 points, followed by Alyssa Garrison with nine, Shelby McCartney with seven, Tawni Martin, Chloe Bruns, Lily Graves, Goldie Barnes, and Kinley Thornhill with two each, and Cat Prater with one.
The Lady Wolves faced off with North Nodaway in their second game of the tournament Wednesday, January 11, 2017. It was an exciting game that went into double overtime, with the last points being a buzzer beater that made North Nodaway the winner. EA lost 61-63. Kilea Cooper led the Lady Wolves with 21 points (four three-pointers), followed by Jaycee Graves with 16, Kinley Thornhill with 10, Kaely Kirwan with five, Tawni Martin with three, and Chloe Bruns, Madison Ohrt, and Alyssa Garrison with two each.
The Lady Wolves played for third place on Friday, January 13. The were victorious over Nodaway Holt 54 – 49. (Stats were unavailable at this time.)