The East Atchison Wolves placed 2nd in the 2018 NWMO Tournament Saturday, January 27, 2018. Pictured are team members, from left to right: front row – Briacin Bywater, Tyler Brown, Shae DeRosier, Colin Joesting, Gage McAdams, Gus Hurst, and Zach Garrison; and back row – Assistant Coach Nate Jeter, Jake McEnaney, Jordan Goodin, Garrett Meyer, Ian Hedlund, Kaden Cooper, Max Hopkins, Trey Bowling, and Head Coach Kevin Dodson.

The East Atchison Wolves varsity basketball team had a great showing at the Northwest Missouri Basketball Tournament held this past week. Coming off the high from their overtime win against Rock Port on Friday, January 19, the boys started a new week at the tournament going strong.
The Wolves took charge against South Nodaway on Monday, January 22, winning by 15. That winning momentum carried them into Tuesday’s game against Nodaway-Holt, where the Wolves again defeated their opponent, this time by 25.
In the championship game on Saturday, the Wolves faced off with Worth County, an opponent East Atchison does not regularly compete against on the basketball court. The Wolves held their own going into the fourth quarter and had the lead, but a rash of continual Worth County possessions made successful by scoring put the Wolves behind by 10 and ended the game with an East Atchison loss. The boys head into their next week of play with an 11-9 overall record and a 6-2 275 Conference record.

East Atchison 54 vs. South Nodaway 39
Varsity Boys at NWMO Tournament
Monday, January 22, 2018
Boys            PTS    3-PTS.
McEnaney    18         1
McAdams     11         2
Joesting       10         1
Bowling         6          –
Cooper          5         1
Hedlund        2          –
Garrison        2          –

East Atchison 62 vs. Nodaway-Holt 37
Varsity Boys at NWMO Tournament
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Boys            PTS    3-PTS.
McEnaney    17          3
McAdams     15          3
Hedlund         8           –
Joesting         6           –
Cooper          5           1
DeRosier       4           –
Bowling         3            –
Garrison        2            –
Hopkins         2           –

East Atchison 48 vs. Worth County 58
Varsity Boys at NWMO Tournament
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Boys           PTS    3-PTS.
McAdams    20          4
McEnaney   10          –
Cooper          9          3
Joesting        5          1
Hedlund        2          –
Bowling         2          –

Jake McEnaney puts up a one-handed jump shot in the NWMO Tournament.

Shae DeRosier looks to shoot in the East Atchison vs. Worth County game at the NWMO Tournament.