WON OWN TOURNAMENT – Here is the picture for our 7th grade Boy’s Basketball ElDo tournament Championship.

The El Dorado Springs 7th grade Boy’s Basketball team won 1st place in their home tournament on Saturday, Jan. 7. The Bulldogs defeated Warsaw in the first game of the tournament by a final score of 20-18. The Bulldogs led most of the game, but Warsaw was able to tie the game in the final minute. The young Bulldogs worked the clock down to the final 3 seconds and a inbound layup by Nathan Adams gave them the win. In the Championship game against Camdenton, the Bulldogs trailed 19-14 going into the fourth quarter. The young Bulldogs finally got their offense going and scored 12 points in the final frame which was good enough to send the game into overtime tied at 26-26. In the overtime period the Bulldogs got serious on defense and held the Lakers to 0 points while scoring 4 of their own. The final score was El Dorado 30 and Camdenton 26.

The young Bulldogs finished their season with a win over Cedar County rival Stockton by a score of 23-19. The 7th grade Boys jumped out to an 8-4 first quarter lead. Halftime saw the boys stretch their lead to 14-6 and at the end of the third quarter the score was El Dorado 21 and Stockton 11. The young Tigers made things interesting in the final quarter by outscoring the Bulldogs 8-2 for a final 23-19 Bulldog win.

“I was really proud of how the team competed in our home tournament. Warsaw was a team that had beaten us earlier in the season, so it was really awesome to get the win at home in our tournament. Our final game was really fun for our team too. The boys were excited to play Stockton and see how they matched up. Every member of our team got better as a player. They worked hard on their individual skills and came together as a team.” Coach David Rotert commented.

The tournament champs are: front row from left –  Preston Smith, Jace Shinn, Kaden Hutsell, Jaren Meisenheimer and Devun Salazar; back row – Dillon Hargrove, Will McKinney, Dylan McIntire, Tanner Boyles, Nathan Adams, David Nations and James King.