Third Quarter Dooms EPPJ In Loss To Boyd County

For two-thirds of the game, the Wolfpack thought they had Boyd County right where they wanted them. 

Elgin Public/Pope John jumped out to a quick 9-2 lead over the Spartans to start the game before Boyd County battled back to tie the game at 11 after the first quarter. The Wolfpack then won the second quarter to enter the break ahead 22-21. For much of the third quarter, the two teams continued to battle back and forth. However, with the two teams knotted up at 28, Boyd County turned on the jets and never looked back. They ended up finishing the third quarter on a 14-0 run before coasting through the fourth quarter to take down the Wolfpack 60-44 and end EPPJ's season.

The fast start was exactly what the Wolfpack were hoping for according to coach Michael Becker.

"We came out with a game plan to start hot and stay hot," he said. "Realistically, we had nothing to lose tonight and the boys bought into that. We left it all out on the floor. We just ran out of juice towards the end and they started to hit some shots towards the end."

The Wolfpack were led by their two seniors in their final game. Kenny Bush finished with 13 points and eight boards while Chad Bode dropped in 11 points and also pulled down eight rebounds. Ashton Evans added nine points of his own and Hunter Reestman also pulled down eight rebounds.