Tomahawks win close contest
Staff writer
Peabody-Burns Junior High School played host Thursday to Berean, narrowly escaping defeat, 30-28.
The Tomahawk offense took the lead in the first, 10-7. Jacob Simmonds had six points and Seth Alstrom scored the other four.
Berean climbed ahead in the second quarter. PBJH scored just four points to trail 17-14 at the half.
Simmonds and Alstrom each had a basket.
Both offenses scored seven points in the third quarter. Aaron Topham led PBJH with five points and Alstrom added two points as the Tomahawks trailed 24-21 with one quarter left to play.
PBJH tied the game with less than a minute remaining in the game. With 12 seconds on the clock, PBJH missed a potential game-winning basket. A Berean foul gave PBJH two shots from the foul line. Both were good and the defense held on for the two-point victory.
Topham added five more in the quarter while Alstrom and Martin Hofkamp each had two points.
The team will travel to Goessel for its next league contest.
scoring
Topham 12, Alstrom 8, Simmonds 8, Hofkamp 2.
B-team loses
PBJH reserves were defeated Thursday at home by Berean, 36-20.
Clint Jones led the team in scoring with nine points. Joseph Lopez had eight points, Caleb Hilliard two, and Abe Eldridge one.
