At the beginning of the season, when asked how many points he would score this year, East Newton senior Tucker Anderson replied by saying he didn’t care so long as the team won.
From the start, it was an ugly game on the offensive end for both teams.
But, the Lady Patriots managed just enough on that end of the floor and won for the third time in four games, 36-29 over McDonald County.
Tucker Anderson and the East Newton Patrtiots built a 32-15 lead at halftime Friday night at East Newton High School.
But Miguel Morales and the McDonald County Mustangs made sure it wouldn’t stick. Morales scored 23 points to lead three Mustangs in double figures and McDonald County got a big, comeback win over East Newton, 58-55.
The East Newton Lady Patriots fell short of their main goal last week at the McAuley Lady Warriors Invitational.
But, they still brought home a trophy. The Lady Patriots went 2-1 in the tournament and took home third place after dominating Miller Saturday evening.
The East Newton Patriots got back to .500 Tuesday night overall and in Big 8 Conference play with a come-from-behind victory on the road over the Aurora Houn’ Dawgs, 53-45.
To say there were still some hurt feelings when the Diamond boys basketball team traveled to East Newton Tuesday night would be something of an understatement.
The Wildcats took on the Patriots on the hardwood for the first time since their heartbreaking loss in the semifinals of the district tournament last season and exacted a small measure of revenge.
Some games are just too good to end after four quarters. Friday night at East Newton High School was one such case.
East Newton cranked up its defense in the second half and Tucker Anderson scored a game-high 16 points as the Patriots dropped Marionville, 47-42 to cap off homecoming.
Kourtney Brewster led three Lady Patriots in double digits with 17 points and East Newton dismantled Seneca, 56-24 in Big 8 Conference play Thursday night.
The East Newton Lady Patriots and the Neosho Lady Wildcats came into Monday’s contest moving in completely different directions.
Lindey Broyles dominated the Lamar Lady Tigers and led her Lady Patriots to a convincing, 58-40 win in Big 8 Conference play Thursday night.
Two Newton County teams squared off Monday night in Granby when the Diamond Lady Wildcats visited the East Newton Lady Patriots.
The East Newton Patriots' basketball team seems to have hit their stride.
The East Newton Lady Patriots just haven’t found the shooting touch so far in this tournament.
While some fans were still sleeping in during their Christmas Break, East Newton was trading punches with Rogers-Heritage for the better part of their opening round game Tuesday at 9 a.m.
East Newton stopped an early season losing streak on Friday with a hard-fought, 38-33 win over Ash Grove in Granby.
The East Newton Patriots fell to Southwest, 64-43 on Tuesday night in non-conference basketball action.
The season isn’t starting out the way most people thought it would for the East Newton Lady Patriots.
East Newton got 21 points and eight rebounds from preseason All-NDN guard Hailey Heilig and 12 points from freshman forward Kourtney Brewster, but couldn’t keep up with the high powered Carthage Lady Tigers in a 52-39 loss at home.
For the third game in a row to start the season, Tucker Anderson eclipsed the 20-point mark for East Newton.
And for the second time in those three games, it wasn’t enough as Crane defeated the Patriots, 47-41 in the third place game at the Pierce City Tournament.
PIERCE CITY — East Newton picked up its first loss of the winter Thursday night in Pierce City.
Despite 23 points from Tucker Anderson, the Patriots lost to Thomas Jefferson, 54-49.
The East Newton Patriots had one big question coming into this basketball season: Who would pick up the scoring slack left behind by departed star Clint Broyles?
For at least one night, that question was answered.
Tucker Anderson dropped a game-high 30 points to lead the Patriots to an impressive, 65-48 win over Pierce City Tuesday night in the first round of the Pierce City Invitational.
