It was a happy homecoming for the Seneca Indians boys basketball team, as they beat Aurora, 57-35.
It was a bit of sweet revenge after the Indians lost to Aurora last year in what was essentially the Big 8 Conference championship.
Seneca was a big sluggish in the first half, but finally came together offensively in the second half.
Seneca went on a run late in the first quarter to take a 10-7 lead. At halftime, the Indians had bumped its lead to 21-13.
The Indians (14-4 overall, 2-0 in Big 8) went up 41-24 going into the final quarter.
Seneca got a balanced scoring attack, with Stryker Harris scoring 14 and Toby Roelfsema scoring 13. Nick Chasten added 11.
Korey Besch and David Eckman both had seven points for Aurora.
Seneca won the JV game, 57-41.
The Indians return to action Tuesday, playing at East Newton in a Big 8 Conference game.
DIAMOND BOYS
The Wheaton Bulldogs got off to a fast start and that helped the team pull away for a 68-48 victory over Diamond Friday night.
Wheaton went up 19-8 after one quarter and held a 33-20 lead over the Wildcats at halftime. That proved too big of a hurdle for Diamond to come back from. The Bulldogs, former conference foes of Diamond, scored 27 points in the fourth quarter to lock up the win.
Scott Corn scored a team-high 14 points for Diamond (5-13). Jared Huffman finished with 10 points.
Blake Dilbeck paced Wheaton's offense with 18 points. No other player scored in double figures for the Bulldogs.
Diamond returns to Spring River Valley Conference play Tuesday, hosting Golden City at 5:30 p.m. It’s part of a doubleheader, with the girls playing at 7 p.m.
McDONALD COUNTY GIRLS
In what was a truly back and forth game, the just a little scoring advantage was all the difference as the Willard girls basketball team turned back McDonald County 50-46 Saturday afternoon.
In three of the four quarters the scoring was almost identical. Willard led 16-15 after the first quarter and then led 20-19 at halftime.
The difference came in the third quarter as the Lady Tigers outscored McDonald County (12-7) by three points and went up 40-36.
Trailing by two baskets, McDonald County was never able to forge a tie in the final stanza.
Danielle Gooder led McDonald County with 12 points, while Ryan Parsons added 10.
Brooke Duncan scored a game-high 21 points for Willard.
Willard also won the JV game, pulling out a 34-22 win. Chelsea Reece led McDonald County JV (5-4) with eight points.
McDonald County entertains East Newton at 6 p.m. Monday.
