It had a bit of everything, but what it had most was a desire to win. Connor Stonebraker (below) and Versailles withstood a fierce Marion Local challenge in the fourth quarter to come away with a 53-46 Friday win. Read about the game on Press Pros.
It was tough, and it was competitive, and for 31 minutes it looked like vintage Jackson Center basketball. But New Bremen and David Homan (below) flipped the script in the final minute to escape Thursday with a pre-Christmas 56-53 win over the Tigers.
Playing their third game in a week, Versailles is not the team it will be, but showed more of what's to come (Connor Stonebraker, below) with a Saturday night 'special' over Fort Loramie. Read about the game in Sunday's Press Pros.
Teams go where leaders lead, and sometimes the person paving the way isn't only the head coach, but a transformative player like Versailles senior Carson Bey.
There's plenty to shout about for Versailles' captains Carson Bey (6) and Taran Tyo after a 20-16 upset of three-time defending champion Kirtland that puts a new trophy aside those that built the foundation of Tigerball. Bruce Hooley writes for Sunday Press Pros.
