Mississippi High School Basketball - Myrtle nudges East Union
January 16, 2009: Blue Springs, MS 38828 In Friday's non-league outing, the Myrtle Hawks (Myrtle, MS) basketball squad edged the host East Union Urchins (Blue Springs, MS), by a margin of 71-66.
The Hawks (15-5) will now prepare for their outing against Ingomar (New Albany, MS). The Falcons go into the non-league outing with a 3-7 record. In their last outing, Ingomar was tipped by North Pontotoc (Ecru, MS), 68-63, in a non-league outing.
The Urchins now own a 0-5 record. They take the field next when they host Belmont for a 2A Region 1 outing on Tuesday, January 20. East Union will encounter a Cardinals squad coming off a 98-69 league win over Walnut (Walnut, MS). The Cardinals record now stands at 12-8.
First Quarter
J.Jordan leaves game with foot injury, does not return.
Fourth Quarter
Hawks score on last 15 possessions to win the game.