Basketball Recap: Anderson County Triumphs

Noah Porter

Points

02/11/25 @ Osawatomie	31
02/10/25 vs Wellsville	39
02/07/25 vs Girard	28
02/04/25 vs Burlington	16
01/30/25 @ Central Heights	24
+ 8 more games

If Osawatomie wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Anderson County, they should've done a better job of containing Noah Porter. The Anderson County Bulldogs snuck past the Osawatomie Trojans with a 59-53 win on Tuesday thanks in part to Porter, who dropped a double-double with 31 points and 11 rebounds. The contest was his 13th in a row with at least 16 points.

Another player making a difference was Camryn Wilson, who posted 12 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Osawatomie's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jasper Sallee, who scored 18 points and five boards, and Jaxon Stevenson, who put up nine points and six rebounds. That was a full 34% of Osawatomie's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Korbin Crockett was another key player, putting up six points.

Anderson County's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Osawatomie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Anderson County will challenge Iola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Anderson County is facing Iola at the right time seeing as Iola is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Osawatomie, they will square off against Santa Fe Trail at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Osawatomie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.