In a game heard Friday night on WHOW, the Clinton Maroons outlasted the Eureka Hornets, 54-48, in a non-conference boys basketball matchup at Clinton High School.
Both teams started slow offensively, and neither could pull away in the first half. Clinton took a 22-20 lead into the break. The Maroons capitalized on several Eureka turnovers in the third quarter to build the lead up to as much as seven at one point, but The Hornets pulled within four at the end of the third, 40-36. The fourth quarter saw the Maroons eat several minutes of clock by slowing the pace to a crawl. Clinton shot 7 of 10 from the free throw line in the fourth, and held on for the 54-48 win.
Dawson Graves led the Maroons with 20 points, and was named the WHOW / Serv Pro of Piatt/DeWitt County Player of the Game. Mason Walker added 18, and Brooks Cluver had 8 points.
Eureka was lead by Tyler Heffren with 24 points. The Hornets fall to 3-3 on the season, and host Ridgeview on Tuesday.
The Clinton Maroons remain undefeated at 8-0 on the year. They'll travel to Riverton on Tuesday. Our next Maroons broadcast is next Saturday when Clinton takes on Lexington at the Eureka College Shootout at 6pm.
