(Ironton) J-98’s coverage of the 92nd annual Arcadia Valley Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament continued Thursday evening. In the third place game, the Fredericktown Black Cats defeated the Ellington Whippets 72-47. Logan Winkleman led scoring for Fredericktown with 19 points and was named the J-98/Applebee’s Player of the Game.
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Fredericktown head coach Joby Sikes says this was the best finish in Fredericktown history in the tourney. Sikes says he has seen improvement in his team.
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In the championship game, the South Iron Panthers beat the Lesterville Bearcats 81-46. The game started with a 20-0 run by South Iron. Brock Wakefield had 8 points for the Panthers in the first quarter and continued the assault in the second.
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Wakefield had a game total of 17 points. Freshman Drennen Dinkins led the scoring for the Panthers with 26 points and was our J-98/Applebee’s Player of the Game.
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South Iron head coach Dusty Dinkins talks about his Freshman son.
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Coach Dinkins says the boys on his team are very close.
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South Iron is now 3-0 on the young season. Lesterville falls to 2-1. Earlier in the evening, West County narrowly defeated Arcadia Valley 57-54 for 5th place.
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