Exira-EHK boys beat Wildcats
ELK HORN (Jan. 12) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys improved to 7-4 overall and 7-2 in the Rolling Valley Conference Tuesday night with a 66-43 win over Glidden-Ralston. Leading scorers for the Spartans were Tyler Petersen with 23 points, Cash Emgarten 15, Easton Nelson nine and Trey Petersen eight.
Exira-EHK trailed 14-9 after one quarter before outscoring the Wildcats 17-7, 23-14 and 17-8 over the final three periods.
Tyler Petersen shot the ball very well on the night, making 7-of-9 field goals, 3-of-4 three-pointers and all six of his free throws while adding seven rebounds. Nelson led the team with 11 rebounds and Trey Petersen had six assists.