IOLA — The St. Paul Indians claimed their second win of the season with a 62-29 trouncing of Yates Center in the War on 54 here Friday. After falling to Humboldt on Tuesday and a close loss to Crest on Thursday, the Indians’ win handed them a seventh place finish in the tournament.
St. Paul got out to a 16-9 lead after eight minutes, but the Wildcats kept the lead to single digits with a 29-20 score at halftime. A 13-5 run in the third quarter gave the Indians a bit of comfort, before they ran away with the contest in the final frame.
St. Paul benefitted from two game-long hot streaks from senior Trey Peters and junior Zakary Kirkpatrick. Peters finished with 27 points, dropping in a trio of 3s in the process, while Kirkpatrick finished with 21 points.
St. Paul did struggle from the free throw line, converting on just 7-of-17 attempts from the charity stripe.
Senior Kiser Wiatrak tallied five points in the fourth quarter, junior Riley Vitt hit a 3 in the second quarter and senior Dylan Paulie added a layup in the fourth. Junior Ashton Green came off the bench to go 2-of-4 from the free throw line.
After a busy midseason tournament week, the Indians had Tuesday to rest. The Indians are back in action on Friday for a tangle with the Marmaton Valley Wildcats (5-7). The Wildcats come off a 36-34 loss to Crest in the War on 54 fifth place matchup.
St. Paul: 16 13 13 20 — 62
Yates Center: 9 11 5 4 — 29
St. Paul: Trey Peters 27, Zakary Kirkpatrick 21, Kiser Wiatrak 5, Riley Vitt 3, Ashton Green 2, Dylan Paulie 2
Yates Center: Cashten Cummings 10, Emmit George 8, Emmett Brittain 6, Jarrett Birk 2, Garrett Audiss 2, Devin Sarchet 1
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