The Emporia High basketball teams were swept in their final doubleheader at Great Bend on Tuesday.
Great Bend won the boys game, 56-49. Emporia High led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter and used a 17-9 second quarter for a 31-22 halftime advantage. Emporia High led by as many as 11 in the first half and held a 39-29 lead in the third quarter before Great Bend cut it to 39-36 after the period concluded. Both teams went back and forth in the first half of the final quarter with Emporia High leading 49-46 with 3:16 remaining after Kobe Franklin hit a pair of free throws. Great Bend finished the game on a 10-0 run to end the game. Franklin led Emporia High with a career-high 19 points, while Rylan Crowell had a career-high 17. Emporia High coach Lee Baldwin said the Spartans couldn’t get a stop down the stretch.
Emporia High heads into the holiday break with a 3-2 record.
In the girls game, Great Bend defeated the Lady Spartans, 31-21. Great Bend started the game on a 6-0 run before the Lady Spartans responded with nine straight for a 9-6 lead after the first quarter. Great Bend took a 13-12 lead at halftime and led 19-17 at the end of the third quarter. The Panthers used a 12-4 fourth quarter for the win. Maycee Davis led Emporia High with a career-high 11 points. Emporia High coach Taylor Scott said it’s a game to learn from.
Emporia High heads into the holiday break with a 0-5 record. Both teams open up the 2025 portion of their schedule on Jan. 7 at home against Hayden in their Centennial League openers.
