Lady Yellowjackets win in division

The Union Lady Yellowjackets got off to a good start in division play with a pair of wins last week.

The Lady Yellowjackets opened with a 50-41 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday and then beat Eupora 49-39 on Friday.

The Union boys weren’t as fortunate as they dropped a pair of tight games, losing 49-43 to Philadelphia and 48-46 to Eupora.

Union will return to action this week as they play at Enterprise on Tuesday and at Sebastopol on Friday. 

Union girls 50, 

Philadelphia 41

The Lady Yellowjackets pulled away in the fourth period and took a nine-point win over the Lady Tornadoes on Tuesday.

Kylee Madden led Union with 16 points and three assists while Gracyn Tillman had 12 points and six steals. Rymia Craft had eight points and 10 rebounds while Tiara Campbell had seven points and six rebounds. Elle Killen also chipped in seven points and six rebounds. 

Philadelphia boys 49, 

Union 43

The Tornadoes overcame an early deficit and took a hard-fought six-point win over the Yellowjackets.

Keon Hutchins led Union with 14 points while U’Darrian Hickman had 10 points. Mason Tucker had eight points and Kamarion Rushing added seven points. 

Union girls 49, Eupora 39

The Lady Yellowjackets jumped out to an early lead and held on to take a 10-point win over the Lady Eagles in division play on Friday. 

Union jumped out to a 24-9 lead in the first period while Eupora came back and outscored the Lady Yellowjackets 10-6 in the second period to cut the lead to 30-19 at the  half. Union extended the lead in the third, outscoring Eupora 9-6 to lead 39-25 going to the fourth. Eupora outscored Union 14-10 in the fourth for the final margin.

Kylee Madden led Union with 15 points, seven assists and three rebounds while Rymia Craft had 12 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three deflections. Sydney Coward had six points, three rebounds and three assists while Gracyn Tillman had six points, four rebounds and four assists. Tiara Campbell had four points and five rebounds while Elle Killen and Destiney Campbell each had three points and three rebounds. 

Eupora boys 48, Union 46

The Yellowjackets couldn’t complete a fourth-quarter comeback as the Eagles took a tight two-point win on Friday night.

Union led 6-5 at the end of the first but Eupora outscored the Yellowjackets 17-13 in the second to take a 22-19 lead at the half. Eupora outscored Union 14-12 in the third to extend the lead to 36-31 going to the fourth. Union outscored Eupora 15-12 in the fourth for the final margin.

Kamarion Rushing and U’Darrian Hickman led Union with 14 points apiece while Zi Buckley had 11 points.