Eagles Defeat Marshall on Senior Night

The Newton Eagle defeated the Marshall Lions with a final score of 60-47 on Senior Night where the lone senior Marc Jansen was recognized. At the end of the first quarter, the Lions had the lead with a score of 18 to the Eagles’ 11. By the half, the Eagles took the lead with a score of 35-25. Both teams added ten to their totals in the third quarter and the Eagles scored 15 to the Lions’ 12 in the final quarter.

Lead scorers for the Eagles were Dylan Gier with 24 (8,0,8 of 15), Caden Nichols with 21 (4,1,10 for 11), Jacob Weber with 7 (3,0, 1 for 2), Senior Marc Jansen scored 4 (1,0, 2 for 2), Gus Bierman scored a 2 pointer, and Kye Bergbower and Payton Harris were each 1 for 2.