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7 Knights to Falconer quarters

FALCONER, N.Y. —Eisenhower sent seven wrestlers to the quarterfinals, and had only one eliminated during the first day of the Falconer Tournament Friday. Logan Jaquay (120), Easton Hedman (132), Gannon Jaquay (138), Josh Bortz (145), Jeremyah Aiken (182), Cael Black (220) and Jesse Gourley (285) all advanced to Saturday’s quarterfinal round. “Jeremyah Aiken came in unseeded and had a nice win,” Eisenhower coach Kris Black said. “He had a first period pin. Aiken really stood out. He put himself in a good position for tomorrow. The rest of the guys did what they should have ...

Williams wins it for Ike

Drew Williams capped Eisenhower’s strong night behind the arc with a game-winning 3-pointer to give the Knights a 57-54 Region 3 win over visiting Cochranton Friday. As a team, the Knights connected on 10 3-pointers for the game to help them rally from an 8-point halftime deficit. Cochranton (1-10 overall, 1-3 Region 3) led 28-20 at the half, but the Eisenhower (3-7, 1-3) offense exploded for 37 second-half points. The Knights hit four 3-pointers in the third quarter, and three more in the fourth, including Williams’ final at the buzzer. Jaiben Walker had 19 points for the ...

Eisenhower girls come up just short against Iroquois

For a little over three quarters, Eisenhower was playing exactly the way they wanted to against visiting Iroquois. A Bella Marino 3-pointer late in the third quarter gave them a 32-21 lead, but that’s when the Braves’ Angelina Meola went off. Meola, District 10’s second-leading scorer ...

Knights win thriller

In the north, a sigh of relief. Out east, heartbreak. Perspective aside, Eisenhower survived a thriller at Sheffield with a 54-53 win Wednesday. Both teams put on a show in front of a returning Alexa Whipple (see sidebar). The Knights (2-7) led by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter, ...

Knights make quick work of Bears

The Eisenhower Knights returned to their home mat on Wednesday, dominating Region 3 foe Union City to the tune of a 62-18 victory. The Knights got bonus points up and down the lineup, with six wins via fall and another by tech fall. “We got a lot of bonus, which was nice,” said ...

Eisenhower girls race to Region 2 victory over Union City

UNION CITY, Pa. —Eisenhower outscored Union City 16-3 in the second quarter to pick up a key, 53-34, Region 2 road win Thursday. The Lady Knights used transition offense to build the lead and created turnovers defensively to limit the Bears. “We started to get a couple rebounds and pushing the ball,” Eisenhower coach Mike Logue said. “It was total team defense. We just shut them down, created turnovers and scored points.” Leah Peterson and Emiley Wheeler scored 14 of the 16 Eisenhower (3-7 overall, 2-4 Region 2) points in the quarter. “Those two just took over,” ...