YATES CENTER — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s basketball teams picked up a pair of wins Monday.
The MV boys edged Yates Center 32-30, while Marmaton Valley’s girls emerged with a 26-8 victory.
On the boys side, MV overcame an early six-point deficit by outscoring Yates Center 12-4 in the third quarter to take a 20-18 lead.
The teams went back and forth in the fourth quarter, with Marmaton Valley emerging with the two-point win.
“It was a hard fought game on both sides,” MV head coach Byron Marshall said, while citing the team’s defense, and…
