CHANUTE — Iola Middle School’s boys concluded their basketball season Monday, winning three of four games at Chanute.
Iola won the eighth-grade A-team game 40-23 after trailing 11-8 at the end of the first quarter. The Ponies went on a 9-0 run to take the lead. They had a 17-7 fourth-quarter surge to put the game on ice.
“After the first quarter our defense was the difference,” said Marty Taylor, IMS head coach. “Coach Slane does a great job with his kids and they played hard.”
Taylor said the Ponies shot the ball well, going 19 of…
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