Yoemen move to 6-4 in district with win over Lexington
The Yoemen picked up a redemption win in Lexington as they beat the Eagles 67-55 on Tuesday night. Junior Kobe Young had an outstanding night with 30 points for the Yoemen. With the win the Yoemen improve to 11-9 on the season and 6-4 in district play. The Yoemen were ahead on scoring for the whole game until the fourth quarter but Lexington just could quite catch up to them. The Yoemen ended the first quarter up 15-13. The score at the end of the half was 28-25. The Yoemen came out after the half to score 25 points in the third quarter. Lexington scored 12. The Yoemen put up 14 in the fourth quarter and Lexington put up 18. Young was the top scorer. Others scoring for the Yoemen were Nico Vargas with 10, Calvin Stewart with eight, Dre Booze with seven, Thomas Melton with six, Kadrian Hammond with four, and Greg England with two. The Yoemen also defeated the Troy Trojans 50-38 on Jan. 25 at Yoe Gym The win moves the Yoemen to 10-9 on the season, and 5-4 in District play. Scoring for the Yoemen were Thomas Melton with 16, Kobe Young with 11, Dre Booze with eight, Nico Vargas with six, Calvin Stewart with four, Braden Brashear with three, and ZaKorien Spikes with two.
Junior Varsity
Yoe JV defeated Lexington 70-39 on Tuesday night. Scoring for the Yoemen were TK Young with 20, KeVaughn Booze with 17, Asioun Haynes with 14, Davarius Bynaum with six, Jaiden Sanchez with three, Brent Wright with three, Will Scott with three, CJ Taylor with three, and Brayden Hollomon with two. The Yoe JV A Team beat Troy 53-37 on Jan. 25 Scoring were Kevaugn Booze with 16, TK Young with 15, Jaden Sanchez with nine, Asion Haynes and Braden Hollomon each with six, and Will Scott with one. The Yoe JV B Team defeated Troy 49-26 on Jan. 25 Scoring were Phaibian Bynaum with 22, Ryan Muniz with eight, Nolan Brashear with six, Javoun Goldsby with four, Kai Reynolds with four, Tate Stroud with two, Aarick Nelson with two, and Davoiun Scott with one. The Yoemen will round out the season with McGregor on Friday at Yoe Gym and in Academy on Feb. 5.