For the second time this season, the Cuba High School varsity boys basketball team defeated Bourbon on a last-second shot as they got past the Warhawks 60-59 to close out the regular season on February 20. And for the second time, it was senior Luke Elrod who hit the winning shot.
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The CHS girls basketball teams played three games last week, hosting Hermann and taking on Salem and Belle on the road. With a victory over Belle (and a victory Monday evening against), the varsity Lady Wildcats now stand at 3-1 in Gasconade Valley Conference play and will look to wrap up a second-place finish this week.
Ray sinks buzzer-beater to lift Wildcats over Belle, but Cuba falls to Cardinals - PHOTO GALLERY
The Cuba High School varsity boys won a thriller in Belle on February 14 to improve to 2-2 in Gasconade Valley Conference play with just one game remaining on their GVC schedule. The win came on the team’s second buzzer-beater of the season.
District tournament starts Saturday
Cuba High School’s varsity girls have been seeded fifth and the boys have been seeded seventh for the Class 3 District 3 tournament, which will get underway Saturday in Herculaneum.
JV drops two in tournament
The CHS junior varsity boys basketball team played a pair of games in the Bourbon JV Tournament last week, reaching the consolation finals, but couldn’t find a win.