Monroe Central

The bears lost to rival Winchester on Saturday night in the Randolph County Championship 50-41. The bears came out flat and were down 11-5 after the first quarter. The bears couldn't get much going in the 2nd quarter being down 28-16 at halftime. In the 3rd quarter the bears tried to cut into the lead but Winchester stretched it out to 16. At the end of the quarter Winchester still held the lead 43-29. The bears forced the falcons into 3 straight turnovers and the bears cut the lead to 6 with 5 minutes left. The bears just couldn't cut into the lead anymore. The bears were led in scoring by Josiah Cleveland with 17. Followed by Easton Foster with 12. Congratulations to Hayden Taylor for winning the Kellie Stephen Sportsmanship Award!