YORKTOWN, Ind – The rivalry between the Yorktown Tigers and Delta Eagles continued Friday evening as the green and white and blue and gold met on the court at Yorktown High School.
While the contest was all Delta after opening the game up with a first-quarter lead of 20-6, the Tigers battled back to lead 40-39 at the end of the third quarter. This was when Eagles’ head coach Mark Detweiler said they needed to do something.
“We got hung up on this creating action,” he said. “Those are things that we gotta clean up.”
But once the fourth quarter began, Detweiler did not have to say much as steals, good passes and other positive play allowed the blue and gold to go on a 9-0 run which led them to a 53-45 victory.
“There’s about 14 minutes there where we outscored a really good basketball team,” Detweiler said. “…I love what we're doing defensively on the ball.”
For Delta (3-1) senior Bronson Edwards, one of his goals was to get revenge on the Tigers after he and the rest of Delta football fell to the green and white in the fall. Once the clock hit zero, that goal was crossed off of his list.
“It just feels pretty awesome because we got killed in football,” Edwards said.
While the defeat was a negative result for the Tigers, Yorktown (3-1) head coach Matt Moulton liked what he saw from his team. After falling behind by 15 points in the first quarter, he was pleased to see his players rally around to make a comeback.
“To take the lead at the end of the third quarter, that's what we're gonna focus,” he said. “We just gotta finish the game in the fourth quarter.”
Moulton credited the Eagles for the way they played. To him, they deserved the win more than his own team. .
“They pushed us around and they absolutely deserved to win the game,” he said. “I thought our guys played hard too, but they're a physical defensive team. Gotta give them pros tonight. They were clearly the best team out there.”
But the comeback fell just short after the Eagles’ late scoring run. Senior Jordan Furney led the way for the blue and gold with 19 points and junior Lucas Bragg followed with 12. Edwards added 11 in the win.
For the last two seasons, the Eagles have ended their campaigns with appearances at semi-state. While it’s only December, the players believe this is a team that can do it again. It’s just about making sure everyone is on the same page.
“I think we can go to semi-state, hopefully, farther than that,” Furney said. “But overall, I think we can do it.”
Yorktown senior Austin Kates led the green and white with 14 points. Both the Tigers and Eagles will return to action in tomorrow’s Fieldhouse Classic at the Muncie Central Fieldhouse. Delta will face Tipton at 4 p.m. while the Tigers will play Guerin Catholic at 7:45 p.m.
“Athletes and competitors just get up for stuff like this,” Moulton said. “You lose on a Friday night, then let's go back and compete again and win on a Saturday.”
Contact Zach Carter via email at zachary.carter@bsu.edu or via X @ZachCarter85.
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