Excelsior Springs couldn’t overcome a 29-point first quarter by Winnetonka on Jan. 11, when the Tigers fell to the Griffins 77-59 in varsity girls basketball.
Excelsior Springs couldn’t sustain early victories in its lone varsity boys wrestling competition last week – a 52-22 Jan. 11 road dual loss to Kearney.
Excelsior Springs came within 4.5 points of finishing second at its own boys wrestling tournament – and within 46.5 points of winning it. Led by three individual champions, Excelsior Springs tallied 143 points and placed third at the Tiger Classic.
About midway through the fourth quarter, some of those fans watching Orrick face Norborne Jan. 5 in varsity boys basketball might have been expecting a nail-biting finish.