The Emporia High boyâs basketball team powered past a six-point opening quarter Friday night against Great Bend, coming alive for an eventual 52-41 victory behind 27 points from Charles Snyder.
Six Spartan turnovers in the opening eight minutes of play saw EHS trailing 12-6 at the first buzzer before coming back to tie the contest at 17 with 2:49 remaining before the halftime break. EHS regained its first advantage since 2-0 on a Snyder layup to make the score 19-18 at the 1:56 mark, battling to take a 23-21 lead into the locker room.
Snyder would provide the majority of the Spartansâ offensive output in the first half, recording 15 points in the half.
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