The 8th grade Boys BasketballOrioles opened the Big 8 Conference Tournament with an impressive 44-8 win over Concord. A fast start resulted in 24 1st quarter points while an active defense held the YellowJackets scoreless. The game was played with a “running clock” for the entire 2nd half and the Orioles shuttled 18 different players into the game 10 of which found their names on the scorecard. The offense was led by point guard Christian Craven who had 7 assists and 7 points with some nifty passing. Alex Dunn in limited minutes had 12 points. Carsen Haylett played another strong game with 7 points and was very active on the defensive end. Noah Rufenacht scored 6 points while Deisel Sheely added 4 points. Garrett Haylett had a basket and free throw (3 points) and Jax Sergent, Nick Thomas and Darrin Farmer scored baskets and Rylan “Sarge” Dickey added a free throw. 
The Orioles will play in the semi final round on Wednesday against Jonesville who advanced with a win over Bronson.