Snook Bluejays play tough in 54-46 road loss to Iola

Bluejays also defeat Richards 68-60

  • SNOOK’S JERMAINE KEARNEY dribbles the ball past this Richards defender on Jan. 14 in Snook. The Bluejays won 68-60 and later lost to Iola in the district opener. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
    SNOOK’S JERMAINE KEARNEY dribbles the ball past this Richards defender on Jan. 14 in Snook. The Bluejays won 68-60 and later lost to Iola in the district opener. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
  • SIDNEY MACK OF Snook hurls this pass against Richards in Snook. The Bluejays won their last non-district game 68-60 and later lost to Iola in the district opener. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
    SIDNEY MACK OF Snook hurls this pass against Richards in Snook. The Bluejays won their last non-district game 68-60 and later lost to Iola in the district opener. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
  • SIDNEY MACK of Snook hurls this pass against Richards on Jan. 14 in Snook. The Bluejays won 68-60 in their last non-district game. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
    SIDNEY MACK of Snook hurls this pass against Richards on Jan. 14 in Snook. The Bluejays won 68-60 in their last non-district game. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
  • DRERAUD ROGERS takes a shot against Richards on Jan. 14 in Snook. The Bluejays won 68-60. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
    DRERAUD ROGERS takes a shot against Richards on Jan. 14 in Snook. The Bluejays won 68-60. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
Snook, coming off a promising 68-60 home win over Richards, kept it close for most of the game in a tough 54-46 road loss to Iola last Friday in their district opener. The Bluejays, who had trailed 13-8 in the first quarter cut the lead to 25-23 at halftime and trailed by just two with five minutes to play. Iola outscored Snook just 13- 10 in the third and 16-13 in the fourth. The loss was…

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