Legacy Warriors Win Umpire Junior Tournament

Legacy Academy, of Lockesburg had a successful week in junior high basketball participating in the Umpire Junior High Invitational Tournament. The Umpire Tournament is the oldest running junior high basketball tournament west of the Mississippi River, with 67 years of play. Area schools filled the historic Umpire gymnasium to watch their junior high teams battle it out on the court for the coveted tournament trophy. The Warriors defeated Umpire and Dierks earlier in the week to advance to the championship. The championship game against Mineral Springs was hotly contested with the teams keeping the score within a couple of possessions most of the night. Each team answered the other almost every time the ball moved down the court for a basket. After trading the lead with each other in the first two periods both teams went to the locker room tied 23-23. Mineral outscored Legacy by two in the third period but the Warriors bested the Hornets by five in the fourth period to secure a 46-42 victory. 
Manolo Vazquez led the Lockesburg squad with 15 points followed by 11 points from Eli Mitchell, who was out much of the game from early foul trouble. Everette Martz contributed 9 points for the Warriors. Jude Gallagher gave Legacy 5, while James Bartek, Brayson Talley, and Wyatt Roden rounded out the scoring with a basket each. Brayson Talley led the Warriors with 9 rebounds, followed by 6 boards from Wyatt Roden. #13 Kayah Them led scoring for the Hornets with 22 points. Legacy’s junior boys will play next against Oden on Thursday night in Lockesburg at 5pm. 
CAPTION: Legacy Academy’s junior boys team, coached by school founder Chad Gallagher, pose for a photo after winning the 67th Umpire Junior High Invitational Tournament. Legacy defeated Mineral Springs in the championship game, after defeating Umpire and Dierks earlier in the tournament.