Hoisington Winter Jam 2012: Ellinwood vs LaCrosse Boys

The Ellinwood Eagles and LaCrosse Leopards faced off to see who would play to win the Consolation Bracket of the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam.

LaCrosse took an early lead but allowed Ellinwood to come back within three to four points at multiple points in the game. At the final buzzer, the Leopards won with a score of 39 to 29.

LaCrosse will take on Otis-Bison for the Fifth Place game (and their third meeting this season), Ellinwood will face off with Russell for the Seventh Place game.

Below are some of the pictures I took at the game:

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Cody Isern (#23) of the Ellinwood Eagles drives into the defense of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Ellinwood Eagle Cody Isern (#23) drives the ball against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

William Storie (#45) of the LaCrosse Leopards passes the ball to a teammate against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Patrick Ringering (#2) of the Ellinwood Eagles drives down the court with the basketball against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Kale Clawson (#3) of the Ellinwood Eagles takes the basketball down the court against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Kyle Blakeslee (#15) of the Ellinwood Eagles drives against LaCrosse Leopard Tayler Stull (#22) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Clayton Basgall (#12) of the LaCrosse Leopards defends against Ellinwood Eagle Cody Isern (#23) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Ellinwood Eagle Kyle Blakeslee (#15) drives past Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

LaCrosse Leopards Tayler Stull (#22) and Kip Keeley (#24) try to block the shot of Ellinwood Eagle Kyle Blakeslee (#15) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Austin Webs (#23) of the LaCrosse Leopards drives down the court with the basketball against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards takes a shot against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Ellinwood Eagles Head Coach Shane Duncan encourages his players against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Kip Keeley (#24) of the LaCrosse Leopards takes a shot while Ellinwood Eagle Garrett Hayes (#40) falls away while attempting to take a charge at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

LaCrosse Leopard Austin Webs (#23) carries the ball down the court against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Patrick Ringering (#2) of the Ellinwood Eagles tries to defend LaCrosse Leopard Austin Webs (#23) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Ellinwood Eagles Cody Isern (#23) and Ian Goering (#50) react to a shot by LaCrosse Leopard Marshall Jay (#20) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Kip Keeley (#24) of the LaCrosse Leopards drives down the court with the basketball against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

LaCrosse Leopard Kip Keeley (#24) goes up for a layup against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards drives towards the Ellinwood Eagles defense at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Derrick Depperschmidt (#3) of the LaCrosse Leopards takes a three point shot against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Austin Webs (#23) of the LaCrosse Leopards finishes off a layup against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Kip Keeley (#24) reacts to a pass made by a teammate against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Garrett Hayes (#40) of the Ellinwood Eagles prepares to take a free throw against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

LaCrosse Leopard Tayler Stull (#22) pulls down a rebound against the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Kale Clawson (#3) of the Ellinwood Eagles passes the ball to a teammate against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Tanner Swank (#32) of the Ellinwood Eagles prepares to pass the ball against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Ellinwood Eagle Kyle Blakeslee (#15) looks for a teammate to pass the basketball to against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Patrick Ringering (#2) of the Ellinwood Eagles drives against Derrick Depperschmidt (#3) of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

LaCrosse Leopard Tayler Stull (#22) tries to reach around Cody Isern (#23) of the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Cody Isern (#23) tries to keep the basketball from going out of bounds against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Patrick Ringering (#2) of the Ellinwood Eagles goes up for a layup against the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Marshall Jay (#20) of the LaCrosse Leopards tries to block Ian Goering (#50) of the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Tayler Stull (#22) drives through two Ellinwood Eagles defenders at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Ellinwood Eagle Kyle Blakeslee (#15) takes a shot against the defense of Kip Keeley (#24) and Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Tayler Stull (#22) of the LaCrosse Leopards attempts to take the ball up the court against the defense of Kyle Blakeslee (#15) and Kale Clawson (#3) of the Ellinwood Eagles at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

Tanner Swank (#32) of the Ellinwood Eagles drives past LaCrosse Leopard Austin Webs (#23) at the 2012 Hoisington Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

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