Eagles show grit in 65-53 area playoff loss to Indians

  • Forrest Murphy/Meridian Tribune/Morgan’s Emilio Villalovos (25) and the Eagles closed out their 2020-21 season in a Class 1A area playoff game versus the Cherokee Indians Thursday (Feb. 25) in Hamilton. Morgan fell to Cherokee, 65-53 in the contest.
    Forrest Murphy/Meridian Tribune/Morgan’s Emilio Villalovos (25) and the Eagles closed out their 2020-21 season in a Class 1A area playoff game versus the Cherokee Indians Thursday (Feb. 25) in Hamilton. Morgan fell to Cherokee, 65-53 in the contest.
Despite falling behind, 22-13 to the Cherokee Indians after one quarter, the Morgan Eagles held steady in the teams’ Class 1A area playoff bout Thursday (Feb. 25) in Hamilton, closing the gap to five at halftime (32-27) before pulling within two points early in the fourth quarter.  Powered by tough defense and solid ball control, Morgan, led on the scoreboard by Derik Davenport (team-high…

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