The Van-Far boys had the offense to best Elsberry's surge on Monday night.
Class 2 No. 10 Van-Far defeated its Eastern Missouri Conference foe 79-68 at home behind a career-high 37 points and a career-high seven 3-pointers by Pacey Reading. Carson Huff followed with 19 points and three 3-pointers for Van-Far (12-1, 4-0 EMO), and Kasen Christian had 10 points and six rebounds. Deavion Dodson led Elsberry (3-6, 0-2 EMO) with 26 points, Nolan Wilson had 16 points and Noah Hausgen finished with 10 points.
Van-Far plays at Class 3 South Shelby (5-8) at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
Look for the full story in the Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2024, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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