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The elementary school city basketball tournament came to a conclusion in the Tiger Den Monday night, with Eisenhower and Madison walking away with championships.
In the girls game, sixth-grader Julie Seiss scored 23 points to lead Eisenhower past Jefferson, 32-26. Tasia Smith and Britany Clark added eight and one points, respectively, to round out the Eisenhower scoring attack.
Eisenhower, who finishes the season 12-0, has won the girls city championship five of the last six years. The Eagles were runners-up last year.
Jefferson was led in the scoring column by sixth-grader Lindsay Francis' 18 points. Elena Duncan added six points for the Spartans, who finish the season with an 8-3 record. Amy Abbitt chipped in with three points, while Anna Seney and Jessica Delp added two points each.
The boys championship went to Madison, after the Cardinals topped Lincoln 22-17.
Fifth-grader Kyle Moore led Madison, who finishes with a season record of 10-1, in the scoring column with 11 points, while sixth-grader Bobby Waikel added seven points. Ben Truman and Matt Ransbottom added two points each for the championship team.
Lincoln finishes the season with a 5-6 record and was led by sixth-grader Shaun Cabrera's 10 points. Kris Macnak added a pair of field goals, while sixth-graders Tim Cover and Dale Wood contributed two and one points, respectively.
GIRLS
EISENHOWER 32, JEFFERSON 26
Eisenhower 7 9 11 5 - 32
Jefferson 8 4 12 2 - 26
Eisenhower scoring - Julie Seiss 23, Tasia Smith 8, Britany Clark 1
Eisenhower record - 12-0
Jefferson scoring - Lindsay Francis 18, Elena Duncan 6, Amy Abbitt 3, Anna Seney 2, Jessica Delp 2
Jefferson record: 8-3
BOYS
MADISON 22, LINCOLN 17
Madison 2 7 4 9 - 22
Lincoln 7 0 6 4 - 17
Madison scoring - Kyle Moore 11, Bobby Waikel 7, Ben Truman 2, Matt Ransbottom 2
Madison record - 10-1
Lincoln scoring - Shaun Cabrera 10, Kris Macnak 4, Tim Cover 2, Dale Wood 1
Lincoln record - 5-6
