TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio —The Wellston boys basketball team outscored Eastern 21-9 in the third period to help secure a 67-47 victory Saturday night.

The Eagles (4-11), who have been cold of late, battled closely with the Golden Rockets (10-5) in the first period and trailed by two, 12-10, going into the second. WHS went on a 16-9 run before halftime to take a 28-19 lead into the break.

The Golden Rockets came out of halftime hot, scoring 21 and holding Eastern to nine points in the third. Eastern and Wellston battled closely in the finale, EHS outscoring it’s guest 19-18, and the Blue and Gold took home their 10th win of the year, 67-47.

The Eagles were led on the scoreboard by Max Carnahan, who had 21 points including four three-pointers. Chase Cook was also in double figures for EHS with 15 points on the evening. Jacob Parker finished with seven points and Christian Amsbury finished with four points to round out Eastern’s scoring.

Wellston was led by Blake Warrington who had 21 points coming off of seven three-pointers. Nigel Courts finished with 13 points for WHS which also had a trio of players finish with 10 points.

Eastern returns to action Tuesday night at 6 p.m. when they host Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division rival Miller.

Wellston 67, Eastern 47

W 12-16-27-18 — 67

E 10-9-9-19 — 47

Wellston (10-5): Andrew Richards 1 0-0 2, Dakota Brown 4 1-1 10, Nigel Courts 6 1-4 10, Ernest Brown 2 0-0 5, Justus Ousley 5 0-1 10, Austin Craig 5 0-1 10, Blake Warrington 7 0-0 21. TOTALS: 30 2-7 67. Three-point goals: 11 (Warrington 7, D. Brown 3, E. Brown).

Eastern (4-11): Max Carnahan 8 1-6 21, Chase Cook 7 0-0 15, Jacob Parker 3 1-2 7, Christian Amsbury 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 20 2-10 47. Three-point goals: 5 (Carnahan 4, Cook).