•January 2, 2019•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports

The Sullivan boys’ basketball team finished the Dieterich Holiday Tournament 1-3 with a win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City and losses to Dieterich, Newton and Arcola.
Against Arcola Dec. 28, Sullivan fell behind 18-9 for a first-quarter deficit and 12-points by the half, but the Redskins could not overcome the deficit in the second half in the 59-48 loss.
Sullivan senior Caden Ellis scored a career-high 37 points to go with eight rebounds.
Dalton Rogers finished with seven rebounds and five points.
Sullivan picked up its lone win of the tournament against Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 69-49 Dec. 27.
Sullivan used a 24-11 third-quarter run to pull away for the 69-49 win.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.