Shawnee rallies for win over Dongola in SEC

A good fourth quarter allowed Shawnee to come from behind to get a 77-72 win over host Dongola in the final regular season South Egyptian Conference high school boys’ basketball game Friday, Feb. 17.

The Demons led 23-20 after the first quarter but the Redskins fought back to tie the game 39-39 at the halftime.

Shawnee trailed 62-58 heading into the final quarter but outscored Dongola 19-10 in the fourth quarter to get the win.

Andrew Livesay scored 26 points to lead Shawnee. Aiden McMahan added 21 points, Gavyn Ellet 12, Brandon Pind and Adam Pennington 6 each, Gary Pind 4 and Austin Treece 2.

Jordan Eads and Austin Hinkle each scored 20 points to lead the Demons. Tyler Eddleman added 18 points, Brock Patterson 12 and Uriah Holmes 2.

Shawnee, 7-17, was scheduled to play Cairo on Tuesday at the Class 1A regional tournament at Meridian High School in Mounds. Dongola was eliminated by Century on Monday.