The new year has been good to Van Buren County. The Eagles came out of the holidays scorching hot, sweeping Sequatchie County, Monterey and Whitwell.

Eli Scoggins was the catalyst to victory over the Indians, scoring a team-high 19 points as Van Buren County completed a sweep of Sequatchie County. Callyn Sullivan and Cason Shadrick added 15 points each, with all of Shadrick's points coming from downtown.

Sullivan led a short-handed Eagles squad to a win over the Monterey Wildcats, scoring 15 more points in a defensive slugfest. Outside shooting was on point for the Eagles against Monterey too as Shadrick, RC Howard,   Jack Paucken, Slade Delong and Bryson Mooneyham combined to hit seven triples.

Shadrick showed off his outside touch again in the District 6A opener for the Eagles, hitting six 3-pointers on his way to an 18-point night against Whitwell. Sullivan scored a game-high 19 points against the Tigers, while Ty Measles joined Shadrick and Sullivan in double figures against Whitwell, scoring 10 points as the Eagles soared to a 8-6 record.

Van Buren County was in action at Boyd Tuesday night. See Friday's Standard for more details.