Carroll County News: High School Sports: Highlanders rebound after road loss (11/02/12)

Eureka Springs' Josh Premeau watches as the ball falls through the net against Alpena Thursday. Premeau helped the Highlanders to a pair of wins this week.
(Trevor Tegley / CCN Contributing Photographer)

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EUREKA SPRINGS -- Josh Premeau scored a game-high 21 points Tuesday night to lead the Highlanders in a 59-52 loss at Hass Hall.

Premeau nailed a pair of 3-pointers and was perfect (2-for-2) from the free throw line as the Highlanders dropped to 2-2.

Dalton Johnson also found success from long range, making five 3-pointers and finishing with 15 points. Tanner Allee added 10 points, including a trey and Jake McClung chipped in six.

Eureka Springs led 16-15 after the opening period and played to a 27-27 tie at intermission. But Haas Hall came out firing out of the locker room, outscoring the Highlanders 18-9 in the third and hanging on to the lead through the final stanza.

Eureka Springs bounced back for a win against Alpena on Thursday to improve to 3-2. Results of the game were not available by press time.

Eureka Springs continues the 2012-13 campaign Monday against St. Joe.