Gauge Shiflett, Meadville High School basketball Eagles sophomore, takes a driving shot in the lane during the team’s Dec. 21 game against Polo in the North Central Missouri College Foundation’s High School Holiday Hoops event at Trenton. Last Monday, his 18 points paced the Eagles to their sixth victory in the past eight games, a 53-32 triumph at Tina-Avalon. (Paul Sturm/LCL FILE PHOTO)
With one main cog totally absent and another having an “off ” night offensively, the Meadville High School basketball Lady Eagles could have been excused…