Trigg County shot 60% from the field and needed nine 3-pointers to beat Christian Fellowship 71-62 Tuesday at Wildcat Gym.
It was the first meeting between the schools in 11 years and the Wildcats improved to 13-0 all-time against the First Region Eagles.
The lead changed hands once in the opening minutes of the game, and the Wildcats grabbed the lead for good on a Jhaden Vaughn bucket with 4:37 left in the opening quarter. Trigg built its lead to as many as 13 points in the second quarter thanks to an 11-3 run.
Isaac Hovecamp made a bucket with six seconds left in the first half as Christian Fellowship thought they were cutting the halftime lead to single digits. But Tyler Ahart launched a three-pointer just inside the half-court line and swished it to give the Wildcats a 34-22 lead at intermission.
WATCH: TYLER AHART HIT FROM LONG RANGE JUST BEFORE THE HALF
Trigg would extend its lead to 48-32 after three quarters and push it to 19 points with 5:27 left. But the scrappy Eagles led by eighth-grader Elijah Grigg would not go away. Grigg scored 18 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter and helped get Christian Fellowship to within seven points with 1:24 left.
Trigg County hit six of six free throws in the final minute to secure the nine-point victory.
Trigg County hit 24 of 40 shots from the field for 60% and knocked down 9 of 17 behind the arc. Tyler Ahart was six of 11 behind the 3-point line for 22 points. Khyran Vaughn added 19 points and eight rebounds, and Hunter Reynolds gave the Wildcats a first half spark off the bench with three three-pointers. He finished with a season-high 13 points.
While Trigg County outrebounded Christian Fellowship by six, they turned the basketball over 16 times that led to 18 Eagle points. Hovecamp added 14 points for Christian Fellowship, who fell to 9-13 coming off a 19-win season a year ago.
Trigg County improved a 13-10, achieving its most wins in six seasons. The Wildcats will travel to Hopkins County Central Friday.
Christian Fellowship 6 16 10 30– 62
Trigg County 12 22 14 23– 71
Christian Fellowship [9-13] – E. Grigg 28, Hovecamp 14, Dunning 11, Cary 5, L. Grigg 4
Trigg County [13-10] – Ahart 22, K. Vaughn 19, Reynolds 13, J. Vaughn 9, Adams 6, Gude 2
