The Todd County Central Rebels head into Christmas on a bit of a roll, winners of three straight games.
The Trigg County Wildcats? Not so much.
The Rebels beat the Wildcats 74-47 in Tuesday’s championship game of the Chappel Allen Memorial Classic – their second win over Trigg in four days.
The Rebels pushed the tempo and were effective – scoring 1.2 points per possession. They broke the game open with an 18-3 run to begin the second half that turned a 33-24 halftime lead into a 51-26 lead.
Todd hit 12-of-17 shots in the third quarter while Trigg turned the ball over six times that left to five Rebel points. For the game, Todd County scored 19 points off 14 Wildcat turnovers.
Todd Central outscored Trigg 42-12 in the paint as the Wildcat defense consistently broke down and allowed easy baskets.
The Rebels shot 59-percent from the field, including 18-of-30 in the second half. And while the Rebels were the model of execution, Trigg County was the antithesis of it.
Trigg got bogged down offensively against the Rebel zone, getting up just 47 shots and shooting 34-percent.
Todd County Central put four players into double figures and all five starters had solid stat lines.
Treyvon Foster scored 24 points and had three steals in being named the player of the game.
Jamison Glass scored 19 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and blocked eight shots.
Preston Rager scored 11 points and handed out six steals. Hayden Strader put up 10 points and nine rebounds, and Perez Whitlock had six points, six rebounds, and six assists.
Trigg County got no such balance and dropped its fourth game in five outings..
Jhaden Vaughn scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. TuTu Gude scored eight points and Hunter Reynolds hit a pair of 3-pointers and finished with six points.
Todd County Central will host the United Southern Bank Battle at the Border next week. Trigg County will also be part of the eight-team double-elimination event.
Todd County Central 14 19 28 13– 74
Trigg County 8 16 14 9– 47
Todd County Central (7-5) – Foster 24, Glass 19, Rager 11, Strader 10, Whitlock 6, Schutt 2, Smith 2
Trigg County (7-4) – Vaughn 23, Gude 8, Reynolds 6, Washer 4, Stewart 3, Shearer 3
