Trigg County is going back to the region basketball tournament for the first time in seven years following Tuesday’s 57-49 win over Crittenden County in the 5th District semifinals.
The six-year drought was the longest for the program since the early 1990s and came on the heels of Trigg winning four straight district titles.
Trigg’s dominance in the paint offset a lousy shooting night from the outside. The Wildcats outscored the Rockets 38-20 in the paint but shot just 1-of-16 from 3-point range. Every time it looked like Trigg had figured out that attacking the paint and scoring inside was the way to go, missed 3-pointers would follow and Crittenden County would chip away at the Wildcat lead.
Trigg ended the first half on a 10-2 run to take a 25-24 lead into the locker room. They scored the first seven points of the second half for a 32-24 lead and never trailed in the second half.
The Rockets got as close as six points on three occasions in the fourth quarter but Trigg hit 12-of-22 free throws down the stretch – just enough – the clinch the win.
Jhaden Vaughn paced four Wildcats in double figures with 18 points and 17 rebounds. Landon Stewart added 15 points, and Luke Washer scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Travis Champion led Crittenden County with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Preston Morgeson scored 15 points.
Trigg County will play Lyon County in Friday’s championship game at 6 pm.
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| Trigg County (15-15) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jhaden Vaughn 7-15 4-7 18; Landon Stewart 6-14 2-4 15; Luke Washer 4-5 3-4 11; TuTu Gude 3-9 4-10 10; Davare Gude 0-0 2-3 2; Hunter Reynolds 0-4 1-3 1; Totals 20-47 16-31 57. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crittenden County (11-18) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Travis Champion 8-24 2-2 20; Preston Morgeson 4-21 5-6 15; Bryson Walker 2-3 0-0 5; Case Gobin 2-8 0-5 4; Jaxon Hatfield 1-3 0-0 3; Gabriel Keller 1-3 0-0 2; Seth Guess 0-2 0-0 0; Zach Counts 0-0 0-0 0; Totals 18-64 7-13 49. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3-point goals-Trigg County 1-16 (Landon Stewart 1-7; TuTu Gude 0-4; Jhaden Vaughn 0-2; Luke Washer 0-1; Hunter Reynolds 0-2), Crittenden County 6-25 (Preston Morgeson 2-15; Travis Champion 2-4; Bryson Walker 1-2; Jaxon Hatfield 1-3; Seth Guess 0-1).
Fouled out–Trigg County-None, Crittenden County-Jaxon Hatfield, Seth Guess. Rebounds-Trigg County 39 (Jhaden Vaughn 17), Crittenden County 38 (Travis Champion 10). Assists-Trigg County 9 (Jhaden Vaughn 3), Crittenden County 5 (Preston Morgeson 3). Total Fouls-Trigg County 14, Crittenden County 25. |
