Trigg County won a basketball game for the first time this year in a manner that did not involve overtime or a last-second shot.
The Wildcats defeated Stewart County, Tenn. 53-45 on Thursday at Wildcat Gym.
While there were no late-game heroics in this one, the Wildcats did continue a formula of winning a game in which they trailed at halftime. The Wildcats improved to 4-1 and have trailed at intermission in all five games.
Trigg County got out to an early eight-point lead in the first quarter only to see Stewart County battle back and take a 23-22 lead midway through the second quarter on a Jacob Finnch three-pointer.
The Rebels led 29-28 at halftime and extended its lead to 30-28 early in the third quarter before Landon Swann hit back-to-back three-pointers to give Trigg County a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
Those were the only points scored by Trigg County in the third quarter — a quarter that was pretty much a rock fight between the two teams. Trigg County was two of nine from the field while Stewart County was one of nine.
Trigg County built its lead to double digits in the fourth quarter hitting six of seven from the field and five of eight at the free throw line while Stewart County hit just four of 16 from the field.
Swann led the Wildcats in scoring with 15 points. He also pulled down eight rebounds.
Davaree Gude had 11 points and 18 rebounds and Lance Breckel and Caleb Fogle each had nine points.
Trigg County shot 41% from both the field and the free-throw line as the charity stripe continues to be an issue for the Wildcats who hit just 9 of 22.
Stewart County got 17 points and 13 rebounds from Brayden Threat and Hargis Cherry came off the bench to score eight for the Rebels who dropped to 1-7.
Trigg County will travel to Mortons Gap on Friday to play Hopkins County Central in a matchup featuring coaches who coached at the other school last year.
Michael Fraliex stepped down as Storm head coach earlier this season after five years at the school. That allowed Mason Burgett to leave Trigg County and return home to his alma mater and coach Hopkins Central. Fraliex then took the Trigg job several weeks later.
| Trigg County 53, Stewart County 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stewart County (1-8) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brayden Threatt 5-16 6-8 17; Hargis Cherry 3-6 0-0 8; Jacob Morgan 3-8 1-2 7; Zachary Morgan 2-7 0-0 5; Anthony Bisogno 1-5 0-0 3; Jacob Finnch 1-1 0-0 3; Benn Hendricks Jr. 1-2 0-0 2; Landon Green 0-7 0-0 0; Totals 16-52 7-10 45. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trigg County (4-1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Landon Swann 4-10 3-4 15; Davaree Gude 5-11 1-6 11; Lance Breckel 3-5 0-2 9; Caleb Fogle 4-10 0-0 9; Joshuan Bridges 2-4 0-0 4; Slaton Carter 0-2 2-4 2; Carter Shepherd 0-0 2-2 2; David Cavanaugh 0-0 1-2 1; AJ Wharton 0-0 0-0 0; Corben Woodall 0-1 0-0 0; Brunson Boyett 0-0 0-0 0; Melo Dixon 0-0 0-2 0; Clay Travis 0-1 0-0 0; Zamarion Broussard 0-0 0-0 0; Totals 18-44 9-22 53. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 3-point goals – Stewart County 6-19 (Hargis Cherry 2-4; Brayden Threatt 1-2; Anthony Bisogno 1-5; Zachary Morgan 1-4; Jacob Finnch 1-1; Landon Green 0-3), Trigg County 8-25 (Landon Swann 4-9; Lance Breckel 3-4; Caleb Fogle 1-7; Joshuan Bridges 0-1; Davaree Gude 0-1; Slaton Carter 0-2; Clay Travis 0-1).
Rebounds – Stewart County 27 (Brayden Threatt 13), Trigg County 36 (Davaree Gude 18). Assists – Stewart County 10 (Landon Green 4), Trigg County 8 (Caleb Fogle 4). Total Fouls – Stewart County 15, Trigg County 14. |
