Ballard Memorial used an 18-0 third-quarter run to seal a 54-35 win over Trigg County on Monday at Wildcat Gym.
The burst saw the Bombers hit 8 of 13 shots in the quarter and score 15 of their 21 points from nine Wildcat turnovers.
Trigg County missed six straight shots and turned the ball over seven times as the Bombers took a 22-20 deficit to a 38-22 lead with 38 seconds left in the quarter.
The game was a rock fight early, as Trigg led 10-8 after one quarter and 19-17 at halftime, with each team missing 17 shots in the first half.
Ballard Memorial was more effective in the paint, outscoring Trigg 22-12. The Bombers were more opportunistic on mistakes, outscoring the Wildcats 29-7 off turnovers despite just a six-turnover difference.
Grayson Sparacio led the Bombers with 15 points, while Ike Miller commanded a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Ballard Memorial has won four straight games against Trigg County and six of eight overall.
Landon Swann scored 13 points for Trigg County, and Davaree Gude added 12 points and eight rebounds in his final game on the Wildcat Gym floor.
Ballard Memorial’s length along its front line gave Trigg’s shooters fits for most of the night as the Wildcats hit just 3 of 19 from three-point range.
Trigg County (7-20) will close out the regular season Tuesday at Christian Fellowship.
| Ballard Memorial 54, Trigg County 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ballard Memorial (8-20) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grayson Sparacio 4-11 7-9 15; Ike Miller 5-10 2-4 13; Reed Duren 3-9 1-5 9; Brantley McDaniel 2-3 0-0 6; Florian Gashi 1-6 3-6 5; Jonathan McGlenon 2-2 0-0 4; Riccardo Uboldi 1-2 0-0 2; Logan Brown 0-2 0-0 0; Demarious English 0-0 0-0 0; Luke Fickes 0-1 0-0 0; Drew Fickes 0-0 0-0 0; Totals 18-46 13-24 54. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trigg County (7-20) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Landon Swann 5-17 2-2 13; Davaree Gude 4-11 4-4 12; Clay Travis 2-5 0-0 6; Zammarion Broussard 1-6 0-0 2; Karmelo Dixon 0-4 2-4 2; Caden Scott 0-1 0-0 0; Cam McCormick 0-2 0-0 0; Totals 12-46 8-10 35. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 3-point goals – Ballard Memorial 5-14 (Reed Duren 2-5; Brantley McDaniel 2-3; Ike Miller 1-2; Logan Brown 0-1; Grayson Sparacio 0-1; Florian Gashi 0-1; Riccardo Uboldi 0-1), Trigg County 3-19 (Clay Travis 2-4; Landon Swann 1-11; Karmelo Dixon 0-1; Davaree Gude 0-2; Caden Scott 0-1).
Rebounds – Ballard Memorial 34 (Ike Miller 11), Trigg County 28 (Davaree Gude 8). Assists – Ballard Memorial 10 (Florian Gashi 3), Trigg County 4 (Davaree Gude 2). Total Fouls – Ballard Memorial 12, Trigg County 17. |
