Trojans
The West Central Trojan girls and boys basketball teams played a doubleheader at Winner on Friday, December 17th. The girls got a 10-point victory over the Winner Warriors 58-48, but the West Central boys lost 67-55
West Central 58, Winner 48 – Girls
The Trojans had a nine-point run to end the first half, which propelled them into the second half in the win. West Central led 12-7 after the first quarter. The Warriors responded with a 7-0 run to start the second quarter to take a 14-12 lead. Winner pushed that lead to 23-16, but the Trojans ended the quarter on a 9-0 run of their own for a 25-23 halftime lead.
That run gave West Central the momentum in the second half. The Trojans extended their lead to 43-34 heading into the final quarter, and then they outscored Winner 15-14 in the final quarter for the win.
The Trojans finished the game shooting 38% (18-47) from the field, just 16% (4-25) from three-point area, but 64% (18-28) from the free-throw line. Winner was 32% (18-56) shooting on the night, 28% (7-25) from three-point area, but just 45% (5-11) from the free-throw line.
Rylee Haldeman had 19 points, six assists, four rebounds, and four steals to lead the Trojans. Addy Kramer had 18 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Tabor Teel ended with eight points, 10 rebounds, two steals, and two blocked shots.
Winner 67, West Central 55 – Boys
The Warriors seemed as if they couldn’t miss in the middle two quarters of the game, which proved to be enough for the win. West Central held an 11-9 lead after the first quarter, but Winner missed a total of only four shots the entire second quarter. The Warriors outscored West Central 27-14 for a 36-25 halftime lead.
The hot shooting continued into the third quarter. Winner only missed six shots in the third quarter and led by as many as 17 points, 50-33, with 1:30 to play in the third quarter. The third quarter ended with Winner leading 53-38.
West Central made a bid for a comeback in the fourth quarter. The Trojans got within six points a couple of times, first at 54-48 and then again at 59-53. The boys scored the next basket to pull within four points 59-55, but Winner got a timely three-pointer with 2:00 to go in the game to push the lead to 62-55. The Warriors made enough free throws the remainder of the game to secure the win.
The Trojans finished the game shooting 42% (22-52) from the field, just 26% (5-19) from three-point area, and 60% (6-10) from the free-throw line. Winner was 49% (23-47) from the field, 47% (9-19) from three-point area, and 52% (12-23) from the free-throw line. Winner also out-rebounded West Central 32-22 in the game.
Grafton Stroup had 14 points, five rebounds, and two steals. Jacob Krempges added 12 points, three steals, and two assists. Braden Herr had 11 points and five rebounds. Braden Dierickx had eight points, three rebounds, and two assists.