The West Central Trojan girls and boys basketball teams won a doubleheader against the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans at home on Tuesday, December 14th. The girls team won 51-42, and the boys team won 72-58.
West Central 51, Mt Vernon/Plankinton 42 – Girls
The Trojan girls built a 35-16 lead late in the third quarter only to see the Titans nearly make a complete comeback. Mt Vernon/Plankinton held a 6-5 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Trojan defense locked down the Titans in the second quarter. West Central outscored the Titans 18-4 in the second quarter for a 23-10 halftime lead.
That lead grew to 35-16 with 2:06 to play in the third quarter. Mt Vernon/Plankinton then ended the third quarter on a 10-0 run to cut the lead to 35-26. The Titans then scored the first three points of the fourth quarter, and the Trojan lead was only 35-29 with 6:40 to go in the game. The offense found their groove at that point and scored 16 points the rest of the game to hang on for a 51-42 win.
West Central shot 31% (16-51) from the field and 33% (9-27) from three-point area. The Trojans were also 63% (10-16) from the free throw line. Mt Vernon/Plankinton finished the game shooting 39% (16-41) from the field, 29% (5-17) from three-point area, and 45% (5-11) from three free-throw line.
Rylee Haldeman had 18 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Tabor Teel added 11 points, five rebounds, and two assists. Addy Kramer finished with nine points and four rebounds. Josslin Jarding had seven points and six rebounds, and Cambell Fischer had five points and six rebounds.
The Trojans (2-0) will play in Winner on Friday, December 17th.
West Central 72, Mt Vernon-Plankinton 58 – Boys
The Trojans and Titans had a very physical boys game, but the Trojans were able to pull away in the second half. West Central led 17-16 at the end of the first quarter, however, the Titans had the lead at halftime. Mt Vernon/Plankinton took advantage of 16 trips to the free-throw line in the second quarter to take a 30-28 lead at the half.
West Central’s defense stepped up the intensity in the third quarter. The Trojans forced 12 turnovers alone in the third quarter as West Central regained the lead. The Trojans led 49-43 heading into the final quarter. West Central continued to slowly pull away in the fourth quarter for the 72-58 win.
The Trojans shot 38% (22-58) from the field, 50% (13-26) from three-point area, and 79% (15-19) from the free-throw line. The Titans were 51% (19-37) from the field, but 36% (5-14) from three-point area and 60% (15-25) from the free-throw line. The Titans also turned the ball over 25 times in the game.
Grafton Stroup had 26 points and four rebounds. Dillon Jackson finished with 13 points, nine assists, seven rebounds, and three steals. Jacob Krempges added 10 points, three rebounds, and three steals.
West Central (2-0) will travel to Winner on Friday, December 17th.