After trailing most of the first half, the West Central Trojan boys basketball team used a big third quarter to get a 75-65 home win over the Madison Bulldogs on Thursday, February 10th.
Madison was on fire to start the game. They were 50% in the first quarter shooting scoring 21 points. West Central was far behind scoring 18 points of their own. The two teams traded shots in the second quarter, and the Bulldogs led 38-36 at halftime.
The defense and hot shooting in third quarter propelled the Trojans past the Bulldogs. West Central knocked multiple three-point shots and forced eight Madison turnovers. The Trojans opened the quarter on an 11-0 run and outscored the Bulldogs 26-8 for a 62-46 lead after the third quarter. Madison got within ten points with an early run in the fourth quarter, but never threatened the Trojans any more than that.
West Central shot 47% (27-58) from the field, 47% (16-34) on three pointers, and a perfect 5-5 from the free-throw line. Madison was 46% (25-54) shooting, 20% (3-15) from three-point area, and 75% (12-16) from the free-throw line.
Grafton Stroup finished with 26 points, three rebounds, and three assists. Dillon Jackson had 13 points, three rebounds, and seven assists. Jack Linneman added 10 points and two steals. Braden Herr had eight points. Jacob Krempges had five points, four rebounds, two steals, and five assists.