Wilson's Career-High 32 Helps Stuff Trinity

Senior Tyler Wilson dunks two of his 32 points over Trinity's Grant Howard.

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It was not the ending that Trinity High School (Whitesville) was looking for as they made the long trek to Edmonson County High School on January 9th as they fell victim to the high-flying Wildcats on Edmonson's homecoming night.

While it may have been a stretch down the stretch for a Trinity win, the Raiders' comeback effort was in full force until an ill-advised move from a Trinity player with 4 seconds left. 

After a Raider bucket with 10 seconds left in the game to cut the Cats' lead to 75-71, Trinity's Cale Boarman slapped the ball into the bleachers. The clock kept ticking. For some reason, he then picked up the ball and tossed it toward the sidelines. With 4.1 seconds remaining, he was assessed a technical foul for the toss, which snuffed out any hope of a miracle comeback. 

Aside from that, Edmonson's Tyler Wilson just landed from flying high above the rim. His career-high 32 points led the Wildcats in a tough district match that will surely fire up the Raiders for a rematch at their place in just a few weeks. The highlight of the night came just shortly into the fourth quarter when senior Owen Ruth grabbed a steal, passed to Braden Wright, who then tossed the perfect lob pass to Wilson as he posterized Trinity's Grant Howard  with a two-handed slam in front of a cheering student section.

Trinity trailed as much as 10 throughout the game, but refusing to quit, the scrappy, gutsy, and physical team powered their way back and cut the Cats' lead to only 70-69 with 34 seconds left. Wilson was able to get an and-one on an in-bounds play where he sealed off his man and was able to score under the basket.

Behind Wilson was another exceptional game from junior Braden Wright, who scored 22 and grabbed 9 rebounds. Blayne Deweese added 12 points and 6 rebounds, Jonah Massey had 6 points, and Aiden Meredith had 2 points. 

The Cats held on for a 76-71 win.