On Thursday night we played our rival Edmonson County for the 12th district title in Morgantown. We came away with our 5th straight district title by beating the Wildcats 40-25. It was a very physical, defensive oriented game from the beginning. We led 7-5 at the end of the 1st quarter and took an 18-14 lead in at the half. In the 3rd quarter our defense was relentless and we pushed ahead with a 15-6 run to lead 33-20 at the end of the 3rd quarter. We again relied our on defense in the 4th quarter to win this game 40-25.
For the game we shot 15-51 or 30% and 8-13 from the free throw line. Edmonson County hit 10-40 for the game for 25% and 3-5 from the foul line. We pulled down 37 rebounds to their 24 but the big advantage was our 14 offensive rebounds to their 7. We committed 8 turnovers while the Wildcats committed 15.
For the game Aaron Deviney was chosen K105 Player of the Game for his 9 points and 11 rebounds. Travis Johnston was the only cougar in double figures with 12 points and 4 assists.
Tyler Saltsman turned in a great performance with 9 points and 8 rebounds. Hunter Gary was great on the defensive end all night and scored 5 points and had 7 rebounds.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-12
Aaron Deviney-9
Tyler Saltsman-9
Hunter Gary-5
Brady Clemons-4
Dustin Thomas-1
