Wichita Trinity stuns Scott City in a doubleheader sweep

Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Overall, the six teams in the Clarion Inn Roundball Classic seem to be balanced from top to bottom. Friday night’s games saw a pair of games that never saw one team reach a double digit lead. Unfortunately for Scott City, it was Wichita Trinity taking a pair of games at Scott Community High School. The Lady Knights remained unbeaten with a Lauren Snodgrass jumper with three seconds remaining to win 38-36, while the Knight boys never trailed in a 48-41 victory.

Girls
Scott City opened the game better than the previous night against Palmer Ridge. The Lady Beavers opened an 8-0 lead, and also led 12-4, before Wichita Trinity made their push. After Scott City took a 17-15 lead at intermission, the Lady Knights came out strong, scoring the first nine points of the second half to open up a 24-17 lead with 6:12 remaining in the third period. However, the Lady Beavers would find a way to be a part of the game. Scott City (1-2) used an 8-2 run over the final six minutes of the third quarter to trail 26-25 after three quarters. Wichita Trinity (3-0) pushed the lead to 30-25 two minutes into the final frame. From there, the Lady Beavers took their second lead of the game at 34-33 on a Macie Price three with 2:42 left. With a little over a minute left, it was Alex Bearup draining a deep three to give the Lady Knights a 36-34 lead. Kaitlyn Roberts would respond off an inbounds play for the game-tying basket at 36 with 45 seconds left. Wichita Trinity would hold for the final shot, as they found an open Lauren Snodgrass on the left side with three seconds remaining, as the Lady Knights escaped with a 38-36 victory.

Alex Bearup led the way for Wichita Trinity with a game-high 16 points. They finished with 15 turnovers and were just 4-9 from the free throw line. Scott City got a career high 13 points from Macie Price. The Lady Beavers finished with 20 turnovers and saw improvement at the foul line, going 8-14. Wichita Trinity now improves to 5-0 in the all-time series.

Coach Sarah McCormick Postgame

Boys
Both Scott City and Wichita Trinity entered their game with opposite outcomes the previous night. The Knights were blown out by Holcomb, while Scott City pulled away late from Palmer Ridge. Wichita Trinity took out their frustration early with hot shooting and never trailed. They led 14-10 after the first quarter, and built up a nine-point lead with 4:31 remaining in the half at 22-13. Scott City could only produce four points in the final four and a half minutes and trailed 22-17 at the break. The Beavers also had another big scoring drought, lasting over four and a half minutes in the second and third quarters. Wichita Trinity (2-1) led 31-26 after three quarters, when both teams opened up their scoring in the final quarter. Trailing 35-26 with 6:05 left,  Scott City (2-1) used an 8-1 run to get to within 36-34 with 3:07 left. One minute later, the teams would trade free throws, as the Knights closed the game on an 11-6 run to win their first game over the Beavers in five tries.

Five players scored for Wichita Trinity, with four in double figures. Ben Adlter, the Kansas State Wildcat offensive lineman commit, finished with 13 points, while Caden Vanlandingham, Jarrett Counts and Luke Prohaska each had 11. Vanlandingham was 11-12 from the free throw line. The Knights finished 21-29 from foul line, including going 15-18 in the final quarter.

Scott City was led by Bo Hess with 16 points, while Jordan Horn added 11 and Marshal Faurot had 10. The Beavers committed 12 turnovers, with eight coming in the first half, and were 8-12 at the free throw line. 

Coach Brian Gentry Postgame

Scott City will face Purcell, Oklahoma Saturday afternoon at Garden City High School. The girls will play at 2:30, and the boys will follow. Purcell’s girls defeated Holcomb 52-37, while the Longhorn boys won in overtime 68-61.