Basketball (Boys 7) Western Boone Jr-Sr High School Basketball (Boys 8)
7th and 8th take two from Chargers; 6th drops close one in OT
By Jeremy Dexter | Dec 4, 2024 8:32 AM
The 8th grade Stars hosted the North Montgomery Chargers Tuesday night. The Stars had to play through foul trouble and the bench came in and played solid minutes. The Stars went into the half up 24-20. The second half the Chargers forced the Stars to turnover the ball and score to take a lead in the second half. The Stars fought back and got some big buckets down the stretch to bring home a win, 42-37. Boddicker led Stars with 24, Mitchell 5, Jackson 4, Young 3, Baird and Eastwood 2. The 8th grade will travel to Sheridan Thursday for next game. The 7th grade Stars mounted a comeback after being down 8-0 at the end of the 1st quarter against North Montgomery. With tremendous ball pressure and getting steals leading to fastbreak layups, we were able to pass them up in points winning by only one. Potter connected with Harrison on a fastbreak at the end of the game for a game winning layup to go up 27-26 with a few seconds left. The win was a complete team effort which showed up especially on the glass and out rebounding the Chargers. Final: 27-26 Stats: Potter 12 pts 1 reb, Linton 7 pts 2 rebs, Fields 4 pts 8 rebs, Harrison 4 pts 3 rebs. Devol 5 rebs, Demaree 3 rebs. The 6th grade Stars faced the toughest test yet as they took on the Tigers from Lebanon. Both teams were undefeated coming into the contest. The Stars had an 11 point lead early in the 3rd quarter but foul trouble slowed down their aggressive defense and Lebanon rallied to tie the stars in regulation. In OT the stars were shorthanded and lost a tough fought game 42 - 45. Defensively Canon Dunk, Spencer Worrell and Corbyn Eckart led the way. The offense was led by Wyatt Redman with 19 and Bryson Potter with 13. Corbin Eckart added 8 points. B-game was also tight. The score was back and forth all game. The Stars had a clean look and shot at the buzzer to win but just missed the bucket to come up short 22 - 23. The Stars were led by Jase Young with 11 and Brady Edwards with 5.