Western Boone Jr. - Sr. High School

The Stars struggled shooting the basketball for the first three quarters and had to deal with some foul trouble in the first half. Covington went into halftime with a 23-16 lead. Stars were outscored 21-9 in the third quarter before making a great comeback attempt in the fourth. Stars picked up the pressure defensively and outscored the Trojans 26-8 in the fourth. The team just fell short by the score of 53-51. Marcus Fortner finished with 15 points, Quinn Westerfeld had 13, and Gavin Hawkins had 12. The JV Stars hosted Covington Tuesday evening and improved their record to 2-2. They used a strong last minute of the second quarter to build a halftime lead of 29-21. The team came out with the same type energy in the second half, shot the ball well, and finished with a 55-42 victory. The Stars had eight different players sore in this contest. Beau Sawyer led the team with 14 points. Levi Adkins and Burke Cavins finished with 9 points each. Carson Nicely had 7 points and Alex Velazquez finished with 6 points and had a great defensive game.