CCHS loses district doubleheader to Trigg

Rocket senior Erik O'Leary defends against Trigg.

If it were golf or horse racing, you’d need a handicap card to bracket the Rockets’ basketball score in their district opening loss to Trigg County Friday night at Rocket Arena.

Crittenden County lost 61-43, but let’s handicap the event to get a clearer picture of the team’s competitiveness.

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Trigg 61, Crittenden 43
Trigg County 8 23 39 61
Crittenden Co. 7 20 24 43
TRIGG - J.Vaughn 8, Bridges 13, Thompson 21, Adams 4, K.Vaughn 10, Miles 2, Terrell 1, T.Thompson, Cunnihgam, 2, T.Arhart, D.Arhart, Moore, Smith. FG 20. 3-poiners 4 (Bridges 3, Thompson). FT 17-30.
CRITTENDEN - Morgeson 3, O’Leary 7, Winders 4, Mott 19, Guess, Dobyns, Carlson, Adams, Turley 8, McGowan, Davidson 2. FG 19. 3-pointers 2 (Mott). FT 3-10.

TRIGG GETS GIRLS FOR 4TH STRAIGHT

Lady Rocket coach Shannon Hodge spends extra
 time coaching up her freshman point guard,
Taylor Guess, who's been playing varsity for
the past three seasons.

Crittenden County never found its offensive rhythm against Trigg County in both team’s opening Fifth District game last week at Rocket Arena. The Lady Wildcats led from start to finish, posting a 53-38 win over the Lady Rockets.

It was the fourth straight loss to Trigg County for the Lady Rockets. Prior to the beginning of that streak, which started .... Read more in next week's printed edition of The Crittenden Press. Subscribe now.

Trigg 53, Crittenden 38
Trigg County 13 25 42 53
Crittenden Co. 13 20 25 38
TRIGG - Bush 18, O.Noffsinger 11, E.Noffsinger 6, Hyde, Grubbs, Phillips 11, Reynolds 4, K.Grubbs 3. FG 17. 3-pointers 3 (K.Grubbs, O.Noffsinger, E.Noffsinger). FT 16-25.
CRITTENDEN - Guess 19, Boone 5, Moss 2, Woodward 1, Duncan 7, Hayes 4, hatfield, Long, Easley. FG 11. 3-pointers 2 (Guess, Boone). FT 14-24.