Trigg comeback erases 13-point CCHS lead

CCHS senior Dylan Yates drained this
25 footer in the second half.

CADIZ, Ky. – Crittenden County watched a 13-point lead disappear in the fourth quarter Tuesday night at Trigg County as the Wildcats stole the 57-56 district win in the final two minutes.

It was an early February preview of what will be an opening round matchup in the Fifth District Tournament later this month at Rocket Arena.

Pole to pole, Crittenden led nearly the whole way. Trigg had tied it twice – at 18 and 27 – and led only one other time – by two at the half – until they went ahead for good with six seconds to go on a putback by Khyran Vaughn.

CCHS held a five-point advantage to start the final period, but a little more than two minutes into the fourth quarter, the Rockets were up by a baker’s dozen. 

Trigg’s offense, which had been as unreliable as a barbless fishing hook most of the contest, was awakened down the stretch and used fielders and the foul line to pull off the comeback. Wildcat sophomore Jhayden Vaughn scored 10 of his team-high 19 points in the final six minutes. Meanwhile, the Rockets went flat late and missed 9 of 17 foul shots in the last eight minutes.

Crittenden fell to 10-11 on the season and Trigg improved to 11-10. The Rockets, who had defeated Trigg by two points at Marion in December, are now 3-2 in the district. Trigg wrapped up its league play at 3-3.

Crittenden 12 21 37 56
Trigg County 8 23 32 57
CRITTENDEN – Morgeson 12, Champion 26, Beverly, Adamson 1, Crider, Davidson, Conyer, Derrington 7, Yates 4, Cooksey 6. FG 21. 3-pointers 4 (Morgeson, Champion 2, Derrington). FT 10-23.
TRIGG - Ahart 4, Gude 2, Shearer 8, J.Vaughn 19, Washer 2, Adams 5, Reynolds 5, K.Vaughn 12. FG 19. 3-poitners 3 (Shearer 2, Reynolds). FT 16-26.