Trinity's Chayce Adams (12) protects the ball from Wheeling Central Catholic's Troy Anthony (14) on Tuesday. William Wotring / The Dominion Submit
MORGANTOWN — Wheeling Central Catholic was just too large, too quick and too bodily to cease because the Maroon Knights rolled over Trinity Christian 77-47 on the mound in Sabraton on Tuesday night time.
Wheeling Central's high-pressure protection, transition offense and superior dimension at practically each place was a mixture the Warriors (2-1) struggled to take care of all sport.
“That's what we're attempting to do,” WCC coach Mel Stephens mentioned. “We're attempting to get the ball out of the courtroom and get it to the opposite finish. We've bought some children that may run, we've bought some children that may go and we've bought some children that may rating, so we undoubtedly need it up and down.”
Trinity was hit laborious early on when beginning ahead Ben Lohmann rolled his ankle and sat out a lot of the first half.
“You by no means need to lose a participant, however to lose a giant piece and glue like Ben, it's type of apparent,” Trinity coach Codey Horton mentioned.
The Maroon Knights (2-0) led 10-0 within the first quarter and 17-0 within the second and led 47-22 at halftime. Most of Wheeling Central's factors got here both in transition or within the submit.
“Their transition was actually good and we didn't get again on protection,” Horton mentioned. “They bought about 16 factors out of it. We knew they’d, however we didn't.
“We appreciated our effort however have been dissatisfied with our physicality. We don't need to be a doormat and that has occurred many occasions.'
Sophomore ahead Eli Sancomb scored 22 of his game-high 28 factors within the first half for Wheeling Central. Sancomb, who missed final 12 months with an damage, was enjoying in simply his second highschool sport after scoring 27 in opposition to Magnolia final week.
“He's a basketball participant,” Stephens mentioned. “He performed soccer final 12 months and he's a good soccer participant, however I believe his ticket is certainly basketball. … He labored tirelessly over the summer season when he couldn't play but.”
“He was principally cleared a number of weeks earlier than the season began. He's type of attempting to make up for misplaced time.”
Max Olejasz completed second for the Maroon Knights with 10 factors, whereas Troy Anthony had 9 and Quinton Burlenski had seven.
Chayce Adams led Trinity with 13 factors with a trio of 3-pointers. Carter Hatsock was second with 12 factors.
The Warriors will face one other Class AA state event group of their subsequent sport at Charleston Catholic Friday at West Virginia State College.
“We knew it was going to be powerful, and we all know Friday was going to be powerful,” Horton mentioned. “However for those who go to the states, you're going to see these two high-quality groups.
