Sports Update: Plains boys rally to beat Trojans

The Troy High School boys basketball team shot out to a 12-0 lead early but Plains buckled down, got its inside game going and came from behind for a 55-40 victory on Friday night.

Trent Thompson, 6-foot-7 senior post for the Horsemen, scored 23 points, which included 13-of-14 from the free-throw line.

Troy led 12-5 after the first and 27-22 at halftime before Plains went on a 17-5 run in the third quarter. The Trojans were outscored 33-13 in the second half.

Trent Cratty and Brian Hammrich each scored 11 points to lead the Trojan offense.

For more on Troy boys basketball, see the Feb. 3 edition of The Western News.

For WN Sports Video from the game, click here.