LHS wears down Troy, 58-32
Hitting the midway point of the third
quarter, Libby and Troy appeared to be heading to a scorcher of a
finish Thursday in a Class A vs. Class B boys basketball
matchup.
But over the final 12 minutes of game
time, the Loggers seemed to flip on a switch and rolled to a 58-32
victory. In the fourth quarter alone, Libby outscored the Trojans,
22-3.
“Troy was doing things that made it
uncomfortable for us,” Libby coach Wally Winslow said. “We did some
things that were OK but we weren’t exactly in the right positions
at the right time. In the fourth quarter, we got up in transition a
little bit. I think maybe their legs went out a little bit.”
Troy coach Cory Andersen agreed that
the Loggers had more at the end.
“They’re definitely deeper than we are
coming off the bench,” Andersen said. “I think our legs got a
little weary coming into the end of that third quarter. I thought
for two-and-a-half, maybe almost three quarters we were solid
defensively … and then it got away from us.”
Libby held a 23-20 lead at halftime and
started to get some breathing room early in the third following a
slam dunk by James Hare and a basket by Alex Cislo. Troy countered
with a steal and hoop from Kody Hoffman and a bucket by Cory
Orr.
The Loggers kicked their offensive
attack into high gear the rest of the way. Libby’s lead was back up
to seven points heading into the fourth.
Cislo and Hare combined for 29 points
on 13-of-19 shooting. Along with those transition hoops, Libby shot
51 percent from the field. In comparison, Troy shot 29 percent from
the floor.
Kelly May had a big game for the
Loggers with 19 points, including three three-pointers.
“He was in more of an attack mode and
he can play in that open court kind of thing,” Winslow said. “He
has a little more confidence than some of the other kids. That’s
something he has because he’s played for me for four years and he
knows his way around on the floor.”
Cislo had 17 points while Hare finished
with 12.
Cory Orr led the Trojans with 12
points. Ryan Rayson had a game-high eight rebounds.
Libby 58, Troy 32
Thursday at Troy Activity Center
Scoring by Quarters:
Libby 9 14 13 22—58
Troy 9 11 9 3—32
LIBBY (58)
Maloney 1 0-0 2, May 6 4-5 19, Craig 1
0-0 3, Cislo 8 1-2 17, Hare 5 2-4 12, Webster 0 0-0 0, Germany 0
0-0 0, Jensen 1 2-2 4, Winslow 0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, Broden 0
1-2 1. Totals 22 10-15 58.
TROY (32)
Cory Orr 6 0-0 12, Rayson 0 2-2 2,
Ormiston 3 0-0 8, Hoffman 2 0-2 4, Rebo 0 0-0 0, Cody Orr 2 1-2 6,
Garcia 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 3-6 32.
Three-Point Goals–Libby 4 (May 3,
Craig), Troy 3 (Ormiston 2, Cody Orr). Rebounds–Libby 33 (Cislo 6),
Troy 21 (Rayson 8). Assists–Libby 13 (Maloney 5), Troy 5 (Garcia
3). Total Fouls–Libby 11, Troy 11.