Seven Hills Squished

Bryn Lewis reported from the Boys Basketball team's win over Seven Hills on Saturday, December 13th.

Seven Hills lined up for the tip and they might've been the biggest starting five the Cowboys have faced so far. Wyoming won the tip and Lonnie Grayson started off the scoring with a quick 2.  Jake Edmonds took a 3 from the corner and had 5 for the quarter.  Wyoming had trouble initially with Seven Hills' big bodies getting shots in the paint and the quarter ended with 7 Hills up 13-11.

Jake Edmonds left the court after the quarter and would not return to the floor for the rest of the game though he did return to the bench. Garyn Prater got the ball in to Hudson Rogers in traffic for a nice 2 then Nate Lowe had a big block on the opposite end and Garyn connected yet again to Hudson inside for another 2 to bring the score to 15-15. Garyn had a 2 plus 1 to take the lead at 20-18. The Cowboys would not trail the rest of the way.  Notes: Nate Lowe got air on a D rebound; Hudson scrambled for a jump ball and possession; and, Lonnie Grayson dropped a 3 from the corner. The half ended 25-20 Wyoming.

In the first half Walker Lewis had a steal and a deflection and he started the 3rd Quarter with another steal and an assist to Hudson Rogers for a quick 2.  Seven Hills made a little run and, at the 7 minute mark, closed some of the gap: 27-24 Cowboys. Lonnie answered with a floater in the lane and on the next possession, in a fast break, Lonnie dished off to Walker for a 2 and the score of 31-24.  Cowboys.  The Stingers big bodies clogged the paint but Wyoming found answers outside and inside with ball movement.  Nate Lowe had another big block and Lonnie Grayson had 7 for the quarter. With 2.5 seconds left, the student section erupted as senior Devon Davis entered the game for the first time!

Coming into the 4th quarter, the score was 39-30. The Cowboys answered each Seven Hills basket but the game still felt tighter than the score. Both teams did a good job getting in passing lanes and getting steals. At the 5:30 mark Garyn Prater dropped a 3 and, on the next possession, Walker got a steal.  Both teams had 6 fouls at this point. Lonnie connected to Nate for a nice 2 and a score of 50-39.  At the 3:35 mark the Stingers grabbed a steal and started a fast break when Mason Rogers stole it back. The Cowboys seemed to have tired the Stingers because they had trouble answering and, with a little over two minutes left, the score was 56-39 and soon after 60-42. The big news, for Cowboy Crazies, in the last minute of the game, Devon Davis got his first career points as a Cowboy varsity basketball player when he made two fouls shots.  Final: 62-48.

Thanks to Bryn Lewis for the report, and

Thanks to Rod Apfelbeck for the great pictures.

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