Standings move a little closer with Wildcat loss
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The Highland County Press-
On Friday night, the Whiteoak Wildcats and Peebles Indians were among the few teams to play in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference, but unfortunately for Whiteoak, they lost part of the conference lead, falling by two points at Peebles, 60-58.
The conference loss by WHS puts them at 7-3 in the SHAC, one game ahead of both Fairfield and Fayetteville, who have identical SHAC records of 6-4 for the Division II lead.
The final three SHAC games for WHS are all home games, including one on Tuesday as they will host Ripley.
At Peebles, though, the Wildcats dropped off early on, as they were only able to score five points in the first frame while Peebles scored 11. WHS came back offensively in the second quarter with 19 points, but the problem for WHS is the home team, PHS, added 19 points to their total as well, taking a 30-24 lead over WHS at the half.
WHS scored 17 points in the third frame, while PHS scored 14 points, as PHS took a 44-41 lead heading into the final eight minutes.
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In the final frame, the Wildcats were able to outscore the host Indians, 17-16, but were unable to gain the win.
WHS had five players score points, with Doc Seip leading all scorers with a game-high 20 points, including seven two-point baskets and going 6-of-11 from the free-throw line. Seip collected a double-double by adding 11 rebounds.
Next in scoring was Gage Carraher with 16 points, collecting four 3-pointers and two two-point baskets.
Luke Taggert followed with 15 points, as he also made seven two-point baskets while going 1-of-4 from the free-throw line. Also scoring for WHS were Blake Trueblood with three points (seven assists) and Tyler Williams with four points.
Leading PHS were Trent Arey with 19 points (two 3-pointers), Blake Justice with 17 and Mason Johnson with 14. Also scoring for PHS were Matthew McAdow with eight points and Tyler Gray with two.
From the free-throw line, PHS went 10-of-16, while WHS was 10-of-20.
The conference loss by WHS puts them at 7-3 in the SHAC, one game ahead of both Fairfield and Fayetteville, who have identical SHAC records of 6-4 for the Division II lead.
The final three SHAC games for WHS are all home games, including one on Tuesday as they will host Ripley.
At Peebles, though, the Wildcats dropped off early on, as they were only able to score five points in the first frame while Peebles scored 11. WHS came back offensively in the second quarter with 19 points, but the problem for WHS is the home team, PHS, added 19 points to their total as well, taking a 30-24 lead over WHS at the half.
WHS scored 17 points in the third frame, while PHS scored 14 points, as PHS took a 44-41 lead heading into the final eight minutes.
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In the final frame, the Wildcats were able to outscore the host Indians, 17-16, but were unable to gain the win.
WHS had five players score points, with Doc Seip leading all scorers with a game-high 20 points, including seven two-point baskets and going 6-of-11 from the free-throw line. Seip collected a double-double by adding 11 rebounds.
Next in scoring was Gage Carraher with 16 points, collecting four 3-pointers and two two-point baskets.
Luke Taggert followed with 15 points, as he also made seven two-point baskets while going 1-of-4 from the free-throw line. Also scoring for WHS were Blake Trueblood with three points (seven assists) and Tyler Williams with four points.
Leading PHS were Trent Arey with 19 points (two 3-pointers), Blake Justice with 17 and Mason Johnson with 14. Also scoring for PHS were Matthew McAdow with eight points and Tyler Gray with two.
From the free-throw line, PHS went 10-of-16, while WHS was 10-of-20.