Kecoughtan served notice that they will be in the running for the Peninsula District title after defeating the Woodside Wolverines 69-60 on Friday the 13th.
The 1st half was closely contested until Kecoughtan ended the 1st half on a 7-0 run including a three at the buzzer by junior point guard Tyler Suber.
The Warriors, who avenged 57-40 loss to the Woodside to open the season, led by 14 (48-34) with 5:30 remaining in the 3rd quarter. They started the 3rd quarter with three triples including two by senior Dershon Orman.
However the Warriors went cold the rest of the 3rd quarter and Woodside crawled back outscoring Kecoughtan 20-5 including the first eight points of the 4th quarter. The Wolverines re-took the lead 55-54 after a three by University of Richmond recruit Trevor Smith with 5:22 left in the game.
The lead was short-lived as two free throws and an amazing scoop layup in traffic by Suber put Kecoughtan ahead for good.
Kecoughtan senior Kevins Copling was huge down the stretch converting two offensive boards into buckets and making 3 of 4 free throws in the final two minutes. He sealed the win with emphatic swat of a layup attempt by Smith. Copling finished the evening with a double-double 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Suber finished with a team-high 17 points and was one of four Warriors to score in double figure. Justin Bass tied Copling with 13 points and Orman added 12. Jadon Pace only scored five points but chipped in nine rebounds and six seals.
Smith, who received an award before the game for scoring 1000 career points, led Woodside with 19 points, Masiah Stevens added 15 points while Jermaine Detrick buried three 3-pointers to finish with 11.
The 1st half was closely contested until Kecoughtan ended the 1st half on a 7-0 run including a three at the buzzer by junior point guard Tyler Suber.
The Warriors, who avenged 57-40 loss to the Woodside to open the season, led by 14 (48-34) with 5:30 remaining in the 3rd quarter. They started the 3rd quarter with three triples including two by senior Dershon Orman.
However the Warriors went cold the rest of the 3rd quarter and Woodside crawled back outscoring Kecoughtan 20-5 including the first eight points of the 4th quarter. The Wolverines re-took the lead 55-54 after a three by University of Richmond recruit Trevor Smith with 5:22 left in the game.
The lead was short-lived as two free throws and an amazing scoop layup in traffic by Suber put Kecoughtan ahead for good.
Kecoughtan senior Kevins Copling was huge down the stretch converting two offensive boards into buckets and making 3 of 4 free throws in the final two minutes. He sealed the win with emphatic swat of a layup attempt by Smith. Copling finished the evening with a double-double 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Suber finished with a team-high 17 points and was one of four Warriors to score in double figure. Justin Bass tied Copling with 13 points and Orman added 12. Jadon Pace only scored five points but chipped in nine rebounds and six seals.
Smith, who received an award before the game for scoring 1000 career points, led Woodside with 19 points, Masiah Stevens added 15 points while Jermaine Detrick buried three 3-pointers to finish with 11.
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