Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin used a 16-2 run to end the first half and turn a one-point game into a 42-27 halftime advantage. The Cyclones then pulled away for an 89-59 win in the first round of the Marion Holiday Tournament.
"They were more physical and older than we were, and we just didn't run the floor and play well," said Wildcat head coach Jeff Embrey. "We had plenty of open looks, but missed too many shots in the first few minutes of the game when we could have had a lead."
Rodney Davis led the Wildcats with 21 points, while Zeke Wright was the only other player in double figures with 11 points.
Sophomore Steven Hott led Sacred Heart-Griffin (2-6) with 28 points.
SHG held a substantial advantage at the free throw line, attempting 24 to Trigg's six.
The 30-point loss is Trigg's worst of the year and their largest margin of defeat since a 95-54 loss to Cairo in the 2003 Marion Holiday Tournament.
It doesn't get any easier for Trigg County, whose record slips to 2-6. The Wildcats will face a 9-1 Lake County, Tenn. team that beat Herrin, Ill. by double-digits in the tournament opener. Trigg is 2-0 against Lake County in their previous meetings in the MHT.
Trigg County and Lake County play in the 5:30pm opener tonight.
Here is a preview of the tournament field from the Marion Daily Republican newspaper.
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