Trenton Thompson(right) of Westwood basketball watched by Westwood coach Will Pannell
It took a little while, but when the interior game of Cascade started clicking on Wednesday night, the Westwood Rockets basketball season came to a close in Wartrace in the quarterfinal round of the Duck River Valley Conference tournament. Cascade used their distinct height advantage in the post to key a 45 to 25 win. Cascade post player Ethan Swan accounted for 19 points as the Rockets had no answer for the 6’4” center.
Westwood battled hard on defense in the first quarter by denying the entry passes into the post and creating a handful of turnovers. Offensively, the Rockets were able to limit the Champions touches but they could not get a shot to fall until late in the period trailing 4 to 3 going into the 2nd. Cascade opened the 2nd quarter with a 3 pointer and then was able to employ the press and pick up the pace of the game.
Westwood was led in scoring by Trenton Thompson who finished with 8 points including a pair of 3 pointers in the first half. Wyatt Nugent finished with 4 points while Will Partin and Luke Beachboard each finished with 3 points on the night.
