Morristown West let one slip away on Thursday night and fell 58-53 to Deshler (AL) at the King of the Smokies tournament in Pigeon Forge.
The Trojans (4-6) held a 13-point early in the third quarter, but Deshler quickly reduced the deficit to just a point heading into the final period.
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The Trojans had chances late to stay in the game, but Deshler drilled eight consecutive free throws to close out the game.
Julian Sexton led the way for West with 16 points while Bereket Evans had 11.
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Deshler69制片厂制作传媒檚 Garrett Reid poured in five threes for 23 points.
The Trojans started the game slow and dipped into an 11-4 deficit midway through the first quarter.
Jake Bunch knocked down a three and TJ Walthall hit a layup to bring West within 11-9 to end the quarter.
The teams traded baskets to open the second quarter to bring the score to 17-14 in favor of Deshler before West began to settle in.
Evans hit a jumper and kickstarted a 12-2 run to close the first half, giving the Trojans a 26-19 lead entering the break.
It seemed that West would continue pulling away in the second half after Sexton and Evans opened the third quarter with threes. The Trojans led 32-19 after stretching its run to 18-2.
However, Deshler quickly kicked it back into gear and closed the deficit. It went on a 10-0 run and reduced the Trojan lead to 35-34 entering the fourth quarter.
From there, Deshler took the lead to open the fourth and never looked back. West stayed close after a Juan Gallardo and one and Bereket Evans three kept them within one.
However, Deshler kept responding and forced West to foul and play the free throw game. The Trojans were unable to score consistently and Deshler knocked down eight consecutive free throws to close the game out comfortably.
Once again, the Trojans struggled to put four quarters together but still showed promise.
The Trojans now look tine fine tune things for the remainder of the tournament.
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Trojans 61, CSAS 45
Will DesGrosseillers poured in a team-high 18 points as West took down Chattanooga School of the Arts and Sciences on Friday evening.
Bereket Evans added 14, including seven in the fourth quarter. Jamere Williams added eight and Julian Sexton had seven in the win.听
The Trojans improved to 1-1 in the King of the Smokies tournament.
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