Sheffield holds off Youngsville 52-43 in scrappy game | News, Sports, Jobs
Staff, 2022-12-09 01:35:38,
Leihden Wotorson looks to drive to the hoop in a 52-43 win Thursday night over Youngsville.
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YOUNGSVILLE — Sheffield evened its record at 2-2 after handing Youngsville its first loss of the season in a scrappy 52-43 cross-county matchup Thursday evening where Sheffield held the lead throughout the game.
Sheffield’s Connor Finch led in scoring with 15 points with Leihden Wotorson right behind with 14, while Youngsville’s Blake Myers dropped 16 and Koby Hendrickson 14.
Sheffield head coach Jordan Copley was happy to be back even, but acknowledged Youngsville’s effort and performance has shown there is plenty to work on.
“He should be proud of Youngsville and what they did today,” said Jordan Copley of the Eagles and their head coach Lonny Moore. “They took things away that we wanted to execute on, and we need to do better executing our game plans when we come into these games. After last game, we knew we needed to handle the ball better. Not turn the ball over and it seems to be a recurring thing right now, especially down the stretch.”
Sheffield jumped out to an early lead 13-5 in the first quarter, with Finch scoring all of Sheffield’s points, going a perfect 5 of 5 from the free throw line. Sheffield would be consistent in the second, again scoring 13, with McNeal dropping 6, Wotorson 4, and Hardwick hitting his only 3-pointer of the night. Blake Myers and Nathan Lucks both put up 4 to help the Eagles stay in it, scoring…
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