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The Wallins Purple Devils captured the Kentucky Basketball Academy Winter Classic title with a 42-27 victory over Harlan on Sunday.
An Enterprise Staff Report
Harlan (27) — Cameron Carmical 7, Noah Busroe 9, Austin Wilson 7, Andrew Mills 4.
The championship of the Kentucky Basketball Academy Winter Classic Shootout had a local feel Sunday as Wallins met Harlan for the tournament title. In a rare matchup against the Green Dragons, the Purple Devils pulled away late for a 42-27 win.
“Went up to get kids some experience and got to play four good teams. That challenged them to play good basketball and to depend on each other,” said Wallins coach Chad Wood. “We were able to come out with four wins and become a better basketball team.”
Wallins outscored Harlan 17-4 in the final period to blow open a two-point game.
“I challenged them to step up on the defensive end,” Wood said of the final period. “We had three or four stops right there in a row and scored. That gave us a double-digit lead, and we were able to continue that lead throughout the fourth quarter.”
Wallins led 8-4 after one quarter and took a one-point advantage into the half.
William Bowling had 11 points and Treyce Spurlock added 10 to lead the Purple Devils in the title game.
Noah Busroe paced the Green Dragons with nine points.
Wallins downed Southern 41-19 in the semifinals on Sunday. Spurlock led nine Purple Devil scorers with 12 points in the win.
Spurlock had 13 points to lead Wallins to a 44-31 victory over Southern Middle School in the first game of the tournament. Spurlock tossed in 18 points and Brandon Osborne added 17 to lift the Purple Devils past Garrard County 63-46.
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Wallins (42) — Brandon Osborne 9, Treyce Spurlock 10, Tommy North 5, Rhett Alred 2, William Bowling 11, Randall Meade 3.
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Wallins (41) — Brandon Osborne 8, Treyce Spurlock 12, Tommy North 8, Rhett Alred 2, William Bowling 1, Braydan Roark 4, Randal Meade 2, Caleb Carmical 2, Noah Wood 2.
Southern (19) — Cummings 3, Woodrum 8, Smith 4, Johnson 4.
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Wallins (63) — Brandon Osborne 17, Treyce Spurlock 18, Tommy North 13, Rhett Alred 1, William Bowling 14.
Garrard County (46) —Howland 17, Hopskins 14, Ferr 3, Goodwynn 2, Stackson 5, Saylor 5.—-
Wallins (44) — Brandon Osborne 11, Treyce Spurlock 13,Tommy North 11, Rhett Alred 2, William Bowling 5, Noah Wood 2.
Southern (31) —Cummings 15, Smith 5, Johnson 2, Taylor 4, Woodrum 3, Lee 2.
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