The Milan Wildcats fought tooth and nail with the Scotland County Tigers on Tuesday night, only to fall in double overtime to the visitors from Memphis, 79-77, as Elijah Cooley hit a three-pointer late in the double overtime session to surge SCHS to the win.
Despite the loss, Milan may find lasting benefits from the game. In past years, if Wyatt Bohle struggled to score or found himself in foul trouble, Milan’s offense struggled. However, that was not the case on this night, as, with Bohle held to single digits, Hunter Shaw had 20 points, Mauricio Curiel 16, Ryan Dabney 15, and Connor Bankus 10 points for the Wildcats, now 3-2 on the season. Scotland County, fresh off a Novinger Tournament championship, improves to 4-1, as Cooley had 20 points, Grant Campbell 17, Aaron Buford 13 and Brett Monroe 13 points.
In the opener, an unbeaten, dynamite Scotland County girls squad defeated Milan for the second time within the week, both by decisive scores. Tuesday night’s final from “The Den” was Lady Tigers 75, Lady ‘Cats 22. Calisse Bair led #4 ranked (Class 2) Scotland County with 26 points, while Abi Finney had 12, and Chelsea Wood 10 points. The Lady Tigers are 5-0, while Milan slips to 2-3.
Tuesday night’s doubleheader from Milan High School was broadcast on Hot Country Z 101.7.
Other high school basketball scores from Tuesday night were:
GIRLS:
South Harrison 56, Braymer 40
Albany 33, Maysville 28
Princeton 46, North Harrison 41
Gallatin 54, North Andrew 27
Mound City 39, King City 23
Trenton 51, Marceline 33
Pattonsburg 47, Tri-County 17
Southwest Livingston 60, Winston 16
Mercer 73, Green City 41
Linn County 56, Brashear 39 (Linn County’s Alexis Miller scored her 1,000th career point)
BOYS:
Braymer 63, South Harrison 47
Pattonsburg 66, Tri-County 25
Maysville 45, Albany 22
Princeton 60, North Harrison 27
Mound City 42, King City 41
Marceline 64, Trenton 40
North Andrew 85, Gallatin 52
Winston 76, Southwest Livingston 35
Mercer 53, Green City 25
Schuyler County 60, Moulton-Udell (Iowa) 26
Linn County 66, Brashear 50
