Trinity boys pick up three wins

Trinity High School’s Brandon Deatley, No. 11 above, goes in for two against Modoc on Saturday. The THS Wolves cruised past Modoc, 55-18, to finish the week with three wins. This past week was filled with home games for the Trinity High School basketball teams.

The varsity boys (12-6, 3-2) owned the week with a trio of landslide wins.

On Wednesday, Etna fell to Trinity after starting the final quarter with a tie, but the Wolves charged forward and ended with a win of 60-51.

When Weed came to town on Friday, the Wolves were led to victory by Trever Martin and Justin Jeangerard, with their combined personal scores contributing 40 points in Trinity’s 75-52 win. Finally, Saturday saw the Modoc Braves crushed by the boys, 55- 18, where by the end of the first half the Wolves were leading 31-6, sealing the Braves’ fate.

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Last week’s visitors weren’t just for the boys, as the girls teams had some positive things going on as well. The varsity girls (3-14, 2-4) lost their game against Etna on Wednesday, 69-44, but when Weed came Friday they were victorious at last, finally breaking their streak of losses by winning 42-35. However, it didn’t stop there, for they kept their momentum going into Saturday against Modoc, whom they defeated with a decisive 52-33 win, putting their league record back into the running with this brand new batch of wins.

At left, Trinity’s Morgan Duncan, No. 25, drives in against a Modoc double-team on Saturday. The girls beat Modoc 52-33 for their second straight win after a slow start to the season. The Wolves next host Fall River on Friday and Burney on Saturday before hitting the road for two. The regular season ends Feb. 19 with playoffs scheduled to start Feb. 24. PHIL NELSON | THE TRINITY JOURNAL . . .

Trinity High School’s Vinnie Sharp, in the 191- pound weight class, took fifth place in the Don Dento Invite on Saturday in Corning. Several other grapplers won some of their matches, but were unable to secure a ranking place in the end.

The next meet will be the SCL Championships next Friday and Saturday, at Burney.