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Dibrell duo highlights best of county boys basketball
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The Dibrell Wildcats finished the regular season of the 7-8 grade Warren County elementary boys league with a 10-0 record and two players stood out during their unbeaten streak.Eighth-grader Christian Wilkinson and seventh-grader Trey Cantrell helped the Wildcats win the regular-season elementary title in the 7-8 grade league for the second straight season and the Dibrell duo headlines the Southern Standard All-County team.Morrison Eagle Holden Baker, Eastside Bulldog Tyler Beaty and Irving College Tiger Logan Martin join Wilkinson and Cantrell on the first team.Wilkinson has starred for the Wildcats since he was in fourth grade and he finishes his career at Dibrell without a loss in the regular season.Wilkinson started this season by scoring the first basket in Dibrell’s new gym and finished it by leading the league in scoring with an average of 17.7 points per game.Even if teams were successful in slowing down Wilkinson, Cantrell was there to pick up the slack. The lefty guard was equally adept at getting to the rim or filling it up from long distance. Cantrell finished third in the league in scoring, averaging over 11 points per game.Baker helped carry the offensive load for Morrison as the team finished the regular season 5-5.