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Morrison, Centertown shoot lights out in OT duel
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Centertowns Westen Wilson, left, tries to work around Morrison defender Kason Holder on Thursday. Wilson and Holder are both high-scoring players.
It was a shootout on the Centertown basketball court Thursday afternoon as the two top guns of the Warriors, Westen and Wyatt Wilson, took on the Holder brothers, Ryland and Kason, of the Morrison Eagles.The game didn’t disappoint, going into OT tied at 41.In the end, it was lights out for the Morrison Eagles as they gave Centertown four opportunities from the charity stripe which weren’t reciprocated, and the Warriors shot 3-of-4 to capture a three-point win, 50-47.With the win, Centertown’s Warriors captured a top seed in the upcoming end-of-season tournament. Morrison should be in the top 3 as well depending on the two games remaining each team has next week.Overall, the Warriors did better from the foul line hitting 8-of-12 for 67 percent. Morrison was 2-of-6 for 33 percent with four of the extra fouls on Centertown in overtime.“They did a real good job.