The Paint Valley Bearcats saw their season come to a close Saturday, falling to the Trimble Tomcats 65-42.
The Bearcats were within 16-12 after one quarter, but Trimble shot 11/12 from the field in the second period to pull away to a 40-23 halftime lead and never looked back.
For the game, Trimble shot 25/43 from the field for 58%- including 4/7 from the arc and 11/20 from the foul line. Paint Valley shot 18/48 for 38%- including 2/11 from the arc and 4/9 from the foul line.
Second chances on offense were huge for Trimble was big, grabbing 13 offensive rebounds out of a total of 29 for the game. Paint Valley had 19 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Paint Valley's defense forced 23 turnovers compared to 16 for PV.
Trimble was led by Blake Guffey with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Austin Wisor added 19. Paint Valley was led by Cole Miller and Connor Free, each with 9 points.
(19-3) Trimble advances to district play against Peebles. Paint Valley drops to (8-16).