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BOURBON - Despite holding Class 2A No. 6 Jimtown to three points in the first quarter, Triton's varsity boys basketball team fell 43-36 Friday night in Bourbon.
The host Trojans led 9-3 after the first quarter and 17-13 at halftime but gave up 30 points in the second half while scoring just 19.
Jimtown made good on just 11 field goal attempts in the win, but nine of them were from three-point range. Of Triton's 12 total field goals, six were from the arc.
The loss snapped a three-game win streak for Triton and dropped the Trojans to 7-6 overall and 1-3 in the Northern State Conference.
Jimtown improved to 12-2 overall and 4-0 in NSC action with its eighth straight win.
Josh Moore led Triton with 11 points, while Kyle Bell had nine.
Derrick DeShone had a game-high 13 for Jimtown, while Jeremy Blyme chipped in with 11.
The Trojans host county rival Argos Tuesday.
NO. 6 (2A) JIMTOWN 43, TRITON 36
Jimtown 3 10 15 15 - 43
Triton 9 8 9 10 - 36
Jimtown - Trobaugh 0 0-1 0, DeShone 3 4-4 13, Polston 0 0-0 0, Groh 2 0-0 6, Blyme 4 0-0 11, Leighton 1 4-4 7, Secor 0 0-0 0, Johnson 1 4-4 6. Totals 11 12-13 43.
Triton - McClarnon 2 0-0 6, Blackford 2 0-0 4, Bell 3 2-3 9, Barton 2 0-0 6, Bates 0 0-0 0, Moore 3 4-4 11. Totals 12 6-7 36.
Three-point goals - Jimtown 9 (DeShone 3, Blyme 3, Groh 2, Leighton 1), Triton 6 (McClarnon 2, Barton 2, Moore 1, Bell 1). Fouls - Jimtown 13, Triton 15. Fouled out - none.
