BOURBON — Hitting 63-percent of their field goals Tuesday night, the fifth-ranked Triton Trojans defeated Oregon-Davis 70-45 in the the opening game of Class 1A Sectional 51. Hosting the boys basketball sectional, Triton advances to play fellow Northern State Conference participant Culver Friday at 6:30 p.m. The matchup will be the third of the season between the two squads, as Triton has won both, winning 57-56 on Jan. 14 in Culver, then coming back to win 46-33 three days later at home. Against Oregon-Davis (4-17), the four-time sectional champion Trojans (17-5) nabbed a 30-15 halftime lead and only built on it from there. Limiting the Oregon-Davis Bobcats to 30-percent shooting, Triton benefited from junior Clay Yeo’s big night, as he scored 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field. Along with his point total, Yeo also had seven rebounds, five steals and four assists. Also for Triton, senior Zak Shively had 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals, while sophomore Tanner Shepherd scored 10 points. TRITON 70, OREGON-DAVIS 45 OD 7 8 14 16 — 45 T 15 15 20 20 — 70 Triton — Clay Yeo 11-14 4-7 27, Zak Shively 4-7 2-4 11, Tanner Shepherd 5-9 0-1 10, Seth Glingle 4-7 0-3 8, Cody Shively 1-1 0-0 2, Darren Harrell 1-1 0-0 2, Nick Nordmann 1-2 0-0 2, Jackson Downing 0-1 0-0 0, Bryson Mosier 3-4 0-0 6, Marc Lindsey 1-1 0-0 2, Seth Flenar 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Mosson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-49 6-15 70. OD — Craig McIntosh 4-12 5-8 13, Nolan Coffin 0-8 0-0 0, Jacob Jones 5-14 2-2 14, Zachary Taylor 4-8 1-1 10, Blake Hurford 2-4 1-2 5, Dalton Taylor 1-5 0-0 3, Dylan Shively 0-2 0-0 0, Zachary Johnston 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-54 9-13 45. Three-point goals — Triton 2-9 (Yeo, Z. Shively), OD 4-17 (Jones 2, Z. Taylor, D. Taylor); Team Fouls — Triton 13, OD 15; Turnovers — Triton 20, OD 18; Rebounds — Triton 36 (Z. Shively 8), OD 26 (Z. Taylor 6); Assists — Triton 17 (Z. Shively 6), OD 8 (McIntosh 2, Jones 2, Z. Taylor 2); Steals — Triton 13 (Yeo 5), OD 12 (McIntosh 5); Blocks — Triton 1, OD 2; Records — Triton 17-5, OD 4-17.
