EHS ninth graders win thriller over Jaguars

It took until the final buzzer for the Enterprise High School ninth grade boys basketball team to win its ninth game of the season Thursday in Clayton.

The Wildcats won a thriller 38-37 in the Barbour County High School gymnasium where many a good team goes to get trounced.

“It was a good game and a good win for us,” said EHS coach Brian Weeden of the thriller.

The win avenged an earlier loss to Barbour County.

“Barbour County was shooting the front end of a 1-and-1 and missed the first shot,” Weeden explained. “Rashad Hayes got the big rebound, got the outlet pass to Demetrius Rogers; Demetrius drove the length of the court and scored on a lay-up at the buzzer.”

Rogers had 13 points for Enterprise; teammate Jourdan McGowan also netted 13 for the 9-1 Cats.

“The last time we played them, their leading scorer had 18 points,” Weeden concluded. “This time, we held him to 8.”

Enterprise will resume play in January.