SEBRING'S TRUSSELL SCORES 22 POINTS IN QUARTERFINAL WIN
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Published: February 10, 2009
ARCADIA - Jake Trussell scored a game-high 22 points and No. 3 seed Sebring used a 25-13 fourth quarter to pull away for a 67-55 victory over No. 6 seed Sarasota Booker in the Class 4A-District 10 tournament at DeSoto High School on Tuesday.
Leading by just three points heading into the fourth, Sebring used a 18-5 run to take a 60-46 lead with just over three minutes left to play, but Booker scored six unanswered points to cut the lead to eight with 2:14 to play.
Trussell scored six of Sebring's final seven points to send the Streaks to a semifinal showdown against No. 7 seed Hardee on Friday.
Joe Young scored 11 points, while Devin Clarke and JC Howard scored 10 and 8 points, respectively.
Check out Thursday's Highlands Today for complete tournament coverage.
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