Published: January 26, 2010 11:27 am      

12th Region All A Tournament Trojans lose heartbreaker to Burgin

Monticello — It was a great effort on Monday, January 18, as the Monticello Trojans

battled Burgin to the wire in the semifinal round of the All A 12th Region

Tournament, which was played at Somerset High School. But the Trojans came

up short, 56-54, in the overtime contest.

"It was a tough loss for our team," said Monticello coach Trevis

Upchurch. "We played hard and we competed well. We just came up on the short

end."

The Trojans trailed early in the game and were down 18-11 at the stop.

Monticello cut the advantage to 5, 32-27, by halftime.

Burgin led 41-34 going into the final quarter, but Monticello rallied to

take a lead late in the contest. Trenton Claunch scored with nine seconds

left in the fourth quarter to knot it at 52 and force the overtime.

The Trojans scored only two points in the overtime, while Burgin scored

4 to hang on for the win.

"With a game like this there are numerous possessions that change a

game," said Upchurch. "We didn't shoot well from the line and that hurt, but

I was proud of our team.

Monticello was led by Derrick Peyton with a game-high 24 points. Austin

Foster added 17 points for the Trojans and Chase Lowe chipped in 9.

Monticello hit 20 of 36 on two-point attempts for 55 percent. They were

3 of 14 from beyond the arc for 21 percent and struggled from the charity

stripe, hitting only 5 of 12 for 41 percent.

The Bulldogs were led by Claunch's 17 points. Logan Hill scored 12

points.

Burgin shot 41 percent on two point attempts, hitting 13 of 31. The

Bulldogs were 6 of 9 on 3-pointers for 66 percent and hit 12 of 22 from the

free throw line for 54 percent.

With the win, Burgin advanced to Friday night's championship game

against Danville.

Next up for the Trojans is a game at McCreary Central on Friday, January

29. See next week's edition for game details.