SCORING AT WILL...was the National Trail Blazers in a 98-59 victory over Tri-County North.

FEBRUARY 12, 2010 - NEW PARIS
If you like high flying, high scoring basketball where the game is played up and down the floor then the combined 157 points National Trail and Tri-County North put up is your type of game.

In total, seven players scored in double figures - four for the victorious Trail Blazers and three for the visiting Panthers.

It all led to a 98-59 victory for the Blazers, their fourth win of the season in 18 tries, while Tri-County North dropped to 1-14.

National Trail built a 19-10 lead after one quarter of play, but erupted for 32 second quarter points to spread the margin to 51-29 at the break.

In a quest to reach the 100-point plateau on the evening, the Blazers kept the peddle to the medal in the second half, scoring 22 points in the third and 25 more in the fourth quarter - falling just 2 points from the century make.

National Trail was on fire from behind the arc as it made a total of eight treys in thee contest - six players contributing threes.

Tanner Rhodus led all scorers with 24 points, while teammates Brett Houdieshell and Taylor Neal each dropped in 17 points. Jon Day contributed to the Blazer's cause with 13 points.

Tri-County North received a stellar offensive effort from Dalton Overholtz (17 points), Kyle Gebhart (13 points) and Josh McAdams (13 points).

Both teams visited the free throw line on a regular basis as a total of 63 free throws were attempted in the contest. National Trail was 24-37 from the line, while Tri-County North was 18-26.

SCORING BY QUARTERS:
National Trail ............19......32......22......25 - 98
Tri-County North .......10.....19......16......14 - 59

National Trail Scoring:
Rhodus - 24
Houdieshell - 17
Neal - 17
Day - 13
Cody Vance - 9
Rexrode - 6
Swallon - 5
Gibbins - 4
Colt Vance - 3

Tri-County North Scoring:
Overholtz - 17
McAdams - 13
Gebhart - 13
Biel - 6
York - 4
Derringer - 3
Thompson - 2
Caripedes - 1