Mon - 26 Nov
Written by Jim Ecker
Matt Nelson, Trey Sampson and Corbin Woods had only four practices to get ready for the high school basketball season after helping the Xavier Saints reach the championship game of the Class 4A football playoffs.
They've made a remarkably smooth transition.
The three football stars combined for 47 points Monday night as the Saints defeated Mount Pleasant, 60-48, to give Ryan Luehrsmann a victory in his first game as Xavier's new head coach.
Nelson scored 17 points, Sampson netted 16 and Woods added 14 as the Saints pulled away in the fourth quarter. Reggie Schulte, an all-state quarterback at Xavier, also played Monday night and contributed two points.
Read more...