Late “3” dooms Milan, in double overtime heartbreaker against Scotland County, 79-77

The Milan Wildcats fought tooth and nail with the Scotland County Tigers on Tuesday night, only to fall in double overtime to the visitors from Memphis, 79-77, as Elijah Cooley hit a three-pointer late in the double overtime session to surge SCHS to the win.

Despite the loss, Milan may find lasting benefits from the game.  In past years, if Wyatt Bohle struggled to score or found himself in foul trouble, Milan’s offense struggled.  However, that was not the case on this night, as, with Bohle held to single digits, Hunter Shaw had 20 points, Mauricio Curiel 16, Ryan Dabney 15, and Connor Bankus 10 points for the Wildcats, now 3-2 on the season.  Scotland County, fresh off a Novinger Tournament championship, improves to 4-1, as Cooley had 20 points, Grant Campbell 17, Aaron Buford 13 and Brett Monroe 13 points.

In the opener, an unbeaten, dynamite Scotland County girls squad defeated Milan for the second time within the week, both by decisive scores.  Tuesday night’s final from “The Den” was Lady Tigers 75, Lady ‘Cats 22.  Calisse Bair led #4 ranked (Class 2) Scotland County with 26 points, while Abi Finney had 12, and Chelsea Wood 10 points.  The Lady Tigers are 5-0, while Milan slips to 2-3.

Tuesday night’s doubleheader from Milan High School was broadcast on Hot Country Z 101.7.

Other high school basketball scores from Tuesday night were:

GIRLS:

South Harrison 56, Braymer 40

Albany 33, Maysville 28

Princeton 46, North Harrison 41

Gallatin 54, North Andrew 27

Mound City 39, King City 23

Trenton 51, Marceline 33

Pattonsburg 47, Tri-County 17

Southwest Livingston 60, Winston 16

Mercer 73, Green City 41

Linn County 56, Brashear 39 (Linn County’s Alexis Miller scored her 1,000th career point)

BOYS:

Braymer 63, South Harrison 47

Pattonsburg 66, Tri-County 25

Maysville 45, Albany 22

Princeton 60, North Harrison 27

Mound City 42, King City 41

Marceline 64, Trenton 40

North Andrew 85, Gallatin 52

Winston 76, Southwest Livingston 35

Mercer 53, Green City 25

Schuyler County 60, Moulton-Udell (Iowa) 26

Linn County 66, Brashear 50