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January 25, 2007 issue

Watauga Storm Wins Basketball Tourney

Members of the Watauga Storm basketball team, pictured with coaches Stephen Poulos (left) and George Fox (right), won the 2007 Alpha Natural Resources Castlewood Classic on Sunday, January 14. Photo courtesy of Stephen Poulos

The Watauga Storm boys’ u-13/7th grade basketball team won the 2007 Alpha Natural Resources Castlewood (Va.) Classic on Sunday, January 14. The Storm opened the tournament by defeating the Honaker Va. Tigers 42-21. All eight players scored, led by Jake Pifer with 10 points. Brian Bolster added 8 points, Clint Trivette and Matt Proffitt chipped in with 6 points apiece and Konal Hall added 4 points. 

The Storm then defeated Grundy Va. 38-36 as Jake Pifer scored with 10 seconds left. Proffit led the Storm with 12 points and 9 rebounds, followed by Bolster with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Ethan Poulos added 4 assists with 2 steals.

The Storm defeated the Bristol Va. Bearcats 29-20 to advance to the championship game. The Storm scored the last 9 points to end the game, and Trivette scored all 6 of his points in the fourth quarter. Proffit once again led the Storm with 12 points and 4 steals and Ethan Greene added 5 rebounds and 1 steal.

The Storm once again defeated the Bearcats 33-23 to secure the championship. Pifer led the Storm with 14 points, Trivette added 10 points and Alex Fox added 6 rebounds, 5 steals. Proffitt led the team with 10 rebounds. Stephen Poulos and George Fox coach the team.

 

Watauga Storm Roster

These members of the Watauga Storm u-13/7th grade basketball team brought home a trophy last Sunday.

1 Ethan Poulos

3 Alex (AB) Fox

7 Matthew Proffitt

8 Clint Trivette

11 Brian Bolster

12 Konal Hall

13 Jake Pifer

15 Ethan Greene