By Dan Truttschel
Correspondent
It didn’t take long for the East Troy High School boys basketball team to assert itself last week.
And when that happened, visiting Palmyra-Eagle was left in the dust.
East Troy used a 26-2 scoring run to build a 42-12 halftime lead and never was threatened in a 74-38 Rock Valley Conference victory. The win improved the Trojans to 8-4 overall and 7-0 in the RVC heading into a road game Tuesday night at Beloit Turner.
Results of that matchup were unavailable at press time.
Despite the lopsided score, East Troy coach Darryl Rayfield said he felt like Palmyra pushed his team at times.
“I felt their kids played very, very hard,” Rayfield said. “It was refreshing to see a team that isn’t quite as talented keep playing with high energy.”
Rayfield said the Panthers tried to slow the game down, but added he was pleased to see his team not stray from its game plan.
“They held the ball, and I felt we showed very good discipline not to foul,” he said.
Jon Brehm and Jake Remsza combined to score the Trojans first 15 points in their early scoring run. Leaders for the game included Joe Ciriacks and Jake Nixon with 18 points apiece, while Jon Ciriacks had four 3-pointers.
After Tuesday’s game at Turner, the Trojans return home Friday to face Whitewater at 7:15 p.m., followed by a non-conference home game Saturday against Kenosha Indian Trail at 7 p.m.
