CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Montgomery Central Indians hosted the Sycamore War Eagles for a district rematch on Friday. Despite a late rally from Central, Sycamore led the whole way, and earned a key district victory, 81-56.

Sycamore’s offense came out of the gates on fire, scoring 28 points in the first period. War Eagle forward Carter Wallace powered the scoring attack and led Sycamore with 18 points. Sycamore held a 42-26 lead at the half.

Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
#0 Noah Nicholson of the Montgomery Central Indians moves the ball down court against Sycamore High School on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
#34 Mel Trice of the Montgomery Central Indians for two against Sycamore High School on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
#5 Christian Fox of the Montgomery Central Indians moves through the defense of Sycamore High School on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
#11 Bryson Azarigian of the Montgomery Central Indians with a free throw against Sycamore High School on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
#24 Noah Simon of the Montgomery Central Indians for three against Sycamore High School on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
#5 Christian Fox of the Montgomery Central Indians with a layup against Sycamore High School on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
#11 Bryson Azarigian of the Montgomery Central Indians meets heavy defense from Sycamore High School on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
#0 Noah Nicholson of the Montgomery Central Indians for two against Sycamore High School on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery County Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
#34 Mel Trice of the Montgomery Central Indians for two against Sycamore High School on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
#11 Bryson Azarigian of the Montgomery Central Indians with a big rebound Sycamore High School on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault) 8
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery County Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery County Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)
Sycamore High School Defeated the Montgomery County Central Indians on February 7, 2025 (Jeff Danault)

“Not a lot went right tonight for us,” said Central head coach Sam Young. “They came in here like they had a job to do, and they executed a lot better than we did.”

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Central came alive in the third quarter and started to mount a rally. Christian Fox, who led all scorers with 25, hit some timely shots and cut the lead down to just 10 at the end of the third. However, the rally fell short in the fourth.

“We got kicked in the mouth early, and didn’t respond,” said Young. “They came out ready to play, I thought we were ready to play from the practices we had, but we just didn’t have it tonight.”

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