Poke the sleeping giant/cougar long enough and he will wake up.

Defending 2A Boys Basketball champion Wind River was down 10 late in the 3rd quarter vs. Wright, before they got their act in gear to beat Wright 69-62.

For WR, JayIn Trumbull had a double-double in the game (21 points, 15 rebounds), and Dalton Finley contributed with 13 points.

The one stat that made the difference was that the Cougars scored more points off of turnovers, compared to their opponent (25-11), however WR was 11 of 33 (33%) from the free throw line.

Wright had 3 players score in double figures...Chase Lewis and Cody Thompson each scored 17, and Jayden Vasquez added in 14.

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