While falling short of their ultimate goal the Red Bank boys’ basketball team held their heads high after concluding a memorable season with a tough 74-55 loss in Tuesday’s Region 3-AAA semifinals.
A senior class of six helped spark the Lions to a 24-7 season, their most successful campaign since winning 25 games in 2010-11.
“Watching these guys come together over the course of a long season and do what we did was special,” Red Bank coach Nick Fike said. “This group certainly made their community and school proud. We had a lot of fun together and were able to really enjoy this season. This was a really talented team and we were able to bring some hardware home from a Christmas tournament and were really dominant in the district in the regular season.”
Senior Reco Trimble was stellar after coming back from an ACL injury in football which cost him his entire junior basketball season.
The explosive guard formed a great one-two punch taking the ball up court with junior Nick Smith. Trimble averaged a team-high 15 points per game while he and Smith provided elite passing ability to help spark their offense in which seniors Haden Spurgeon, Eric Alex, Kris Clay and Jaylen Bates provided key moments throughout the season. Sophomore Kendrick Lloyd and junior Kalen Sewell were also impact players who have bright futures.