Locals play Panhandle Prep

Wheatland contributes 2 all stars

Posted 6/6/18

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — The 24th annual Wyoming/Nebraska Panhandle Prep basketball game was held at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff on Saturday. The game included recently graduated senior all stars from eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska, including Wheatlanders Zac Gunter and Trigg Peasley.

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Locals play Panhandle Prep

Wheatland contributes 2 all stars

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SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — The 24th annual Wyoming/Nebraska Panhandle Prep basketball game was held at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff on Saturday. The game included recently graduated senior all stars from eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska, including Wheatlanders Zac Gunter and Trigg Peasley.  
The weekend included boys and girls all-star games and a 3-point shooting and dunk contest.  
Gunter and Peasley competed together on the Green All Stars, which had players from Wyoming and Gordon, Crawford, Alliance and Bridgeport, Nebraska. They took on the Orange All Stars, which included players from Gering, Scottsbluff, Mitchell, Sydney and Chadron.

Team Green was in the lead until late in the final quarter when the Orange All Stars would get hot from the 3-point arc. They would pull away late for a 116-105 win.  
Joziah Paloma from Gering (Team Orange) was named MVP of the game and finished with 16 points.
Trigg Peasley led all Wyoming scorers and finished 4 of 8 from the field with 11 points to go along with 6 rebounds and 3 blocks.  
Zac Gunter would drop 5 points on 2 for 8 shooting including a buzzer beater at the end of the third period to go along with three rebounds and three assists.