After being off for nearly two weeks, the Cougars finally returned to action Thursday night and turned in a convincing 63-41 victory at Whitesville Trinity. The win was the Cougars sixth straight and moved their season record to 12-6.

The Raiders (8-12) led just once in the game, 4-2 following a short jumper from Logan Howard with 5:17 left to play in the first quarter. Howard finished the night with a team-leading 12 points for the Raiders.

The Cougars responded with a 17-2 run that gave them a 19-4 lead at the end of the first period.

The Raiders twice cut the Cougar lead to 11 points in the second period, the final time coming at 26-15 with 4:09 left in the half, but the Cougars were able to increase their lead to 17 points, 38-21 as the teams went into the half-time intermission.

Leading by 15 points, 41-26 with 5:12 left in the third quarter, the Cougars went on a 10-0 run that included three-pointers from Aaron Deviney and Travis Johnston and Grayson County led by 25 points, 51-26 with 1:38 to go. They led 52-29 as the fourth quarter began.

Wezley Wathan joined Howard in double figures for the Raiders, scoring all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter.

Everyone who dressed for the Cougars saw playing time in this one and 11 players cracked the scoring column. Senior Tyler Saltsman led all scorers with 15 points. Junior Hunter Gary and freshman Trey Tinsley scored 14 points each. Gary hit three three-pointers on the night and Tinsley added a pair coming off the bench.

Deviney and Johnston both finished with six points, but that was not the end to their contributions in the game. Johnston added a pair of rebounds and a team best seven assists. Deviney was a monster on the boards for the Cougars, finishing the night with a game-high 15 rebounds.

Daniel Buckles got a start in place of the under-the-weather Brady Clemons and finished with two points, as did Ethan Meredith and Dylan Vaught off the bench. Ethan Saltsman and Ryne Tinsley had one point each to complete the scoring.

The Cougars will host regional rival Meade County (5-15) on Tuesday evening. The JV contest is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.

With all the games lost recently because of the weather, the Cougars have added another game this coming Thursday, when they will travel to Campbellsville to take on Taylor County (12-10). Then on Friday, Grayson County will host Bardstown (7-11). Both of those games will begin with JV action beginning at 5:30 p.m.