Staff report

TRINITY — Salisbury’s basketball teams swept Trinity on Saturday in the Thanksgiving Headliners Challenge played at Wheatmore High.

After a slow start, Salisbury’s girls put together a 9-1 run, grabbed the lead by the end of the first quarter and held on to win, 52-44.
The Hornets (2-0) started 1-6 a year ago, so it was a confidence-builder. Freshman Bryanna Troutman led the scoring with 16 points. Tyzarea Alexander added 11.
Trinity fell to 0-3.

Salisbury 15 10 16 11 — 52
Trinity 12 10 16 6 — 44

Salisbury’s boys also moved to 2-0, winning, 83-74, in overtime against Trinity (2-2) despite some adversity. DeShawn Troutman and D.J. Alexander, the Hornets’ top two returning scorers, fouled out.
Salisbury had to make a fourth-quarter comeback from a seven-point deficit. Alex Yang hit a key 3-pointer, and Isaac Baker got the Hornets even at 63-all with two free throws with 1:17 left.
With the Hornets down, 67-63, Tre Oats made two free throws with 51 seconds left. Then Wes Fazia made two free throws with 3.1 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime.
Fazia sparked the Hornets in the overtime period.

Salisbury 18 11 15 23 16 — 83
Trinity 16 14 21 16 7 — 74