Photos: Battle boys basketball team earns first win over rival Rock Bridge

Patrick makes six 3's and scores game-high 22 points

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tay Patrick made five of the Battle boys basketball team's seven 3-pointers in the first quarter on Thursday night as the Spartans defeated Rock Bridge 52-49 for the team's first win over their crosstown rival.

Patrick led Battle with a game-high 22 points, including 15 in his red-hot first quarter. The senior guard finished with six 3-pointers on the night.

Vernell Holt added 13 points for Battle, with 10 in the second half. Tate McCubbin added eight points.

Kanyon Hummel led Rock Bridge, the No. 23 team in the SBLive Missouri Power 25 rankings, with 10 points, while Andrew May and Brady Bowers scored nine points apiece.

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Here is a look at the game from photographer Sophia Scheller:

Rock Bridge at Battle boys basketball

Photos from Sophia Scheller

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Published Feb 10, 2023

NATE LATSCH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting. He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com. In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University.

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