T&T’s Joshua Bridgewater recorded a total of 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks as he helped the Trinity Catholic High School of Hutchinson, Kansas in the USA, record an easy 73-20 win over the Independent High of Wichita to open the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) Class 2A Boys basketball sub-state tournament on February 25.
In the sub-state semifinals, the six-foot-nine-inch forward, who was the second player to score in double figures, added 12 points in the team’s 62-57 win versus Garden Plain High School. The Trinity Celtics pushed their winning streak to 12 matches after defeating Medicine Lodge High 66-43 in the sub-state championship which took place on March 2, helping the Celtics secure a trip to the KSHSAA State Basketball Championships which played from March 6-9.
On March 6, in their first state championship game versus Mission Valley High, Trinity emerged victorious advancing to the final four of the tournament, defeating their opponents 49-23. Last Friday, the Celtics also edged the St Mary’s Colgan High 36-31, earning them a spot in the state championship finals.
In the state championships which took place on Saturday, Trinity Catholic, which finished the regular season ranked No 1 in the state, came up against the Ness City High Eagles at the Gross Memorial Coliseum, Kansas.
Despite the Celtics’ efforts to bring a state championship to Hutchinson, they ultimately fell to the Eagles 67-55.
Trinity topped off their season with a 22-4 record. Bridgewater who hails from Chaguanas attended Chaguanas North Secondary and is also a part of the Maloney Pacers Basketball Club and Youth Development Programme.