BOONEVILLE — Lynn Camp coach Tyler Wagner took full responsibility of his team coming up short during the Wildcats’ 52-48 loss to Owsley County on Thursday.
Wagner was hoping his team could capture back-to-back wins for only the second time this season, but Lynn Camp fell short four points.
“Tonight is all on me,” he said. “The kids became complacent after these past two weeks and they weren’t focused or ready to play tonight. That starts with me, we came out in the first half and couldn’t find the bottom of net. Our defense was irrelevant in that first half.
“Second half different story, we came out and hit some shots and battled back and the team that I’ve been seeing these past few weeks showed back up. We battled and played hard. But it wasn’t enough we already buried ourself too deep.
“This one’s on me, I didn’t keep my foot on the gas during practice and I failed them by doing that,” he added. “The kids weren’t focused these past two practices leading up to it and I didn’t get us in line and refocus our minds back the ultimate goal. I hope tonight shows them that we can’t afford to take one day off and not get better. I can assure you we will be focused from now on. But we need to get ready and bounce back Saturday and have a good practice Sunday because next week is going to truly show us what we are made of.”
Tate Mills continued his impressive play, finishing with 19 points while Zach Thorpe added eight points. The loss drops the Wildcats to 6-14.
