During volleyball season, the College Heights Cougars pounded their way to zone gold.
A couple weeks ago, some of the same players helped give the Cougars a city title in basketball.
On Saturday night, on their home court, the Cougars completed their quest for a "triple crown" when they beat the D.P. Todd Trojans 92-81 in the final game of the double-A boys north central zone championship tournament.
"Coming into this year, everyone -- coaches, P.E. staff and all the athletic players -- was thinking we wanted to get what we call a triple crown," said Grade 11 Cougars guard Nolan Hanson, who scored 27 points in Saturday's game and was selected as most valuable player of the five-team tournament. "We wanted to get three banners for our school. Our school has always been a second-place, third-place team in both sports -- volleyball and basketball. This year, we just kind of had enough and said, 'Hey, we're going for it.'"
Putting the final jewel in the crown wasn't easy. With about two minutes left to play, the Cougars and Trojans were tied 76-76. But Hanson, ever the clutch performer, knocked down a three-pointer and teammate Sam Goodrich followed that with a successful drive to the hoop. The Cougars were back into an 81-76 lead and didn't trail again.
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