Heading into the Sturgeon Tournament at 13-0, and coming off a 60-17 shellacking of Paris, Community R6 coach Bob Curtis still found room for improvement. So he tasked his team in practice with touching up their perimeter game and accuracy from the free throw line.

The effort clearly paid off. In the opener at Sturgeon, the Trojans sank 5 of 8 from beyond the arc, hit 13 of 17 from the stripe and demolished Westran 76-15 to remain unbeaten on the season.

“I feel like the work we’ve put in is paying off,” Curtis said, adding that the squad has been solid defensively all year.

The numbers validate his observation. With Emma Hombs and Alexis Welch dominating under the glass and the Angels – Sarah and Emma – combining for 9 steals on the night, the Trojans never allowed Westran even a peak at double-digits in a quarter.

In fact, the last time a team put at least 10 points on the board in a quarter against Community was on January 19, when Cairo troubled the Trojans with 12 – a run of 11 consecutive quarters.

Meanwhile eight different Trojans scored on Westran, led by Welch with 22.

Community moved the ball deftly, constantly finding runners in open space. Brianna Beamer spurred the attack with 6 assists to go along with 10 points.

And from the tip it was Community’s game. They held sway 20-5 after one and 61-12 after three. Westran managed just 2 points in the third quarter and 3 in the fourth, when a running clock also checked the Trojans.

Still, Sarah Angel added 14 points and Emma Angel put up 10, putting four Trojans in double digits.

Hombs fell just shy of a double-double – 9 points and 9 boards.

Brynna Beamer hit for 6 points, Paige Meyer tacked on 3 and Olivia Kuda put in 2.

“This group is focused on making a serious run in the playoffs,” Curtis observed.