Boys basketball: Seton Catholic 52, La Center 51

Will Noce-Sheldon hit seven 3-pointers and C.J. Strong scored the go-ahead basket in the closing seconds as the Seton Catholic boys basketball team stunned La Center in a Trico League game on Wednesday.

Strong hit a 15-foot fadeaway jumper with three seconds to play for the win.

“Then pandemonium ensued,” Seton coach Kevin Holboke said. “It was a great win for our kids.”

Noce-Sheldon, who finished 22 points, helped keep the Cougars in the game.

“We sort of lost track of Noce-Sheldon,” La Center coach Jon Schroeder said. “He hit three 3-pointers in the second quarter, two in the third and two in the fourth. He’s a good shooter. If you leave him open, he’s going to pop those, and he did.”

Justin James added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Seton, which has been eliminated from the postseason chase.

La Center, hoping to hold onto the No. 3 seed to the district playoffs, lost Connor Wonderly to an ankle injury in the first quarter. His status for Friday’s game against Castle Rock do not look good, Schroeder said.

“It was one of those night when we just didn’t shoot the ball well,” Schroeder said. “(Seton’s) kids are really improved, and they played with a good energy and sense of purpose. So kudos to them.”

Will Rice paced the Wildcats with 18 points.

SETON CATHOLIC 52, LA CENTER 51

LA CENTER — Connor Wonderly 0, Chase Davison 8, Jonathan Griffee 2, Wyatt Aguirre 8, Matt Braaten 3, Brody Seter 8, Dalton Morgan 3, Will Rice 18, Mason Parmentier 1, Max Hiller, Sean Nolan 0. Totals 16 (6) 13-24 51.

SETON CATHOLIC — Dylan Cole 0, Emil Chan 2, Will Noce-Sheldon 22, Drew Fuller 5, Justin James 11, CJ Strong 4, Haydon Strong 0, Chris O’Connor 0, Garrett Wellman 8, CJ Farrell 0. Totals 20 (7) 5-11 52.

La Center 18 9 13 11–51

Seton 5 22 14 7–52