CLINTON, La. — In just their second game of the season, the Trinity Saints men’s basketball team appears as though they have been practicing all fall.

That’s not the case, however, as the boys were focused on football until losing in the second round of MPSA Class AA playoffs to Oak Forest on Saturday.

Despite the inexperience, the Saints jetted past Bowling Green 53-47 in the Silliman Institute Tournament Wednesday in Clinton, La.

Trinity held just a one-point lead after the first quarter and the teams were tied at halftime.

But 20 points in the third quarter lifted the Saints, and they held the lead in the fourth quarter to defeat the Buccaneers.

Givonni Dent led Trinity with 18 points, followed by Andrew Johnson, who scored 17 points and added 12 rebounds for a double-double.

Brandon Daggs recorded 11 steals to go alongside his 11 points, and Bryant Pearson and Jackson Bryant rounded out the scoring with 4 and 3 points, respectively.

Jaron Goward led the Buccaneers in scoring with 20 points as the only Bowling Green player in double-digits.

Trinity Girls 40, Bowling Green 29

The Lady Saints scored early and often to take an easy win against Bowling Green.

Trinity led by just one point after the first quarter but added 15 before the half while holding the Lady Buccaneers to just 4 second-quarter points.

Madelyn Cross led the Lady Saints in scoring with 17 points, including 3-of-5 from the free-throw line.

Bethany Ogden added 11 points, including a 3-pointer and two free throws.

Caroline Ketchings added 8 points. She was perfect in two attempts from the free-throw line.

Ogden also had four steals and three rebounds.

Cross recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds.

M.C. Iles had 2 points, three steals and a rebound for the Lady Saints.

The Trinity girls are 4-3 so far on the season.