MORGANTOWN -
Losing in a championship game in heartbreaking fashion is one of the hardest things for high school athletes to get over, just ask anyone who's tried to do it.
This year, the Trinity boy's basketball team is re-climbing the hill after last years loss and they get to do it with a talented player who's got a fresh take on the game.
During the summer practice period, Trinity forward Cody Triplett broke his wrist.
"He got shoved from behind, fell forward, broke it. He hit it perfectly in the wrong place and that was our fifth game of the summer, and we played something like 28 games, so he was out which drives him nuts because he can't sit still," Trinity coach Herman Pierson said.
However the injury may have been a blessing in disguise for the 6'8 junior. He has all the gifts and talent to allow basketball to take him places in life and a broken wrist served as an eye opener, helping him realize nothings for granted.
"It was killer, I had a cast on all summer long so I didn't get to play or anything, but I think it helped me in the long run, I'm wanting to play more now and I think it helped me out," Triplett stated.
The Warriors lost two career 1,000 point scores from a year ago, but Triplett and his teammates are picking up right where last seasons team left off.
"We lost a great bunch of guys, they were one of a kind, you know, we're just trying to fill their footsteps as best we can. We have two returning seniors trying to lead us as best they can and we're just taking it from there," Triplett added.
Once you've tasted a sip of the "Title Game Kool-Aid" all you want is more. But Tripletts' broken wrist serves as a daily reminder that success must be earned.
"It was awesome when it was here but that's the past. We're trying to worry bout this year, we're trying to get right back there, work hard and try to get back there," Triplett said.
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