By KENZIE WINSTEAD
With his team trailing 11-6, Wheeler — a third-grader at Grant Line — hit three consecutive 3-pointers in the second quarter.
Less than a minute later, he stole a pass and went for a layup to boost the New Albany stars to a 19-11 lead. Wheeler scored 11 points in less than two minutes.
He finished with a game-high 19 points.
“He stepped up in a major way today,” Team New Albany coach Kam Guess said. “Actually, he brought us back in the second quarter. I’m proud of him and all the guys. For a third-grader to hit three 3’s in a row, that’s unheard of.”
Floyds Knobs fourth-grader Sutton Turnage paced the Floyd Central stars with 13 points. Connor Jones, also a fourth-grader at Floyds Knobs, added 10.
FLOYD CENTRAL — 9 – 5 – 13 – 10 — 37
NEW ALBANY — 6 – 15 – 7 – 11 — 39
Floyd Central (37): Connor Jones 10, Sutton Turnage 13, Noah Howard 2, Mason Massey 2, Cole Pitman 7, Jake Roberts 3.
New Albany (39): Grayson Hogan 4, A.J. Major 4, Nathan Hubbard 2, Cameron Stone 2, Kaleb Wheeler 19, Jordan Whitehead 2.
3-point goals: Jones 2, Pitman 1, Stone 2, Wheeler 3.
