By KENT COULTAS
Scott County Times
Zack Evans recently became the eighth West Central boys basketball player to go over 1,000 points for a career.
Evans, who is a junior, finished the Waverly Holiday Tournament with 1,001 points. He scored 30 points against Triopia in the third-place game. Evans made two free throws in overtime to go the 1,000 point mark
Evans scored 105 points in the shortened 2021 season and scored 561 points in 2021-22. He currently has 335 points this season.
Gabe Cox scored 1,803 for West Central, and Cole Howard scored 1,482. Both played from 2017-20.
Quinn Jefferson scored 1,463 from 2003-07, and Colin Slagle scored 1,237 from 2012-16. Brady Slagle scored 1,193 from 2005-09, and Harry Lobb scored 1,157 from 2001-05.
West Central started its co-op in 2004-05.
Scott County Times File Photo
Zack Evans leaves the floor to put the ball in the basket. The junior West Central Cougar player hit the 1,000th point of his career last week in the Waverly Tournament.
