Maryville, Mo. — As Bishop LeBlond teammates, Tyler Irizarry never had to worry about guarding Jonathan Wright.

After watching Wright drop a couple of 3-pointers in his face on Saturday, suffice to say Irizarry gained a measure of appreciation for wearing the same jersey the past couple of years.

Wright set a new long-distance shooting record at Saturday’s Lions District 26-F All-Star Basketball Classic, leading the Gold Team to a 105-98 win at Bearcat Arena.

“He’s pretty tough out there,” Irizarry said. “I’m glad he was on my side.”

Wright’s 25 points led the way, while Derrick Williams (Lafayette, 17 points), Jon Pickrell (Hamilton, 15) and Tommy Underwood (South Harrison, 10) also recorded double digits.

Committed to continue his playing days at Kansas City Kansas Community College, Wright endured a scary moment at the end of the first half. After fouling Worth County’s Andrew Davidson’s, he landed awkwardly on Davidson’s foot and suffered a mild ankle sprain.

Wright’s play only improved after the break, however, and his fourth trey of the second half stopped a fierce rally by the Purple Team and put his team into triple digits. His seven 3s broke the record previously held by Benton’s Jared Boone, who had six in 2004.

“I was thinking about the record yesterday,” Wright said. “I was telling (Irizarry) I was going to get it, and I actually did.”

Benton’s Luke Talbot, who will ship out for the Naval Academy next month, also turned in a record-setting scoring performance. His 29-point outburst set a new standard — breaking Chris Motsinger’s 2002 mark.

Talbot nailed a pair of long 3-pointers to close the Purple team’s gap to two points, 94-92, before Wright’s dagger at the other end.

“I didn’t have any idea,” Talbot said of his record. “I told myself before the game that it’s my last organized basketball game, and I had to make it good. It was so much fun playing.”

Irizarry (17 points), and Jefferson’s Doug Archer — who recorded 12 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks — also finished in double digits.

Girls — Gold 91, Purple 37

Paced by a game-high 16 from Albany’s Melissa McGinley, the gold team quickly turned the contest into a blowout.

A quick pace favored a much deeper gold squad, which turned in a series of highlight plays throughout. On one fast break, DeKalb’s Kelsey Wolfe — a Benedictine commit — flipped a behind-the-back pass to Hamilton’s Jordan Esry to finish a 2-on-1 break.

“That’s something I’ve always kind of had, but never really wanted to use,” Wolfe said. “I figured this time was as good as any.

“And I don’t think she (expected it). Her eyes got really big when I threw it at her.”

Taryn Bruce (Hamilton, 12), Amber Lewis (Fairfax, 11) and Lauren Haer (Mound City, 10) all scored upward of single digits to help the Gold Team establish a new scoring mark. Every member of the team scored in the game after Jill Crouse’s late bucket.

Central’s Kayla Vice and Courtney Hopkins of St. Joseph Christian each scored nine points for the purple team.

Sports reporter Andy Meyer can be reached

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