Senior guard-forward Landon Winder of the 2022-23 Chillicothe High School basketball Hornets prepares to hit a short shot while being fouled after being set up by a pass from teammate Griff Bonderer (background) with just over three minutes left in the first period of last Thursday’s CHS game against Milan in the “High School Holiday Hoops” shootout at Trenton’s North Central Missouri College. Winder made the free throw, too, giving his team a 13-6 lead on its way to an eventual 56-37 victory. (JENNIFER SMITH/ C-T PHOTO)
TRENTON — With resolute defensive positioning that thwarted their opponent’s offensive preferences, Chillicothe High School’s basketball Hornets closed out 2022 play on a solidly-positive note…