Article: WORK ETHIC PUTS TRICHE IN SPOTLIGHT; THE NOTTINGHAM SENIOR HAS SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGURES IN EACH GAME FOR 8-2 BULLDOGS.(SERIES: High School Sports Extra)(Sports)

Byline: Nolan Weidner Staff writer

The equation is fairly simple for most star athletes. Blessed with great bodies, they often find success as long as they're willing to put in the practice time.

Nottingham basketball player Melvin Triche has had to do double duty.

The leading scorer for the Bulldogs spent the past two off-seasons honing his hoops skills and whittling 50 pounds off his 6-foot-3 frame.

Triche has transformed himself from a soft, 240-pound sophomore to a 210-pound junior, who scored just under 10 points per game, to a muscular, 190-pound senior co-captain who averages 19 points, rebounds well and plays all over the court ...

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