Madison Southern  vs.  Scott County (Boys)

11^th Region Tournament

Eastern Kentucky University

McBrayer Arena

February 25, 2013

Madison Southern coach Shane Buttry started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Tyler Abshear, 5-11 Sr. Drew Taylor, 6-3 Sr. Jake Napier, 5-10 So. Damien Harris, and 5-11 Sr. Mike Rothermel.  Scott County coach Billy Hicks countered with 6-2 Sr. Jalen Haddix, 6-1 Sr. Deonte Doss, 6-3 Jr. Dylan Portwood, 6-0 Sr. Quinn Richardson, and 6-2 Jr. Trent Gilbert.

Scott County defeated Madison Southern by a score of 68-47.  Scott County led 41-30 at halftime but Madison Southern went ice cold (3-31) from the field in the second half.  Scott County shot 47.5% from the field including seven of 14 from the three point line.  The Cardinals connected on five of eight free throws, pulled down 43 rebounds, and scored 17 points off 16 Madison Southern turnovers.  Madison Southern shot 27.3% from the field including three of 21 from beyond the arc.  The Eagles connected on 14 of 23 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 15 Scott County turnovers.

Trent Gilbert led Scott County with 18 points including four three point baskets, four rebounds, and four assists.  Quinn Richardson added 15 points, four rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals.  Jalen Haddix chipped in with 12 points and 11 rebounds.  6-9 Sr. Jordan Tribble recorded six points, nine rebounds, and three blocked shots.

Tyler Abshear led Madison Southern with 22 points including two three point baskets.  Mike Rothermel added nine points.  Drew Taylor chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds.  Damien Harris pulled down eight rebounds.

Madison Southern  15  15   6  11 – 47

Scott County         23  18   9  18 – 68

Madison Southern (47) – Abshear 22, D. Taylor 8, Napier 4, Harris 0, Rothermel 9, Norris 1, Rose 3.

Scott County (68) – Haddix 12, Doss 4, Portwood 5, Richardson 15, Gilbert 18, Tribble 6, Short 4, Crank 2, Shurman 2.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to EKU Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.