Lexington KY February 14th  -  Scott County defeated Lexington Catholic 82-76 in a thriller tonight.  Scott County led most of the game but Lexington Catholic rallied to take a 70-64 lead in the fourth quarter.  However Scott County regained momentum and outscored the Knights 18-6 the rest of the way to claim the win.  Scott County had problems with Lexington Catholic's press as they turned the ball over 22 times but made up for it with excellent shooting (52.6%) and a 44-28 advantage in rebounds.  The Cardinals also held a 17-7 advantage in second chance points.

Scott County shot 52.6% from the field including five of 13 from the three point line.  The Cardinals connected on 17 of 21 free throws, pulled down 44 rebounds, and scored eight points off nine Lexington Catholic turnovers.  Lexington Catholic shot 44.9% from the field including three of 18 from beyond the arc.  The Knights connected on 11 of 20 free throws, pulled down 28 rebounds, and scored 31 points off 22 Scott County turnovers.

6-8 Sr. Richie Phares led Scott County with 26 points and 16 rebounds.  6-4 Jr. Chad Jackson added 21 points and eight rebounds.  6-2 Jr. Ge-Lawn Guyn chipped in with 20 points and six rebounds.  6-8 Jr. Dakotah Euton recorded eight points, eight rebounds, and five assists.

6-3 Sr. Vee Sanford led Lexington Catholic with 28 points, eight assists, and seven steals.  6-3 So. Taylor Martin added 19 points and four steals.  6-7 Jr. Tanner Peurach recorded seven points and nine rebounds.

Scott County                24  17  20  21  -  82

Lexington Catholic        22  14  22  18  -  76

Scott County  (82)  -  Euton 8, Manning 2, Phares 26, Guyn 20, Jackson 21, Ivey 3, Flannery 2.

Lexington Catholic  (76)  -  Martin 19, Schuette 8, Peurach 7, Botkin 6, Sanford 28, Beckham 8.

A special thanks to the Lexington Catholic stats crew Glenn Gentry and Gary Long for providing the computer statistics for tonight's game.