Topic: Basketball
Saturday March 5th
Madison Central (21-9) vs. Tates Creek (24-4) (Semifinal)
Madison Central coach Allen Feldhaus Jr. started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Nick Ford, 6-0 Sr. Brenton Covington, 6-6 Jr. Hunter Allen, 6-1 Jr. John O’Bryan, and 6-0 So. Dominique Hawkins. Tates Creek coach Wayne Breeden countered with 6-4 Sr. Marcellus Barksdale, 5-11 Sr. Kendale Mack, 6-2 Sr. Todd Bradley, 6-0 Jr. Darius Gibson, and 6-2 Sr. Ryan Fucci.
Brenton Covington hit a shot that was ruled a three pointer with 7.8 seconds remaining on the clock to give Madison Central a 42-41 victory over Tates Creek. There was some question where the shot came from beyond the three point line but the referees ruled it a “three”. Tates Creek missed a couple of hurried attempts for a game winner as the clock wound down. Coach Feldhaus effectively slowed down Tates Creek’s offense today with a triangle-and-two defense.
Madison Central shot 32.4% from the field including three of six from the three point line. The Indians connected on 15 of 22 free throws, pulled down 29 rebounds, and scored six points off nine Tates Creek turnovers. Tates Creek shot 30.8% from the field including one of 11 from beyond the arc. The Commodores connected on 16 of 23 free throws, pulled down 32 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 10 Madison Central turnovers.
Dominique Hawkins led Madison Central with 12 points and five rebounds. Brenton Covington added nine points including two three point baskets.
Kendale Mack led Tates Creek with 11 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Ryan Fucci added nine points and seven rebounds. Darius Gibson chipped in with seven points and four rebounds. Marcellus Barksdale recorded six points and 11 rebounds.
Madison Central,16,2,13,11,42
Tates Creek,12,8,8,13,41
Madison Central (42) – Ford 4, Covington 9, Allen 5, O’Bryan 3, Hawkins 12, Taylor 6, Pyatt 2.
Tates Creek (41) – Barksdale 6, Mack 11, Bradley 4, Gibson 7, Fucci 9, McFarland 1, Fugate 3.
Lexington Catholic (24-7) vs. Woodford County (20-9) (Semifinal)
Lexington Catholic coach Brandon Salsman started the following lineup: 6-5 Sr. Taylor Martin, 6-4 Sr. Scott Schuette, 6-5 Jr. Craig Floyd, 5-10 Jr. Brian Woomer, and 6-0 Sr. Seth Beckham. Woodford County coach Scott Hundley countered with 6-4 Jr. David Greenwell, 6-1 Jr. Rodney Gross, 6-7 Jr. Jay Johnson, 5-3 Jr. Aaron Stover, and 5-11 Jr. William Starcher.
Lexington Catholic defeated Woodford County tonight by a score of 71-57. Lexington Catholic led 40-20 at halftime but Woodford County scrapped back and cut the deficit to 10 points; 67-57 in the final quarter. Lexington Catholic shot 47.3% from the field including six of 14 from the three point line. The Knights connected on 13 of 20 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 19 points off 18 Woodford County turnovers. Woodford County shot 34.5% from the field including four of 20 from beyond the arc. The Yellowjackets connected on 12 of 22 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 14 Lexington Catholic turnovers.
Scott Schuette led Lexington Catholic with 25 points including five three point baskets, and pulled down seven rebounds. Taylor Martin added 17 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and three steals. Craig Floyd recorded 10 points and eight rebounds. Seth Beckham also reached double figures with 10 points.
Jay Johnson led Woodford County with 24 points, 13 rebounds, and nine blocked shots. David Greenwell added 14 points including two three point baskets. Rodney Gross chipped in with six points, seven rebounds, and three assists.
Lexington Catholic,18,22,19,12,71
Woodford County,5,15,19,18,57
Lexington Catholic (71) – Martin 17, Schuette 25, Floyd 10, Woomer 4, Beckham 10, Keller 5.
Woodford County (57) – Greenwell 14, Gross 6, Johnson 24, Stover 2, Starcher 3, Young 5, Hollin 3.
2010-2011 11th Region Boys All Region Team (Regular Season)
Ryan Fucci,Tates Creek
Marcellus Barksdale,Tates Creek
Taylor Martin,Lexington Catholic
Tamron Manning,Scott County
Daniel Kiesling,Henry Clay
Taylor Barnette,Lexington Christian Academy
Jay Johnson,Woodford County
Scott Schuette,Lexington Catholic
Dominique Hawkins,Madison Central
Tanner Shotwell,Scott County
Mike Smith,Sayre
Aaron Ponder,Madison Southern
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.