Topic: Basketball
Friday March 18th
Eastern (32-2) vs. George Rogers Clark (30-5) (Quarterfinal)
Eastern coach Jason Couch started the following lineup: 6-6 Sr. Lyonell Gaines, 6-3 Sr. Arman Marks, 6-7 Sr. Kameron Woods, 5-11 Sr. Byron Sanford, and 6-3 Sr. Remy Abell. George Rogers Clark coach Scott Humphrey countered with 6-9 Sr. Vinny Zollo, 6-6 Sr. Jaylen Daniel, 6-5 Sr. Corey Rogers, 6-0 Jr. Bopper Stenzel, and 6-4 Sr. Robbie Stenzel.
Eastern raced out to a 19-4 first quarter lead and was never threatened in a 65-50 victory over George Rogers Clark today. The Cardinals shot a dismal 14.3% from the floor (3-21) in the first half as Eastern led 28-15 at the intermission. Eastern scored from beyond the arc as well as a series of crowd pleasing dunks in the second half. The Cardinals, with the exception of Corey Rogers could not get untracked today on the offensive end.
Eastern shot 50% from the field including six of 13 from the three point line. The Eagles connected on seven of 13 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 11 George Rogers Clark turnovers. George Rogers Clark shot 32% from the field including four of 15 from beyond the arc. The Cardinals connected on 14 of 17 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored nine points off 11 Eastern turnovers.
Lyonell Gaines led Eastern with 17 points. Remy Abell added 13 points including two three point baskets. Kameron Woods recorded 12 points, 12 rebounds, and three blocked shots.
Corey Rogers led George Rogers Clark with 19 points. Robbie Stenzel and Vinny Zollo each recorded 12 points.
Eastern,19,9,20,17,65
George Rogers Clark,4,11,15,20,50
Eastern (65) – Gaines 17, Marks 9, Woods 12, Sanford 4, Abell 13, Taylor 7, Corlew 2, Blade 1.
George Rogers Clark (50) – Zollo 12, Daniel 2, Corey Rogers 19, B. Stenzel 0, R. Stenzel 12, Purvis 5.
Lexington Catholic (27-7) vs. Christian County (22-9) (Quarterfinal)
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. Bryan Woomer, and 6-0 Sr. Seth Beckham. Christian County coach Kerry Stovall countered with 6-0 Sr. Marcoreyon “Bubba” Tandy, 6-0 Sr. Veontae Lewis, 6-5 Sr. Donovan Kates, 5-10 Sr. Nick Riley, and 5-11 Sr. Anthony Hickey.
Lexington Catholic led 38-27 at halftime but Christian County rallied to earn a 67-62 victory. Christian County outscored Lexington Catholic 19-7 in the third quarter to take a 46-45 lead after three quarters. Christian County’s defense led by the jet-like speed of Anthony Hickey created 27 turnovers which the Colonels converted to 30 points.
Christian County shot 46.3% from the field including five of 15 from the three point line. The Colonels connected on 12 of 16 free throws and pulled down 24 rebounds. Lexington Catholic shot 44.2% from the field including seven of 20 from beyond the arc. The Knights connected on nine of 16 free throws, pulled down 36 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 15 Christian County turnovers.
Anthony Hickey turned in a magnificient performance and led Christian County with 31 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and nine steals despite being hampered with early foul problems. Donovan Kates added 26 points including four three point baskets.
Scott Schuette led Lexington Catholic with 25 points including five three point baskets. Taylor Martin added 15 points, 13 rebounds, and three steals. Seth Beckham recorded 15 points and nine rebounds.
Lexington Catholic,22,16,7,17,62
Christian County,10,17,19,21,67
Lexington Catholic (62) – Martin 15, Schuette 25, Floyd 1, Woomer 6, Beckham 15.
Christian County (67) – Tandy 0, Lewis 4, Kates 26, Riley 4, Hickey 31, Wheeler 2.
Wayne County (31-4) vs. Rowan County (28-5) (Quarterfinal)
Wayne County coach Rodney Woods started the following lineup: 6-4 Sr. Austin Shearer, 6-4 Sr. Gavin Dunagan, 6-0 So. Dagan Shelton, 6-0 Sr. Kyle Hopper, and 6-1 Sr. Ryan Hopper. Rowan County coach Shawn Thacker countered with 6-4 Jr. Adam Wing, 6-2 Jr. Jason Egan, 6-7 Sr. Corey Hunter, 5-8 Sr. Darrell Cross, and 5-10 Jr. DJ Townsend.
Rowan County led 30-17 at halftime on their way to a 64-47 victory over Wayne County. Rowan County shot 40.7% from the field including five of 16 from the three point line. The Vikings connected on 15 of 17 free throws, pulled down 40 rebounds, and scored 22 points off 14 Wayne County turnovers. Wayne County shot 27.8% from the field including eight of 26 from beyond the arc. The Cardinals connected on nine of 10 free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored 10 points off 15 Rowan County turnovers.
DJ Townsend led Rowan County with 17 points. Darrell Cross added 14 points. Adam Wing chipped in with 11 points and six rebounds. Jason Egan recorded 10 points and six rebounds. Corey Hunter added eight points and 10 rebounds.
6-0 So. Kyle Gehring led Wayne County with 11 points including three points respectively. Austin Shearer and Kyle Hopper added nine and eight points respectively. Gavin Dunagan recorded six points and six rebounds.
Wayne County,8,9,12,18,47
Rowan County,17,13,22,12,64
Wayne County (47) – Shearer 9, Dunagan 6, Shelton 3, K. Hopper 8, R. Hopper 3, Thompson 5, Gehring 11, Gregory 2.
Rowan County (64) – Wing 11, Egan 10, Hunter 8, Cross 14, Townsend 17, Stacy 2, Thacker1, Barnard 1.
Marshall County (28-6) vs. Bullitt East (29-5) (Quarterfinal)
Marshall County coach Gus Gillespie started the following lineup: 6-2 Jr. Cole Nelson, 6-1 Sr. Colby Wiseman, 6-5 Sr. Stephen Atkinson, 5-10 Sr. Blake Clark, and 5-11 Jr. Peter Northcutt. Bullitt East coach Troy Barr countered with 6-8 So. Derek Willis, 6-3 So. Rusty Troutman, 6-7 Sr. Corey Washburn, 5-9 So. Trey Rakes, and 6-0 Sr. Hayden Sweat.
Bullitt East defeated Marshall County by a score of 71-62. Marshaal County lost three players via the foul route and Bullitt East was 30 of 38 from the free throw line. Marshall County attempted 33 more shots (71-38) from the field than Bullitt East.
Bullitt East shot 50% from the field including three of 11 from the three point line. The Chargers pulled down 36 rebounds and scored three points off five Marshall County turnovers. Marshall County shot 31% from the field including eight of 31 from beyond the arc. The Marshalls connected on 10 of 16 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored 16 points off 18 Bullitt East turnovers.
Corey Washburn led Bullitt East with 21 points and seven rebounds. Washburn was six of eight from the field and nine of 12 from the free throw line. Hayden Sweat added 20 points including 12 of 13 from the free throw line. Derek Willis recorded 13 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocked shots. Rusty Troutman added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Cole Nelson led Marshall County with 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Blake Clark added 11 points. 6-1 Jr. Chase York chipped in with 11 points and five rebounds.
Marshall County,7,17,13,25,62
Bullitt East,17,10,16,28,71
Marshall County (62) – Nelson 20, Wise man 6, Atkinson 6, B. Clark 11, Northcutt 8, York 11.
Bullitt East (71) – Willis 13, Troutman 10, Washburn 21, Rakes 7, Sweat 20.
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for all the games in the tournament. Also, a special thanks to the KHSAA for their very informative website which covers all aspects of the tournament.