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Fleming County  vs.  Lafayette

Lafayette High School

Lexington, KY

December 3, 2011

Fleming County coach Brian Kelly started the following lineup: 5-11 Sr. Travis Taylor, 6-1 So. Brady Saunders, 6-1 Sr. Troy Steward, 5-11 So. Bryson McKee, and 5-10 So. Darrion Burns.  Lafayette coach Mike Mendenhall III countered with 6-5 Fr. Shon Wright, 6-5 Jr. Nick Trisko, 6-7 So. Jackson Davis, 6-3 Jr. Ethan Burlingham, and 5-10 So. Lance Blakely.

Fleming County led 60-40 in the third quarter but had to survive a Lafayette rally to eke out an 87-86 victory.  Fleming County shot 40.7% from the field including 10 of 26 from the three point line.  The Panthers connected on 11 of 22 free throws, pulled down 29 rebounds, and scvored 43 points off 33 Lafayette turnovers.  Lafayette shot 52.2% from the field including six of 20 from beyond the arc.  The Generals connected on eight of 16 free throws, pulled down 41 rebounds, and scored 25 points off 14 Fleming County turnovers.  Lafayette held a 35-7 advantage on second effort points.

Troy Steward led Fleming County with 24 points including four three point baskets.  Darrion Burns added 23 points and recorded 10 steals.  Travis Taylor and Brady Saunders chipped in with 16 and 10 points respectively.

Jackson Davis led Lafayette with 33 points and 14 rebounds.  Nick Trisko added 17 points and 20 rebounds.

Fleming County  25  17  23  22 – 87

Lafayette           16  18  23  29 – 86

Fleming County (87) – Taylor 16, Saunders 10, Steward 24, Mckee 5, Burns 23, McAdams 9.

Lafayette (86) – Wright 8, Trisko 17, Davis 33, Burlingham 0, Blakely 7, Jeter 2, Chester 6, Robinson 2, Hughes 2, Owsley 2, Sweat-Washington 7.

Acknowledgements:

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