Richmond KY March 5th

Western Hills (13-12)  vs.  Madison Central (18-11)  -  Western Hill's point guard 5-8 Sr. Darius Reed was not availiable tonight and Madison Central scored 25 points off 24 Western Hill turnovers in a 70-52 victory.  It also helped the Indians' cause they connected on eight of 14 three point attempts.

Madison Central shot 45.3% from the field including eight of 14 from the three point line.  The Indians connected on 14 of 18 free throws and pulled down 28 rebounds.  Western Hills shot 35.7% from the field including zero of two from beyond the arc.  The Wolverines connected on 22 of 25 free throws, pulled down 33 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 16 Madison Central turnovers.

6-0 So. Brenton Covington led the victors with 19 points.  Covington was eight of eight from the field including one of one from the three point line and two of two from the free throw line.  6-2 Sr. Terry Jarvis added 17 points including three three point baskets.  6-2 Sr. Vince Clay chipped in with 11 points including three three point baskets.

6-3 Jr. J.T. Riddle led Western Hills with 21 points including 13 of 14 free throws.  6-4 Sr. Marcus Wise added 12 points.  6-8 Sr. Mike Satterwhite recorded seven points and eight rebounds.

Western Hills          8  11  17  16  -  52

Madison Central   16  22  17  15  -  70

Western Hills  (52)  -  Lee 4, Wise 12, Satterwhite 7, McGaughey 8, Riddle 21.

Madison Central (70)  -  Jenkins 6, Clay 11, Simpson 6, Covington 19, Mays 4, Jarvis 17, Minter 7.

Henry Clay (17-14)  vs.  Lexington Catholic (22-7)  -  Lexington Catholic survived a furious rally by Henry Clay to capture a 65-62 decision in a thriller.  Lexington Catholic led 48-30 in the third quarter but Henry Clay rallied to cut the deficit to one point; 63-62 with 18.5 seconds remaining but could not overtake the Knights.  This was accomplished without the services of their top scorer 6-0 Sr. Prince Stewart who left the game with a severe ankle injury in the second quarter.  Henry Clay had a good look at the tying three point basket at the buzzer but the ball narrowly missed.  5-11 So. Brandon Wilder led the comeback in the fourth quarter with 11 points including three three point baskets.

Lexington Catholic shot 58.3% from the field including seven of 13 from the three point line.  The Knights connected on 16 of 29 free throws, pulled down 25 rebounds, and scored 18 points off 18 Henry Clay turnovers.  Henry Clay shot 45.5% from the field including six of 15 from beyond the arc.  The Blue Devils connected on six of 13 free throws, pulled down 32 rebounds, and scored 24 points off 19 Lexington Catholic turnovers.  Henry Clay held a 32-6 advantage in bench points and attempted 19 more shots (55-36) from the field than Lexington Catholic.

6-3 Sr. Taylor Botkin was a warrior tonight for Lexington Catholic and led them with 22 points including three three point baskets and pulled down nine rebounds.  6-3 Sr. Vee Sanford and 6-3 So. Taylor Martin added 12 points each.

6-3 Sr. TJ Barnes led Henry Clay with 18 points and 13 rebounds.  5-11 So. Brandon Wilder added 15 points including three three point baskets.  5-5 Fr. Wes Kimball chipped in with 11 points and six assists.

Henry Clay                10   14  17  21  -  62

Lexington Catholic      24    8   18  15  -  65

Henry Clay  (62)  -  T. Stewart 7, Barnes 18, Kiesling 0, Johnson 0, P. Stewart 5, Wilder 15, Kimball 11, Nichols 3, Patton 3.

Lexington Catholic  (65)  -  Martin 12, Schuette 6, Peurach 7, Sanford 12, Botkin 22, Beckham 4, Conrad 2.

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the computer statistics for tonight's games.