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Scott County  (10-5)  vs.  McCreary Central  (13-4)

McCreary Central High School

Stearns, KY

Scott County coach Billy Hicks started the lineup: 6-5 Jr. Tanner Shotwell, 6-3 So. Tamron Manning, 6-8 Sr. Dakotah Euton, 6-3 Sr. Austin Flannery, and 6-4 Sr. Chad Jackson.  McCreary Central coach Robert Jones countered with 6-4 Sr. Tyler Perry, 6-0 Sr. Zack Roark, 6-4 Sr. Sean Privett, 6-2 Sr. Aaron Watts, and 5-8 Sr. Ben Wright.

The score was tied 15-15 after the first quarter but Scott County outscored McCreary Central 18-9 in the second quarter on their way to a 65-49 victory.  Scott County shot 38.3% from the field including five of 14 from the three point line.  The Cardinals connected on 14 of 18 free throws, pulled down 44 rebounds, and scored 16 points off 15 McCreary Central turnovers.  McCreary Central shot 30.2% from the field including five of 16 from beyond the arc,  The Raiders connected on 18 of 33 free throws, pulled down 36 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 12 Scott County turnovers.

Chad Jackson led Scott County with 21 points and nine rebounds.  Dakotah Euton added 16 points and 12 rebounds.  Austin Flannery chipped in with 12 points.

Aaron Watts led McCreary Central with 26 points including four three point baskets.  Watts was 10 of 13 from the free throw line.  Watts pulled down 10 rebounds.  6-5 Jr. Jacob Dixon added eight points and seven rebounds.  Zack Roark and 6-3 Fr. Tyson Williams chipped in with seven points each.

Scott County            15    18    15    17  -  65

McCreary Central     15      9    10    15  -  49

Scott County (65) – Shotwell 8, Manning 1, Euton 16, Flannery 12, Jackson 21, Guyn 5, Relford 2.

McCreary Central (49) – Perry 0, Roark 7, Privett 1, Watts 26, Wright 0, Dixon 8, Williams 7.

This was an excellent road win for the Cardinals over a good McCreary Central team who has notched some impressive wins over quality competition this season.

Acknowledgements: A special thanks to the Scott County Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.