Boys State Tournament March 19th Day 3
Topic: Basketball

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2010 PNC/KHSAA

Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament

Rupp Arena

Lexington, KY

March 19^th, 2010

 

 

Ballard  (30-4)  vs.  Warren Central  (23-8)  (Quarterfinal)

Ian Chiles banked in a three point shot at the buzzer to give Ballard a 62-59 victory over Warren Central.  Ballard led 47-33 after three quarters but Warren Central mounted a comeback aided by several missed free throws by Ballard down the stretch.  The Dragons finally tied the game at 59-59 on a basket by George Fant with five seconds remaining on the clock setting the stage for Chiles’ game winning basket.

Ballard shot 37.5% from the field including five of 14 from the three point line.  The Bruins connected on 15 of 28 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored 23 points off 18 Warren Central turnovers.  Warren Central shot 45.5% from the field including two of nine from beyond the arc.  The Dragons connected on 17 of 30 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored nine points off 12 Ballard turnovers.

6-1 Sr. Ian Chiles led Ballard with 23 points including five three point baskets.  5-11 Sr. Tyrell Means added 11 points.

6-1 Sr. Troy Halcomb led Warren Central with 18 points.  6-7 Jr. George Fant added 15 points and eight rebounds.  6-0 Jr. Jordan Shanklin chipped in with 10 points.  6-3 Sr. Shamarcus Wells pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.

Ballard                    15    20    12    15  -  62

Warren Central          1    13    19    26  -  59

Ballard (62) – Jones 6, D. Hardin 2, Parker 4, Means 11, Chiles 23, Baker 4, F. Hardin 8, Johnson 4.

Warren Central (59) – Wells 4, Halcomb 18, Fant 15, King 6, Shanklin 10, Carpenter 2, Jackson 4.

 

Scott County  (28-6)  vs.  Christian County  (30-4)  (Quarterfinal)

Scott County rallied from a 54-49 deficit in the final quarter to defeat Christian County by a score of 69-64.  Dakotah Euton, Ge-Lawn Guyn, Tanner Shotwell, and Tamron Manning all fouled out for Scott County with several of the fouls coming trying to stop penetration by jet-quick Anthony Hickey.  Chad Jackson proved to also be impossible to stop from getting to the rim for the victorious Cardinals.

Scott County shot 54% from the field including three of six from the three point line.  The Cardinals connected on 12 of 19 free throws, pulled down 38 rebounds, and scored six points off seven Christian County turnovers.  Christian County shot 40.4% from the field including three of 14 from beyond the arc.  The Colonels connected on 23 of 35 free throws, pulled down 20 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 15 Scott County turnovers.

6-4 Sr. Chad Jackson led Scott County with 26 points and 11 rebounds.  Jackson was 10 of 11 from the field and six of 11 from the free throw line.  6-8 Sr. Dakotah Euton added 12 points and nine rebounds.  6-3 Sr. Austin Flannery chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds.  6-2 Sr. Ge-Lawn Guyn also reached double figures with 10 points.

5-10 Jr. Anthony Hickey led Christian County with 26 points.  5-10 Sr. Trey Gale and 6-5 Jr. Donovan Kates added nine and eight points respectively.

Scott County          10    18    18    23  -  69

Christian County     11   10    23    20   -  64

Scott County (69) – Jackson 26, Flannery 11, Euton 12, Manning 4, Guyn 10, Ivey 2, Shotwell 4.

Christian County (64) – Wilson 7, Tandy 7, Kates 8, Lewis 5, Hickey 26, McDuffen 2, Gayle 9.

 

Shelby Valley  (29-4)  vs.  West Jessamine  (27-7)  (Quarterfinal)

Shelby Valley trailed 26-24 at halftime but rallied after the intermission to defeat West Jessamint by a score of 67-54.  Shelby Valley shot 42.9% from the field including six of 18 from the three point line.  The Wildcats connected on 19 of 25 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored 14 points off eight West Jessamine turnovers.  West Jessamine shot 39.2% from the field including eight of 25 from beyond the arc.  The Colts connected on six of nine free throws, pulled down 22 rebounds, and scored five points off five Shelby Valley turnovers.

5-10 Sr. Elisha Justice led Shelby Valley with 28 points including three three point baskets.  6-3 Sr. Taylor Newsome added 16 points and eight rebounds.  6-6 Sr. Ashley Hatfield recorded 11 points and nine rebounds.

6-3 Sr. Jarrod Polson led West Jessamine with 25 points including four three point baskets and pulled down seven rebounds.  6-2 Sr. Gus Sherrow and 6-4 Jr. Dylan Pohl added nine and eight points respectively.

Shelby Valley         10    14    19    24  -  67

West Jessamine       9    17    10    18  -  54

Shelby Valley (67) – Tay. Newsome 16, Ty. Newsome 2, Hatfield 11, Varney 2, Justice 28, Ramey 8.

West Jessamine (54) – Sherrow 9, Elliott 4, Pohl 8, Mefford 3, Polson 25, Bartholomew 3, Strait 2.

 

Butler  (20-11)  vs.  Mason County  (24-6)  (Quarterfinal)

Mason County trailed 24-19 at halftime but rallied for a 58-47 victory over Butler.  Mason County shot 41.3% including three of 13 from the three point line.  The Royals connected on 17 of 25 free throws, pulled down 28 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 14 Butler turnovers.  Butler shot 45.9% from the field including one of sevem from beyond the arc.  The Bears connected on 12 of 16 free throws, pulled down 26 rebounds, and scored 10 points off 10 Mason County turnovers.

6-2 So. Tyler Black led Mason County with 18 points.  5-10 Jr. Jordan Gilbert and 6-3 Jr. Neal Pawsat added 10 points each.

6-1 Sr. Darius Stone led Butler with 12 points and seven rebounds.  5-7 So. Jalen Wesson added nine points.

Butler                    12    12    10    13  -  47

Mason County         7     12    21    18  -  58

Butler (47) – Fuqua 0, Stone 12, Smith 2, Wesson 9, Blakemore 6, Allen 6, Saunders Jr. 2, McReynolds 6, Butler 4.

Mason County (58) – Setty 3, B. Lang 7, Bluford 1, Gilbert 10, J. Lang 9, Pawsat 10, Black 18.

 

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for all the games and to Robert Sampson for providing the very informative postgame notes.