S16B4A

2010 PNC/KHSAA

Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament

Rupp Arena

Lexington, KY

March 20^th, 2010

Scott County  (29-6)  vs.  Ballard  (31-4)  (Semifinal)

Ballard pulled away late in the game to defeat Scott County by a score of 67-62.  Scott County’s achilles’ heel was once again foul woes as Chad Jackson, Austin Flannery, and Tanner Shotwell all fouled out today.  Chad Jackson was held to 18 minutes of playing time and fouled out with 6:39 remaining in the game.

Ballard shot 44.2% from the field including six of 18 from the three point line.  The Bruins connected on 23 of 30 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 16 Scott County turnovers.  Scott County shot 46.9% from the field including six of 16 from beyond the arc.  The Cardinals connected on 10 of 15 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 14 points off 15 Ballard turnovers.

6-1 Sr. Ian Chiles led Ballard with 20 points and six rebounds.  6-3 Sr. Keisten Jones added 17 points including four three point baskets.  5-11 Sr. Tyrell Means also recorded 17 points.

6-2 Sr. Ge-Lawn Guyn led Scott County with 16 points, seven rebounds, and six assists.  6-4 Sr. Chad Jackson added 14 points on six of seven from the field and two of four from the free throw line.  6-8 Sr. Dakotah Euton recorded 14 points and five rebounds.

Scott County   17    15    19    11  -  62

Ballard            15    19    17    16  -  67

Scott County (62) – Jackson 14, Flannery 9, Euton 14, Manning 4, Guyn 16, Relford 2, Shotwell 3.

Ballard (67) – Jones 17, D. Hardin 0, Parker 8, Chiles 20, Means 17, Baker 3, F. Hardin 2.

Mason County  (25-6)  vs.  Shelby Valley  (29-6)  (Semifinal)

Shelby Valley raced out to a 22-11 first quarter lead on their way to a 71-51 victory over Mason County.  Shelby Valley shot 52.1% from the field including seven of 15 from the three point line.  The Wildcats connected on 14 of 22 free throws, pulled down 28 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 18 Mason County turnovers.  Mason County shot 38.9% from the field including six of 26 from beyond the arc.  The Royals connected on three of five free throws, pulled down 33 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 10 Shelby Valley turnovers.

5-10 Sr. Elisha Justice led Shelby Valley with 31 points including five three point baskets.  Justice was 10 of 16 from the field including five of six from the three point line and six of six from the free throw line.  6-6 Sr. Ashley Hatfield added 15 points and 10 rebounds.

5-10 Jr. Jordan Gilbert led Mason County with 15 points including three three point baskets.5-10 Sr. Justin Lang added 10 points including two three point baskets.

Mason County      11    19    11    10  -  51

Shelby Valley       22    17    16    16  -  71

Mason County (51) – Setty 8, B. Lang 0, Bluford 5, Gilbert 15, J. Lang 10, Pawsat 7, Black 6.

Shelby Valley (71) – Ta. Newsome 7, Ty. Newsome 4, Hatfield 15, Varney 5, Justice 31, Ramey 4, T. Tackett 3, D. Tackett 2.

Acknowledgements:

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