2010BALMC

Ballard (9-0)  vs.  Madison Central (5-3)

Hooping it up Holiday Classic

London, KY

December 21, 2010

Ballard coach Chris Renner started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. DeVante Parker, 6-0 Sr. Danny Yackey, 6-5 Fr. Kelan Martin, 5-11 So. Lavonne Holland, and 5-11 Fr. Quinten Snider.  Madison Central coach Allen Feldhaus Jr. countered with 6-2 Sr. Nick Ford, 6-1 Jr. John O’Bryan, 6-6 Jr. Hunter Allen, 6-0 Sr. Brenton Covington, and 6-0 So. Dominique Hawkins.

Ballard trailed 60-57 after three quarters bu rallied to defeat Madison Central 88-78 in a high scoring affair .  Ballard shot 49.3% from the field including 10 of 32 from the three point line.  The Bruins connected on 12 of 15 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 28 points off 19 Madison Central turnovers.  Madison Central shot 46.8% from the field including seven of 14 from beyond the arc.  The Indians connected on 27 of 37 free throws, pulled down 29 rebounds, and scored 18 points off 16 turnovers.

DeVante Parker led five Ballard bruins in double figures with 20 points and 11 rebounds.  Kelan Martin, Quinten Snider, Danny Yackey, and Lavonne Holland added 14, 14, 14, and 13 points respectively.  Yackey recorded four thee point baskets.

Dominique Hawkins led Madison Central with 21 points and eight rebounds.  John O’Bryan added 14 points including four three point baskets.  Hunter Allen chipped in with 13 points.

Ballard                  25  20  12  31  -  88

Madison Central     15  18  27  18  -  78

Ballard (88) – Parker 20, Yackey 14, Martin 14, Holland 13, Snider 14, Parrish 2, Biggers 4, Hardin 7.

Madison central (78) – Ford 9, O’Bryan 14, Allen 13, Covington 5, Hawkins 21, Taylor 3, Bosley 4, Abshear 9.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to the Madison Central Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.