Topic: Basketball
2020IHIFB
iHigh.com Fayette County Frenzy (Boys)
Lexington, KY
December 22, 2010
Championship
Henry Clay (6-2) vs. Clark County (7-1)
Henry Clay coach Daniel Brown started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Kendrick Prewitt, 6-2 Sr. Trae Stewart, 6-6 Sr. Daniel Kiesling, 5-8 Jr. Wes Kimball, and 6-0 Sr. Brandon Nichols. Clark County coach Scott Humphrey countered with 6-9 Sr. Vinny Zollo, 6-7 Sr. Jaylen Daniel, 6-4 Sr. Corey Rogers, 6-1 Jr. Bopper Stenzel, and 6-4 Sr. Robbie Stenzel.
Henry Clay captured the championship with a 55-54 upset victory over Clark County.Clark County held a 54-53 lead late in the game after Corey Rogers hit two free throws. Henry Clay turned the ball over and Vinny Zollo went to the line with 2.5 seconds remaining on the clock. Zollo missed the front end of a one-and one and Brandon Nichols grabbed the rebound. Nichols was fouled and hit two free throws with 0.9 seconds remaining to give the Blue Devils the victory. Clark county led 39-30 in the third quarter but Henry Clay rallied to trail 44-41 at the end of three quarters, There were nine ties and 13 lead changes in the game.
Henry Clay shot 44.4% from the field includingfive of 15 from the three point line. The blue Devils connected on 10 of 16 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 10 points off 11 Clark county turnovers. Clark county shot 43.5% from the field including four of 10 from beyond the arc. The Cardinals connected on 10 of 14 free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 11 Henry Clay turnovers.
Kendrick Prewitt led Henry Clay with 22 points. Prewitt eas six of 10 from the field including four of five from the three point line and six of 10 from the free throw line. Wes Kimball added 13 points and dished out five assists. Daniel Kiesling recorded 10 points and seven rebounds.
Vinny Zollo led Clark County with 16 points and eight rebounds. Corey Rogers added 14 points and seven rebounds. Robbie Stenzel chipped in with 10 points.
Henry Clay 15 11 15 14 - 55
Clark County 13 16 15 10 - 54
Henry Clay (55) – Prewitt 22, Stewart 2, Kiesling 10, Kimball 13, Nichols 8.
Clark County (54) – Zollo 16, Daniel 9, C. Rogers 14, B. Stenzel 0, R. Stenzel 10, Purvis 5.
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.