2010TCMC

Tates Creek (8-2)  vs.  Madison Central (7-4)

4^th Annual Gateway Holiday Classic (Championship)

Montgomery County High School

Mt. Sterling, KY

December 30, 2010

Tates Creek coach Wayne Breeden started the following lineup: 6-4 Sr. Marcellus Barksdale, 6-0 Jr. Darius Gibson, 6-2 Sr. Todd Bradley, 5-11 Sr. Kendall Mack, and 6-2 Sr. Ryan Fucci.  Madison Central coach Allen Feldhaus Jr. countered with 6-2 Sr. Nick Ford, 6-0 Jr. John O’Bryan, 6-6 jr. Hunter Allen, 6-3 Sr. Brenton Covington, and 6-0 So. Dominique Hawkins.

Tates Creek trailed 36-25 at halftime but rallied for a 55-48 victory over Madison Central.  Madison Central went cold from the field in the second half (23.5%) and was outscored 17-5 in the third quarter.

Tates Creek shot 40.9% from the field including two of 12 from the three point line.  The commodores connected on 17 of 24 free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 11 Madison Central turnovers.  Madison Central shot 37.2% from the field including three of 11 from beyond the arc.  The Indians connected on 13 of 22 free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored four points off eight Tates Creek turnovers.

Marcellus Barksdale led Tates Creek with 15 points and six rebounds.  Ryan Fucci added 13 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists.  Todd Bradley chipped in with 10 points.

Hunter Allen led Madison Central with 11 points and six rebounds.  Dominique Hawkins added 10 points.  6-3 So. Quan Taylor recorded seven points and seven rebounds.

Tates Creek          10  15  17  13  -  55

Madison Central    20  16    5    7  -  48

Tates Creek (55) – Barksdale 15, Gibson 7, Bradley 10, Mack 0, Fucci 13, McFarland 2, Fugate 3, Lewis 5.

Madison Central (48) – Ford 1, O’Bryan 6, Allen 11, Covington 7, Hawkins 10, Taylor 7, Pyatt 2, Bosley 4.

Acknowledgements:

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