2011WJMC

West Jessamine (6-11)  vs.  Mercer County (11-6)

Mercer County High School

Harrodsburg, KY

January 21, 2011

West Jessamine coach Damon Kelley started the following lineup: 6-4 Sr. Dylan Pohl, 6-2 Sr. Brandon Hager, 6-5 Jr. Sean Donaldson, 5-8 Sr. David Martin, and 5-11 Fr. Will Henderson.  Mercer County coach Brian Britt countered with 6-3 Sr. Aaron Lee, 6-3 Sr. Mathew Honchel, 6-4 Sr. Mathew Banks, 5-10 Sr. Austin Sagraves, and 6-3 Sr. Clay Cinnamon.

Mercer County defeated West Jessamine 85-79 in an overtime thriller.  The 1-2 duo of Clay Cinnamon and Aaron Lee proved to be to much for West Jessamine tonight as they combined for 55 points.

Mercer County shot 49.1% from the field including nine of 21 from the three point line.  The Titans connected on 24 of 35 free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 18 West Jessamine turnovers.  West Jessamine shot 49.2% from the field including three of 13 from beyond the arc.  The Colts connected on 18 of 24 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 19 points off 15 Mercer County turnovers.  West Jessamine held a 34-2 advantage in bench scoring.

Clay Cinnamon led Mercer County with 30 points and seven assists.  Cinnamon was 10 of 16 from the field including three of three from beyond the arc, and seven of 10 from the free throw line.  Aaron Lee added 25 points and six rebounds.  Lee was seven of 12 from the field including three of seven from beyond the arc, and eight of nine from the free throw line.  Austin Sagaraves chipped in with 13 points.

Dylan Pohl and 6-2 So. Chase Fain each scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds for West Jessamine.  5-9 Sr. Cameron Watts chipped in with 13 points.

West Jessamine    6  25  22  16  10  -  79

Mercer County    15  26  17  11  16  -  85

West Jessamine (79) – Pohl 17, Hager 7, Donaldson 9, Martin 7, Henderson 5, Watts 13, Fain 17, Dunn 4.

 Mercer County (85) – Lee 25, Honchel 6, Banks 9, Sagraves 13, Cinnamon 30, Compton 2.

Acknowledgements:

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