2011SCLCB

Scott County (19-4)  vs.  Lexington Catholic (20-5)

Lexington Catholic High School

Lexington, KY

February 12, 2011

Scott County coach Billy Hicks started the following lineup: 6-4 Jr. Tamron Manning, 6-2 Jr. Isaiah Ivey, 6-4 Jr. Tanner Shotwell, 5-10 So. Quin Richardson, and 6-1 Jr. Josh Harris.  Lexington Catholic coach Brandon Salsman countered with 6-5 Sr. Taylor Martin, 6-4 Sr. Scott Schuette, 6-5 Jr. Craig Floyd, 5-10 Jr. Brian Woomer, and 6-0 Sr. Seth Beckham.

Scott county captured a big road win with an 85-81 win over Lexington Catholic.  Scott County held a 42-34 halftime lead but Lexington Catholic roared back to lead 70-67 after three quarters. Scott County pulled away late to claim the victory.  There were 19 lead changes and seven ties in this contest.  Free throw shooting was Lexington Catholic’s Achilles’ Heel tonight as they could only manage 23 of 40 from the line.

Scott County shot 52.7% from the field including five of 14 from the three point line.  The Cardinals connected on 22 of 30 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 25 points off 20 Lexington Catholic turnovers.  Lexington Catholic shot 56.5% from the field including six of 11 from beyond the arc.  The Knights connected on 23 of 40 free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored 16 points off 17 Scott County turnovers.

Tanner Shotwell led Scott County with 19 points and eight rebounds.  Tamron Manning also scored 19 points.  Isaiah Ivey added 17 points.  Josh Harris also reached double figures with 12 points.

Scott Schuette led Lexington Catholic with 24 points including four three point baskets.  Taylor Martin added 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and five steals.  Seth Beckham chipped in with 15 points and six rebounds.

Scott County             24  18  25  18  -  85

Lexington Catholic     24  10  36  11  -  81

Scott County (85) – Manning 19, Ivey 17, Shotwell 19, Richardson 9, J. Harris 12, Gilbert 3, Barber 5, Cunningham 1.

Lexington Catholic (81) – Martin 20, Schuette 24, Floyd 4, Woomer 2, Beckham 15, Porter 7, Keller 9.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to the Lexington Catholic Stats Crew Glenn Gentry and Gary Long for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.