2012LCATC

Lexington Christian Academy  vs.  Tates Creek

Tates Creek High School

Lexington, KY

January 6, 2012

Lexington Christian Academy coach Tommy Huston started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Travis Branham, 6-1 Sr. Patrick Nickodem, 6-3 Jr. Jon Lannertone, 5-8 Jr. Tyler Harville, and 6-2 Sr. Taylor Barnette.  Tates Creek coach Wayne Breeden countered with 6-4 Jr. Braxton McFarland, 6-2 Sr. Darius Gibson, 6-4 Fr. Jordan Fucci, 6-0 Sr. Dai Quan Epps, and 5-9 Sr. Brian Tilford.

Coach Wayne Breeden utilized his trademark gritty defense and controlled tempo to ground the normally high scoring Eagles and earn a 48-41 victory for Tates Creek tonight.  Tates Creek shot 43.6% from the field including three of nine from the three point line.  The Commodores connected on 12 of 22 free throws, pulled down 35 rebounds, and scored nine points off five Lexington Christian Academy turnovers.  LCA shot 30.4% from the field including three of 24 from beyond the arc.  LCA attempted 17 more shots (56-39) than Tates Creek.  LCA connected on four of six free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored nine points off 11 Tates creek turnovers.

Darius Gibson and Braxton McFarland each recorded 13 points and six rebounds for Tates Creek.  Jordan Fucci added seven points and 14 rebounds.

Tyler Harville led LCA with 15 points including three three point baskets.  Taylor Barnette added 10 points and nine rebounds before leaving the game with an ankle injury in the final period.  Jon Lannertone recorded eight points and five rebounds.

Lexington Christian  18    5  10   8 – 41

Tates Creek            16   13   9  11 – 49

Lexington Christian (41) – Branham 2, Nickodem 4, Lannertone 8, Harville 15, Barnette 10, Blair 2.

Tates creek (49) – McFarland 13, Gibson 13, Fucci 7, Epps 5, Tilford 3, Mattox 6, Grimes 2.

Acknowledgements:

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