2012HCLAF

Henry Clay  vs.  Lafayette

Lafayette High School

Lexington, KY

January 27, 2012

Henry Clay coach Daniel Brown started the following lineup: 6-6 So. Trey Grundy, 6-4 So. Jordan Green, 6-5 Jr. Darien Tichenor, 5-8 Sr. Wes Kimball, and 6-0 So. Christen Cunningham.  Lafayette coach Mike Mendenhall III countered with 6-7 Jr. Ethan Burlingham, 6-8 Jr. Nick Trisko, 6-8 So. Jackson Davis, 6-0 So. Lance Blakley, and 6-3 Jr. Tranard Chester.

Henry Clay scored 27 points off 20 Lafayette turnovers in a 83-66 victory tonight.  Henry Clay shot 47% from the field including four of 17 from the three point line.  The Blue Devils connected on 17 of 22 free throws and pulled down 36 rebounds.  Lafayette shot 41% from the field including six of 11 from beyond the arc.  The Generals connected on 10 of 14 free throws, pulled down 38 rebounds, and scored eight points off 12 Henry Clay turnovers.

Trey Grundy led a balanced Henry Clay scoring attack with 20 points, seven rebounds, and six assists.  Wes Kimball and Jordan Green added 16 points each.  Christen Cunningham chipped in with 15 points including nine of 10 free throws.  6-1 Sr. Alex Blackburn also reached double digits with 13 points and seven rebounds.  Darien Tichenor pulled down nine rebounds.

6-7 Jr. Charles Sweat-Washington led Lafayette with 20 points.  Jackson Davis added 15 points, nine rebounds, three blocked shots, and three steals.  Nick Trisko and Lance Blakley chipped in with 10 points each.  Tranard Chester recorded nine points and six rebounds.

Henry Clay  14  22  22  25 – 83

Lafayette     12  19  13  22 – 66

Henry Clay (83) – Grundy 20, Green 16, Tichenor 3, Kimball 16, Cunningham 15, Blackburn 13.

Lafayette (66) – Burlingham 2, Trisko 10, Davis 15, Blakley 10, Chester 9, Sweat-Washington 20.

Acknowledgements:

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