2012LCCC

Lexington Catholic  vs.  Clay County

Clay County High School

Manchester, KY

February 3, 2012

Lexington Catholic coach Brandon Salsman started the following lineup: 6-6 Sr. Patrick Keller, 6-5 Sr. Craig Floyd, 6-9 Jr. Jack Whitman, 5-10 Jr. Dillon Avare, and 5-10 Sr. Bryan Woomer.  Clay County coach Robert Marcum countered with 6-1 Jr. Stephon Lyttle, 6-3 Jr. Kodi Reed, 6-5 Jr. Steven Wagers, 5-10 Fr. Tyler McDaniel, and 6-2 Sr. Zach McGeorge.

Lexington Catholic defeated Clay County by a score of 95-81 in a game that featured a combined 26 three point baskets (15 for Lexington Catholic and 11 for Clay County).  The barrage of three point baskets came at an opportune time for Lexington Catholic as Jack Whitman was limited to 13:22 minutes due to foul problems.

Lexington Catholic shot 57.6% from the field including 15 of 30 from the three point line.  The Knights connected on 12 of 20 free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored 25 points off 18 Clay County turnovers.  Clay County shot 50.8% from the field including 11 of 22 from beyond the arc.  The Tigers connected on 10 of 16 free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 14 Lexington Catholic turnovers.

Craig Floyd led Lexington Catholic with 26 points including four three point baskets and eight rebounds.  Dillon Avare added 21 points on seven three point baskets.  Patrick Keller added 13 points and Jack Whitman chipped in with 12 points.  Bryan Woomer recorded 11 points and 14 rebounds.  6-6 Jr. Tom Banahan tallied nine points.

Kodi Reed led Clay County with 23 points including six three point baskets.  Tyler McDaniel added 19 points and six assists.  Zach McGeorge chipped in with 15 points and five rebounds.  Steve Wagers recorded 11 points and five rebounds.  Stephon Lyttle pulled down 10 rebounds.

Lexington Catholic  25  23  24  23 – 95

Clay County           18  24  22  17 – 81

Lexington Catholic (95) – Keller 13, Floyd 26, Whitman 12, Avare 21, Woomer 11, Muncy 1, Banahan 9, Ryan 2.

Clay County (81) – Lyttle 4, Reed 23, Wagers 11, McDaniel 19, McGeorge 15, Word 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.