Topic: Basketball
Wednesday February 29th
Bryan Station (12-20) vs. Madison Central (30-1)
Bryan Station coach Mike Allen started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Marcus Williams, 6-0 Jr. Tyler Smith, 6-3 Sr. Kalahari Harris, 6-0 So. Jordan Henry, and 6-1 Sr. Jaylen Beckham. Madison Central coach Allen Feldhaus countered with 6-5 Jr. Quan Taylor, 6-1 Sr. John O’Bryan, 6-6 Sr. Hunter Allen, 6-1 Jr. Ken-Jah Bosley, and 6-1 Jr. Dominique Hawkins.
Bryan Station’s Jaylen Beckham finished his high school career with 31 points but it wasn’t enough to stop the balanced Madison Central squad from capturing an 82-66 victory over the Defenders. Madison Central shot 59.2% from the field including five of 10 from the three point line. The Indians connected on 19 of 29 free throws, pulled down 40 rebounds, and scored 16 points off 11 Bryan Station turnovers. Bryan Station shot 36.9% from the field including five of 21 from beyond the arc. The Defenders connected on 13 of 25 free throws, pulled down 33 rebounds, and scored 19 points off 15 Madison Central turnovers.
Dominique Hawkins led Madison Central with 26 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. John O’Bryan added 15 points including three three point baskets. Hunter Allen chipped in with 12 points and seven rebounds. Ken-Jah Bosley also recorded 12 points and had five assists. Quan Taylor added seven points and 10 rebounds. The Indians got 20 excellent minutes from 6-0 Jr. Daniel Parke with five points, four rebounds, and two assists and did an excellent job of navigating against Bryan Station’s pressure defense. 6-4 Jr. Hunter Stocker also contributed five points.
Jaylen Beckham led Bryan Station with 31 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and four steals. 6-2 Jr. Kenyon Hipps added 13 points and five rebounds.
Bryan Station,15,12,18,21,66
Madison Central,18,17,23,24,82
Bryan Station (66) – Williams 3, Ty. Smith 0, Harris 3, Henry 0, Beckham 31, Sweat 2, Allen 4, Hipps 13, Washington 6, Alcorn 4.
Madison Central (82) – Taylor 7, O’Bryan 15, Allen 12, Bosley 12, Hawkins 26, Parke 5, Stocker 5.
Woodford County (20-12) vs. Lexington Catholic (24-7)
Woodford County coach Scott Hundley started the following lineup: 6-4 Sr. David Greenwell, 6-4 Sr. Addison Hollin, 6-7 Sr. Jay Johnson, 6-1 Sr. Rodney Gross, and 6-2 Sr. William Starcher. Lexington Catholic coach Brandon Salsman countered with 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.
Woodford County defeated Lexington Catholic 51-49 in an overtime thriller. Lexington Catholic held a 34-25 lead in the third quarter but Woodford County’s Rodney Gross hit a driving layup in the closing seconds of regulation to tie the game at 46-46 and force overtime. Jay Johnson gave Woodford County the lead for good with two free throws at the 1:23 mark of overtime to give the Yellowjackets a 50-49 lead. Lexington Catholic could not get their shots to fall and Johnson capped the scoring with a free throw with seconds remaining on the clock. Free throws were Lexington Catholic’s downfall tonight as they only connected on five of 14 from the charity stripe. There were 10 lead changes and seven ties in the game.
Woodford county shot 34.8% from the field including five of 16 from the three point line. The Yellowjackets connected on 14 of 22 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 14 points off 14 Lexington Catholic turnovers. The Yellowjackets held a 13-0 advantage in bench scoring. Lexington Catholic shot 42.6% from the field including four of 19 from beyond the arc. The Knights connected on five of 14 free throws (35.7%), pulled down 32 rebounds, and scored 16 points off 16 Woodford County turnovers.
Jay Johnson led Woodford County with 10 points and 13 rebounds. David Greenwell added 10 points and seven rebounds. William Starcher and 5-10 So. Eli Boggess also recorded 10 points each. Rodney Gross chipped in with six points, six assists, and his last second heroics in regulation.
Jack Whitman led Lexington Catholic with 19 points, eight rebounds, and three blocked shots. Craig Floyd added 16 points including three three point baskets. Bryan Woomer chipped in with eight points, nine assists, and six steals. Patrick Keller pulled down eight rebounds and blocked three shots.
Woodford County,10,4,15,17,5,51
Lexington Catholic,5,17,12,12,3,49
Woodford County (51) – Greenwell 10, Hollin 2, Greenwell 10, Gross 6, Starcher 10, Boggess 10, Young 3.
Lexington Catholic (49) – Keller 5, Floyd 16, Whitman 19, Avare 1, Woomer 8.
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to the EKU Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s games.