Topic: Basketball
Wednesday March 14th
North Laurel (21-14) Region 13 vs. Rowan County (25-7) Region 16
North Laurel coach Brad Sizemore started the following lineup: 6-1 Sr. Ethan Eversole, 6-4 Jr. Austin Rush, 6-6 So. Jake Allen, 5-9 Jr. Marcus Carson, and 6-1 Sr. Ryan Shears. Rowan County coach Shawn Thacker countered with 6-4 Sr. Adam Wing, 6-3 Sr. Jason Egan, 6-11 Jr. Matt Brown, 5-10 Jr. Trevor Newsome, and 5-11 Sr. D.J. Townsend.
Rowan County got out to an early lead and maintained an advantage throughout the game on their way to a 64-46 victory over North Laurel. Rowan County shot 43.1% from the field including five of 23 from the three point line. The Vikings connected on nine of 12 from the free throw line, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 14 North Laurel turnovers. Rowan County held a 29-11 advantage in bench scoring. North Laurel shot 34% from the field including five of 14 from beyond the arc. The Jaguars connected on five of 12 free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 13 Rowan County turnovers.
Coach Thacker’s son 6-2 So. Tyler Thacker led Rowan County with 25 points. Thacker was nine of 13 from the field including four of six from beyond the arc, and three of four from the free throw line. D.J Townsend added 14 points and four assists. Adam Wing recorded eight points, 15 rebounds, five assists, and two blocked shots.
Jake Allen led North Laurel with 19 points including two three point baskets and seven rebounds. Marcus Carson and 5-11 Jr. Kendrick Henson added eight and seven points respectively.
North Laurel,9,6,13,18,46
Rowan County,13,15,15,21,64
North Laurel (46) – Eversole 2, Rush 4, Allen 19, Carson 8, Shears 2, Bowling 3, Henson 7, Thompson 1.
Rowan County (64) – Wing 8, Egan 4, Brown 3, Newsome 6, Townsend 14, Thacker 25, Hodge 4.
Hopkinsville (32-2) Region 2 vs. Southwestern (27-8) Region 12
Hopkinsville coach Tim Haworth started the following lineup: 6-4 Fr. Jaqualis Matlock, 6-2 So. Trey Edwards, 6-6 Sr. Laurence Smith, 6-2 Jr. T.J. Elam, and 6-2 Jr. Jordan Majors. Southwestern coach Steve Wright countered with 6-4 Fr. Isaiah Collier, 6-3 Sr. Cody Epperson, 6-5 So. Justin Edwards, 5-9 So. David Kapinga, and 5-10 Jr. Justin Schulz.
Hopkinsville led 17-8 with 5:40 remaining in the second quarter but Southwestern rallied to lead 20-17 at halftime on their way to a 52-41 victory. This was Coach Wright’s first year at Southwestern but he is an experienced veteran at this venue including a state championship with South Laurel in 2005. Southwestern shot 37% from the field including one of 12 from the three point line. The Warriors connected on 17 of 25 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 19 points off 25 Hopkinsville turnovers. Hopkinsville shot 28.3% from the field including five of 15 from beyond the arc. The Tigers connected on six of 13 free throws, pulled down 35 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 19 Southwestern turnovers.
6-3 Sr. Justin Epperson led Southwestern with 18 points and six rebounds. Epperson was six of seven from the field and six of six from the free throw line. Justin Edwards added 10 points and 12 rebounds. David Kapinga recorded 10 points and four steals. Isaiah Collier blocked four shots.
Jordan Majors led Hopkinsville with 18 points including two three point baskets. 5-8 So. Demarius Henry added 10 points including three three point baskets. Laurence Smith and 6-3 Sr. Kenyon Wheeler each pulled down seven rebounds.
Hopkinsville,7,10,6,18,41
Southwestern,6,14,17,15,52
Hopkinsville (41) – Matlock 4, Edwards 1, Smith 4, Elam 0, Majors 18, Wheeler 2, Henry 10, Bell 2.
Southwestern (52) – Collier 2, C. Epperson 6, Edwards 10, Kapinga 10, Schulz 0, Lewis 3, Marlow 3, J. Epperson 18.
Trinity (31-3) Region 7 vs. Bullitt East (27-4) Region 6
Trinity coach Mike Szabo started the following lineup: 6-4 Jr. Darryl Hicks, 6-2 Sr. Troy Saxton, 6-6 Sr. Nathan Dieudonne, 6-1 Jr. James Quick, and 6-1 Sr. Charles Foster. Bullitt East coach Troy Barr countered with 6-2 Sr. Kory Caufield, 5-11 Jr. Chris Embry, 6-8 Jr. Derek Willis, 5-9 Jr. Trey Rakes, and 6-3 Jr. Rusty Troutman.
Trinity defeated Bullitt East by a score of 52-32. Bullitt East led 13-6 with 6:23 remaining in the second quarter but Trinity rallied to tie the score 16-16 at halftime. The second half was all Trinity as they outscored the Chargers 36-16. Bullitt East was five of 24 (20.8%) from the field in the second half. Trinity shot 41.3% from the field including six of 19 from the three point line. The Shamrocks connected on eight of 12 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 16 Bullitt East turnovers. Trinity held a 10-2 advantage in second chance points and an 18-2 advantage in bench scoring. Bullitt East shot 25% from the field including three of 10 from beyond the arc. The Chargers connected on seven of 11 free throws, pulled down 26 rebounds, and scored five points off 14 Trinity turnovers.
Nathan Dieudonne led Trinity with 17 points, six rebounds, and two blocked shots. Dieudonne was eight of 10 from the field including one of one from beyond the arc. Charles Foster added 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals. 5-10 Jr. Miles Rice chipped in with 11 points including three three point baskets. 6-1 Jr. DeMarcus Page recorded four points and eight rebounds.
Rusty Troutman led Bullitt East with 12 points including two three point baskets and four steals. Derek Willis added eight points and 13 rebounds.
Trinity,6,10,16,20,52
Bullitt East,10,6,8,8,32
Trinity (52) – Hicks 0, Saxton 0, Dieudonne 17, Quick 2, Foster 15, Hepler 2, Perito 1, Rice 11, Page 4.
Bullitt East (32) – Caufield 4, Embry 1, Willis 8, Rakes 5, Ru. Troutman 12, E. Troutman 2.
George Rogers Clark (30-5) Region 10 vs. Apollo (17-14) Region 3
George Rogers Clark coach Scott Humphrey started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Charlie Rogers, 6-0 Sr. Taylor Howard, 6-6 Sr. Adam Fatkin, 5-11 Sr. Dominic VanCleve, and 6-1 Sr. Bopper Stenzel. Apollo coach Steve Sergeant countered with 6-6 Sr. Michael Berry, 6-3 So. Hunter Shelton, 6-6 Jr. Hunter Bivin, 5-10 So. Sam Sergeant, and 5-10 Sr. Nick Porter.
George Rogers Clark defeated Apollo by a score of 56-36. George Rogers Clark shot 50% from the field including three of seven from the three point line. The Cardinals connected on 13 of 20 free throws, pulled down 23 rebounds, and scored 17 points off 14 Apollo turnovers. Apollo shot 40% from the field including two of six from beyond the arc. The Eagles connected on six of 12 free throws, pulled down 26 rebounds, and did not score on only three George Rogers Clark turnovers.
Adam Fatkin led George Rogers Clark with 21 points, five rebounds, seven blocked shots, and three steals. Taylor Howard added 15 points and four assists. Howard was six of seven from the field including three of three from the three point line. Charlie Rogers recorded 11 points and four rebounds.
Sam Sergeant led Apollo with 10 points including two three point baskets and four rebounds. Michael Berry added eight points and seven rebounds. 6-3 Jr. Cameron Tutt chipped in with six points and five rebounds. Hunter Bivin also scored six points.
George Rogers Clark,12,14,14,16,56
Apollo,8,6,13,9,36
George Rogers Clark (56) – Rogers 11, Howard 15, Fatkin 21, VanCleve 0, Stenzel 4, Blanton 4, Gray 1.
Apollo (36) – Berry 8, Shelton 4, Bivin 6, Sergeant 10, Porter 2, Tutt 6.
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for all the games and to the KHSAA for maintaining their very comprehensive website with all the info on this tourney.