Ballard  (Region 7) (29-4)  vs.  Johnson Central  (Region 15) (22-10)

2013 KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament

Rupp Arena

Lexington, KY

March 7, 2013

Ballard coach Chris Renner started the following lineup: 6-3 Fr. Malik Dow, 6-0 Sr. Lavonne Holland, 6-6 Jr. Kelan Martin, 5-9 Sr. Dontez Byrd, and 6-1 Jr. Quinten Snider.  Johnson Central coach Tommy McKenzie countered with 6-6 So. Truman Salyer, 5-11 Jr. Slade McPeek, 6-8 Jr. Shane Hall, 5-6 So. Dalton Adkins, and 5-11 So. Braxton Blair.

Ballard attempted 29 more shots (69-40) from the field than Johnson Central in a 75-54 victory.  Ballard shot 43-5% from the field including four of 21 from the three point line.  The Bruins connected on 11 of 20 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored 26 points off 25 Johnson Central turnovers.  Johnson Central shot 50% from the field including three of 14 from beyond the arc.  The Golden Eagles connected on 11 of 23 free throws, pulled down 29 rebounds, and scored nine points off 14 Ballard turnovers.

Kelan Martin led Ballard with 22 points and eight rebounds.  Quinten Snider added 16 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.  Lavonne Holland chipped in with 12 points and six steals.

Shane Hall led Johnson Central with 28 points and eight rebounds.  Hall was 10 of 11 from the field and eight of 11 from the free throw line.  6-6 So. Kyle Gullett added 11 points and seven rebounds.  Braxton Blair chipped in with 10 points and four assists.

Ballard,19,22,21,13,75

Johnson Central,19,12,11,12,54

Ballard (75) – Dow 4, Holland 12, Martin 22, Byrd 2, Snider 16, Berry 6, Perry 4, Kovacevic 3, Caggins 2, Douglas 2, Hammonds 2.

Johnson Central (54) – Salyer 0, McPeek 0, S. Hall 28, Adkins 3, Blair 10, Burchett 2, Gullett 11.

Acknowledgements:

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