Clay County  (Region 13) (26-6)  vs.  Knott County Central  (Region 14) (29-5)

2013 KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament

Rupp Arena

Lexington, KY

March 7, 2013

Clay County coach Robert Marcum started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Stephon Lyttle, 6-2 Sr. Kody Reed, 6-3 Sr. Marty Bowling, 5-11 So. Tyler McDaniel, and 6-1 Sr. Jarrod Rice.  Knott County Central coach B.B. King countered with 6-3 So. Simon Christon, 6-3 So. Chance Cornett, 6-7 So. Evan Hall, 5-10 Sr. Corey Short, and 6-2 So. Camron Justice.

Knott County Central trailed 17-9 after the first quarter but rallied to outscore Clay County 22-6 to lead 31-23 at halftime on their way to a 68-54 victory.  Knott County Central outscored Clay County 25-10 from the free throw line and Clay County lost three starters Marty Bowling, Kody Reed, and Jarrod Rice via the foul route.  Knott County Central shot 40.4% from the field including five of 15 from the three point line.  The Patriots connected on 25 of 32 free throws, pulled down 44 rebounds, and scored three points off eight Clay County turnovers.  Clay County shot 31.1% from the field including six of 29 from beyond the arc.  The Tigers connected on 10 of 17 free throws, pulled down 33 rebounds, and scored 14 points off 15 Knott County Central turnovers.

Camron Justice led Knott County Central with 29 points including 13 of 15 free throws, nine rebounds, and four assists.  Simon Christon added 12 points and eight rebounds.  Corey Short added 11 points including three three point baskets.  Chance Cornett recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Tyler McDaniel led Clay County with 21 points and nine rebounds.  Jarrod Rice added 12 points and Kody Reed chipped in with 10 points.

Clay County,17,6,7,24,54

Knott County Central,9,22,14,23,68

Clay County (54) – Lyttle 3, Reed 10, Bowling 3, McDaniel 21, Rice 12, Wolfe 3, Smith 2.

Knott County Central (68) – Christon 12, Cornett 10, Hall 6, Short 11, Justice 29.

Acknowledgements:

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