2013WBTCCMCLC(G)

Mercer County vs. Lincoln County (Girls)

Whitaker Bank Titan Christmas Clash Championship

Mercer County High School

Harrodsburg, KY

December 30, 2013

Lincoln County claimed the championship with an exciting 86-81 double overtime victory over Mercer County.  Lincoln County had the proverbial “nine lives” tonight as they had to rally twice late to capture the victory.  Lincoln County trailed 64-61 in regulation but Spencer Sims nailed a long three pointer to tie the score at the buzzer and force overtime.  Lincoln County trailed 69-64 in the first overtime but battled back to tie the game on two free throws by Spencer Sims to tie the game at 74-74 and force a second overtime.  Lincoln County finally took control in the second overtime to earn the victory.  Free throw shooting was the key tonight as Lincoln County was 11 of 14 in the overtime periods.

5-8 Sr. Spencer Sims led Lincoln County with 23 points including 12 of 12 free throws and 12 rebounds.  5-9 Jr. Tiandra Hocker added 17 points.  5-4 So. Cristin Hall and 5-2 Jr. Kelsi Honaker also reached double figures with 15 and 13 points respectively.

5-7 Fr. Lyric Houston led Mercer County with 20 points.5-5 Jr. Heidi Huffman and 5-5 So. Madaline Bartley added 12 points each.  5-8 Sr. Raegan Freeman and 5-7 8^th grader Faith Lake chipped in with 11 and 10 points respectively.

Mercer County  13  17  16  18  10    7 – 81

Lincoln County  19  12  17  16  10  12 – 86

Mercer County (81) – Houston 20, Huffman 12, Bartley 12, Freeman 11, Lake 10, Gash 6, Davis 6, Robins 4.

Lincoln County (86) – Sims 23, Hocker 17, Cr. Hall 15, Honaker 13, Adams 6, Ca. Hall 4, Lester 3, xxx 5.