Topic: Basketball
202043DC
Lexington Catholic vs. Tates Creek (Boys) (Championship)
43rd District Championship
Tates Creek High School
Lexington, KY
February 28, 2020
Lexington Catholic coach Brandon Salsman started the following lineup: 6-2 So. Jack Gohmann, 6-4 Sr. Peyton Pelfrey, 6-2 Sr. Jackson Smith, 6-2 Jr. Ben Johnson, and 6-3 Sr. Luke Wedding. Tates Creek coach Jarrod Gay countered with 6-3 Sr. Mykel Waide, 6-2 Sr. Amari Taylor, 6-4 Jr. Josh DuToit, 5-6 Sr. Maxwell Morton, and 5-10 Sr. Cion Townsend.
Lexington Catholic defeated Tates Creek by the score of 72-52. Lexington Catholic shot 46.3% from the field including three of 15 from the three point line. The Knights connected on 19 of 23 free throws, pulled down 43 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 10 Tates Creek turnovers. Tates Creek shot 26.8% from the field including three of 14 from beyond the arc. The Commodores connected on 19 of 24 free throws, pulled down 33 rebounds, and scored 10 points off 12 Lexington Catholic turnovers.
Ben Johnson led Lexington Catholic with 30 points including five of five free throws, nine rebounds, three assists, and two blocked shots. Jack Gohmann added 19 points and five rebounds. Jackson Smith recorded seven points, eight rebounds, two assists, and two blocked shots.
Amari Taylor led Tates Creek with 19 points including seven of eight free throws, seven rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Cion Townsend added nine points, four rebounds, and two steals. Josh DuToit recorded eight points and three rebounds.
Lexington Catholic,18,17,15,22,72
Tates Creek,11,17,6,18,52
Lexington Catholic (72) – Gohmann 19, Pelfrey 0, Smith 7, Johnson 30, Wedding 0, Hamm 2, Rothbauer 7, Russell 7.
Tates Creek (52) – Waide 0, Taylor 19, DuToit 8, Morton 4, Townsend 9, Givens 5, Smith 2, Commodore 3, Walls 2.
A special thanks to the Lexington Catholic Stats Crew and WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for this event.