Topic: Basketball
Lexington KY March 21st Day 4
Central (18-14) vs. West Jessamine ( 28-8) Semifinal - Central pulled away late in the fourth quarter to defeat West Jessamine by a score of 52-48. Central shot 50% from the field including one of seven from the three point line. The Yellow Jackets connected on nine of 12 free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 12 West Jessamine turnovers. West Jessamine shot 39% from the field including five of 19 from beyond the arc. The Colts connected on 11 of 12 free throws, pulled down 19 rebounds, and scored 14 points off 15 Central turnovers.
5-9 Sr. Alex Morrison led Central with 16 points and five assists. 5-10 Sr. Dawan Robinson added 14 points. 6-4 Sr. Ridge Wilson recorded 12 points and eight rebounds.
5-11 Jr. Jarrod Polson led West Jessamine with 23 points including 11 of 12 free throws. 6-3 So. Dylan Pohl added eight points and six rebounds.
Central 11 21 12 8 - 52
West Jessamine 14 13 12 9 - 48
Central (52) - Wilson 12, Robinson 14, Patterson 2, Morrison 16, Brown 4, Jones 4.
West Jessamine (48) - Rehner 6, N. Zieman 6, Pohl 8, Mefford 3, Polson 23, Elliott 2.
Elliott County (32-2) vs. Holmes (34-2) Semifinal - Holmes advanced to the championship game with a 67-57 victory over Elliott County. Holmes shot 44.6% from the field including three of 15 from the three point line. The Bulldogs connected on 14 of 18 free throws, pulled down 36 rebounds, and scored 18 points off 13 Elliott County turnovers. Elliott County shot 42% from the field including seven of 23 from beyond the arc. The Lions connected on eight of 10 free throws, pulled down 26 rebounds, and scored eight points off eight Holmes turnovers.
6-7 Jr. Elijah Pittman led Holmes with 23 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocked shots. 6-4 Jr. Ricardo Johnson added 17 points and five assists. 6-3 Jr. Jeremiah Johnson chipped in with 11 points and eight rebounds.
6-2 Sr. Ethan Faulkner led Elliott County with 19 points, six rebounds, and seven assists. 6-2 Sr. Jonathan Ferguson added 15 points including three three point baskets. 6-7 So. Timmy Knipp recorded 10 points and seven rebounds.
Elliott County 11 13 14 19 - 57
Holmes 16 16 13 22 - 67
Elliott County (57) - Ferguson 15, C. Knipp 7, T. Knipp 10, Et. Faulkner 19, Ev. Faulkner 6.
Holmes (67) - J. Johnson 11, R. Johnson 17, Pittman 23, D. Johnson 4, Riley 7, Housley 4, K. Rice 1.
Holmes (35-2) vs. Central (19-14) Championship - Holmes captured the championship with a 67-63 double overtime thriller over Central. Central led 30-21 at halftime but Holmes outscored the Yellow Jackets 18-7 in the third quarter to take a 39-37 lead. The game went into overtime and Central's Ridge Wilson hit a last second shot in the first overtime to force a second overtime.
Holmes shot 37.5% from the field including seven of 30 from the three point line. The Bulldogs connected on 18 of 27 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 14 points off 17 Central turnovers. Central shot 48.1% from the field including eight of 18 from beyond the arc. The Yellow Jackets connected on five of 13 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored nine points off 11 Holmes turnovers.
6-7 Jr. Elijah Pittman led Holmes with 14 points and eight rebounds. 6-3 Jr. Jeremiah Johnson added 13 points and eight rebounds. 6-1 Sr. Dominique Johnson also recorded 13 points including three three point baskets.
6-4 Sr. Ridge Wilson led Central with 18 points and seven rebounds. 5-9 Sr. Alex Morrison added 15 points on five three point baskets. 5-10 Sr. Dawan Robinson chipped in with nine points and eight assists. 6-4 Jr. Tim patterson recorded nine points and five rebounds.
Holmes 7 14 18 12 9 7 - 67
Central 13 17 7 14 9 3 - 63
Holmes (67) - R. Johnson 6, J. Johnson 13, Pittman 14, D. Johnson 13, Riley 6, Housley 8, K. Rice 7.
Central (63) - Wilson 18, Robinson 9, Patterson 9, Morrison 15, Brown 7, Williams 5.
A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the computer statistics for today's games.
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Elisha Justice (Shelby Valley)
Chris Dowe (Eastern)
Travis Johnston (Grayson County)
Vee Sanford (Lexington Catholic)
Jarrod Polson (West Jessamine)
Jonathan Rehner (West Jessamine)
Ethan Faulkner (Elliott County)
Timmy Knipp (Elliott County)
Ridge Wilson (Central)
Alex Morrison (Central)
Dawan Robinson (Central)
JaMel Riley (Holmes)
Elijah Pittman (Holmes)
Ricardo Johnson (Holmes) MVP
Updated: Sunday, 22 March 2009 12:00 AM EDT
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