BOYS' PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Bardstown rallies to stun Central Hardin (02/10)

Central Hardin was on pace for a huge win over 5th Region rival Bardstown on Saturday night, but the visiting Tigers rallied from a five-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to stun the Bruins, 68-64.

Senior wing Alex Crowder led the Bruins (10-12) with 14 points and seven steals. Junior forward Dillon Glenn added 14 points and nine rebounds, while senior guard Troy Squires chipped in with eight points, eight assists, six rebounds and five steals.

Bardstown (22-7), which got a game-high 21 points from junior guard Tavon Johnson and 15 points from senior guard Devonte Grundy, trailed 50-45 after three quarters.

BARDSTOWN 68, CENTRAL HARDIN 64

Bardstown          12     25      8    23—68

Central Hardin     10     18     22    14—64

Central Hardin(10-12)

Alex Crowder 14, Dillon Glenn 14, Troy Squires 8, Andy Kerr 7, Tyler McCullough 6, T.J. Gordon 6, Jacob Barnes 5, Cody Elmore 3. FG: 23-57. FT: 9-19. 3-pointers: 5-23 (Squires 2-10, Kerr 2-4, Elmore 0-3, Barnes 1-2, Crowder 0-2, Glenn 0-1, McCullough 0-1). Rebs: 37 (Glenn 9, Gordon 6, Squires 6). Assists: 17 (Squires 8, Elmore 5). Steals: 18 (Crowder 7, Squires 5).

UP NEXT: Central Hardin hosts No. 17 Breckinridge County at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

 

 

NORTH HARDIN 81, LOUISVILLE HOLY CROSS 51. Senior guard Ruben Gosa scored a game-high 22 points and passed out three assists as the Trojans (20-7) crushed the visiting Cougars (7-19).

Senior center Tyler Landry added 19 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for North Hardin, which has won six straight and 8-of-9.

Sophomore guard Tyronn King chipped in with 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while senior guard Nick Lewis had 14 points, seven rebounds and four steals.

NORTH HARDIN 81, LOUISVILLE HOLY CROSS 51

Holy Cross          15     10      9    17—51

North Hardin        29     19     17    16—81

North Hardin(20-7)

Ruben Gosa 22, Tyler Landry 19, Nick Lewis 14, Tyronn King 12, Khalil Rasheed 5, Johnny Hopkins 4, J.D. Draper 2, Tony Jackson 2, Joseph Freeman 1. FG: 33-65. FT: 12-15. 3-pointers: 3-14 (King 2-5, Gosa 1-2, Lewis 0-2, Rasheed 0-2, Will Alexander 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Malik Thomas 0-1). Rebs: 48 (Landry 8, King 8, Rasheed 8, Lewis 7). Assists: 14 (King 4, Lewis 4, Gosa 3). Steals: 8 (Lewis 4, King 2). Blocks: 5 (Landry 4).

UP NEXT: North Hardin plays at Bardstown at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

 

 

WARRENCENTRAL 73, ELIZABETHTOWN 48. Playing their sixth game in nine days, the tired Panthers (14-11) were crushed on the road by the surging Dragons (21-6), who have won four straight and 12-of-13.

Statistics were not available.

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays at No. 1 Louisville Trinity at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

 

 

FORTKNOXGOES 2-0. The Eagles (8-14) notched their first winning streak of the season by earning a 59-57 win Saturday at North Bullitt after claiming a 55-52 win Friday at Hart County.

-- Against North Bullitt, junior guard Tier Blanco had 15 points, while junior guard Chris Jackson had 12 points and three rebounds. Junior wing Michael Powell added 12 points and four assists and senior wing Rashaan Allen chipped in with six points, 11 rebounds and two blocks.

-- Against Hart County, Jackson had 13 points, four rebounds and three steals, while junior guard Kyle Gibson chipped in with 11 points and two steals.

Allen and Armstead each added eight points and five rebounds.

FORTKNOX59, NORTH BULLITT 57

Fort Knox            11     11     17    20—59

North Bullitt          7     18     16    16—57

FortKnox(8-14)

Tier Blanco 15, Chris Jackson 12, Michael Powell 12, Rashaan Allen 6, Xavier Luckey 5, Andre Borner 3, D.D. Anderson 2, Michael Armstead 2, Kyle Gibson 2. FG: 24-59. FT: 4-12. 3-pointers: 7-21 (Jackson 2-6, Powell 2-5, Blanco 2-4, Armstead 0-3, Borner 1-1, Tarik James 0-1, Luckey 0-1). Rebs: 29 (Allen 11, Luckey 6). Assists: 10 (Powell 4). Steals: 11 (Gibson 5). Blocks: 5 (Allen 2).

FORTKNOX 55, HART COUNTY 52

Fort Knox            21     12     11    11—55

Hart County         15      6     17    14—51

FortKnox(7-14)

Chris Jackson 13, Kyle Gibson 11, Rashaan Allen 8, Michael Armstead 8, Tier Blanco 5, Xavier Luckey 5, Tarik James 4, Michael Powell 1. FG: 18. FT: 14-27. 3-pointers: 5 (Armstead 1, Gibson 1, James 1, Blanco 1, Jackson 1). Rebs: 29 (Powell 7, Allen 5, Armstead 5, Jackson 4). Assists: 6 (Gibson 2, Allen 2, Luckey 2). Steals: 8 (Jackson 3, Luckey 3, Gibson 2).

UP NEXT: Fort Knox plays at Louisville Collegiate at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

 

 

FRIDAY: NO. 8 JOHN HARDIN 78, JEFFERSONTOWN 58. Seniors Daveon Greene and Brandon Price combined for 50 points to lead the visiting Bulldogs (20-3) to their 12th straight win.

Greene had 26 points and 10 rebounds, while Price finished with 24 points and six assists for John Hardin, which led 37-30 at the half before pulling away in the second.

Junior forward Keon Williams chipped in with 14 points, four rebounds and three steals, while junior guard Patrick Anderson had six points, six assists and one steal.

JOHN HARDIN 78, JEFFERSONTOWN 58

John Hardin         18     19     22    19—78

Jeffersontown      19     11     12    16—58

John Hardin (20-3)

Daveon Greene 26, Brandon Price 24, Keon Williams 14, Patrick Anderson 6, Elijah Smith 2, Adryan Jackson 2, Ricky Burns 2, Dimitri Cooper 2. FG: 30. FT: 14-17. 3-pointers: 4 (Price 3, Williams 1). Rebs: 38 (Greene 10, Anderson 9, Williams 4). Assists: 18 (Price 6, Anderson 6). Steals: 5 (Williams 3, Anderson 1, Burns 1).

UP NEXT: John Hardin plays at Marion County at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

 

 

FRIDAY: NORTH HARDIN CHRISTIAN 74, MURFREESBORO (TENN.) FRANKLIN ROAD CHRISTIAN 72. Senior guard Carlos Jones’ near triple-double included 34 points, 11 rebounds and seven steals as the visiting Falcons (19-2) held on to beat the Minutemen.

Freshman guard Josh Jones added 16 points, three rebounds, three steals and two blocks for the Falcons, who have won eight straight.

NORTH HARDINCHRISTIAN 74,
FRANKLIN ROAD CHRISTIAN 72

N.H. Christian      20     17     15    22—74

F.R. Christian      15     12     21    24—72

North HardinChristian (19-2)

Carlos Jones 34, Josh Jones 16, Chris Kerulis 7, Michael Dial 6, Saadiq Phillips 5, Juan Dozier 2, Josh Siekman 2,

Ethan Buell 2. FG: 28-53. FT: 13-21. 3-pointers: 5-15 (C. Jones 3-5, Dial 0-4, J. Jones 1-2, Phillips 1-2, Kerulis 0-2). Rebs: 35 (C. Jones 11, Kerulis 7, Dozier 5). Assists: 7 (Dial 2, Jones 2). Steals: 12 (C. Jones 7, J. Jones 3). Blocks: 3 (J. Jones 2).

UP NEXT: North Hardin Christian hosts Lexington Blue Grass Baptist at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

 

 

FRIDAY: LARUE COUNTY 66, TAYLOR COUNTY 44. Senior guard Kelton Ford had 23 points, 10 assists and four steals as the visiting Hawks (16-7) won their second straight.

Senior guard Dustin Coulter chipped in with 15 points, while junior forward Tyler Howell added 12 points, five rebounds and two steals.

Junior forward Kody Key-Close and junior guard Thomas Harman each scored eight.

LARUECOUNTY 66, TAYLOR COUNTY 44

LaRue County      10     21     24    11—66

Taylor County      18     11     12      3—44

LaRueCounty(16-7)

Kelton Ford 23, Dustin Coulter 15, Tyler Howell 12, Kody Key-Close 8, Thomas Harman 8. FG: 29-52. FT: 2-3. 3-pointers: 6-14 (Ford 1-5, Coulter 3-4, Harman 2-2, Howell 0-1, Key-Close 0-1, Micah Wiseman 0-1). Rebs: 18 (Howell 5). Assists: 18 (Ford 10, Harman 4). Steals: 9 (Ford 4, Howell 2).

UP NEXT: LaRue County hosts Washington County at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

 

 

FRIDAY: OWENSBORO APOLLO 56, MEADE COUNTY 54. The visiting Green Wave (8-18) had a chance to win or force overtime, but missed their shot as time expired.

Sophomore guard John Wilson led Meade County with 18 points, while senior guard Bryce Garris scored 13 to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for his career. Garris also had seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Freshman guard Kase Mattingly and freshman forward John Michael Millay each scored eight.

APOLLO 56, MEADE COUNTY 54

Meade County       9     18      9    18—54

Apollo                 10     13     12    21—56

MeadeCounty(8-18)

John Wilson 18, Bryce Garris 13, Kase Mattingly 8, John Michael Millay 8, Connor Williams 4, Will King 3. FG: 18-52. FT: 11-13. 3-pointers: 7-20 (Garris 1-7, Mattingly 2-5, J. Wilson 2-2, Millay 1-2, King 1-1, Zeb Wilson 0-1, John Miller 0-1). Rebs: 28 (Williams 8, Garris 7). Assists: 12 (Garris 4). Steals: 9 (Garris 4, Mattingly 2, Millay 2).

UP NEXT: Meade County hosts North Bullitt at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.