BOYS' PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Price leads Bulldogs past Johnson Central (12/28)

Senior guard Brandon Price scored 21 points and junior forward Keon Williams just missed a double-double as the John Hardin Bulldogs pulled away from Johnson Central for a 74-50 win Thursday in the Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

Price also had six assists and two steals, while Williams finished with eight points and 11 rebounds. Senior forward Daveon Greene chipped in with 12 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (8-1), who won their eighth straight in a first-round rematch of last season’s Sweet Sixteen – a game John Hardin won, 49-36.

Senior forward Adryan Jackson scored 10 points, while freshman guard Matt Miller scored eight.

JOHN HARDIN 74, JOHNSON CENTRAL 50

John Hardin         16     15     22    21—74

Johnson Central   16      7     12    15—50

John Hardin (8-1)

Brandon Price 21, Daveon Greene 12, Adryan Jackson 10, Keon Williams 8, Matt Miller 8, Patrick Anderson 6, Ricky Burns 5, Gabe Montgomery 2, Johannesburg Boulware 2. FG: 30-59. FT: 13-18. 3-pointers: 1-8 (Williams 0-3, Price 1-2, Anderson 0-2, Elijah Smith 0-1). Rebs: 42 (Williams 11, Greene 7). Assists: 21 (Price 6, Anderson 6, Williams 3). Steals: 8 (Price 2, Anderson 1, Williams 2, Miller 2).

UP NEXT: John Hardin plays Lexington Henry Clay at 8 tonight in the Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

ELIZABETHTOWN 58, MASON COUNTY 42. Sophomore forward Zach Patterson had 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench to lead Elizabethtown (5-2) over the Royals (7-3) in the Campbellsville University Holiday Classic.

Junior forward Dominique Harding chipped in with 15 points and five rebounds, while junior forward Ja’Von Cotton had nine points, two rebounds and two steals.

Sophomore forward Zane Najdawi added six points, eight rebounds and five blocks.

ELIZABETHTOWN 58, MASON COUNTY 42

Mason County     10      7     17      8—42

Elizabethtown      14      9     15    20—58

Elizabethtown (5-2)

Dominique Harding 15, Zach Patterson 14, Ja’Von Cotton 9, Zane Najdawi 6, Nic McDonald 5, Ryan Harris 5, Chas Jones 4. FG: 23-59. FT: 6-13. 3-pointers: 6-23 (Patterson 3-8, Cotton 1-7, Harding 1-3, Harris 1-2, McDonald 0-1). Rebs: 38 (Patterson 11, Najdawi 8). Assists: 13 (McDonald 4, Harris 3, Jones 3). Steals: 10 (Jones 3, McDonald 2, Cotton 2).

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays Marion County at 8:30 tonight in the Campbellsville University Holiday Classic.

CENTRAL HARDIN 56, CAMPBELLSVILLE 25. Senior guard Alex Crowder scored 23 points and had five rebounds, four steals and two assists to lead the Bruins (5-3) past the Eagles in the Campbellsville University Holiday Classic.

Senior guard Troy Squires and junior guard Jacob Barnes each scored eight points. Squires also had team-highs of six steals and five assists.

Central Hardin led 30-7 at the half.

CENTRAL HARDIN 56, CAMPBELLSVILLE 25

Central Hardin       7     23     14    12—56

Cambellsville         2      5      8    10—25

Central Hardin (5-3)

Alex Crowder 23, Troy Squires 8, Jacob Barnes 8, T.J. Gordon 6, Tyler McCullough 5, Dillon Glenn 2, Matt Whitehouse 2, Evan Payne 2. FG: 24-48. FT: 6-11. 3-pointers: 2-13 (Elmore 0-4, Crowder 0-3, Squires 2-3, Cody Elmore 0-2, McCullough 0-1, Andy Kerr 0-1). Rebs: 34 (Barnes 6, Gordon 5, Crowder 5). Assists: 15 (Squires 5, Crowder 2). Steals: 17 (Squires 6, Crowder 4).

UP NEXT: Central Hardin plays Bardstown Bethlehem at 7 tonight in the Campbellsville Holiday Classic.

NORTH HARDIN 90, louisville central 75. Five players scored in double figures and the Trojans shot 70 percent from the field as they knocked off the Yellowjackets in the Lake Cumberland Hoops Classic at Pulaski Southwestern.

Senior guard Ruben Gosa led North Hardin with 19 points, five assists and three rebounds, while senior forward Tyler Landry had a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds. He also had four blocks and two assists.

Sophomore guard Tyronn King just missed a double-double as he had 16 points, eight assists, four rebounds and one steal. Junior guard Khalil Rasheed chipped in with 14 points, while senior guard Scotty Sterusky scored 10.

The Trojans went 40-of-57 from the field.

NORTH HARDIN 90, LOUISVILLE CENTRAL 75

Central               18     19     16    22—75

North Hardin        18     21     26    25—90

North Hardin (8-4)

Ruben Gosa 19, Tyler Landry 18, Tyronn King 16, Khalil Rasheed 14, Scotty Sterusky 10, Nick Lewis 9, J.D. Draper 4. FG: 40-57. FT: 6-8. 3-pointers: 4-8 (Rasheed 2-4, Gosa 2-3, King 0-1). Rebs: 33 (Landry 10). Assists: 23 (King 8, Lewis 5, Gosa 5). Steals: 5 (Lewis 2).

UP NEXT: North Hardin plays Rowan County or Mercer County at 5:30 p.m. today in the Lake Cumberland Hoops Classic at Pulaski County.

LARUE COUNTY 75, LOUISVILLE SHAWNEE 40. Senior guard Kelton Ford erupted for a game-high 31 points as the host Hawks (5-5) routed the winless Golden Eagles (0-12) in the National Guard Holiday Classic.

Ford also had seven rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks, while sophomore guard Micah Wiseman had nine points and two rebounds.

Junior forward Kody Key-Close added eight points, six rebounds and one assist, while senior guard Dustin Coulter, junior guard Thomas Harman and sophomore forward Caleb Sheffer each scored six points.

Junior forward Tyler Howell, who scored four points, grabbed 11 rebounds.

LARUE COUNTY 75, SHAWNEE 40

Shawnee            19      6      6      9—40

LaRue County      24     25     10    16—75

LaRue County (5-5)

Kelton Ford 31, Micah Wiseman 9, Kody Key-Close 8, Thomas Harman 6, Dustin Coulter 6, Caleb Sheffer 6, Tyler Howell 4, Michael Neal 4, Chase Watson 1. FG: 25-52. FT: 19-32. 3-pointers: 6-18 (Ford 3-6, Wiseman 2-5, Harman 1-4, Key-Close 0-2, Coulter 0-1). Rebs: 43 (Howell 11, Ford 7). Assists: 13 (Ford 6, Harman 3). Steals: 5 (Ford 2, Howell 2).

UP NEXT: LaRue County plays Carroll County at 6:30 tonight in the National Guard Holiday Classic.

MEADE COUNTY 57, PANAMA CITY (FLA.) ARNOLD 48. Senior guard Bryce Garris overcame a sluggish shooting night to score 16 points, leading the Green Wave (4-7) past the host Marlins in the Marlin Classic in Panama City.

Junior forward Charles Mattingly added 14 points, seven rebounds and three steals, while junior guard Zeb Wilson had 10 points and three assists.

Freshman forward John Michael Millay scored seven points.

Garris, who also had nine rebounds and four assists, was 1-of-11 from beyond the arc.

MEADE COUNTY 57, ARNOLD 48

Meade County     11     16     11    19—57

Arnold                12     12     10    14—48

Meade County (4-7)

Bryce Garris 16, Charles Mattingly 14, Zeb Wilson 10, John Michael Millay 7, Williams 5, John Wilson 3, Luke Wlson 2. FG: 19-52. FT: 15-24. 3-pointers: 4-19 (Garris 1-11, Z. Wilson 2-4, Mattingly 2-4, Millay 1-3, J. Wilson 0-1). Rebs: 39 (Garris 9, Mattingly 7). Assists: 11 (Garris 4, J. Wilson 3). Steals: 7 (Mattingly 3).

UP NEXT: Meade County plays Franklin Road Christian Academy (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) at 7 tonight in the Marlin Classic in Panama City.

PADUCAH HEATH 69, FORT KNOX 42. The Eagles (1-6) lost their second straight in the first round of the Rafferty’s/Double Dogs Caveland Classic at Edmonson County.

No statistics were available.

UP NEXT: Fort Knox plays today in the Rafferty’s/Double Dogs Caveland Classic at Edmonson County.