The rematch with Edmonson County was on Jan. 15th, in Brownsville. We came away with a 63-49 victory over the Wildcats. Edmonson came into the game with the region's best record at 11-3, but our quick start on Friday helped us get the win in Brownsville.
We got off to a great start in this game by jumping out 10-2 in the first few minutes. The early start was fueled by 3 pointers by Hunter Gary and Travis Johnston as well as layups by Brady Clemons and Tyler Saltsman. We took a 14-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. Unfortunately, we started very slowly in the second quarter which allowed Edmonson County go take a 15-14 lead and the only other lead they would have all night was at 17-16. During the second quarter Travis Johnston scored 9 points and Brady Clemons hit a big 3 in transition to give us a 26-20 lead at the half.
In the 3rd quarter all 5 starters scored as we build a 43-28 lead going into the 4th quarter. The only problem we had going into the 4th quarter was foul trouble. Travis Johnston picked up his fourth foul in the last minute of the 3rd quarter and Dustin Thomas, Aaron Deviney and Hunter Gary all had 3 fouls going into the 4th quarter.
In the fourth quarter we only attempted 2 shots from the field (making both), but we made 15-20 free throws in the fourth quarter, led by Travis Johnston who was 10-10 in the quarter and 15-15 for the game.
Brady Clemons and Hunter Gary both had very good games, mostly for the defensive effort during the game. Brady had 11 points and Hunter Gary had 8. Brady Clemons was chosen as the player of the game for his efforts.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-28
Brady Clemons-11
Hunter Gary-8
Tyler Saltsman-8
Aaron Deviney-5
Ethan Meredith-3
