After Christmas we played in one of the two toughest tournaments in Kentucky. We were invited to the Republic Bank Classic at Lexington Catholic. We won 1 game and lost 2 in during our stay in Lexington.
In the first game we played a very good Mercer County team who came into the game with an 8-3 record. We feel behind by 12 at the half, 38-26, but played much better in the second half. In the 3rd quarter we held the high scoring Titans to 9 points while scoring 18 of our own to only trail by 3 going into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter we tied the score at 61 with a minute to play and Mercer Co. decided to hold for the last shot. They turned the ball over with 5.6 seconds to play and we took the last shot, a 3 pointer from Brady Clemons as time expired. We took our first lead in the game at 67-66 when Hunter Gary nailed a 3 pointer from the wing with 2:30 to play in the OT. We never trailed again as Travis Johnston and Aaron Deviney hit some free throws down the stretch to give us the 72-68 overtime victory.
Aaron Deviney was chosen Player of the Game for his 18 points and 10 rebounds. We had a very balanced attack for the game with 3 players getting double-doubles. Tyler Saltsman had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Travis Johnston had 13 points to go with 12 assists, 7 rebounds and 5 steals. Hunter Gary pitched in with 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Scoring:
Tyler Saltsman-19
Aaron Deviney-18
Hunter Gary-14
Travis Johnston-13
Trey Tinsley-5
Brady Clemons-3
In our 2nd game we played a top 10 ten in Lexington Catholic. We lost the game 58-43. The second quarter was the difference in the game as they went on a big run to outscore us 24-9 in the second quarter. We were down 35-16 at the half but played much better in the second half and even had a chance to cut the lead to single digits on one possession.
Hunter Gary was chosen as the Player of the Game for his 14 points and 8 rebounds. Brady Clemons also played very well in scoring 9 points but also in holding down their high scoring sophomore guard to 8 points.
Scoring:
Hunter Gary-14
Brady Clemons-9
Travis Johnston-7
Tyler Saltsman-7
Ethan Meredith-3
Trey Tinsley-2
Dustin Thomas-1
In our final game of the tournament we played another top 10 team in George Rogers Clark High School and lost 70-48.
Travis Johnston was chosen the Player of the Game for his 24 points.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-24
Tyler Saltsman-9
Brady Clemons-8
Aaron Deviney-5
Trey Tinsley-2
