Before Christmas we played in a tournament at Barren Co. High School. We played 3 games, winning 2, before losing in the championship game.
In the first game of the tournament we played Taylor County. We won the game 51-39. We trailed the entire first half, falling behind 13-10 at the end of the first quarter and 24-20 at the half. In the second half our defense was much better and we held Taylor Co. to 15 second half points. We held Taylor County's 2 leading scorers to 6 points and 3 points respectively. Brady Clemons and Travis Johnston were the two responsible for this.
Our big spark off the bench was Dustin Thomas. Dustin collected 8 rebounds in the second half, including 6 offensive boards. For his effort Dustin was chosen as the Player of the Game.
Scoring:
Tyler Saltsman-21
Travis Johnston-14
Dustin Thomas-4
Brady Clemons-3
Hunter Gary-3
Aaron Deviney-3
Trey Tinsley-3
In the semi-final game we played Barren Co., the tournament host. We won the game 54-42. We led most of the game and methodically pulled away in the fourth quarter. Hunter Gary was chosen as the Player of the Game for his 17 points and 7 rebounds. Hunter was also 5-5 from behind the 3 point line.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-19
Hunter Gary-17
Brady Clemons-9
Tyler Saltsman-4
Dustin Thomas-2
Daniel Buckles-2
Aaron Deviney-1
In the championship game we lost to the Glasgow Scotties 64-60. The game was close throughout but a late 3rd quarter run by Glasgow gave them the lead 45-40 going into the fourth quarter. We tied the game up late but were unable to score on a few critical possessions and Glasgow capitalized by making enough free throws to hold on to the lead.
Travis Johnston was chosen Player of the Game for his 29 points and 5 steals.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-29
Hunter Gary-8
Aaron Deviney-7
Tyler Saltsman-5
Trey Tinsley-5
Brady Clemons-4
Dustin Thomas-2
