Christian County's protection did what just one different workforce has achieved this season on Saturday evening. The Colonels held Lyon County below 70 factors of their recreation at Hopkinsville Excessive College within the Metropolis of Hopkinsville Vacation Traditional.
The issue for the Colonels was that Lyons additionally performs protection and he performed it fairly effectively. The state's top-ranked workforce confirmed they will additionally win after they must play a slow-paced, bodily recreation, which they should get their revenge as Lyon County rolled previous Christian County 66-49.
The sport was a bodily affair from the beginning with intense bodily play resulting in some intense moments on the sector and alongside the sidelines.
Each groups struggled to push the offense early. Lyon County, which had flash begins from behind the 3-point line, didn't have a deep capturing eye within the first half, pulling down only one shot from past the arc within the first sixteen minutes of the sport.
Christian County led a lot of the first quarter and held a 16-14 lead because the quarter ended.
Lyon County, sparked by Travis Perry and Brady Shoulders, opened the second quarter on a 10-2 run to take a 24-18 lead and left a lot of the gang questioning if the Lyons have been about to throw off one among their patented lightning-quick huge runs. .
However give the Christian District Colonels their due, they weren't going to go down with out a combat in opposition to the two-time defending Area 2 champion. Christian County, which acquired some huge performs from Jordan Miles and JaSean Riley, scattered the run and held a four-point lead at 30-26 going into the break.
Whereas Travis Perry was effectively on his method to having a typical Travis Perry kind of evening, it was UT-Martin-bound Brady Shoulders who turned Lyon County round within the second half.
Lyon County, led by the large senior, opened the second half on a 15-5 run to push the result in 14 factors at 45-31. Lyon County's lead was nonetheless at 14 factors because the quarter ended at 48-34.
The Lyons pushed the result in 17 factors early within the last quarter and there was a lead on the finish of the evening.
Brady Shoulders had a monster second half, scoring 16 factors within the last two quarters. Lyons wanted these factors as Christian County's Derrell Bateman was a drive inside for the Colonels, scoring 19 factors within the second half.
Brady Shoulders led Lyon County with 24 factors on the evening. Travis Perry was proper behind him with 23. Jack Reddick completed with 12 factors and battled cramps late within the recreation.
Christian County's Derrell Bateman led all scorers within the recreation with 27 factors. Jordan Miles was the one different Colonel to achieve double No. 10.
Lyon County improves to 15-1 with its twelfth straight win. Lyons performs within the Area 2 boys All A Traditional Tuesday evening at Crittenden County.
Christian County falls to 6-8. The Colonels hit the highway Tuesday to achieve Henderson County.
LCHS — 14 16 18 18 – 66
CCHS — 16 10 8 15 – 49
Lyon County – Shoulders 24, Perry 23, Reddick 12, Kirk 4, Defew 2, Breedlove 1
Christian County—Bateman 27, Miles 10, Rilley 8, Williams 2, Rowe 2
