Published: February 19, 2008 04:19 pm            

Wayne County Cardinals claim 62-52 win over East Jessamine

Monticello — The Wayne County Cardinals traveled to East Jessamine High School on

Saturday, February 16. This game marked the third meeting between the two

schools. Wayne County leads the series with a 2-1 record.

The two teams last met on February 20, 2007, when Wayne County won

62-59.

In this one, the Cards rebounded from a loss the previous evening to win

62-52.

"The first 12 minutes was probably our best basketball of the year,"

said Wayne County Coach Rodney Woods. "We played so hard and I didn't

substitute enough and it was like we hit a rock wall for the next 12

minutes‹41 points at the half and only 4 in the third quarter."

Wayne County got a great start in the game, doubling up East Jessamine

in the opening quarter. The Cards led 24-12 at the stop. The Jaguars cut

into that lead in the second quarter and pulled back within 4, 41-37, at the

half.

The Cards scored only 4 points in the third quarter, but East Jessamine

didn't fare much better. The Jaguars scored 4 points, as Wayne County held

on to a 2-point advantage, 45-43.

In the final quarter, Wayne County scored 17 points and held on for the

10-point win.

"We did find enough determination to pull it out at the end," said

Woods. "We made the plays we had to in coming away with the victory."

Senior guard Dustin Wells scored a game-high 28 points. Wells led the

Cards in assists with 5.

Freshman forward Gavin Dunagan and senior forward Jacob Gregory scored

10 points each. Dunagan had 2 blocked shots in the game, and Gregory led the

Cards in steals with 4.

Freshman guard Austin Shearer finished with 8 points. Shearer led Wayne

County on the boards with 6.

Wayne County connected on 18 of 38 from the field for 47 percent. The

Cards hit 4 of 10 from beyond the arc for 40 percent. They were 22 of 25

from the free throw line for 88 percent.

East Jessamine hit 21 of 52 from the field for 40 percent. They were 4

of 18 on 3-pointers for 22 percent. The Jaguars hit 6 of 9 from the free

throw line for 66 percent.

East Jessamine out rebounded Wayne County 30-25. The Cards committed 14

turnovers, compared to 15 for the Jaguars.

Next up for Wayne County was a contest at home on Monday against Madison

Central.

See next week's edition for game details.

        

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