Published: February 26, 2008 04:10 pm            

Cards put together solid effort to defeat Madison Cenral, 58-51

Monticello — The Wayne County Cardinals hosted Madison Central on Monday, February

18.

This game marked the 11th meeting between the two schools. Madison

Central leads the series with a 7-4 record. Prior to this contest, the two

teams last met on February 10, 2007 with Madison Central winning by a score

of 80-39.

In last week's contest, it was the Cards who put together a solid

effort to defeat the Indians 58-51.

"This had to be the biggest win for this team. The only one bigger for

our seniors would have been the district championship, when they were

freshmen," said Wayne County Coach Rodney Woods.

The two teams played nearly even in the opening quarter. Madison Central

held a 13-12 edge at the stop. But Wayne County notched up its defensive

effort in the second quarter, holding Madison Central to only 4 points. The

Cards were up 23-17 at the half.

In the third quarter, the Cards outscored the Indians 14-12 and held a

37-29 lead going into the final quarter. Madison Central put together a

rally late in the game, but the Cards held on for the win.

"I thought we helped each other about as good as we could on the

defensive end," said Woods. "This was a nice win over a good Madison Central

team."

The Cardinals were led by senior point guard Dustin Wells with 17

points. Senior forward Jacob Gregory and freshman forward Gavin Dunagan each

scored 15 points in the win.

Dunagan led the Cards on the boards with 9 rebounds. Gregory had 4

assists in the game and 2 blocked shots.

For the game, Wayne County connected on 21 of 48 from the field for 43

percent. They were 7 of 13 on 3-pointers for 53 percent. The Cards hit 9 of

17 from the free throw line for 52 percent.

Madison Central was led by the game-high 32 point of Aaron Morris.

Madison Central hit 20 of 54 from the field for only 37 percent. They hit

only 2 of 19 on 3-pointers for 10 percent. The Indians hit 9 of 16 from the

free throw line for 56 percent.

Madison Central out rebounded Wayne County 37-31. The Cards committed 14

turnovers, compared to 15 for the Indians.

Next up for Wayne County was a Tuesday night contest at Jackson County.

See a story in this edition for game details.

        

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