1-12-11 —     The Cardinals faced Henry County in tournament action on Wednesday, 

December 22. The game marked the first time the two programs have met  

and Wayne County emerged with a 94-62 win.

    "This was a nice bounce back after a tough loss last night," said 

Woods. "We shot the ball extremely well in the first half. Austin  

Shearer was on fire, scoring 23 and not missing a shot in the fist  

half. Fifteen guys got into the game so that is usually the sign of a  

very good night."

    Wayne County took a commanding lead early in this contest. They were 

up 22-7 at the first stop and 50-29 at the half. The Cardinal lead  

swelled to 35 points, 75-40, by the end of the third quarter as they  

cruised for the win.

    Austin Shearer led Wayne County with 27 points. Gavin Dungan and 

Ryan Hopper finished with 15 points each, while Dagan Shelton added  

10 points.

    Wayne County hit 30 of 55 from the field for 54 percent. They were 6 

of 15 from beyond the arc for 40 percent and 28 of 34 from the free  

throw line for 82 percent.

    Henry County was led by Ben Shroder and Jake Hartlage with 13 points 

each.

    The Wildcats hit 25 of 60 from the field for 41 percent. They hit 4 

of 16 3-pointers for 25 percent and were 8 o 15 from the free throw  

line for 53 percent.

    With the win, the Cards improved to 6-1 on the season and advanced 

to the final day of tournament action against Paintsville.