1-12-11 —     Wayne County faced Paintsville in the final day of action in the 

Arby's/KFC Classic at McCreary Central High School. This game marked  

the second meeting between the two programs and the Cards own a 2-0  

record in the series.

    Wayne County won this one 68-48 to finish the tournament with a 3-1 

record.

    "This was a good win for a tired bunch of young men," said Woods. 

"Four games in four days is tough."

    The Cards led 13-11 at the end of the first quarter and had pushed 

ahead 33-23 at the half. Wayne County outscored the Tigers 19-9 in  

the fourth quarter and held a 52-32 lead going into the final eight  

minutes.

    The Cards were led by Austin Shearer with 21 points. Gavin Dunagan 

scored 16 points in the win, while Ryan Hopper added 13 points.  

Shearer and Dunagan also led Wayne County on the boards with 9  

rebounds each.

    Ryan Hopper led Wayne County in steals with 3, while his brother, 

Kyle Hopper, led the team in assists with 6.

    Wayne County hit 25 of 57 from the field for 43 percent. They were 2 

of 17 from beyond the arc for 11 percent and hit 16 of 17 from the  

free throw line for 94 percent.

    Paintsville was led by Trevor Tiller with 29 points.

    The Tigers hit 18 of 46 from the field for 39 percent. They were 4 

of 13 on 3-pointers for 30 percent and hit 8 of 11 from the free  

throw line for 72 percent.

    Wayne County won the battle on the boards 36-27. The Cards committee 

only 7 turnovers compared to 16 for Paintsville.

    The Cardinals took a few days off for the holiday before getting 

back into action in their own Monticello Banking Company Holiday  

Classic.

    "The the tournament next week we will play eight games in 11 days, 

so we need a lot of guys to step up," said Woods.

    See next week's edition for details on those games.