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Wayne County Cards upend Lincoln County 57-50, in Lexington Catholic Holiday Classic Shannon Hutchinson Sports Writer The Wayne County Cardinals met Lincoln County on December 27, in the consolation round of the Lexington Catholic Fifth Third Bank Holiday Classic. The Cards owned a 3-7 record and were coming off a disappointing 84-55 opening round loss to Cawood. The Patriots lost their tournament opener 63-47 to Highlands and entered with a 3-6 mark. The game marked the 36th meeting between the two schools and the second time the teams have met this month. Wayne County opened their season with a 65-50 loss, at Lincoln County. The winner of the match up would advance into a consolation contest with Owensboro Catholic. Senior guard Steven Sexton scored a game high 35 points with a game high 13 rebounds, as Wayne County used a 22-14 fourth quarter run to take a 57-50 win. Sexton scored 25 of his 35 points in the second half, as the Cards made 67 percent of their field goal attempts in the final half. ³Right now any win for this team is a good win, but this win was a good win considering we lost to them by 15 points earlier this year. Steven really carried us once again. He made big basket after big basket along with some big rebounds,² said Cards head coach Rodney Woods. Freshman guard Dustin Wells made 4 of 5 field goal attempts and totaled 12 points, as two Cards reached double figures. Drew Guffey added a season high 11 rebounds with 6 points, as Wayne County claimed an impressive 39-24 rebound edge. ³Dustin Wells had his second consecutive solid game and Drew stepped up on the backboards. I have really felt like we are getting better even though it doesnıt appear that way to our fans. This game proved we have made some strides,² said Woods. Lincoln County, which dropped to 3-7, was led by a trio of players with 10 points each. The backcourt of Kelly Reed, Ryan Young and Daniel Ralston combined for 30 points, as the Patriots shot just 33 percent from the field. Matt Reynolds helped the Lincoln County cause with 7 points and a team best 7 rebounds, as seven different Patriots scored in the contest. Dustin Wells led all players with 6 points in the opening period, as Wayne County claimed a 10-9 lead. The Cards made 4 of 10 field goal attempts in the frame, while the Patriots opened 4 of 14 from the field. Four different Patriots scored in the second stanza, as the squad used a 13-10 run to take a 22-20 halftime advantage. The Cards finished the first half 6 of 18 overall from the field for 33 percent. Steven Sexton tallied 12 points in the third quarter and Wayne County used a 15-14 period edge, to close the gap to 36-35, after three horns. Six different Patriots scored in the period, as the squad tallied on 5 of 13 field goal attempts. Sexton added 13 more points in the final 8 minutes and Wayne County made 7 of 9 free throws down the stretch, to claim a 57-50 consolation win. Lincoln County struggled from the field and made just 4 of their final 17 field goal attempts. Wayne Countyıs Wesley Dick finished with 3 points and Cody Decker netted 2 points with 5 rebounds, to round-out the five Cards in the scoring column. Lincoln County finished 19 of 58 overall from the field for 33 percent and tallied on 3 of 20 3-pointers for 15 percent. The Patriots made 9 of 14 free throws for 64 percent and totaled 11 steals with 7 steals and just 6 turnovers. The Cards countered with 18 of 36 shooting from the field for 50 percent, which included a 7 of 13 mark from 3-point range for 54 percent. The winners converted on 14 of 18 free throws for 78 percent and totaled 7 assists with 21 turnovers. ³Our free throws were big again which is one area we are being fairly consistent in. Plus we shot just over 53 percent from three, but again we must do a better job of taking care of the basketball,² said Woods. The win improved the Cards to 20-16 all-time against Lincoln County and advanced the squad into a consolation match up with Owensboro Catholic the next day. Add a comment |
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