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Trojans fall in All-A semifinals to Harrodsburg The Monticello Trojans traveled to Harrodsburg on Thursday, January 26 to compete in the semifinals of the All A 12th Region Tournament. Harrodsburg came out with the 94-91 win in what turned out to be a shootout. The Trojans had advanced to the semifinals after defeating Burgin in the opening round, and they seemed ready to make a run at the regional title, as they prepared for the game with Harrodsburg. But it was the Hogs that had the early intensity, as they scored four straight baskets to start the game. Trojan Coach Gary Abbott called a quick timeout to stop the run and to fire up his team's defense. Monticello showed the first signs of life with a steal by senior guard Justin Branscum. Branscum was fouled on the layup attempt and hit 1 of 2 free throws to get Monticello on the scoreboard. Both teams pushed the pace of the game throughout the first quarter. Harrodsburg's offense continued to flourish as they took a 30-16 lead at the end of the quarter. The Trojans scored 33 points in the second quarter, while holding Harrodsburg to only 18 points. Senior Phillip Inman scored 12 of his game-high 33 points in the second quarter to pace the Trojans. "Phillip could be seen everywhere, posting up, catching the lobs and even burying a deep 3-pointer," said MHS Coach Gary Abbott. The Trojans also got spark from senior Zeb Davis who buried two 3-pointers in the quarter to help with the comeback effort. At the half, Monticello led 49-48. Despite the great second quarter effort, Monticello came out flat in the third quarter. The Trojans scored only 14 points in the quarter, while Harrodsburg scored 23. The Hogs led 71-63. Inman scored 11 points in the final quarter, as the Trojans rallied back. Tyler Bell hit a clutch 3-pointer and Derrick Peyton had 6 points in the stanza. The Trojan coaching staff pointed out several questionable calls during the final minutes of the game that hindered Monticello's rally. Harrodsburg led by 3 points with 3 seconds left in the game, but turned it over on the inbounds. Monticello was unable to get the shot off and Harrodsburg came up with the steal to claim the win. Abbott said he would like to see the squad box out better defensively, as well as go to the boards stronger. He noted that the team allowed Harrodsburg several offensive rebounds in the contest. "Another key to becoming a winning team will be our commitment to making free throws," said Abbott. "We missed 5 free throws alone in the deciding fourth quarter." For the game, Monticello hit 23 of 40 from the free throw line for 58 percent. Offensively, the Trojans were led by Inman with 33 points. Branscum scored 15 points and Peyton finished with 13. Harrodsburg, 6-13, advanced to the All A 12th Region championship game, where they were defeated by Somerset High School. With the loss, Monticello dropped to 5-13. Next up for Monticello was a Tuesday night contest against Clinton County. Add a comment |
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