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Cardinals drop 66-46 loss to Madison Central Melodie Phelps News Editor The Wayne County Cardinals hosted Madison Central on Friday, February 10. The game marked the ninth meeting between the two schools. Madison Central leads the series 6-3. The last time the two teams played was February 13, 2005, when Madison Central won 76-60. On Friday night, Wayne County had trouble getting their offense going on the way to a 66-46 loss to the Indians. Central built up a first quarter double digit advantage and the Cards never really got into the game. "Madison Central is a very fine basketball team," said Wayne County Coach Rodney Woods. "We knew going in that we had a huge challenge in front of us." The challenge became apparent quickly, as Madison Central jumped out to a 17-6 lead. "Once again we dug ourselves a huge hole early by not shooting the ball well," said Woods. "We could cover up a lot of our deficiencies by making some shots." Madison Central scored 20 points in the second quarter, compared to 15 points by the Cards. The Indians led 37-21 at the half. The Cardinals scored 13 points in the second quarter, but couldn't cut into Madison Central's advantage. Wayne County trailed 56-34 going into the final quarter. Offensively the Cards were led by Jacob Gregory with 17 points. Gregory hit 4 of 6 from behind the arc in the contest. He also had 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Robert Corder was also in double figures with 11 points. He was 4 of 5 from the field in the contest, grabbed 5 rebounds and also had 2 assists. "Jacob Gregory had one of his better offensive performances and Robert Corder played well," said Woods. Ronnie Ellis scored 10 points. He also had 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. Cardinal guard Dustin Wells scored only 4 points in the contest, well below his average of 12. "Dustin Wells handled their excellent pressure by only turning the ball over one time and it took its toll on his offense," said Woods. For the game, Wayne County shot 32 percent from the field, hitting 16 of 50. They were 6 of 15 from behind the arc for 40 percent. From the charity stripe the Cards were 8 of 14 for 57 percent. Madison Central hit 25 of 70 from the floor for 35 percent. They were 4 of 15 from the behind the arc for 26 percent. The Indians hit 12 of 25 from the free throw line for 48 percent. Madison Central had 48 rebounds in the contest, compared to 40 for Wayne County. Sophomore center Cody Decker had 11 rebounds to lead Wayne County on the boards. Decker also had 2 blocked shots in the contest. "Cody was big on the board getting 11 rebounds," said Woods. "But in the end we made too many mistakes on the offensive and defensive ends while shooting poorly. Add all these together and you have the recipe for a loss and that is exactly what happened." With the loss, Wayne County dropped to 3-19 on the season. Madison Central improved to 19-5 on the season. Next up for Wayne County was a game Tuesday night at home against the Somerset Briar Jumpers. Add a comment |
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