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Cardinals drop a 68-46 loss to Somerset Melodie Phelps News Editor The Wayne County Cardinals hosted Somerset High School on Tuesday, February 14. The Jumpers emerged with a 68-46 win, marking their first win at the Wayne County gym since 1992. The game marked the 68th meeting between the two schools. Wayne County leads the series 40-28. The two teams last played on February 15, 2005, when Somerset won 58-37. The Jumpers claimed the quick lead, powered by the first quarter effort of Nathan Holton. Holton scored 13 of his 16 points in the opening stanza as Somerset claimed a 21-9 advantage at the stop. "We really dug ourselves a deep hole in the first quarter by once again throwing the ball away too much," said Wayne County Coach Rodney Woods. "Each time we got something going they just came right back at us and would widen the gap." In the second quarter, the Cardinals trailed by as many as 20, 33-13, before Wayne County went on a 5-0 run to close the half. Somerset was up 35-18 at intermission. The Jumpers never lost momentum, as they scored 26 points in the third quarter to take a 61-33 lead into the final eight minutes. Somerset went to its bench in the final frame, and scored only 7 points, while the Cards scored 13. "I really challenged some people at the half and Jacob Gregory really responded with his 15 points and 15 rebounds," said Woods. Gregory was 3 of 8 from the field and shot 9 of 12 from the free throw line. He also had 5 steals in the game. The Cardinals got some good minutes from W.K. Allen who came off the bench and scored10 points in the contest. Seventh grader Austin Shearer added 7 points. "Austin Shearer gave us some good minutes in this game and he continues to improve," said Woods. The Cardinal coach was without the services of seventh grader Gavin Dunagan, who did not play because of the flu. "Dustin Wells had a tough night shooting the ball, making 2 of 9 shots and 1 of 5 free throws," said Woods. "A sprained wrist and jammed fingers really affected his shot. Hopefully, he will be less sore by Friday." For the game, Wayne County shot 31 percent from the field, hitting 16 of 51. They were 2 of 14 from behind the arc for 14 percent. The Cards also struggled from the free throw line, hitting 12 of 21 for 57 percent. Somerset hit 29 of 61 from the field for 47 percent. They were 3 of 13 on 3-pointers for 23 percent. The Jumpers hit 7 of 10 from the free throw line for 70 percent. Wayne County out rebounded Somerset 39-33. The Cards committed 18 turnovers compared to only 9 for the Jumpers. "I thought our guys played hard against a very young, but good Wayne County club," said Somerset Coach Shawn Thacker. "There's a difference in being young and being back, but Wayne County is young and very good...Coach Woods is going to have a heck of a team down the road." With the loss, Wayne county drops to 3-20 on the season. Somerset improved to 17-6 on the season. Add a comment |
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