Clark County outlasts Scott 60-57 in OT in region semis

The Clark County Cardinals pulled out a 60-57 victory over the Scott Eagles in overtime tonight in the semifinals of the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

Clark County trailed by nine points in the first quarter and by eight in the third quarter, but they rallied and took their first lead at 47-46 with 3:39 left in the game.

The Cardinals went up 53-50 with 37 seconds to play. Scott guard Chad Ohmer tied the game at 53-53 with 8.6 seconds to play by hitting a three-pointer from the volleyball line.

Clark County committed a turnover with 2.4 seconds left. Scott missed a long three-pointer at the buzzer.

Ohmer fouled out with 3:20 left in overtime. 

Down by a point in the closing seconds, Scott missed a baseline jumper. Clark County sophomore Jared Wellman got the rebound and was fouled with a half second left. He sank both free throws and Scott's desperation shot at the buzzer was way short.

Jordan Graham led Clark County in scoring with 15 points. 
Wellman tossed in 13 points and Brenna Canada scored 10 points before fouling out with 2:27 left in regulation,

Nathan Joyce led Scott in scoring with 19 points including 10 in the fourth quarter. David Hunter added 12 points.

Clark County advances to the championship game for the first time since 2012 when they won the region.

CC (26-7) Graham 15, Wellman 13, Canada 10, Jenkins 2, Morton 8, Rucker 2, Bush 9

S (19-12) Ohmer 8, Simpson 7, Meister 9, Hunter 12, Joyce 19, Allen 2

CC 10 11 18 14 07- 60
S    15 10 15 13 04- 53

Scott and Clark County advance to region semifinal

The Scott Eagles and the Clark County Cardinals will meet in the lower bracket semifinal game of the 10th Region Tournament after posting quarterfinal round wins tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Chad Ohmer hit four three-pointers and scored 19 points to lead Scott past the Harrison County Thorobreds 58-52.

Clark County was scoreless for the first three minutes of the game, but the Cardinals used their size, speed and depth to rout the Bracken County Polar Bears 81-44.

Brennan Canada scored a game-high 23 points for Clark County.

S (19-11) Ohmer 19, Simpson 9, Meister 14, Hunter 2, Joyce 14

HC (11-19) Turley 8, Price 8, Free 11, Thompson 13, Carpenter 9, Sledd 3

S    14 16 15 13- 58
HC 07 18 12 15- 52

CC (25-7) Rucker 9, Knowles 2, Morton 15, Helderman 3, Canada 23,
Wellman 5, Graham 6, Fijiba 2, Bush 10, Jenkins 6

BC (14-18) Hinson 11, Cummins 10, Schultz 2, Gilvin 2, Fisher 4, Tucker 4, Jefferson 11

CC 20 21 22 18- 81
BC 08 16 10 10- 44

Campbell Co, and Scott win in the semis, will meet in the championship game

The Campbell County Camels and the Scott Eagles will meet in the championship of the 10th Region Tournament for the second straight year.

In tonight's semifinals at The Fieldhouse, Campbell County blew a 16-point lead and trailed by three in the final minute of the fourth quarter, but pulled out a 76-71 victory over the Clark County Cardinals in overtime, and Scott outscored Paris 17-2 in the fourth quarter for a 46 -43 win over the Greyhounds.

Campbell County led 40-24 in the second quarter and was up 40-29 at the half, but Clark County rallied and took a 63-60 lead on an old fashioned three-point play by Will Philpot with 2:01 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Reid Jolly tied the game with a trey with 30 seconds to play.

The Cardinals played for the last shot and missed a three-pointer.

The Camels scored the first six points in overtime.

Clark County closed to within three points when Brennan Canada banked in a three-pointer with 1:20 to go.

Campbell County point guard Joel Day sank  2-of-3 free throws in a span of 13 seconds give the Camels a 74-68 lead with one minute to play.

After Clark County guard Chase Taylor drained a three-pointer with 20 seconds remaining, Day sealed the victory with two free throws with 15.9 seconds left.

Day scored a game-high 31 points. He hit four three-pointers and made 13-of-15 free throws, including 9-of-11 in overtime. 

Jolly scored 17 points and Drew Wilson added 12 points. 

Jordan Graham led Clark County in scoring with 24 points.

Philpot had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. He fouled out with 3:57 left in overtime.

Canada had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Taylor added 10 points.

Graham and Philpot were named to the All-Tournament Team,

In the second game, Paris led 41-29 at the end of the third quarter, but Scott opened the fourth quarter on a 13-0 run.

The Greyhounds did not have a field goal in the fourth quarter. Their only points in the quarter were two free throws made by Jalen Byars to give Paris its final lead at 43-42 with 1:58 to play.

The Eagles regained the lead on a basket by Nathan Joyce with 1:35 remaining.

Scott junior guard Kyren Simpson  sank two free throws with 21 seconds left to give the Eagles a 46-43 lead.

Paris missed two three-point shots in the closing seconds.

The Greyhounds were 0-of-9 from the field and 2-of-7 on free throws in the fourth quarter.

The Eagles hit 9-of-12 shots from beyond the arc in the game 

Nelson Perrin was 4-of-4 on three-point shots and had a game-high 13 points for Scott.

Simpson made three treys and scored 11 points.

Eric Johnson led Paris in scoring with 11 points.

Byars had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds,

Travis Strings tossed in 10 points.

Johnson and Byars were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The championship game tips off Tuesday at 7 p.m. at The Fieldhouse.

Campbell County beat Scott 84-73 in the regular season and 58-57 in the championship game of the 37th District.

The Eagles edged the Camels 78-77 on Jake Ohmer's three-pointer at the buzzer in the 10th Region Tournament championship game last year.

Campbell County (27-5) Day 31, Clos 10, Wilson 12, Jolly 17, Schaefer 2, Lawrence 4

Clark County (29-5) Graham 24, Taylor 10, Cooper 8, Philpot 13, Canada 11, Johnson 2, Wellman 3

Campbell County 21 19 13 10- 76

Clark County        17 11 19 16- 71

Scott (23-9) Hunter 5, Meister 8, Perrin 13, Simpson 11, Pouncy 2, Joyce 7

Paris (23-8) Strings 10, Clark 2, Maggard 4, Byars 10, Johnson 11, Ashford 1, Adams 5

S 09 13 07 17- 46

P 16 11 14 02- 43

Clark Co. and Campbell Co. post wins, will meet in semis

The top two teams in the 10th Region- the Clark County Cardinals and the Campbell County Camels- will meet in the semifinals of the regional tournament Monday night after posting quarterfinal round victories tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Clark County defeated the Bracken County Polar Bears 72-51 and Campbell County beat the Harrison County Thorobreds 70-60.

Clark County led by 19 points at the half and had a 23-point lead in the third quarter. 

Bracken County used a 16-2 run to close to within  49-40 with 1:30 left in the quarter, but could get no closer.

The Cardinals ended the third quarter on a 6-2 run and outscored the Polar Bears 17-9 in the fourth quarter.

Brennan Canada scored a game-high 22 points for Clark County.

In the second game, Campbell County led by as many as 15 points in the second quarter,

Harrison County cut the deficit to six at 66-60 in the closing minute and had the ball, but couldn't score. 

The Camels hit four free throws to seal the win.

Campbell County junior Reid Jolly had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds.

Bracken County senior Trey Deaton and Harrison County junior Quenton Turley were named to the All-Tournament Team.

CC (29-4) Graham 14, Taylor 10, Cooper 3, Philpot 11, Canada 22, Jenkins 6, Jackson 4, Wellman 2

BC (5-25) M. Tucker 11, Tanner Fisher 10, Tad Fisher 6, T. Tucker 8, Deaton 12, Bishop 1, Zornes 3

CC  12 27 16 17- 72

BC     08 12 22 09- 51

CC (26-5) Wilson 14, Jolly 27, Schaefer 1, Clos 13, Day 13, Lawrence 2

HC (11-21) Turley 20, Boyers7, Bryant 13, Free 14, Thompson 6

CC 17 19 14 20- 70

HC 12 14 16 18- 60

(Updated to correct that Clark County had a 23-point lead in the third quarter, instead of a 24-point lead.)

Royals run past Montgomery Co. 66-43 in Gateway Holiday Classic semifinals

The Mason County Royals shot 50% from the field and had four double figure scorers in a 66-43 win over the Montgomery County Indians tonight in the semifinals of the Gateway Holiday Classic at Montgomery County.

After leading to 9-8 at the end of the first quarter, the Royals pulled away by outscoring the Indians 19-8 in the second quarter.

Montgomery County, playing with out starters Jerryd Jones and Brennan Canada due to injuries, shot just 26.8% from the field and were 1 of 13 on three-point shots.

Leevi Dunaway scored a game-high 22 points, Jaylen Lofton followed with 16 points, Isaiah Garrison tossed in 12 points and Sam Kumler added 10 points.

Caleb Boyd sat out due to an ankle injury.

Mason County plays Lexington Christian Academy in the championship game Thursday night at 7:30.

Mason County  (9-4) Dunaway 22, Garrison 12, Lofton 16, Perkins 2, Steward 2, Kumler 10, Mitchell 2
Montgomery County (4-9) Barber 6, Norris 5, King 2, Davis 2, Chism 15, Ralls 2, Bettger 2, Cockrell 7, Kosier 1

Mason County           09 19 16 22-66
Montgomery County 08 08 11 16-43