TUESDAY’S ACTION:
• Panthers ride Thomson, hot offense to victory
• Greathouse, Wales lead Red Devils to win
• Eagles edged by Tigers at home
• Slow second half costs Raiders
• Morris scores 33 in Lady Raiders’ loss
PANTHERS RIDE THOMSON, HOT OFFENSE TO VICTORY
Ryan Thomson scored 28 points, leading the way as Daviess County (6-12) snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 69-66 home win over Meade County. It was a strong offensive showing for the Panthers, who went 25-for-39 overall and 8-for-10 from beyond the arc. They also recorded 17 assists.
The Panthers trailed 45-42 heading into the fourth quarter, but Logan Hillard scored all 10 of his points in the final period to help DC earn the win.
Thomson went 9-for-12 from the field — including 4-for-5 from 3-point range — and went 6-for-8 at the line Bo Stratton added 16 points, going 7-for-9 from the field and making both 3-point attempts.
Other scoring for the Panthers came from Koki Kato (5), Camron Johnson (4), Hunter Gibson (4) and Cole Burch (2). Gibson led with eight assists, while Hillard added six. Johnson led the team with nine rebounds.
GREATHOUSE, WALES LEAD RED DEVILS TO WIN
Jaiden Greathouse scored 21 points and Amari Wales added 16 as the duo helped lead Owensboro (12-7) to a 57-46 win at Grayson County.
A seven-point lead for OHS was trimmed to two by halftime, but Greathouse and Wales combined for 14 points in the third to push the Red Devils’ advantage to 43-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
Gavin Wimsatt chipped in 12 points for Owensboro, who also got scoring from Kenyata Carbon (4), Cayman Powell (2), Isaac Humphrey (1) and Imonte Owsley (1).
EAGLES EDGED BY TIGERS AT HOME
Apollo (3-16) came up just short once again, losing at home 66-63 in a tight battle with Breckinridge County. It’s the fourth one-possession game this year in which the Eagles have fallen short.
Malik Wilson led Apollo with 17 points, Harrison Bowman had 15, and Cameron Frantz added 11, while Landon Hamilton pulled down 11 rebounds. Also scoring for the Eagles were Dan St. Claire 6, Hamilton 6, Ryan Ash 5 and Adam Fitzgerald 3.
SLOW SECOND HALF COSTS RAIDERS
Trinity (6-14) stayed close through halftime but couldn’t keep up after that, falling 70-43 at Muhlenberg County. They trailed by just three going into the third period but the deficit grew to 11 by the fourth quarter.
Ethan Howard led the Raiders with 11 points and Brenden Wathen added nine. Also scoring were Landon Huff, (8), Landon Hall (8), Nolan Mills (3), Cade Mills (2) and Elijah Boarman (2).
MORRIS SCORES 33 IN LADY RAIDERS’ LOSS
Cassidy Morris scored 33 points and went 12-for-12 from the free throw line, but Trinity (8-10) still came up short in a 58-46 loss at Hopkins County Central.
The Lady Raiders were only down one after the first period, but they only got a single bucket by Morris in the second quarter and trailed 29-17 at the half. Josie Aull and Morgan Kinsey each scored five points, Katherine Hibbitt had two and Hadley Hatfield added one.
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