Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006

Scott County (Ky.) 59, Mount St. Joseph (Md.) 49

Stat of the game | Scott County shot 17-of-19 from the foul line in the second half and 19-of-22 for the game.

Turning point | The Cardinals took a 1-point lead into the half and then went on a 6-0 run to start the second half.

Game summary | Mount St. Joseph was never able to take advantage of its twin towers - Dino Gregory and Henry Sims - and shot only 1 of 10 from beyond the arc. Scott County out-rebounded the bigger Gaels, 36-35, despite not having one player grab double-figure boards.

Quoting Scott County coach Billy Hicks | "These have been four really good ballgames down here for us. Competition makes you grow or it breaks you. I think our kids learned to compete and to really play. We didn't always play as well as we can down here, but I'm really happy with the way we competed. We were able to handle their size today. I thought we were really solid today defensively."

Quoting Mount St. Joseph coach Pat Clatchey | "They're very good, very patient. They're the kind of team you don't want to get behind because they shoot their free throws. They grabbed momentum at both ends off the first three or four possessions of the second half. But this has been a great week. This is a great event for high school basketball. Everything is just first-rate."

SCOTT COUNTY (59) - Walls 4-12 9-9 18, Portwood 3-6 2-2 11, Mackey 4-13 6-9 14, Hundley 2-10 2-2 6, Lee 4-8 0-0 8, Adams 0-1 0-0 0, Burchfield 0-0 0-0 0, James 0-0 0-0 0, Warren 0-1 0-0 0, Phares 1-2 0-0 2, Mingua 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-53 19-22 59.

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (49) - McCoy 7-13 5-7 20, Atkins 0-3 2-2 2, Sims 2-6 3-4 7, Walker 2-6 0-0 4, Gregory 4-9 4-10 12, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Hill 1-3 0-0 2, Olsen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-45 14-23 49.

Halftime-Scott County 24-23. 3-point goals-Scott County 4-12 (Walls 1-2, Portwood 3-5, Mackey 0-2, Hundley 0-1, Lee 0-1, Adams 0-1), Mount St. Joseph 1-10 (McCoy 1-3, Atkins 0-1, Sims 0-2, Walker 0-2, Jones 0-1, Hill 0-1). Fouled out-none. Rebounds-Scott County 36 (Hundley 8), Mount St. Joseph 35 (Sims 10). Assists-Scott County 8 (Walls 3), Mount St. Joseph 7 (Atkins 2, Sims 2). Total fouls-Scott County 16, Mount St. Joseph 15. Technicals-none.

Records: Scott County 11-1, Mount St. Joseph 8-3.