The Christian County Colonels opened play in the Hardwood Classic Monday night with a 69-54 boys’ basketball win over host Calloway County.
Junior center Rahsean Stevenson had 16 of his 23 points in the first half as the Colonels clung to a 36-34 lead at the break. A late spurt to end the third quarter, capped by Stafford Winston’s 3-pointer at the buzzer, gave the Colonels a 53-43 advantage.
The Colonels (4-3) pushed the lead to 15 early in the final quarter and the Lakers (4-5) couldn’t get closer than 12 the remainder of the game.
Jay Henderson added 14 points and James Farley had 11 points, but rocked the rim with three dunks, for the Colonels.
The Lakers played without three of their starters including leading scorers Luke Armstrong and Jackson Ames. Peyton Weatherford led the way for the Lakers with 24 points, including four 3-pointers all in the first half.
The Colonels’ defense wore down the young Lakers’ guards forcing 20 turnovers in the game. Christian County committed only seven.
Christian County returns to action at 3:30 p.m. today against Mount Vernon Township of Illinois at Calloway County High School. Airtime for the game is set for 3:15 p.m. on 95.3 The Farm and 953thefarm.com.
Score by Quarters:
Christian County 19 17 17 16 – 69
Calloway County 14 20 9 11 – 54
Individual Scoring:
CCHS (4-3) – Acree 4, Wharton 3, Johnson 5, Henderson 14, Farley 11, Stevenson 23, Winston 3, Pollard Jr. 6.
Calloway (4-5) – Weatherford 24, Jones 12, Briedwell 2, Lanier 2, Ringstaff 2, Tennyson 3, Pile 3, McManus 4, Baker 2.
3-Point Goals: CCHS – Johnson, Henderson 2, Winston; Calloway – Weatherford 4, Jones 2, Tennyson, Pile.
Photos by Joe Wilson