Hart hits 8 3’s, leads Tigers past Rebels

Jonathan Hart hit eight 3-poiners and had 26 points and Jonovan Leavell added 21 points and the host Hopkinsville Tigers routed Todd County Central 79-59 Monday night in a a boys’ high school basketball game.

The Tigers jumped to a 22-13 lead after one quarter and never looked back. Leading 58-48 after three quarters, Hoptown (5-10) outscored the Rebels 21-11 in the final frame.

James Bradley Jr., added 16 points for Hopkinsville, which returns to action Thursday at home against University Heights Academy at 6 p.m. The F&M Bank Pregame show will air at 5:45 p.m. on Newsradio 99.3 FM and 1230 AM WHOP.

Todd Central fell to 1-15 and will play host to Greenwood tonight. Brett Harris, Devin Schutt, and Antavion Shemwell all led the Rebels against Hopkinsville with 10 points each.

Score by Quarters:

Todd Co. Central   13  16  19  11 – 59

Hopkinsville           22  12  24  21 – 79

Individual Scoring:

TCCHS (1-15) – Schutt 10, Shemwell 10, Toliver 2, Glass 6, Cardwell 9, Harris 10, Holder 2, Johnson 8, Brown 2.

HHS (5-10) – Hart 26, Bradley 16, Ramey 7, Kay 2, Bass 2, Giltner 3, Moses 2, Leavell 21.

3-Point Goals:

TCCHS – Schutt, Shemwell 2, Glass, Harris 2; HHS – Hart 8, Leavell 5.

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