11/27 BBK: Sampson leads SK over Boone

By John Lachmann
Kypostsports@yahoo.com

   Senior guard Andrew Sampson scored 33 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, to key Simon Kenton’s 76-58 win over Boone County on Tuesday.

   Sampson hit three 3-pointers and four free throws in the final frame. He finished with five treys for the game.

   Junior forward Taylor Morrison added 14 points – all in the second half – in Simon Kenton’s season opener.

   Sophomore Brenden Stanley led the Rebels with 24 points.

BOONE CO. 7-19-16-17—58
at S. KENTON 14-18-23-21—76

   BOONE COUNTY (0-1): Mayberry 2 3 7, Ordu 2 0 4, Schulze 0 1 1, Warning 4 0 9, Stanley 10 4 24, Patton 5 1 11, McDonald 1 0 2. Totals 24 9 58.

   SIMON KENTON (1-0): Kuntz 2 0 6, Montgomery 1 5 7, Morrison 5 4 14, Pracht 1 0 3, Sampson 10 8 33, Mullins 1 0 2, Childers 1 0 3, Robinson 1 0 2, Bowling 1 2 4, Yanke 1 0 2. Totals 24 19 76.

   3-pointers: SK—Sampson 5, Kuntz 2, Pracht, Childers. BC—Warning. JV: Boone County, 50-34.

   HOLMES 58, NEWPORT 51 – Senior forward Chris Englemon scored 15 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Bulldogs.

   Englemon also scored a team-high six points in the third quarter as Holmes opened up a six-point lead after being tied at halftime.

   Senior guard Daquan Palmer also notched 15 points in the Bulldogs’ win, with 11 coming on the foul line.

   Newport senior forward Jasean Short led all scorers with 19 points.

HOLMES 16-11-14-17—58
at NEWPORT 12-15-8-16—51

   HOLMES (1-0): Bolden 4 3 11, Coston 0 3 3, Palmer 2 11 15, Pouncy 2 0 5, Glove 1 0 3, Chames 2 2 6, Englemon 4 7 15. Totals 15 26 58.

   NEWPORT (0-1): Jas. Short 9 0 19, Jaq. Short 0 1 1, Parker 0 4 4, Wright 1 0 2, Turner 2 2 6, Witherspoon 1 0 3, Pearson 3 4 10, Covington 3 0 6. Totals 19 11 51.

   3-pointers: H—Pouncy, Glove. N—Jas. Short, Witherspoon. JV: Holmes, 52-38.

   RYLE 65, ST. HENRY 49 – Senior guard Drew Mays scored six points during the decisive fourth quarter as the Raiders blew the game open.

   Mays finished with a game-high 22 points for Ryle, which led by three entering the final stanza.

   Junior center Will Stuhr tallied 15 points and eight rebounds, and senior guard Mark Fussenegger added nine points – all on 3-pointers – and six rebounds in the Raiders’ win.

   Juniors center Jordan Noble and guard Nick Rechtin led the Crusaders with 11 points each.

ST. HENRY 12-15-13-9—49
at RYLE 15-12-16-22—65

   ST. HENRY (0-1): Best 2 1 6, Grayson 1 0 2, Rechtin 4 0 8, Plummer 1 0 3, Noble 3 5 11, Meiman 5 0 11, Kunstek 4 0 8. Totals 20 6 49.

   RYLE (2-0): Mays 7 6 22, King 2 2 6, Fussenegger 3 0 9, Pavy 1 0 2, White 3 2 10, Rice 0 1 1, Stuhr 5 5 15. Totals 21 16 65.

   3-pointers: R—Fussenegger 3, Mays 2, White 2. SH—Best, Plummer, Meiman. JV: Ryle, 48-40.

   COVINGTON CATHOLIC 59, CLARK COUNTY 38 – Junior guard Nick Ruthsatz scored 15 of his game-high 26 points in the first quarter for the Colonels.

   Ruthsatz was 5-for-6 on field goal attempts – including 3-of-3 from behind the arc – and he drained both of his free throws in the opening stanza.

   CovCath senior center Zack Tabler came off the bench to score 11 points, and sophomore forward Bo Schuh added eight points and five blocks.

COVCATH 22-8-17-12—59
at CLARK CO. 11-11-7-9—38  

   COVCATH (1-0): Ruthsatz 9 4 26, Tobler 3 5 11, Schuh 3 1 8, Frederick 2 1 5, Wichmann 2 0 4, Heppler 1 0 3, Schult 1 0 2. Totals 21 11 59.

   CLARK COUNTY (0-1): M. Israel 4 4 15, Blanton 4 0 8, Rose 2 1 5, King 1 0 2, Caudill 1 0 2, Sharrock 1 0 2, Bruton 1 0 2, Warner 0 1 1, J. Israel 0 1 1. Totals 14 7 38.

   3-pointers: CO—Ruthsatz 4, Schuh, Heppler. CL—M. Israel 3. JV: CovCath, 37-31.

   OWEN COUNTY 66, FRANKFORT WESTERN HILLS 58 – Senior forward Justin Williams racked up a team-high 18 points to pace the Rebels.

   Senior forward Justin Shelton added 13 points and 14 rebounds, and senior guard Zach Ripy added 16 points, six rebounds and six assists in the Owen County win.

W. HILLS 10-11-14-23—58
at OWEN 15-17-9-25—66

   WESTERN HILLS (0-1): Frost 1 0 2, Reed 4 0 10, Zing 1 0 2, Booth 9 1 26, Davis 1 4 6, Hatfield 0 1 1, Fox 3 2 9, White 1 0 2. Totals 20 8 58.

   OWEN COUNTY (1-0): T. Tremary 0 2 2, Ripy 5 5 16, Ball 3 1 7, H. Tremary 3 2 10, Williams 8 2 18, Shelton 6 1 13. Totals 25 13 66.

   3-pointers: OC—H. Tremary 2, Ripy. WH—Booth 7, Reed 2, Fox. JV: Western Hills, 38-34.

   NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC 69, LUDLOW 46 – Senior forward Nick Seibert recorded a game-high 19 points to lead the Thoroughbreds, who forced 26 turnovers.

   NewCath senior guard Michael Bueter added 16 points.

   The Panthers were paced by junior center Jared Howard, who scored 15 points.

NEWCATH 23-14-21-11—69
at LUDLOW 11-7-9-19—46

   NEWCATH (1-0): Rawe 1 0 3, Pangallo 1 2 4, Bueter 6 1 16, Dupont 1 0 2, Seibert 7 3 19, Devoto 1 0 2, Verkamp 2 0 4, Covington 0 1 1, Schulte 2 1 5, McDonald 1 6 8, Weyer 2 1 5. Totals 24 15 69.

   LUDLOW (0-1): Howard 5 2 15, Camarena 2 2 6, Cody