By John Lachmann
Kypostsports@yahoo.com
Junior guard Daequan Glover came off the bench to score 18 points – 11 in a 32-point fourth quarter – as Holmes beat Harrison County, 82-73 at the Holmes Holiday Classic on Friday.
Holmes sophomore guard James Bolden led all scorers with 22 points in a game that featured 60 free throw attempts.
The Bulldogs finished 23-of-34 from the free throw line, and they have won their first 11 games this season.
HARRISON 16-17-15-25—73
at HOLMES 17-20-13-32—82
HARRISON COUNTY (5-3): Pulliam 7 10 25, Kendall 3 6 12, Gross 4 0 8, Wagner 3 2 8, Carr 2 3 7, Stubbs 2 0 6, Martin 2 0 5, Hicks 0 2 2. Totals 23 23 73.
HOLMES (11-0): Bolden 9 1 22, Glover 4 7 18, Englemon 6 1 13, Palmer 2 7 11, Herndon 1 3 6, Coston 1 2 4, Hill 1 2 4, Chames 2 0 4. Totals 26 23 82.
3-pointers: HO—Bolden 3, Glover 3, Herndon. HC—Stubbs 2, Martin, Pulliam.
SCOTT 81, RUSSELL 52 – Senior forward Nick Jackson rolled up 22 points in the Eagles’ win at the Holmes Holiday Classic.
Senior guards Kevin Jehn and Tyler Buckner chipped in 16 points each for Scott.
Jehn’s point total was a career high.
RUSSELL 15-18-4-15—52
SCOTT 16-24-17-24—81
RUSSELL (8-2): Skaggs 6 7 22, Evans 5 2 14, Porter 1 4 7, Hayes 1 1 3, McGuire 1 0 2, McKnight 1 0 2, Tackett 0 1 1, Miller 0 1 1. Totals 15 16 52.
SCOTT (5-4): N. Jackson 8 5 22, Jehn 7 0 16, Buckner 6 2 16, Felts 2 3 7, J. Jackson 3 0 7, Pouncy 2 0 4, Jovicic 1 0 3, Castleman 1 0 2, Johnson 1 0 2, Wolfe 1 0 2. Totals 32 10 81.
3-pointers: S—Jehn 2, Buckner 2, N. Jackson, J. Jackson, Jovicic. R—Skaggs 3, Evans 2, Porter.
COVINGTON CATHOLIC 53, CINCINNATI WINTON WOODS 48 – Colonels Senior center Zach Tobler came off the bench to lead all scorers with 16 points.
Tobler hit all seven of his field goal attempts, and he blocked three shots.
Senior guard Nick Fredrick added 13 points and three steals for CovCath.
W. WOODS 17-15-10-16—48
at COVCATH 14-15-16-8—53
WINTON WOODS (2-5): Dees 6 0 12, Goodson 4 0 10, Primus 3 0 8, Tidwell 3 0 7, Trent 3 1 7, Teague 1 2 4. Totals 20 3 48.
COVCATH (8-1): Tobler 7 2 16, Fredrick 5 1 13, Schuh 3 4 10, Ruthsatz 2 0 4, Schult 2 0 4, Pauly 1 0 2, Wichmann 1 0 2, Heppler 1 0 2. Totals 22 7 53.
3-pointers: CC—Fredrick 2. WW—Goodson 2, Dees 2, Tidwell. JV: CovCath, 52-37.
ST. HENRY 49, LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN 46 – Junior forward Jordan Noble posted 14 points for the Crusaders at the Lexington Christian Classic.
Junior guard Nick Rechtin added seven points for St. Henry, which will play Clark County at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
ST.HENRY 13-12-10-14—49
at LCA 6-14-6-20—46
ST. HENRY (4-6): Best 2 0 5, Rechtin 3 0 7, Hils 1 2 4, Plummer 2 0 5, Noble 7 0 14, Kuebbing 1 1 4, Meiman 2 1 6, Kunstek 1 0 2, Green 0 2 2. Totals 19 6 49.
LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN (2-6): Stein 0 1 1, Harville 5 3 15, Rose 2 2 6, Trimble 2 1 7, Kalinowski 2 2 6, Blair 1 3 5, Lannertone 1 0 2, Whitman 0 1 1, Nighbert 1 0 3. Totals 14 13 46.
3-pointers: SH—Best, Rechtin, Plummer, Kuebbing, Meiman. LC—Harville 2, Trimble 2, Nighbert.
NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC 54, HOLY CROSS 34 – Junior forward Jake Schulte recorded 14 points and six rebounds to key the Thoroughbreds’ win.
NewCath senior forward Nick Seibert scored 10 of his 11 points in the third quarter to blow the game open, and sophomore center Drew McDonald chipped in eight points and nine rebounds.
The Thoroughbreds extended their winning streak to eight games to open the season.
H. CROSS 10-7-6-11—34
at NEWCATH 14-6-22-12—54
HOLY CROSS (3-4): Wearman 1 1 3, Tiberi 3 0 6, Gabbard 1 0 2, M. McClendon 1 1 3, C. McClendon 5 2 12, Campbell 3 1 8. Totals 14 5 34.
NEWCATH (8-0): Franzen 1 0 2, Pangallo 2 0 4, Bueter 4 0 8, DuPont 1 0 3, Seibert 4 3 11, Covington 1 0 2, Schulte 7 0 14, McDonald 4 0 8, Weyer 1 0 2. Totals 25 3 54.
3-pointers: NCC—DuPont. HC—Campbell. JV: NewCath, 47-42.
HIGHLANDS 59, FRANKFORT 52 – Junior center Nick True and senior forward Bailey Witte finished with 14 points each to pace the Bluebirds at the Woodford County Invitational.
Witte scored nine in the fourth quarter to help Highlands pull away, and True tallied six in the first and fourth periods.
The Bluebirds will play Lexington Paul Dunbar in the fifth-place game at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
HIGHLANDS 11-9-20-19—59
FRANKFORT 11-12-14-15—52
HIGHLANDS (4-3): Hinkel 2 0 4, Houliston 1 6 8, True 6 2 14, Greene 3 0 6, Witte 5 3 14, Brockett 1 0 3, Feggins 2 0 4, Gronotte 2 2 6. Totals 22 13 59.
FRANKFORT (4-7): A. Washington 2 1 5, Oliver 6 2 15, Robinson 1 2 4, C. Washington 7 0 14, Kelton 1 0 2, Quire 1 0 2, Smith 3 0 7, Thomas 1 0 3. Totals 22 5 52.
3-pointers: H—Brockett, Witte. F—Oliver, Smith, Thomas.
NEWPORT 69, WILLIAMSTOWN 35 – Senior guard Jasean Short scored the Wildcats’ first 10 points of the game and ended up with a game-high 26 points at the Swauger Holiday Classic.
Short also amassed 12 points in the third











