12/4 BBK: Conner rallies to top SK

By John Lachmann
Kypostsports@yahoo.com

   Conner rallied from a six-point deficit in the final 90 seconds to edge Simon Kenton, 76-74 on Tuesday.

   The Cougars scored the final eight points of the game after trailing, 74-68 with 1:30 remaining. Junior forward Sammuel Hemmerich scored his second basket of the run off a steal from sophomore Nick Watts to give Conner a 75-74 lead with 30 seconds left.

   Senior center Brady Padgett added three points during the Cougars’ final 8-0 run.

   Hemmerich led all scorers with 23 points and Padgett added 22.

   Simon Kenton was led by senior guard Trevor Montgomery’s 21 points and 20 by senior guard Andrew Sampson.

S. KENTON 26-17-20-11—74
at CONNER 23-26-15-12—76  

   SIMON KENTON (2-2): Montgomery 8 0 21, Morrison 5 0 14, Sampson 8 4 20, Robinson 5 1 11, Bowling 2 0 4, Reckner 1 0 2, Yanke 1 0 2. Totals 30 5 74.

   CONNER (2-0): Riddle 1 3 6, Watts 3 2 8, Padgett 7 8 22, Way 1 3 5, Lamblez 4 2 10, Yeager 1 0 2, Hemmerich 9 5 23. Totals 26 23 76.

   3-pointers: C—Riddle. SK—Montgomery 5, Morrison 4. JV: Simon Kenton, 56-53.

   RYLE 64, BOONE COUNTY 62, OT – Raiders senior forward Mark Fussenegger scored five points in overtime and finished with a game-high 22 points.

   Ryle, which remained perfect through three games, scored the final six points of the extra session.

   Senior guard Drew Mays added 19 points, and junior forward Will Stuhr chipped in 16 in the Raiders’ win.

   Sophomore forward Brendan Stanley led the Rebels with 16 points.

RYLE 10-30-7-9-8—64
at BOONE 11-19-16-10-6—62

   RYLE (3-0): Mays 7 3 19, Ahern 1 1 4, Fussenegger 7 4 22, White 1 0 3, Stuhr 6 4 16. Totals 22 12 64.

   BOONE COUNTY (1-3): Mayberry 5 0 11, Hixenbaugh 3 0 7, Schulze 4 2 10, Warning 1 0 3, Stanley 6 3 16, Stockwell 2 1 5, Patton 2 0 4, McDonald 3 0 6. Totals 26 6 62.

   3-pointers: R—Fussenegger 4, Mays 2, Ahern, White. BC—Mayberry, Warning, Hixenbaugh, Stanley. JV: Boone County, 44-38.

   NEWPORT 73, HOLY CROSS 68 – After the Indians tied the score at 63, senior forward Cody Pearson scored four straight points to put the Wildcats ahead for good.

   Junior guard Jaquan Short followed by knocking down the final six Newport points.

   Short tallied 28 points, and Pearson poured in 22. Both were career highs.

   Senior guard Christian McClendon led Holy Cross with 23 points.

HOLY CROSS 12-15-15-26—68
at NEWPORT 17-19-18-19—73

   HOLY CROSS (0-1): Pouncy 3 0 6, Tiberi 4 0 11, Gabbard 2 0 5, M. McClendon 5 0 10, C. McClendon 10 3 23, Cox 1 0 2, Campbell 5 1 11. Totals 30 4 68.

   NEWPORT (1-2): Jas. Short 3 0 7, Jaq. Short 10 5 28, Wright 4 1 9, Turner 1 0 2, Commodore 2 1 5, Pearson 9 4 22. Totals 29 11 73.

   3-pointers: N—Jaq. Short 3, Jas. Short. HC—Tiberi 3, Gabbard. JV: Holy Cross, 65-58, OT.

   SCOTT 83, HARRISON COUNTY 79 – The Thorobreds cut into the Eagles’ double-digit lead in the fourth quarter but were only able to pull to within four points.

   Seniors forward Nick Jackson and guard Josh Felts both knocked down 5-of-6 free throws in the fourth quarter to maintain Scott’s lead.

   Jackson poured in a game-high 33 points, and Felts finished with 14.

SCOTT 23-23-18-19—83
at HARRISON 26-15-13-25—79   

   HARRISON COUNTY (2-1): Kenney 1 0 2, Martin 2 0 5, Carr 3 0 8, Stubbs 1 0 3, Wagner 1 0 2, Ritchie 2 0 5, Pulliam 7 7 22, Kendall 8 10 28, Gross 1 0 2, Hicks 1 0 2. Totals 27 17 79.

   SCOTT (3-2): Castleman 1 0 2, Pouncy 1 0 2, Clary 3 2 8, Buckner 1 2 4, Myers 0 3 3, Jackson 11 9 33, Felts 4 6 14, Ohmer 1 2 4, Crim 6 1 13. Totals 28 25 83.

   3-pointers: S—Jackson 2. HC—Carr 2, Kendall 2, Martin, Stubbs, Ritchie, Pulliam. JV: Scott, 48-39.

   OWEN COUNTY 56, TRIMBLE COUNTY 41 – Senior point guard Zach Ripy led the Rebels with 20 points and five assists.

   Ripy hit three of Owen County’s four 3-pointers, connecting on 3 of 5 shots from behind the arc.

   Freshman forward Carson Williams rolled up 13 points and nine rebounds, and senior center Justin Williams grabbed 15 boards for the Rebels.

TRIMBLE CO. 8-8-8-17—41
at OWEN CO. 17-9-15-15—56

   TRIMBLE COUNTY (0-2): Dunaway 1 0 2, Young 4 0 9, Brooks 5 2 12, Rexroat 1 0 2, Long 2 0 5, Merrill 4 1 11. Totals 17 3 41.

   OWEN COUNTY (4-0): T. Trenary 2 4 9, Ripy 6 5 20, H. Trenary 4 0 8, Williams 5 3 13, Shelton 3 0 6. Totals 20 12 56.

   3-pointers: OC—Ripy 3, T. Trenary. TC—Merrill 2, Young, Long. JV: Trimble County, 36-30.

   COVINGTON CATHOLIC 71, ST. HENRY 52 – Junior guard Nick Ruthsatz rolled up a game-high 28 points, 16 of which came in the first half, helping the Colonels take a 13-point lead into the locker room.

   Sophomore forward Bo Schuh added 13 points for CovCath, which remained unbeaten.

   Sophomore forward Connor Kunstek led the Crusaders with 14 points.

COVCATH 15-15-20-21—71
at ST.HENRY 11-6-14-21—52

   COVCATH (3-0): Frederick 2 0 5, Schuh 4 3 13, Keller 1 0 2, Pauly 2 2 6, Wichmann 2 0 4, Ruthsatz 9 6 28, Heppler 1