1/26 BBK: NewCath rallies in 'A' semis

A 14-1 run midway through the third quarter helped Newport Central Catholic's boys beat Knott County Central, 49-44, and make a date for Sunday's All A Classic title game.

The Thoroughbreds (20-2) held on for Saturday's semifinal win aided by a 21-point night by Michael Bueter and a 12-point, eight-rebound performance by Jake Schulte.

NewCath will face Bardstown (18-5) in Sunday's final, slated for a 2:30 p.m. start — following the girls' final also featuring the Thoroughbreds. For the boys team, it will be their first appearance in the title game since 2000, when they won over Highview Baptist, 52-33.

KNOTT CO. 7-6-10-21—44
NEWCATH 15-2-16-16—49

KNOTT COUNTY (20-4): Justice 6 7 20, Short 1 0 3, Cornett 5 0 12, Hall 0 1 1, Christon 3 2 8. Totals 15 10 44.

NEWCATH (20-2): Bueter 7 4 21, Pangallo 2 0 5, Schulte 6 0 12, Seibert 1 0 2, Weyer 2 0 4, McDonald 2 1 5. Totals 20 5 49.

3-pointers: KC—Justice, Short, Cornett 2. NCC—Pangallo, Bueter 3.

BARDSTOWN 58, BROSSART 50 — Brossart had to rally in the fourth quarter after falling behind by double digits in the third, but fell short of staging a comeback in the All A Classic in Frankfort.

Justin Saunders scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, but Bardstown's Devonte Grundy countered with 26 points and 10 rebounds and Marcus Cosby chipped in 17 points for the Tigers.

BROSSART 10-11-7-22—50
BARDSTOWN 9-15-15-19—58

BROSSART (19-4): Uebel 3 3 10, Jennings 1 1 3, Saunders 8 2 19, Rieger 1 1 3, Burns 4 1 9, Trentman 3 0 6. Totals 20 8 50.

BARDSTOWN (18-5): Young 2 1 6, Cosby 7 1 17, Grundy 11 1 26, Gordon 1 0 2, Johnson 0 3 3, Cowherd 1 0 2, Yocum 1 0 2. Totals 23 6 58.

3-pointers: Br—Uebel, Saunders, Ba—Young, Cosby 2, Grundy 3.

CONNER 54, HIGHLANDS 40 — Conner  ran away from Highlands, led by a hot shooting night by Scott Hemmerich.

The junior connected on four treys en route to a game-high 18 points, while Brady Padgett added 11 points to the Cougars' win. Highlands was led by 11 points apiece by Luke Turner and Nick True.

CONNER 18-7-11-18—54
HIGHLANDS 10-4-11-15—40

CONNER (9-10): Riddle 2 1 5, Ruholt 1 1 4, Watts 1 0 2, Padgett 5 1 11, Way 3 0 9, Lamblez 0 2 2, Barker 0 3 3, Hemmerich 6 2 18. Totals 18 10 54.

HIGHLANDS (8-13): Witte 1 0 2, Weyer 1 0 3, Turner 4 2 11, Houliston 2 1 5, Harris 0 1 1, Salter 0 2 2, Gronotte 1 3 5, True 4 3 11. Totals 13 10 40.

3-pointers: C—Hemmerich 4, Way 3, Ruholz. H—Weyer, Turner.

COVINGTON CATHOLIC 77, RYLE 62 — Nick Ruthsatz scored 21 points to lead CovCath to the win, becoming the program's latest member of the 1,000-point club along the way.

Midway through the third quarter, the junior marked the milestone on his 13th point of the night. Zack Tobler scored 15 points and Nick Fredrick 13 to help the Colonels to the win.

The Raiders were led by points Drew Mays' game-high 25 points.

RYLE 13-8-20-21—62
COVCATH 17-22-15-23—77

RYLE (8-12): Mays 8 7 25, Stuhr 4 2 10, Fussenegger 2 5 9, White 4 0 8, Bellew 2 0 4, Ahern 1 0 2, Rice 1 0 2, Deters 1 0 2. Totals 23 14 62.

COVCATH (19-4): Ruthsatz 7 5 21, Tobler 5 5 15, Fredrick 5 1 13, Pauly 3 1 7, Schuh 1 3 6, Wichmann 1 3 5, Heppler 1 2 5, Schult 2 1 5. Totals 25 21 77.

3-pointers: R—Mays 2. CCHS—Fredrick 2, Ruthsatz 2, Heppler, Schuh.

SCOTT 70, PERRY COUNTY CENTRAL 67 — Tyler Buckner hit a halfcourt 3-pointer at the buzzer to send Scott over Perry County at the Joe B. Hall Classic in Mount Sterling. Perry had tied the game at 67 with :04 remaining.

Nick Jackson led Scott to the win with 27 points. Josh Felts added 12 points to the Eagles' effort.

SCOTT 24-17-16-13—70
PERRY CO. 18-16-19-14—67

SCOTT (12-8): Castleman 1 0 2, Pouncy 2 3 9, Jehn 0 2 2, Buckner 3 0 9, Myers 1 0 2, J. Jackson 3 0 7, N. Jackson 10 6 27, Phelps 3 5 12. Totals 23 16 70.

PERRY COUNTY (15-6): Beverly 3 1 7, Stacy 4 0 12, Johnson 14 0 28, Cornett 9 2 20. Totals 30 3 67.

3-pointers: S—Buckner 3, Pouncy 2, N. Jackson, J. Jackson, Phelps. P—Stacy.