By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent
The Henderson County Colonels faced off against the Rossview Hawks from Clarksville, Tennessee at Calloway County High School in the Kentucky-Tennessee Classic.
In the first quarter, the Hawks outscored the Colonels 17-15 despite 11 of the Colonels 15 points coming from Cooper Davenport in the quarter. In the second quarter, the Colonels would outscore the Hawks 21-13, as the score at halftime was a 6 point lead for the Colonels with the score 36-30.
To begin the second half, the Colonels would outscore the Hawks 17-13 in the third quarter as the Colonels would lead by 10, 53-43, heading into the final quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Hawks would outscore the Colonels 14-10, but it wasn’t enough as the Colonels would come away with a 6 point win, their 2nd win in a row, with the final score 63-57. The Colonels improve to (3-2) on the season while the Hawks fall to (6-2).
The leading scorer for the Colonels was sophomore guard Cooper Davenport with 23 points while shooting 2 for 2 from the free throw line and 5 for 7 from the three point line while also being named the 2022 Kentucky-Tennessee Classic Player of the Game. Sophomore guard Lacon McKinney scored 20 points while shooting 2 for 3 from the free throw line and grabbing 3 rebounds on the day. Senior guard Gerard Thomas contributed 11 points and 9 rebounds while senior Jake Rideout tallied 4 points. To round out the scoring for the Colonels, junior guard Alec Satterfield scored 4 points while sophomore forward Trajdon Davis added 1 point and 5 rebounds on the day.
As a team, the Colonels shot 6 for 9 from the free throw line while shooting 5 for 11 from the three point line and grabbed 27 rebounds on the day.
The Colonels will take on the University Heights Blazers on Tuesday night, December 13th, with the tip-off at 7:30 P.M. in Hopkinsville.
The pre-game show will begin at around 7:00 P.M. as I will have the call along with Scott Stone on 860 AM/ 96.5 FM and wsonradio.com
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