By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent 

The Henderson County Colonels faced off against the Evansville Central Bears at home at Colonel Gym. 

 

In the first period, the Colonels outscored the Bears 25-8, as Colonel guards Lacon McKinney and Gerard Thomas combined for 16 points in the quarter. In the second period, the Colonels outscored the Bears 24-14, as the Colonels held a 27 point lead at halftime with the score 49-22.

 

To begin the second half, the Bears would outscore the Colonels 19-18, as the Colonels would hold a 26 point lead over the Bears heading into the fourth quarter with the score 67-41. In the fourth and final quarter, the Bears would outscore the Colonels 18-13, but the Colonels would still win by 21 points over the Bears with the final score 80-59. The Colonels improve to (14-6) on the season while the Bears fall to (7-7).

 

The leading scorer for the Colonels was senior guard Gerard Thomas with 26 points while shooting 3 for 5 from the three point line and 5 for 7 from the free throw line while grabbing 5 rebounds on the night. Sophomore guard Lacon McKinney scored 17 points and grabbed 3 rebounds while senior forward Jake Rideout contributed 15 points and 7 rebounds while shooting 3 for 4 from the free throw line. Sophomore guard Cooper Davenport tallied 12 points and grabbed 3 rebounds while junior guard Alec Satterfield recorded 6 points. To round out the scoring for the Colonels, junior guard Nick Belle and sophomore guard Dwaine Moss added 2 points each on the night.

As a team, the Colonels shot 3 for 11 (27%) from the three point line and shot 11 for 14 (78%) from the free throw line while grabbing 25 total team rebounds and committing 12 turnovers on the night.

 

The Colonels will face off in a 6th District rivalry game against the Webster County Trojans on Tuesday night, January 24th, at Colonel Gym with the tip-off at 7:30 P.M.