By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent 

The Henderson County Colonels faced off against the Evansville Christian Eagles at home at Colonel Gym on Senior Night.

 

In the first period, the Colonels outscored the Eagles 11-6, as sophomore guard Cooper Davenport scored 5 points in the quarter. In the second period, the Eagles would outscore the Colonels 14-13, as the Colonels would be ahead by 4 points over the Eagles at halftime with the score 24-20.

 

To begin the second half, the Eagles would outscore the Colonels 14-4, as the Eagles would hold a 34-28 lead heading into the fourth quarter. In the fourth and final quarter, the Eagles would outscore the Colonels 18-16, as senior guard Gerard Thomas would score 12 points in the quarter but the Colonels would come up short and suffer a 8 point loss at home against the Eagles with the final score 52-44. The Colonels fall to (20-8) on the season while the Eagles improve to (13-8).

 

The leading scorer for the Colonels was senior guard Gerard Thomas with a double-double scoring 22 points and having 13 rebounds while shooting 7 for 11 from the free throw line on the night. Sophomore guard Cooper Davenport scored 8 points and grabbed 4 rebounds while sophomore guard Lacon McKinney contributed 6 points and 4 rebounds. Junior guard Alec Satterfield tallied 4 points while senior forward Jake Rideout added 4 points on the night.

As a team, the Colonels shot 3 for 14 (21%) from the three point line and 11 for 15 (73%) from the free throw line while grabbing 31 total rebounds and committing 6 turnovers on the night.

The Colonels next game will be Friday night, February 17th, on the road against the Owensboro Red Devils with the tip-off around 7:00 P.M.