Mason County vs. Lexington Catholic (Boys)

Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, Kentucky
January 20, 2006

©2006 by Ron Harrison

Mason County (12-5) vs. Lexington Catholic (12-5)

Mason County coach Chris O’Hearn started the following lineup:  6-6 So. Darius Miller, 6-3 Sr. Micah Turner, 6-4 Jr. Brad Pawsat, 5-7 Jr. Tyreese Scott, and 6-3 Fr. Russ Middleton.  Lexington Catholic coach Brandon Salsman countered with 6-5 So. Taylor Stewart, 6-4 Sr. Mike Heissenbuttel, 6-6 Sr. Reid Brown, 5-10 Sr. Arian Green, and 6-3 Sr. Brian Hewitt.

Lexington Catholic scored 34 points off 33 Mason County turnovers in a 73-53 victory.  Lexington Catholic got excellent bench play as they held a 37-4 advantage in bench scoring.  The victors shot 54.4% from the field, connected on eight of 13 free throws, and pulled down 29 rebounds.  Mason County shot 35.2% from the field, connected on 10 of 20 free throws, and grabbed 41 rebounds.

6-0 Sr. Cornell Burbage led Lexington Catholic with 19 points.  Reid Brown added 18 points and seven rebounds.  Micah Turner led Mason County with 18 points and 17 rebounds.  Russ Middleton added 16 points including four three point baskets.  Darius Miller chipped in with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Mason County	14	10	20	9	-	53
Lexington Catholic	21	24	17	11	-	73

Mason County	(53)	-	Miller 10, Turner 18, Pawsat 0, Scott 5, Middleton 16, Setty 2, Browning 2.
Lexington Catholic	(73)	-	Stewart 6, Heissenbuttel 3, Brown 18, Green 2, Hewitt 7, Newton 8, Burke 2, Novosel 8, Burbage 19.

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Lexington Catholic stat crew Glen Gentry and Gary Long for providing the computer statistics for tonight’s game.

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