Madison Central at Henry Clay

Lexington Kentucky
February 8, 2000

©2000 by Ron Harrison

Madison Central (16-5) vs. Henry Clay (15-7) February 8, 2000

Madison Central coach Allen Feldhaus Jr. started the following lineup:   6-2 Sr. Blake Reichenbach, 6-3 Jr. Eric Broomfield, 6-8 Sr. Kip Kirchbaum, 6-0 Jr. Nick Stephens, and 6-1 Jr. Josh Land.   Henry Clay coach Kirk Chiles countered with 6-7 Sr. Mike Andrews, 6-0 Sr. J.C. Mitchell, 6-2 Jr. Rod Dunham, 6-2 Sr. Daryl Carden, and 5-10 Sr. Rod Cotton.

Henry Clay pulled off the upset by defeating Madison Central 61-58.  Henry Clay stormed out of the starting gate to lead at the end of the first quarter 19-6.  Madison Central fought back in the second quarter to close the deficit to three, 26-23 at halftime.  Madison Central took a 49-48 lead with approximately 3 minutes to play.  Carden then went to the bench with his fifth foul.  Madison Central took a 53-50 lead but Rod Dunham hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 53.  J. C. Mitchell scored a put back basket in the lane to Henry Clay a 55-53 lead and they held on for a 61-58 win.

Daryl Carden led Henry Clay with 19 points and 8 rebounds. J. C. Mitchell added 12 points.  Madison Central was led by Reichenbach and Broomfield with 15 and 13 points respectively.  6-2 Sr. Ryan Jones and 6-1 Jr. Lloyd Walker added 10 each. Henry Clay had no answer for the athletic Walker in the fourth quarter as he tallied all 10 of his points in the final period.
 
   Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   Final
Madison Central      6   17   12   23  58
Henry Clay    19     7   13   22  61

 
Madison Central  (58)  -  Reichenbach 15, Broomfield 13, Jones 10, Walker 10, Kirchbaum 6, Stephens 4. 
Henry Clay  (61)  -  Carden 19, Mitchell 12, Douglas 9, Boyd 6,  Dunham 5, Cotton 4, List 4, Blackburn 2. 

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