The Hopkinsville Tigers tuned up for their rematch with Christian County on Friday by defeating visiting Logan County 70-62 Monday night in Tiger Gym.
Hoptown used a balanced scoring attack to jump out to a 33-26 halftime advantage. Jonathan Hart scored eight of his 17 points in the first half and Layton Giltner had seven in the first half for the Tigers, who improved to 7-12 on the season.
Logan County (7-8) drew within 51-46 in the third quarter, but led by the play of James Bradley Jr. and DeAvery Ramey, the Tigers were able to pull away and secure the victory.
Hart hit four 3-pointers on the night and led Hoptown in scoring with 17 points. Giltner added 13 and Ramey and Bradley each had 12.
Samson Hightower, a 6-foot-6 senior, led the Cougars with 12 points.
The Tigers are back in action Friday night against Christian County in a girls’/boys’ doubleheader that begins at 6 p.m. The Tigers’ broadcast begins at 5:45 p.m. on Newsradio 99.3 FM and 1230 AM WHOP. The Colonels’ broadcast begins at 5:45 p.m. on 95.3 The Farm.
Score by Quarters:
Logan County 13 13 20 16 – 62
Hopkinsville 17 16 18 19 – 70
Individual Scoring:
LCHS (7-8) – Hightower 12, Goodloe 8, Switzer 9, Johnson 3, Blann 8, Thomas 7, Tichenor 7, Hinton 2.
HHS (7-12) – Hart 17, Bradley 12, Ramey 12, Bass 5, Giltner 13, Moses 2, Leavell 9.
3-Point Goals:
LCHS – Johnson, Thomas 2, Tichenor; HHS – Hart 4, Leavell 3.
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