Henderson’s quick start spells doom for Tigers

Henderson County sent the Hopkinsville Tigers to their third straight boys’ high school basketball loss 61-46 Tuesday night in Henderson.

The Colonels (19-4) jumped out to a 14-4 lead and never looked back as the Tigers played catch-up all night.

Henderson outscored Hoptown in each quarter in pulling away for the win.

James Bradley Jr. led the Tigers with 20 points.

Hopkinsville slipped to 14-12 on the season and returns to action Saturday at McCracken County.

Score by Quarters:

Hopkinsville     4 14  12  16 – 46

Henderson County  14  17 13  17 – 61

Individual Scoring:

HHS (14-12) – Battle 3, Giltner 5, Bradley Jr. 20, Jesse 1, Bass 7, Quarles 2, Leavell 8.

HCHS (19-4) – Stewart 10, Johnson 10, Martin 7, Taylor 9, Woolfork 4, Townsend 3, Little 6, Williams 6, Thomas 6.

3-Point Goals: HHS – Battle; HCHS – Stewart, Townsend.

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