Hopkinsville needed overtime but exploded for 17 points in the extra period and defeated visiting Hopkins County Central 92-79 Thursday night in a boys’ high school basketball game.
Both teams got off to a slow start with the Tigers leading 12-8 after one quarter on Senior Night. Led by the play of senior Jonathan Hart, Layton Giltner, and Jonovan Leavell, Hoptown outscored the Storm 22-15 in the second quarter to take a 34-23 halftime lead.
However, foul trouble began to plague the Tigers and the Storm roared back, outscoring Hoptown 52-41 in the second half to send the game to overtime.
The extra period belonged to the Tigers, who improved to 12-14 on the season.
The Tigers were led in scoring by Hart’s 25 points. Leavell had 19, James Bradley Jr. added 17 and Giltner provided 16.
In addition to Hart, the Tigers honored seniors Treston Kay, and Artavius Moses as well as its senior cheerleaders.
Hoptown will play at McCracken County on Saturday. Airtime for the F&M Bank Pregame Show is 4:15 p.m. on Newsradio 99.3 FM and 1230 AM WHOP.
Score by Quarters:
Hopkins Co. Central 8 15 21 31 4 – 79
Hopkinsville 12 22 19 22 17 – 92
Individual Scoring:
HCCHS (10-15) – Hopson 12, McDaniel 4, Sumner 25, Hoard 13, Stone 11, Gunn 10, B. Sumner 4.
HHS (12-14) – Hart 25, Bradley 17, Kay 6, Bass 7, Giltner 16, Leavell 19; Dillard 2.
3-Point Goals:
HCCHS – L. Sumner 5, Hoard, Stone, B. Sumner; HHS – Hart 5, Leavell 3.
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