Will Philpot had 27 points and 16 rebounds and was named player of the MKL Classic. Hughes had 24 points but was held scoreless in the 4th Q when Graham was given the assignment of guarding him. Great win CARDS!!!!

GRC now has 7 stright road games. :eek: Only 10 home games this year. GRC now 12-7 on the year.

Cardinals Win 4th Straight: Defeat Greenup County, 63-56

 

 

Will Philpot had a double-double in the first half alone (16 points and 10 rebounds) on his way to having 27 points and 16 rebounds as Player of the Game in the MLK, Jr. Classic sponsored by Central Bank. GRC defeated Greenup County, 63-56.

The Cardinals led early, 10-4; however, Greenup County went on a run of 9 to 6 to close the deficit to 3. GRC led after the first quarter, 16-13. Will Philpot led the Cardinals with 8 points in the quarter. Ryan Cooper had 4 points.

The Cardinals scored 5 unanswered points to begin the second quarter. Ryan Cooper hit a trey and Will Philpot scored on a layup to make the score, 21-13, with 7 minutes remaining in the half. The teams traded buckets for the remainder of the quarter. The Cardinals led at halftime, 33-26. Will Philpot scored 8 points in the quarter. PJ Williams hit two treys.

With just under 6 minutes remaining in the third quarter, Will Philpot scored a basket to give the Cardinals the lead at 39-31. However, the Musketeers scored 9 unanswered points in taking the lead, 40-39. The Cardinals battled back behind two treys by Ryan Cooper and two free throws from Jordan Graham. This gave the Cards the lead after three quarters, 47-45. Ryan Cooper led the Cardinals with 6 points.

The Cardinals held a 3-point lead with 2:24 remaining in the game, 55-52. Jordan Graham made a layup and a free throw following a Greenup County technical giving the Cardinals a 6-point lead at 58-52 with 1:43 left. Will Philpot made a layup down the stretch while Chase Taylor, Jordan Graham, and Ryan Cooper each added a free throw to make the final score, 63-56. Will Philpot led the Cardinals with 7 points.

Team statistics were as follows:

Rebounds: GRC – 39, Greenup County – 22

Turnovers: GRC – 10, Greenup County – 9

Assists: GRC – 19, Greenup County – 13

Steals: GRC – 3, Greenup County – 7

Blocked Shots: GRC – 2, Greenup County – 3

Individual statistics for the Cardinals were as follows:

Will Philpot (#35) had 27 points, 16 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Ryan Cooper (#21) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Jordan Graham (#22) had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocked shots.

PJ Williams (#3) had 6 points and 1 rebound.

Chase Taylor (#11) had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Tydarius Clark (#10) had 2 points and 2 rebounds.

JJ Johnson (#31 & #24 – blood on uniform) had 2 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Jehdon Jenkins (#20) had 1 point, 1 rebound, and 1 assist.

Isaiah Noland (#4) had 1 rebound.

The Varsity Cardinals (12-7, 2-1) travel to 40th District rival, Bourbon County, on Tuesday, January 17 for a 7:30PM tip-off.

 

 

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