Boyd poses perhaps the biggest threat to Ashland this season in the 16th Region. The Tomcats are without leading scorer Ethan Sellars tonight. It's always fun when these two bitter rivals get together. 

 

11-8 Ashland

2:53 in 1Q

Good intensity for both teams so far.

End of 1Q

Ashland 20

Boyd County 12

 

Cole Villers and Colin Porter each pick up two fouls in the opening frame.

Ashland with a quick 8-0 run to start the 2Q.

28-12 Ashland

Porter for 3. He's got 12 points early.

31-14 Ashland

4:33 in 2Q

Villers with his second 3 of the night.

38-20 Ashland

2:30 in 2Q

Boyd has picked up its pace and some shots are falling for them now, but stops at the other end have been hard to come by.

Halftime

Ashland 41

Boyd County 25

Villers with back to back textbook jumpers. Biggest lead of the night for the Tomcats.

47-27 Ashland

5:47 in 3Q

Timeout Ashland

49-30 Tomcats

3:25 in 3Q

End of 3Q

Ashland 55

Boyd County 37

 

Eighth grader Jacob Spurlock with a couple of buckets for Boyd near the end of the quarter, including an NBA length three pointer.

Another Villers 3 pushes the margin to a game high 23 point lead for the Tomcats.

60-37 Ashland

5:50 to go

Ballgame. Ashland wins 72-54.