Bracken County 62 Bishop Brossart 45 (10th Region All A Semifinals)

[Randy Parker]

Final per the scoreboard. 

[Mustang]

Bracken County jumped out to a quick 11-3 lead on the hot-handed shooting of Blake Reed, who nailed a trio of 3-Pointers from plus-NBA range, paving the way for a 21-10 first quarter advantage.

The Bears cooled off in the second period and the Mustangs cut the gap to 27-21 late in the half, and had several opportunities to cut further into the deficit.  The Bears weathered the storm and led 29-21 at halftime.  

We were outscored 33-24 in the second half as the Bears improved to 12-5 on the season, and advance to the Thursday night 10th Region "A" Championship game where they will face Calvary Christian at 6pm.  Bracken County is seeking their first 10th Region "A" Title since 1998.

Freshman Bear Cayden Reed led all scorers with 20 points, followed closely by his sophomore brother Blake who put up 18, including a total of five 3-pointers..  Devante Jefferson added 12.  David Govan led the Mustangs with 15, and Mason Sepate contributed 14 for the Mustangs.  Govan was tabbed All-Academic and All-Tournament for Brossart.

The most glaring difference in the game came at the free-throw line where the Bears held a 12/16 to 6/18 advantage over our Mustangs.

Brossart will get back to regular season action on Tuesday, January 18th when we host the St. Henry Crusaders.