The Red Devils visit Summit in a litmus test to see if they can hang with the 16th Region's best. So far, so good, as Russell leads 24-23 with 2:50 left in the 2Q.

Ignore what the embedded video says, this is a boys game to be followed afterwards the the girls matchup.

 

 

Damon Charles makes a pair of FTs to put Russell up 28-25 with 1:10 till halftime.

A quick 5-0 spurt from Boyd - including a successful and-1 from Rhett Holbrook - pushes the Lions ahead, 30-28.

Boyd's Drew Smith drills an NBA range three at the halftime buzzer to send the Lions to the locker room with a three point lead.

 

Halftime

Boyd County 33

Russell 30

Russell a little sloppy to begin the 3Q. Boyd County scores a couple of quick buckets to extend the lead to 37-30.

7:15 in the 3Q

The Lions are stretching it out now, leading 44-30. Increased ball pressure from Boyd is bothering Russell. 

Timeout Russell at 6:20 of the 3Q.

Russell with a 6-0 run to get back within single digits. Timeout Boyd.

47-38 Lions

3:37 in the 3Q

Griffin Taylor knocks down a 3 to make it a 12 point Lions lead, 50-38.

As Boyd begins to pull away, Russell responds with a spurt, punctuated by an Elijah Neel 3 to make it 57-45.

We're late in the 3Q.

Boyd gets another buzzer beating 3, this time from Holbrook to cap the 3Q. Lions firmly in control.

End of the 3rd

Boyd County 60

Russell 45

Gavin Carter converts the and-1 to pull Russell within 10 at 60-50.

Sweet little turnaround, fade away jumper from Jacob Spurlock.

64-52 Boyd County

3:56 in the 4Q

Boyd County now leads 72-56 with 1:31 remaining.

It's now 76-61 Lions with 1:08 to go.

Carson Blum banks in a 3 to make it 76-64 with exactly a minute left.

Timeout Russell