Clark County turned in an impressive first half and leads Hazard 35-20 at the break. The Cardinals shot 64% while holding Hazard to 31%. Sophomore Robbie Stenzel’s 12 points lead Clark County. He’s hit 5 of 6 shots, including 2-for-2 on threes. Corey Rogers has 6 rebounds. Vinny Zollo has 8 points. Hazard hasn’t been able to generate any rhythm. Josh Whitaker and Robert Warren have 5 points apiece for the Bulldogs.

A bad night for Hazard is getting worse. Clark County held the Bulldogs scoreless for almost four minutes to start the second half, and the Cards opened up a 48-28 lead as the third quarter ended. As the teams went to their benches, a Hazard player was whistled for a techincal, and Clark County added a free throw to its lead and will get the ball to start the fourth quarter.

It’s all Clark County …. the Cards are flying high with a 59-31 lead with three minutes left. Go ahead and pencil them in to face defending tournament champ LexCath in Tuesday’s 7 p.m. finals.