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PARIS — A fabulous, furious finish carried Dixie Heights past Lexington Catholic 67-61 in a showdown of top 10 teams in the Kentucky Bank Shootout at Bourbon County Saturday night.
Dixie Heights, rated No. 6 in the state, scored the last 13 points of the game to rally past the No. 10 Knights.
"That doesn't happen often, especially against a team like Lexington Catholic." Coach Ken Chevalier said of his Colonels' comeback.
The victory was a little revenge for Dixie Heights, which lost to the Knights 69-60 in the first round of the Sweet Sixteen last March.
Lexington Catholic was in position to beat the Colonels again when Jack Whitman's three-pointer from the left corner gave his team a 61-54 lead with 2:30 left.
But everything unraveled for the Knights after that.
Dixie Heights put on a press "out of desperation more than anything," Chevalier said, and Lexington Catholic couldn't handle it.
The Colonels forced three turnovers in a row that Juwan Evans turned into five points to trim the deficit to 61-59.
"That ignited the fuse," Dixie Heights senior Parker Stansberry said.
Knights Coach Brandon Salsman said the press "shell-shocked us a little. We weren't mentally prepared for it."
After Lexington Catholic missed the front end of a bonus free-throw situation, Stansberry tied it with two free throws for the Colonels.


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Dixie Heights 67, Lex. Catholic 61
DIXIE HEIGHTS (4-0) — Hatton 14, Stansberry 12, Hassel 14, Evans 9, Fox 9, Wigger 9.
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC (4-1) — Whitman 23, Keller 12, Floyd 14, Avare 6, Woomer 3, Bennett 2, Banahan 1.
Dixie Heights 15 15 15 22—67
Lexington Catholic 12 17 17 15—61


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Congrats Dicksie

Great game to watch. Lex Cath was up 61-54 with just over 2 minutes to go when Dixie went on their run. LC quit going to the big guy (Whitman) at the end which hurt them a bit.

Whitman for LC had 23 points and 20 rebounds. He will be fun to watch this year and next.

Good balanced scoring from Dixie, but Hassell who was the player of the game made the difference in intensity and playing a good all around game. Both of these teams will be tough to beat later in the year, but I think their rankings are both fair.

Congrats Dixie