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02-11-2012, 12:57 AM
Hall did not play.
Central looked like they were still dead from last night, ashland was good but not 17 points better,
Central looked like they were still dead from last night, ashland was good but not 17 points better,
02-11-2012, 11:15 AM
PAINTSVILLE — Ashland makes chaos look good — real good.
The Tomcats turned on the heat Friday night, picking apart an injury-riddled Johnson Central team.
Senior Corey Gregg scored a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds and the Tomcats cruised to a 64-47 win at Eagle Fieldhouse.
“Corey has played this way all season,” said Ashland coach Buddy Biggs. Gregg, the state’s second leading scorer, was on-par with his season average of 24.6 points per game. He shot 8 of 20 from the floor and was 9 of 11 from the free-throw line.
While Gregg led the offense, the Tomcats’ defense was intense, switching often from a trap-frenzy 2-3 zone, 1-3-1 and man-to-man. Johnson Central (20-7), which led 27-26 at the half, had 25 turnovers.
“Our guards didn’t do a good job handling the pressure,” said Johnson Central coach Tommy McKenzie. “Ashland did a great job of throwing a lot of different looks at us. It made us uncomfortable, especially in the second half.”
Ashland (17-10) capitalized on nearly all of the Golden Eagles’ mistakes in the second half. The Tomcats blew open a 35-all tie in the third quarter by reeling off nine unanswered points, capped by a basket by Gregg with 35 seconds left in the third quarter to go ahead 44-35. A 12-0 run in the fourth quarter, backed by a stifling defense that held Johnson Central without a field goal for more than 5:00 in the fourth, gave the Tomcats their largest lead of the game at 65-40 with 3:15 left in the game.
Johnson Central, which defeated rival Paintsville, 70-55, on Thursday night played without 6-foot-7 sophomore center Shane Hall who is nursing a leg injury. Senior B.J. Blackburn also did not play.
“You have to give them [Johnson Central] credit,” Biggs continued, “they played inspired basketball in the first half.”
The Golden Eagles led by as many as seven in the first half (27-20) late in the first half. Ashland answered with six unanswered to end the half, and the momentum started to shift.
“We simply started executing on both sides of the floor,” said Biggs. Ashland outrebounded 40-to-37 in the game but by a lopsided 24-to-14 in the second half. “I was very pleased with how we moved the ball, got clean drives and hit shots.”
Logan Salow and Ryan Whetsel had 11 points apiece for the Tomcats, who shot 41 percent from the floor on 24-of-58 attempts.
Salyer was the only player to land in double figures for the Golden Eagles with 13 points. Johnson Central shot 33 percent from the floor on 19-of-57 attempts.
http://dailyindependent.com/localsports/...on-Central
The Tomcats turned on the heat Friday night, picking apart an injury-riddled Johnson Central team.
Senior Corey Gregg scored a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds and the Tomcats cruised to a 64-47 win at Eagle Fieldhouse.
“Corey has played this way all season,” said Ashland coach Buddy Biggs. Gregg, the state’s second leading scorer, was on-par with his season average of 24.6 points per game. He shot 8 of 20 from the floor and was 9 of 11 from the free-throw line.
While Gregg led the offense, the Tomcats’ defense was intense, switching often from a trap-frenzy 2-3 zone, 1-3-1 and man-to-man. Johnson Central (20-7), which led 27-26 at the half, had 25 turnovers.
“Our guards didn’t do a good job handling the pressure,” said Johnson Central coach Tommy McKenzie. “Ashland did a great job of throwing a lot of different looks at us. It made us uncomfortable, especially in the second half.”
Ashland (17-10) capitalized on nearly all of the Golden Eagles’ mistakes in the second half. The Tomcats blew open a 35-all tie in the third quarter by reeling off nine unanswered points, capped by a basket by Gregg with 35 seconds left in the third quarter to go ahead 44-35. A 12-0 run in the fourth quarter, backed by a stifling defense that held Johnson Central without a field goal for more than 5:00 in the fourth, gave the Tomcats their largest lead of the game at 65-40 with 3:15 left in the game.
Johnson Central, which defeated rival Paintsville, 70-55, on Thursday night played without 6-foot-7 sophomore center Shane Hall who is nursing a leg injury. Senior B.J. Blackburn also did not play.
“You have to give them [Johnson Central] credit,” Biggs continued, “they played inspired basketball in the first half.”
The Golden Eagles led by as many as seven in the first half (27-20) late in the first half. Ashland answered with six unanswered to end the half, and the momentum started to shift.
“We simply started executing on both sides of the floor,” said Biggs. Ashland outrebounded 40-to-37 in the game but by a lopsided 24-to-14 in the second half. “I was very pleased with how we moved the ball, got clean drives and hit shots.”
Logan Salow and Ryan Whetsel had 11 points apiece for the Tomcats, who shot 41 percent from the floor on 24-of-58 attempts.
Salyer was the only player to land in double figures for the Golden Eagles with 13 points. Johnson Central shot 33 percent from the floor on 19-of-57 attempts.
http://dailyindependent.com/localsports/...on-Central
02-11-2012, 11:15 AM
Ashland (64) – Kyle Bush 1 1-4 3; Corey Gregg 7(1) 9-11 26; Logan Salow 4(1) 0-0 11; Ryan Whetsel 5 1-3 11; Cody Withrow 2 3-4 7. Totals: 22(2) 14-22 64.
Johnson Central (47) – Matt Gallagher 1 0-0 2; Braxton Blair 3(1) 0-0 9; Chad Collins 2 2-4 6; Dalton Adkins 2(1) 1-2 8; Nick McKenzie 1(1) 0-1 5; Slade McPeek 2 0-1 4; Truman Salyer 4(1) 2-2 13. Totals: 15(4) 5-10 47.
Next up: Ashland (17-10) at West Carter, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Johnson Central (20-7) vs. Prestonsburg, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Ashland 10 16 19 19 – 64
J.Central 12 15 10 10 – 47
Johnson Central (47) – Matt Gallagher 1 0-0 2; Braxton Blair 3(1) 0-0 9; Chad Collins 2 2-4 6; Dalton Adkins 2(1) 1-2 8; Nick McKenzie 1(1) 0-1 5; Slade McPeek 2 0-1 4; Truman Salyer 4(1) 2-2 13. Totals: 15(4) 5-10 47.
Next up: Ashland (17-10) at West Carter, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Johnson Central (20-7) vs. Prestonsburg, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Ashland 10 16 19 19 – 64
J.Central 12 15 10 10 – 47
02-11-2012, 12:55 PM
I thought both teams looked a little gased at times thoughout the game which was due to the physical play. I expected a very physical game and they not disappoint in the least. JC and Ashland enjoy a pretty intense rivalry due for the most part to their clashes in district play during football season in recent years. In JC's case it is really hard to compete with two players out of the lineup but they gave Ashland all they wanted in the first half when coach Biggs pulled three starters to make a point and JC went on a 8-0 run.
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