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Game 1: Rowan County rolls to victory

Rowan County sophomore Tyler Thacker came off the bench to score 25 points and lead the Vikings to a 64-46 victory over North Laurel in the opening game of the 95th Sweet Sixteen Wednesday afternoon in Rupp Arena.

Thacker, the son of Rowan County Coach Shawn Thacker, was 4-for-6 on three-pointers. Senior point guard D.J. Townsend had 14 points and 4 assists. Senior forward Adam Wing had 8 points, 5 assists and 15 rebounds.

Wing and Jason Egan, who were dead-eyes from three-point range in last year’s state tournament, were a combined 0-for-9 against North Laurel. But it didn’t matter. North Laurel shot only 34% (18-for-54) in their first-ever Sweet Sixteen game.

Jake Allen, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, led the Jaguars with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Carson, who has committed to play baseball at UK, had 8 points and 4 assists.

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