[Cactus Jack]

Nearing tip time from The Corbin Arena. 

Rematch of last year's regional opener that Corbin won 61-53. These teams met earlier this season, with the Black Bears getting a 59-53 win at Corbin High School on January 5th. 

Harlan County is undefeated in regional play this season, but is coming off of two tough games against South Laurel and Clay County that they won by 4 and 6, respectively. 

The Black Bears are led by South Carolina commit Trent Noah and guard Maddox Huff. Noah is coming off of a 43 point outing against Clay. Huff is averging over 17 ppg and made 90 of the 199 triples that he's attempted on the season, good for a 45.2% clip. 

Corbin is led in scoring by sophomore Eli Pietrowski, senior Zander Curry, senior Trey Worley, and 8th grader Ryder Atkins. The Redhounds were without injured senior Carter Stewart for stretches, but he's now back and had 14 points in the semifinal win against Knox Central. 




Keep an eye on each team's depth and foul trouble as this one progresses. This one will likey be physical, so rebounding and second chance points will be huge. 

Free throw shooting has been an issue for Corbin, as no player who has attempted more than 20 free throws this season shoots better than 67% and most key player's averages hover around the 60% mark.