[Strikeout King]

[COLOR="Blue"]Knott County Central shot the lights out and shot down Boone County 71-54 in the first round of the Sweet Sixteen in Rupp Arena on Thursday afternoon.

The Patriots hit 23 of 35 from the field for a sizzling 67%. They were 6-for-11 on three-pointers as they advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1993.

Zack Davis and Simon Christion had 19 points apiece for Knott Central. Davis also had 6 rebounds and four assists.

Evan Hall had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and Camron Justice had 11 points and 5 assists. Seth Adams added 8 points and 7 rebounds.

Zane McQueary led Boone County with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Jakeith Pitts added 13 points.


Patriots will play Oldham County tomorrow at 6:30 PM[/COLOR]

[GetChili]

Congrats KCC!

[Micro-Brew]

Adding to that 14th region win total. Congrats Patriots!!!

[bradc]

congrats pats. proved me wrong!

[vundy33]

Congrats boys...knew they'd take it. They will beat Oldham County, handily I think. Then they'll play either Marshall Co., Scott Co., Johnson Central or John Hardin. I think either Scott or Marshall will beat the winner of JC-JH, so I think Knott will get to that game and lose. Love to see a Cinderella run though.

Anyone got any pics or stats?

[GetChili]

Here you go vundy33.

Newspaper Box Score
KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL vs BOONE COUNTY
03/15/12 1:30 PM at RUPP ARENA-LEXINGTON, KY
At RUPP ARENA-LEXINGTON, KY

KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 71, BOONE COUNTY 54

KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (29-5)

CHRISTON, SIMON 8-11 3-5 19; DAVIS, ZACK 5-8 6-10 19; HALL, EVAN 5-5 2-5 12;
JUSTICE, CAMRON 2-5 6-7 11; ADAMS, SETH 3-4 0-0 8; CORNETT, CHANCE 0-1 2-6
2; MULLINS, AUSTIN 0-0 0-0 0; CATRON, BRIAN 0-0 0-0 0; MILLER, CHEYNE 0-1
0-0 0; AMBURGEY, TREY 0-0 0-0 0; SHRUM, BLAKE 0-0 0-0 0; CAMPBELL, J. T. 0-0
0-0 0; BENTLEY, MATT 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-35 19-33 71.

BOONE COUNTY (27-8)

MCQUEARY, ZANE 7-13 2-3 18; PITTS, JAKEITH 5-11 0-0 13; STANLEY, CHASE 2-9
4-6 8; PALMER, KEENAN 3-5 1-2 7; STANLEY, BRENDEN 2-6 0-0 4; DOWNS, COOPER
1-7 0-0 2; CARR, TRAVIS 1-4 0-0 2; DATRO, ALEX 0-0 0-0 0; WARNING, MICHAEL
0-0 0-0 0; WILLIAMS, JEREMIAH 0-0 0-0 0; MELZER, MATT 0-0 0-0 0; SCHWARTZ,
KAMERON 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 21-59 7-11 54.

KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL.......... 19 13 17 22 - 71
BOONE COUNTY.................. 8 19 11 16 - 54

3-point goals--KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 6-11 (DAVIS, ZACK 3-4; ADAMS, SETH 2-3;
JUSTICE, CAMRON 1-3; CHRISTON, SIMON 0-1), BOONE COUNTY 5-22 (PITTS, JAKEITH
3-4; MCQUEARY, ZANE 2-6; STANLEY, BRENDEN 0-2; DOWNS, COOPER 0-3; SCHWARTZ,
KAMERON 0-2; STANLEY, CHASE 0-5). Fouled out--KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL-None,
BOONE COUNTY-PALMER, KEENAN; DOWNS, COOPER. Rebounds--KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL
34 (HALL, EVAN 8), BOONE COUNTY 22 (MCQUEARY, ZANE 6). Assists--KNOTT COUNTY
CENTRAL 14 (JUSTICE, CAMRON 5), BOONE COUNTY 10 (STANLEY, CHASE 3; DOWNS,
COOPER 3). Total fouls--KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 13, BOONE COUNTY 23. Technical
fouls--KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL-None, BOONE COUNTY-None. A-13101

http://www.khsaa.org/basketball/boys/swe...m#GAME.NWS

[Westside]

Congrats to the Patriots.

[We Bleed Blue]

Congrats to BB and the Patriots!!! Bring it home!!!!

[LeeCoUKFan]

Proud to say that I got this pick correct!! Glad to see that the 14th Region is able to to prove that they're no longer a push-over region!! Congrats Patriots!!

[MVP2]

Congrats Knott Central.

[Stlcardsfan]

Never in doubt.

[hillmonster]

KCC played really well, congrats, felt bad for Cam though, he's been your best player and the one that got KCC to Rupp and gets 2 fouls and he sits the whole first half? He's smart enough player he's not going to get his 3rd, trust the kid and let him play his mins in the state tournament, he's earned it. Congrats

[Downtown10]

Congrats kcc, best ive seen Knott play all year. For once they got a lead and didnt lay down and played together as a team. If they keep this play up they'll def be playin sat. mornin and a good chance sat evening.

[vundy33]

KCC played really well, congrats, felt bad for Cam though, he's been your best player and the one that got KCC to Rupp and gets 2 fouls and he sits the whole first half? He's smart enough player he's not going to get his 3rd, trust the kid and let him play his mins in the state tournament, he's earned it. Congrats

I think Cam will be back to his normal scoring self vs Oldham County. Even with the limited mins, still went 6-7. Nice how the senior leader Davis just picked up the slack with no problem and went off for 19 for sure though. Really like that manchild, lol.

Here you go vundy33.

Newspaper Box Score
KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL vs BOONE COUNTY
03/15/12 1:30 PM at RUPP ARENA-LEXINGTON, KY
At RUPP ARENA-LEXINGTON, KY

KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 71, BOONE COUNTY 54

KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (29-5)

CHRISTON, SIMON 8-11 3-5 19; DAVIS, ZACK 5-8 6-10 19; HALL, EVAN 5-5 2-5 12;
JUSTICE, CAMRON 2-5 6-7 11; ADAMS, SETH 3-4 0-0 8; CORNETT, CHANCE 0-1 2-6
2; MULLINS, AUSTIN 0-0 0-0 0; CATRON, BRIAN 0-0 0-0 0; MILLER, CHEYNE 0-1
0-0 0; AMBURGEY, TREY 0-0 0-0 0; SHRUM, BLAKE 0-0 0-0 0; CAMPBELL, J. T. 0-0
0-0 0; BENTLEY, MATT 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-35 19-33 71.

BOONE COUNTY (27-8)

MCQUEARY, ZANE 7-13 2-3 18; PITTS, JAKEITH 5-11 0-0 13; STANLEY, CHASE 2-9
4-6 8; PALMER, KEENAN 3-5 1-2 7; STANLEY, BRENDEN 2-6 0-0 4; DOWNS, COOPER
1-7 0-0 2; CARR, TRAVIS 1-4 0-0 2; DATRO, ALEX 0-0 0-0 0; WARNING, MICHAEL
0-0 0-0 0; WILLIAMS, JEREMIAH 0-0 0-0 0; MELZER, MATT 0-0 0-0 0; SCHWARTZ,
KAMERON 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 21-59 7-11 54.

KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL.......... 19 13 17 22 - 71
BOONE COUNTY.................. 8 19 11 16 - 54

3-point goals--KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 6-11 (DAVIS, ZACK 3-4; ADAMS, SETH 2-3;
JUSTICE, CAMRON 1-3; CHRISTON, SIMON 0-1), BOONE COUNTY 5-22 (PITTS, JAKEITH
3-4; MCQUEARY, ZANE 2-6; STANLEY, BRENDEN 0-2; DOWNS, COOPER 0-3; SCHWARTZ,
KAMERON 0-2; STANLEY, CHASE 0-5). Fouled out--KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL-None,
BOONE COUNTY-PALMER, KEENAN; DOWNS, COOPER. Rebounds--KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL
34 (HALL, EVAN 8), BOONE COUNTY 22 (MCQUEARY, ZANE 6). Assists--KNOTT COUNTY
CENTRAL 14 (JUSTICE, CAMRON 5), BOONE COUNTY 10 (STANLEY, CHASE 3; DOWNS,
COOPER 3). Total fouls--KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 13, BOONE COUNTY 23. Technical
fouls--KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL-None, BOONE COUNTY-None. A-13101

http://www.khsaa.org/basketball/boys/swe...m#GAME.NWS

Thanks brother. Davis had a hell of a game!

[Blue-N-Gold]

Good job Patriots!

[Overrated]

Musta been them 15th region refs?

[toussaints]

great game for KCC, really impressed with davis and criston. it'll be interesting to see what they can do against oldham. should be a fun one tomorrow

great season for boone county, congrats to coach mcqueary for getting to the sweet 16

[Benchwarmer]

Congrats KCC and Boone County on a good season.

[Downtown10]

great game for KCC, really impressed with davis and criston. it'll be interesting to see what they can do against oldham. should be a fun one tomorrow

great season for boone county, congrats to coach mcqueary for getting to the sweet 16

I watched the oldham vs bowling green game and I dont think knott should have a problem with them, but anything can happen. Knott is more talented imo,which I think that bowling green was more talented than oldham also.

[McCameraMan]

Congrats KCC.

[vundy33]

I watched the oldham vs bowling green game and I dont think knott should have a problem with them, but anything can happen. Knott is more talented imo,which I think that bowling green was more talented than oldham also.

Yep,agreed. I watched Oldham vs ER, and Oldham barely pulled that out, and that's because ER made quite a few rookie mistakes. But of course, Oldham's alot better now. But Knott is too, and I'm 100% confident in them that they'll take it.

Man I'd love for them to beat Scott Co., haha. Out of the two non-15th Region teams that are my favorites, Knott and Perry, I root for Perry more. But I've always had good friends from Knott, and I always like to see them do good. I would love to see them bring a title, or at least a Final Four appearance, back to us! I think they deserve it, and how good of a graduation present would that be for the Seniors, especially Zack Davis??

[Downtown10]

^ It would be great for those seniors and like you said especially for Davis with all the injuries hes had to deal with. I would love to see them playin sat. against scott co.

[Downtown10]

Zack Davis remembers Knott County Central's trip to the PNC/KHSAA Boys' State Basketball Tournament in 2010.
The Patriots got bounced by Butler by 11 points in the first round.
Thursday, Knott Central passed its opening test with flying colors, disposing of Boone County 71-54 before a Rupp Arena crowd of 13,101.
"It was great to come here and play, get that experience. But when we lost, I still felt like there was something missing. It wasn't good enough," said Davis, who was a sophomore on the 2010 team. "I knew coming in today some of the freshmen would probably be nervous; they'd be timid. I was going to have to come out and play my game and get us going as a senior leader, and that's what I tried to do."
He hit three three-pointers and scored 11 points in the first quarter alone.
While Boone County was missing its first 10 shots, Knott was bolting to a 9-1 lead. Boone never recovered.
"These guys, they're a good bunch of kids, and I expect this out of them," Coach B.B. King said after the Patriots' first state tournament win since 1993. "And they played together."
The winners shot lights out, draining 23 of 35 shots (65.7 percent). In the second half, they fired in 13 of 16 (81.3 percent).
Davis and freshman Simon Christon finished with 19 points each. Fellow freshmen Evan Hall and Camron Justice added 12 and 11 points, respectively. Hall also grabbed eight rebounds, and Davis had six. Seth Adams, a senior, had eight points and seven rebounds.
The Patriots (29-5) advanced to Friday's quarterfinals against Oldham County.
Boone (27-8) never did find its groove on offense. The Rebels shot 21-for-59 (35.6 percent) and were outscored 19-7 at the free-throw line.
"We just didn't defend well, got in foul trouble, and they took advantage of it," Coach Greg McQueary said. "They shot the ball well. It's just one of those things where we got ourselves in a little bit too big of a hole we couldn't dig out of. Give Knott County Central credit — they took advantage of it. They made plays, they shot the ball well, and they're advancing."
Zane McQueary, son of the coach, paced the Rebels with 18 points and six rebounds. Jakeith Pitts added 13 points.
Knott led 19-8 through one quarter and was up 28-14 early in the second.
Boone trimmed the deficit to four and was within five at 32-27 at intermission.
Justice was the Patriots' lone starter not to score in the half.
"I got a little frustrated the first half," he said. "I figured I couldn't do any worse the second half, so I came out and played my game, and we just got a 'W,' and that's all I'm proud of."
Keenan Palmer's put-back to open the second half brought Boone to within three.
The Rebels were still within eight until Justice made a three-pointer with three seconds left in the third quarter.
Knott got the ball to open the fourth quarter, and Justice was fouled on a three-point attempt. He made all three free throws.
After a Boone County miss, Hall's fast-break basket bumped Knott's lead to 54-38. The Patriots later led by as many as 20.
"The first half, we got back to four; we thought the momentum was going back to our way," Greg McQueary said. "They answered every time. They were the better team."

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/15/21116...rylink=cpy

[Downtown10]

When a Lexington doctor told Knott County Central's Zach Davis last season that he would never play basketball again because of knee problems, Davis heard the prognosis, but he didn't heed it.
Davis sought a second opinion. He went to Chicago and met with the team doctor of the NBA's Bulls, who told him he could keep playing if he could put up with the pain.
The rest of the story is that Davis, after enduring four knee surgeries before and during his junior year, played a great game in the Sweet Sixteen on Thursday.
The thick-chested 6-foot-2 senior had 19 points, six rebounds and four assists in leading the Patriots to victory over Boone County in Rupp Arena.
Davis's trade-off for having the meniscus removed from both knees is that they're heavily wrapped for practices and games, and he spends 30 minutes in a 30-degree whirlpool after playing.
"It shocks it," he said, shivering at the thought.
Davis was also told he will probably have chronic arthritis in both knees when he gets older. But he said it's all worth it for getting to play in the state tournament again after seeing what it was like as a sophomore.
"This is what I worked for, why I came back after all the knee surgeries," he said. "This is the best atmosphere ever."
Davis said that when he's on the court, he doesn't notice the pain. "Once you get all that adrenaline pumping, you don't think about it."
When Knott Central is finished with the Sweet Sixteen this week, it will be the end of basketball for Davis.
But he's got a lot more going for him than hoops. He scored a 33 on the ACT, and he will probably attend either Columbia or UK and major in chemical engineering.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/15/21121...rylink=cpy


Thought this was a really good article...

[Blue-N-Gold]

Congrats to the Patriots.

I think I took that EKU helmet pic. lol

[RickVaughn99]

Gg pats!


Sk, the blue is hard to read

[rojas]

[COLOR="Blue"]

The Patriots hit 23 of 35 from the field for a sizzling 67%. They were 6-for-11 on three-pointers as they advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1993.

[/COLOR]

Not so quick, the Patriots will have to beat Oldham Co before advancing to the semifinals. They are actually in the quarter finals.

[rojas]

KCC played really well, congrats, felt bad for Cam though, he's been your best player and the one that got KCC to Rupp and gets 2 fouls and he sits the whole first half? He's smart enough player he's not going to get his 3rd, trust the kid and let him play his mins in the state tournament, he's earned it. Congrats

Let me get this straight, Knott Co wins the region and then wins by 17 in the first round of the Sweet 16 and your criticizing the coach for not playing a kid with two fouls in the first half? At this point in the season it's not about if he "earned it." It's about doing what needs to be done to advance to the next round. It seems to me that coach King has pulled all the right strings so far with this team.

[rojas]

I watched the oldham vs bowling green game and I dont think knott should have a problem with them, but anything can happen. Knott is more talented imo,which I think that bowling green was more talented than oldham also.

I think Oldham may be better than you think.

[Downtown10]

^ they may be that was the first time i had seen them play. But i'm gonna be honest from what i saw they had better play much better than what they did againt bg if they want to beat knott