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02-27-2010, 02:58 AM
Ryle wins the 33rd district championship over the Rebels.
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02-27-2010, 02:23 PM
Senior guard Mitch McLeish saved his best game of the year for the 33rd District championship game, pushing Ryle to a 66-51 win against Boone County, Friday at Ryle.
The district title was the second in Ryle’s history and first since 2002.
McLeish, the tournament’s most valuable player, scored a season-high 27 points, draining four 3-pointers in addition to grabbing six rebounds and dishing out eight assists.
McLeish also sank five of six free throws in the fourth quarter, when Ryle only made six of 13 as a team.
Junior center Bobby Stauffer and senior forward Clay Coleman joined McLeish on the all-tournament team. Stauffer scored 14 points with seven rebounds while Coleman had 12 points, three rebounds, and four assists.
Boone County was represented on the all-tournament team by senior guard Mike Gabbard and junior Trevan Brown. Gabbard led the Rebels with 22 points, scoring 18 in the second half. Brown scored 11 points.
Both teams move on to next week’s 9th Region tournament at NKU’s Bank of Kentucky Center.
RYLE 21-18-13-14—66
BOONE 15-6-13-17—51
RYLE (15-11): Pinkston 2 0 4, McLeish 9 5 27, Perkins 2 1 5, Coleman 5 1 12, Stauffer 6 2 14, Vollet 2 0 4. Totals 26 9 66.
BOONE COUNTY (18-8): Gabbard 7 7 22, Montgomery 2 2 6, Cotton 2 0 4, Earls 3 2 8, Brown 5 1 11. Totals 19 12 51.
3-pointers: R- McLeish 4, Coleman. B- Gabbard.
The district title was the second in Ryle’s history and first since 2002.
McLeish, the tournament’s most valuable player, scored a season-high 27 points, draining four 3-pointers in addition to grabbing six rebounds and dishing out eight assists.
McLeish also sank five of six free throws in the fourth quarter, when Ryle only made six of 13 as a team.
Junior center Bobby Stauffer and senior forward Clay Coleman joined McLeish on the all-tournament team. Stauffer scored 14 points with seven rebounds while Coleman had 12 points, three rebounds, and four assists.
Boone County was represented on the all-tournament team by senior guard Mike Gabbard and junior Trevan Brown. Gabbard led the Rebels with 22 points, scoring 18 in the second half. Brown scored 11 points.
Both teams move on to next week’s 9th Region tournament at NKU’s Bank of Kentucky Center.
RYLE 21-18-13-14—66
BOONE 15-6-13-17—51
RYLE (15-11): Pinkston 2 0 4, McLeish 9 5 27, Perkins 2 1 5, Coleman 5 1 12, Stauffer 6 2 14, Vollet 2 0 4. Totals 26 9 66.
BOONE COUNTY (18-8): Gabbard 7 7 22, Montgomery 2 2 6, Cotton 2 0 4, Earls 3 2 8, Brown 5 1 11. Totals 19 12 51.
3-pointers: R- McLeish 4, Coleman. B- Gabbard.
02-27-2010, 02:27 PM
Stardust Wrote:Shcocker!
Not really a shocker for me. I called this one. Ryle played Boone tough in both regular season games and had late leads but couldn't hold on.
Add in the distraction that Boone has had two players quit the team in the past week (Popp & Schultz) and this doesn't seem like an upset to me at all.
Ryle has now beaten Boone by 15, Highlands by 15, Lafayette by 17 and Holmes be 5....that loss to Ryle isn't looking so bad now considering Ryle knocked off the preseason top 3 teams in the 9th.
They will be a dangerous team in the region. I feel sorry for whoever gets Boone in the first round. (I'm predicting we'll see a Holmes/Boone first round matchup)
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