Updating Saturday’s Sweet Sixteen semifinals:
- Terrific free throw shooting (32 of 38) helped Scott County outlast Holmes. Cam Hundley hit 13 of 13 foul shots and had 23 points. Matt Walls hit 12 of 16 from the line and had 25 points. Bud Mackey added 13 points and 6 rebounds. Holmes’ Greg Rice had 26 points and 7 rebounds, and Arrez Henderson had 18 points. Scott County, the 1998 state champ, will make its first appearance in the finals since it lost to Ballard in the 1999 title game.
- Cam Hundley has hit 9 of 9 free throws and has 19 points, and Matt Walls is 7 of 8 from the line and has 22 points as Scott County leads 64-53 with 2:30 left.
- Scott County leads 47-31 going into the fourth quarter. The Cards went on a 16-1 run to take control. Matt Walls has 18 points. Bud Mackey and Cam Hundley have 11 apiece. Greg Rice’s 13 lead Holmes, which has 18 turnovers.
- Bud Mackey’s three-point play, and Cam Hundley’s layup off a feed from Jordan Lee put Scott County ahead 40-29, and Holmes Coach David Henley called a timeout with 3:05 left in the quarter.
- Scott County opened a 29-20 lead early in the third quarter, Holmes rallied to within 29-28, but Scott County is back out to a 35-29 lead. Matt Walls has 14 points to lead the Cards with 3:46 left in the 3rd.
- Photo: Scott County’s Bud Mackey spins away from Holmes’ Duran Jefferson.
- Scott County girls’ star Rebecca Gray, a front-runner for Miss Basketball, lost twice in half-time shooting contest when paired with another student. But Gray and her partner finally won the halftime game today.
- HALFTIME SCORE: Scott County 24, Holmes 20. Matt Walls has 9 points and Cam Hundley has 6 to lead the Cards. Arrez Henderson has 8 for Holmes. Scott County is shooting 37% (11-for-30). Holmes is shooting 42% (8-for-19), but has 12 turnovers.
- Matt Walls has hit an off-balance three, and a layup off an assist by Bud Mackey, to give Scott County a 23-18 edge with 1:50 left in the half.
- After building an 18-10 lead, Scott County has been quick on the trigger, missed shots and Holmes has rallied to tie it 18-18 on Greg Rice’s three-point play with 3:59 left in the half.
- At the end of the first quarter it’s Scott County on top 14-10. Matt Walls and Cam Hundley have 4 points each for the Cards. Arrez Henderson and Austin Hill have hit threes for Holmes. Since hitting its first four shots, Scott County is 3-for-15 but is owning the boards.
- All 5 starters have scored for Scott County and the Cards lead 14-7, prompting Holmes Coach David Henley to call timeout. Scott County is outrebounding the Bulldogs 11-3 with 1:01 on the clock.
- Scott County came out hot, hitting its first four shots and jumping to an 8-2 lead. Holmes has gotten its game together since. Scott County lead 10-7 with 2:44 left in the first quarter. There’s a lot of red in the building … both Holmes and Scott County have that as their primary school color.
- This state tournament has gone pretty much according to form so far. Our four semifinalists were rated among the top five teams coming into the tournament — No. 1 Scott County, No. 2 Ballard, No. 3 Warren Central and No. 5 Christian County. No. 4 Christian County was knocked out in the first round by No. 6 Clark County.
