SWEET 16 TOURNAMENT: GRC survives Lyon County

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George Rogers Clark pinched their ticket to the Final 4 with a 60-56 win over Lyon County in the quarterfinals played at Rupp Arena on Friday night.

Sam Parris led five Cardinals in double-figure scoring with 15 points. Trent Edwards and Reshaun Hampton finished with 12 each.

Travis Perry paced the Lyons with a game-high 19 points.

GRC, now 29-5, will face Frederick Douglass in the semifinals on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is 1:30 pm.

At Lexington

(Sweet 16 tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTER:

GRC (29-5)……6  24  20  10 – 60

LC (31-6)……13  11  22  10 – 56

Scoring:

George Rogers Clark (60) – Trenton Edwards 2(2) 2-2 12; Reshaun Hampton 0*4) 0-0 12; Jerone Morton 2(1) 4-9 11; Sam Parrish 1(3) 4-4 15; and Tyleik Maxwell 2(2) 0-0 10. Totals: 7(12) 10-15 60.

Lyon County (56) – Brady Shoulders 3(2) 2-4 14; Lukas Breedlove 1 0-0 2; Jack Reddick 7 0-0 14; Travis Perry 3(4) 1-2 19; and Bradin Nelson 2(1) 0-0 7. Totals: 16(7) 3-6 56.