Lyon County junior standout Travis Perry eclipsed “King Kelly” Coleman’s all-time scoring record with 23 points as the Lyons knocked out Newport, 61-46, in the opening round game played at Rupp Arena on Thursday afternoon.
He hit a free throw with 3 minutes, 48 seconds remaining to move to 4,338 points.
Teammate Jack Reddick followed with 17 points.
Marquez Miller led Newport with 17 points.
At Lexington
(Sweet 16 tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
NP (28-7)….11 9 10 16 – 46
LC (31-5)….13 13 14 21 – 61
Scoring:
Newport (46) – James Turner 1 1-2 3; Marquez Miller 5(1) 4-5 17; Taylen Kinney 3(1) 0-0 11; Dashawn Anderson 1(1) 1-3 6; Jabari Covington 2(1) 0-2 7; and Amonte Lowe 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11(6) 6-12 46.
Lyon County (61) – Brady Shoulders 5 2-2 12; Jack Reddick 4(3) 0-0 17; Travis Perry 4(4) 3-4 23; Bradin Nelson 1 0-0 2; Bray Kirk 1 3-4 5; and Jonathan Downing 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(7) 8-10 61.