Rockets stun Lyon with major margin

Erik O'Leary led the Rockets with 23 points.

MARION, Ky. - Crittenden County shot better than 70 percent in the first half and pulled away from Lyon County early en route to a 73-45 running-clock victory Friday night at Rocket Arena for a huge Fifth District mark.

The Rockets shot incredibly well as they built nearly a 40-point lead at one point in the third period. Senior Erik O’Leary scored a team-high 23 for Crittenden and junior point guard Gabe Mott had 20. Junior center Preston Turley scored 13.

Lyon eighth-grader Travis Perry had 26 points, accounting for more than half of his team’s offense. The Lyons were unable to get anything going around the basket as its bigmen had just six points.

“Sometimes you’re the bug, and sometimes you’re the windshield,” coach Denis Hodge said following the win, and making a reference to his team’s losing by 33 the previous night at McCracken County.

Crittenden improves to 2-2 in district play while Lyon suffered its first league loss in four games.

Crittenden 73, Lyon 45

Lyon County 6 18 31 45

Crittenden Co. 18 46 65 73

LYON – Whalin 2, Reddick 2, Hawkins, Perry 26, Bingham 7, Blackburn, Gilbert, B.Shoulders 2, J.Shoulders 4, Cissell 2, Crawford. FG 20. 3-pointers 3 (Perry 2, Bingham). FT 2-10.

CRITTENDEN – Morgeson 9, O’Leary 23, Mott 20, Winders, Guess, Davidson, Champion, Dobyns, M.Carlson 4, Adamson 2, J.Carlson 2, Cooksey, Turley 13, McGowan. FG 27. 3-pointers 6 (Morgeson 3, Mott 2, O’Leary). FT 13-14.

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