Rockets fall to Croft's Cardianls

Former Rocket Payton Croft brought his Mayfield Cardinals basketball to Marion Saturday afternoon and handed Crittenden County at 78-47 loss.

The Rockets were playing shorthanded as senior and third-leading scorer Erik O'Leary was out with an ankle injury.

Sophomore Hayden Adamson got the start in his place.

Gabe Mott led the scoring with with 18 points and Preston Turley had a dozen.

Croft, the son of former CCHS coach Jimmy Croft, had previously coach at Trigg County, but resigned last summer to take the Mayfield position.

Mayfield 78, Crittenden 47
Mayfield 16 33 58 78
Crittenden 14 24 39 47
MAYFIELD - Kennemore 15, Daniel 12, Brooks 21, Parrot 6, Neely 12, Morris 6, Tynes 2, Browning, Watkins, Rogers, Stone 2, Perry, Lawson. FG 32. 3-pointers 7. FT 7-13.
CRITTENDEN - Morgeson, Winders, Mott 18, Guess, Davidson, Champion 5, Dobyns, M.Carlson 9, Adamson, McGowan 3, Yates, Turley 12. FG 17. 3-pointers 2 (Mott, Champion). FT 11-14.