Morgeson, who had scored just 10 points in the past four games combined, found the bench early against the Cardinals, charged with early fouls. He was scoreless in the first half, but dropped a team-high 15 over the last two periods to help erase a 14-point deficit.
Crittenden (6-6) had fallen behind early in the game with its offense sluggish out the chute, a problem it’s had often this season. Leading scorer Travis Champion was dogged by Mayfield’s defense and held to single-digit scoring for just the third time this season – the second time in two straight games. The sophomore point guard is averaging more than 20 points a game, but finished with just 9 against the Cards.
Morgeson helped close the gap in the second half and by the last two minutes Crittenden had scratched to within five points.
“We just couldn’t finish it,” said Morgeson, who was averaging about a dozen points a game until he’d fallen into a funk since hitting a game-winning shot against Whitley County during the Christmas tournament opener at Larue County.
“We dug ourselves a hole early. We just couldn’t score in the first half. Defensively, we hung around,” said CCHS skipper Denis Hodge. “Then Preston Morgeson got hot there in the second half. Of course he got two quick fouls early and didn’t play the rest of the first half, but when he got hot in the second half it got us right back in it.”
Mayfield (6-2), coached by Rocket basketball alumnus Payton Croft, took advantage of the foul disparity by getting to the line often, yet making just 10 of 22 at the stripe. That was a big factor though as CCHS was just 3-6 at the line.
Mayfield 13 26 37 51
Crittenden 10 17 29 42
MAYFILED – Dabney 9, Webb 1, Fulton 8, Stone 18, Gammons 7, Morris 3, Pate 3, Watson 2. FG 19. 3-pointers 3. FT 10-22.
CRITTENDEN – Morgeson 15, Champion 9, Beverly 9, Adamson 3, Crider, Davidson, Derrington 2, Yates 4, Cooksey. FG 17. 3-pointers 3 (Morgeson 2, Adamson 1). FT 3-6.
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