Rockets lose Pigg's Marshall homecoming

DJ Pigg played ball at Marshall
County. Tuesday night he was
there for the first time as coach.

First-year Crittenden County boys’ basketball coach D.J. Pigg’s debut was on the same floor where he was a star player only six years ago. The homecoming didn’t go too good for his Rockets as Marshall County won the season-opening matchup 66-29.

The Marshals jumped out early as Crittenden had very few rebounds in the first half and was unable to match Marshals’ shooting accuracy.

Pigg said he saw improvements, particularly the second half. He expects the transition from football to basketball will take some time for a few of the Rockets.

Jaxon Hatfield led CCHS’s scoring with 14 points, mostly from 3-point range, and Travis Champion scored 12.

Crittenden will have a key district matchup against Livingston Central Friday at Rocket Arena.

Crittenden    6 15 26 29
Marshall    23 43 60 66
CRITTENDEN - Travis Champion 12, Jaxon Hatfield 14, Levi Suddoth 1, Case Gobin 2, Bryson Walker, Zach Counts, Seth Guess, Turner Sharp, Gabe Keller, Kaiden Travis, Tyler Belt. FG 9. 3-pointers 7 (Hatfield 4, Champion 3). FT 4-10.
MARSHALL - Moore 7, Wall 11, Staples 5, Wallace 13, Phelps 12, Davis 4, Binkley 2, Thompson 2, Robertson 7, Wilson 1, Parker 2, Reynolds, Hall. FG 23. 3-pointers 7. FT 11-15.