Champion gets his 1000th Point

MARION, Ky. – Crittenden County split with University Heights in a Saturday afternoon matinee doubleheader with the girls winning big and boys losing in a similarly lopsided game.

Travis Champion was drawing plenty of 
attention from UHA's defense.

The Rocket 84-39 loss was highlighted, however, by junior Travis Champion reaching the 1,000-point milestone. He joined the high-scoring club with a drive down the lane for a 15-foot jumper in the third period. 

Champion’s teammate senior Preston Morgeson, who led the Rockets with 16 points, had reached the 1,000-point threshold last week. The duo became the 14th and 15th players in school history to score more than 1,000 points. Champion netted 13 against UHA, one of the top teams in the region despite a 6-6 record. 

The Rockets have only beaten UHA once in the series and that was in 2000 in the All A Classic championship game. Crittenden is now 6-8 heading into next week’s All A Classic opener Tuesday at Caldwell County.

The Lady Rockets area still undefeated against Second Region opponents this season after pouring the coal to its early offense against UHA then cooling the engines late. CCHS scored the game’s first 13 points and led 46-18 at halftime before emptying the bench in the last half and winning 69-51. 

Senior Taylor Guess led the Rocket girls with 22 points. Freshman Elliot Evans had a career-high 13 points and classmate Anna Boone added a dozen. 

The Lady Rockets are now 10-3 on the season while the Lady Blazers fall to 2-11.

Crittenden will host Caldwell County in the girls’ All A Classic Monday. 

BOYS SUMMARY

University Heights 33 58 74 84

Crittenden County 14 19 28 39

UHA – Brown 4, Northington 29, Grubbs 8, C.Brown 4, Walton 19, Quarles 11, Baker 4, George 3. FG 35. 3-pointers 12 (Northington 7, C.Brown 2, Walton 2, Quarles). FT 2-6.

CRITTENDEN – Morgeson 16, Champion 13, Hatfield 3, Sharp 2, Gobin 5, Guess, Poindexter, Walker, FG 14. 3-pointers 4 (Morgeson 2, Champion, Hatfield). FT 7-9.

GIRLS SUMMARY

University Heights 6 18 31 51

Crittenden County 30 46 61 69

UHA – Davis 21, Quarles 9, Bass 6, Love 13, Hoosier 2. FG 20. 3-pointers 4 (Davis, Quarles 3). FT 7-13.

CRITTENDEN – Guess 22, A.Boone 12, Evans 13, Hatfield 6, N.Boone, Federico, Hunt 6, McDaniel 4, Hodge, Holeman, Stewart 2, Munday, Rushing 4. FG 27. 3-pointeres (Guess 2, Evans). FT 12-20.

Chloe Hunt brings the ball up the court
for the Lady Rockets in the 2nd half.