Union snaps CCHS 3-game streak despite Champ's 35

MARION, Ky. - Travis Champion scored 16 points in the fourth period as Crittenden County trimmed down a big Union County lead, but it wasn’t enough as the Rockets lost 76-63.

CCHS didn’t shoot well for much of the contest, but Champion and Preston Morgeson heated up a bit down the stretch to turn a 25-point third-quarter Union County lead into a 10-point game with about four minutes to go. However, the Rockets couldn’t get some key defensive stops when it matter and saw a three-game winning streak snapped by the Braves, who CCHS had defeated earlier this season.

The Rockets fell to 10-11 and Union County improved to 9-9.

Union County      17 29 51 76
Crittenden Co. 8 18 33 63
UNION – Hughes 19, Hancock 17, Pollard 2, Manuel 15, Jones 13, Johnson 2, Gentry, Miller 8. FG 27. 3-pointers 5 (Jones 3, Hancock, Manuel). FT 17-24.
CRITTENDEN - Morgeson 20, Champion 35, Walker 2, Hatfield 2, Keller, Gobin, Guess 4. FG 24. 3-pointers 7 (Morgeson 5, Champion 2). FT 8-11.