Rockets settle for 2nd in District after loss to Lyon

Lyon's Travis Perry guards CCHS junior
guard Travis Champion in the first half. 

EDDYVILLE, Ky. – Losing home court advantage likely didn’t make a hint of difference in the outcome as Crittenden County fell 95-50 at Lyon County Friday in a game that was supposed to have been in Marion.

Snowed out of school almost all week, CCHS was forced to move what amounted to a Fifth District regular-season championship to Lyon. The Rockets went into the contest with just one league loss – from earlier this year at Eddyville – while Lyon had none. They could have played on the banks of the Jordan – where miracles are documented – and hardly anyone would have expected to see one. 

The Lyons substituted liberally in the first half and still managed some basketball theatrics as the No. 10 team in Kentucky took a 27-point lead, turned on the running clock in the third period and rolled to a perfect sweep in Fifth District play this season.

During the second half, Lyon County junior Travis Perry, one of the top recruits in the country, became Kentucky's career leader in three-point makes with 494. Against the Rockets, he scored 29 points, including eight treys. Junior guard Travis Champion led Crittenden with 18 points, including four threes.

The Rockets fell to 11-12 on the season, but still finished second in the league and will have the No. 2 seed for the tournament in a couple of weeks at Livingston Central. 

CCHS will host Mayfield Saturday in a matinee game at 4:45pm.

Lyon County 26 53 79 95
Crittenden County 13 26 39 50
LYON – Perry 29, Shoulders 20, Reddick 24, Kirk 4, Breedlove, C.Collins 2, Burchett 5, Co.Collins, Suitor 4, J.Downey 5, Crawford, K.Downey 2. FG 37. 3-pointers 17 (Perry 8, Reddick 4, Shoulders 2, Kirk, Burchett, J.Downey). FT 4-10.
CRITTENDEN – Morgeson 16, Champion 18, Belcher, Walker 7, Hatfield 5, Suddoth 2, Sharp, Keller, Gobin, guess 2, Poindexter, Counts. FG 19. 3-pointers 7 (Morgeson, Champion 4, Walker, Hatfield). FT 5-8.