Rockets fall to HCA on the road

 HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – Starting to heal up from injury and illness, the Rockets got balanced scoring, but couldn’t overcome a Herculean performance by Heritage Christian Academy senior guard Jason Leek in an 84-60 loss on the road.

Leek scored a school-record 51 points with help from six threes as HCA (3-8) jumped ahead to a 50-28 halftime margin and won by a similar margin. Leek made 21 of 26 shots including six of eight from 3-point distance to set the scoring mark. He also had 13 rebounds and six assists in the game. Defensively, Crittenden double-teamed Leek without success. 

Senior CamRon Belcher played his first full game in about two weeks and scored a team high 19 for the Rockets. Kaiden Travis and Brayden Poindexter added 14 and 13, respectively.

Crittenden, now 0-10, will open All A Classic action Tuesday night at home against Lyon County.

Crittenden County 15 28 46 60
Heritage Christian 26 50 65 84
CRITTENDEN – LaRue 0, Belcher 19, young 3, Candelario 2, C.Poindexter Travis 14, B.Poindexter 13. 3-pointers 1 (Young). FT 7-12.
HGA – Miles, Gresham 3, Leek 51, Travis 5, Wells, Wheatcraft 7, Arvin 2, Thompson 11, Morgan 5. 3-pointers 11 (Gresham, Leek 6, Travis, Wheatcraft 2, Morgan). FT 9-16.

Federico's season high lifts CCHS over Webster

MARION, Ky. – Junior forward Andrea Federico scored a career-high 18 points to lead the Lady Rockets to a 61-43 victory.

Crittenden led by seven at the half and extended its margin to 10 in the third period before pulling away late as Federico scored six points in the final frame. Federico’s offense was a dozen points above her season average. 

CCHS improved to 9-3 on the season and will open All A Classic play Monday at home against Livingston Central. Crittenden is the defending All A regional champion. Webster fell to 7-6 on the season.

Webster County 12 24 35 43

Crittenden Co. 14 31 45 61

WEBSTER – Yates 5, J.Wright 9, Cates 7, Braden 4, Carwright 14, A.Wright 4. 3-pointers 3 (A.Wright, J.Wright, Yates). FT 4-9.

CRITTENDEN – Boone 7, Evans 11, Hodge 9, Rushing 9, Federico 18, Stewart 4, Holeman 3, Berry, Matthews, Champion, Grau. 3-pointers 3 (Evans, Holeman, Federico). FT 6-7.

Croft's Cards knock off Rockets

MARION, Ky. – Crittenden County managed just seven field goals against Mayfield Friday night and lost 61-25 to the 10-1 Cardinals, coached by CCHS alumnus Payton Croft.

Crittenden fell behind early and trailed by 16 at the half. CCHS had a couple of threes and one two-point goal in the second half as Mayfield won going away.

Brayden Poindexter scored nine points to lead the Rockets. He got five of those at the foul line. 

CCHS, now 0-9, will play on the road at Heritage Christian Friday night in Hopkinsville.

Mayfield 13 28 52 61
Crittenden Co. 5 12 17 25
MAYFIELD – Flint 9, Kirby 5, I.Byrd, O.Byrd 15, Higdon, Power 10, Webb 10, Robbins 2, England 3, Taylor, Todd 3, Houston, Shultz 2, Neely, Isiah 2. 3-pointers 8. FT 9-16
CRITTENDEN – LaRue 6, Porter, Belcher 2, Dayberry, Stokes, Young 3, Candelario, C.Poindexter, Ellington, Travis 5, B.Poindexter 9. 3-pointers 4 (Travis 2, Young, LaRue 2). FT 7-11.