Mason County at Lafayette
(Boys)
Lafayette High School
Lexington Kentucky
February 14, 2004
©2004 by Ron Harrison
Mason County (21-2) at Lafayette (14-8) (Boys)
Mason County coach Kelly Wells started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Chris Lofton, 6-3 Sr. Dustin Grutza, 6-3 Sr. Jarrod Litzinger, 6-0 Jr. Casey Pfeffer, and 6-1 Jr. Wes Jones. Lafayette coach Damon Kelley countered with 6-6 Sr. Nic Mullins, 6-1 Sr. Marcus Barron, 6-8 Sr. Darnell Dialls, 6-0 Jr. T. J. Chinn, and 6-0 So. Pete Gifford.
This was a game of runs and Mason County made the decisive one, scoring 13 of the final 15 points to capture an 87-79 decision over Lafayette. Mason County held a 46-39 lead at halftime but Lafayette outscored the Royals 27-14 in the third quarter to lead 66-60 at the end of three quarters. Lafayette led 77-74 with three minutes remaining on the clock before Mason County took command for the victory.
Mason County shot 47% from the field, connected on 21 of 27 free throws, and pulled down 39 rebounds. Lafayette shot 51.6% from the field, was eight of 10 from the free throw line, and grabbed 31 rebounds. Mason County scored 30 points off 22 Lafayette turnovers while Lafayette scored 19 points off 17 Mason County miscues.
The victors were led today by Wes Jones with 26 points and nine rebounds. Chris Lofton added 20 points, seven rebounds, and six steals. Dustin Grutza chipped in with 20 points and 10 rebounds while Jarrod Litzinger added 16 points. Darnell Dialls and Marcus Barron led Lafayette with 20 points each. Dialls was hampered by foul problems and only played 18:30 of the game. Pete Gifford and T. J. Chinn chipped in with 17 and 13 points respectively. Nic Mullins only scored five points but he pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds.
|
Mason County |
21 |
25 |
14 |
27 |
- |
87 |
|
Lafayette |
15 |
24 |
27 |
13 |
- |
79 |
|
Mason County |
(87) |
- |
Lofton 20, Grutza 20, Litzinger 16, Pfeffer 2, Jones 26, Schumacher 3. |
|
Lafayette |
(79) |
- |
Mullins 5, Barron 20, Dialls 20, Chinn 13, Gifford 17, Miller 4. |
Other Games of Interest (Boys)
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Lexington Catholic |
104 |
Scott County |
96 |
|
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Henry Clay |
83 |
Pendleton County |
70 |
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Bryan Station |
65 |
Boone County |
45 |
|
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Covington Catholic |
84 |
Campbellsville |
54 |
|
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Clay County |
75 |
Jackson County |
57 |
|
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South Laurel |
79 |
Knox Central |
57 |
|
|
Cawood |
77 |
Shelby Valley |
74 |
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Harrison County |
79 |
Knott County Central |
57 |
|
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Clark County |
87 |
East Jessamine |
49 |
|
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Fern Creek |
84 |
West Carter |
50 |
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Caverna |
80 |
Casey County |
50 |
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Grant County |
59 |
Henry County |
51 |
(OT) |
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Owensboro Catholic |
55 |
Butler
County |
53 |
(OT) |
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Hopkinsville |
84 |
University Heights |
77 |
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Christian County |
74 |
Union County |
62 |
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Woodford County |
76 |
Evarts |
67 |
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Breathitt County |
79 |
Letcher |
73 |
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Acknowledgements
A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive stats for this game.
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Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other basketball events appear on http://www.angelfire.com/ky/prephoops.