Lexington Kentucky
February 8, 2000
©2000 by Ron Harrison
Madison Central (16-5) vs. Henry Clay (15-7) February 8, 2000
Madison Central coach Allen Feldhaus Jr. started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Blake Reichenbach, 6-3 Jr. Eric Broomfield, 6-8 Sr. Kip Kirchbaum, 6-0 Jr. Nick Stephens, and 6-1 Jr. Josh Land. Henry Clay coach Kirk Chiles countered with 6-7 Sr. Mike Andrews, 6-0 Sr. J.C. Mitchell, 6-2 Jr. Rod Dunham, 6-2 Sr. Daryl Carden, and 5-10 Sr. Rod Cotton.
Henry Clay pulled off the upset by defeating Madison Central 61-58. Henry Clay stormed out of the starting gate to lead at the end of the first quarter 19-6. Madison Central fought back in the second quarter to close the deficit to three, 26-23 at halftime. Madison Central took a 49-48 lead with approximately 3 minutes to play. Carden then went to the bench with his fifth foul. Madison Central took a 53-50 lead but Rod Dunham hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 53. J. C. Mitchell scored a put back basket in the lane to Henry Clay a 55-53 lead and they held on for a 61-58 win.
Daryl Carden led Henry Clay with 19 points and 8 rebounds.
J.
C. Mitchell added 12 points. Madison Central was led by
Reichenbach
and Broomfield with 15 and 13 points respectively. 6-2 Sr.
Ryan Jones and 6-1 Jr. Lloyd Walker added 10 each. Henry
Clay had no answer for the athletic Walker in the fourth quarter
as he tallied all 10 of his points in the final period.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Madison Central | 6 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 58 |
| Henry Clay | 19 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 61 |
| Madison Central | (58) | - | Reichenbach 15, Broomfield 13, Jones 10, Walker 10, Kirchbaum 6, Stephens 4. |
| Henry Clay | (61) | - | Carden 19, Mitchell 12, Douglas 9, Boyd 6, Dunham 5, Cotton 4, List 4, Blackburn 2. |
Other Area Games of Interest
| Garrad County | 47 | Harrodsburg | 45 | |
| Lexington Catholic | 105 | Lexington Christian | 55 | |
| Bryan Station | 54 | Boyle County | 40 | |
| Scott County | 94 | Bourbon County | 75 | |
| Newport Central Catholic | 67 | Lloyd Memorial | 46 | |
| Perry Central | 74 | Wolfe County | 59 | |
| Grant County | 77 | Owen County | 56 | |
| Madisonville | 68 | Henderson County | 57 | |
| Paintsville | 89 | Johnson Central | 74 | |
| Clark County | 102 | McCreary Central | 53 | |
| Bowling Green | 103 | Metcalfe County | 63 | |
| Harrison County | 76 | Paris | 54 | |
| South Floyd | 109 | Sheldon Clark | 65 | |
| South Laurel | 71 | Somerset | 54 |