OWINGSVILLE – Johnson Central, making its first-ever appearance in the Dan Swartz Classic came from behind and went on to beat Anderson County, 81-61, in the championship game played at Bath County High School Dec. 29.
Tournament MVP Isaiah May poured in a game-high 24 points as the Golden Eagles improved to 10-1.
Jacob Rice and John King followed with 16 apiece while Cory VanHoose added 13.
At Owingsville
(Dan Swartz Classic championship)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (10-1)…..14 26 32 9 – 81
AC (7-6)……21 5 15 20 – 61
Scoring:
Johnson Central (81) – Isaiah May 3(5) 3-4 24; Jacob Rice 3(3) 1-3 16; Cory VanHoose 5(1) 0-2 13; Braxton Bentley 1 0-0 2; John King 7 2-2 16; Bryson Hackney 3 0-0 6; Dalton Burton 1 0-0 2; Mason Fairchild 0 0-1 0; and Grant Bingham 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24(9) 6-12 81.
Anderson County (61) – Jagger Gillis 3 2-2 8; Sam Harrod 2 5-5 9; Tyler Rice 3(1) 1-3 10; Brennon Mayberry 1(1) 0-0 5; Zarian McKee 0(5) 0-0 15; Alex Carpenter 0(1) 1-2 4; Dylan Stephens 0(2) 0-0 6; Tristian Staley 0(1) 0-0 3; and John Woolums 0 1-2 1. Totals: 9(11) 10-14 61.
Johnson Central…76
East Carter……..…58
OWINGSVILLE – Johnson Central smacked East Carter square in the mouth from the outset and rolled to a 76-58 victory in the semifinals of the Dan Swartz Classic played Dec. 28.
Isaiah May fired in a game-high 30 points and Jacob Rice added 14 as the Golden Eagles moved to 9-1. Cory VanHoose chipped in nine.
At Owingsville
(Dan Swartz Classic semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (9-1)……25 20 11 20 – 76
EC (1-8)…….6 20 18 14 – 58
Scoring:
Johnson Central (76) – Isaiah May 5(5) 5-6 30; Jacob Rice 3(2) 2-5 14; Cory VanHoose 2(1) 2-2 9; Braxton Bentley 2 0-0 4; John King 3 2-7 8; Brett Caudill 0 1-2 1; Conner Lemaster 0(1) 0-0 3; and Bryson Hackney 2 3-6 7. Totals: 17(9) 15-18 76.
East Carter (58) – Micah Adams 1(1) 4-6 9; Donovan Damron 3(1) 0-0 9; Jordan Brooks 5(1) 0-0 13; Josh Damron 3(1) 2-2 11; Hunter Binion 1 3-4 5; Connor Goodman 0 1-2 1; Treven Tussey 3 2-2 8; and Timmy Pope 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(4) 12-15 58.