LEXINGTON – Scotty County and Louisville Trinity will clash at Rupp Arena in the boys’ Sweet 16 championship game set for 2 p.m. Sunday.
The Cardinals raced past Warren Central, 70-52, while Trinity survived a last second shot to edge Campbell County, 42-40.
Michael Moreno poured in a game-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double for Scott County while Glen Covington fired in 16 and Diablo Stewart finished with 15.
Dra Boyd led the Dragons (22-12) with 13 points while Kobe Brents and Antonio Barbee finished with nine apiece.
Trinity is making only its second-ever appearance in the title game, having beaten Scott County, 71-53, back in 2012. The Cardinals have won two previous championships.
David Johnson paced the Shamrocks, now 29-8, with 13 points while Ethan Hodge came off the bench to add 11.
Reid Jolly led all scorers for the Camels, whose season ended at 31-5, with 17 points. Drew Wilson tossed in 10.
At Lexington
(Sweet 16 semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
WC (22-12)….12 8 13 19 – 52
SC (35-3)……17 20 16 17 – 70
Scoring:
Warren Central (52) – Kris Horn 1 0-0 2; Tayshaun Bibb 2 1-1 5; Jamale Barber 2(1) 0-0 7; Dre Boyd 6 1-1 13; Kobe Brents 4 1-1 9; Aiyontre Pillow 1 1-1 3; Tegra Muleka 2 0-0 4; and Antonio Barbee 2(1) 2-2 9. Totals: 20(2) 6-6 52.
Scott County (70) – Bryce Long 2 0-0 4; Diablo Stewart 5(1) 2-5 15; Glenn Covington 1(4) 2-2 16; Michael Moreno 10 5-6 25; Lorenzo Williams 2 0-0 4; Cam Flucker 1 0-0 2; Terrin Hamilton 0 1-2 1; and Kobi Harris 1 1-2 3. Totals: 22(5) 11-17 70.
At Lexington
(Sweet 16 semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LT (29-8)….15 7 5 15 – 42
CC (31-5)….5 15 9 11 – 40
Scoring:
Louisville Trinity (42) – Kolton Rice 0(1) 3-4 6; David Johnson 6 1-2 13; Kamari Kenemore 1 1-2 3; Jamil Hardaway 1 2-2 4; Stan Turnier 1(1) 0-0 5; and Ethan Hodge 2(1) 4-4 11. Totals: 11(3) 11-14 42.
Campbell County (40) – Noah Wirth 0 2-2 2; Drew Wilson 3(1) 1-2 10; Reid Jolly 6(1) 2-2 17; Jordan Gross 0(1) 0-0 3; Tanner Lawrence 2 0-0 4; and Andrew Helton 2 0-0 4. Totals: 13(3) 5-6 40.