LEWISBURG — It was a wire-to-wire game that saw Marshall County score at will in Friday night’s blowout District 8-AAA win over visiting Spring Hill. The Tigers (14-11, 5-3) put four …
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LEWISBURG — It was a wire-to-wire game that saw Marshall County score at will in Friday night’s blowout District 8-AAA win over visiting Spring Hill.
The Tigers (14-11, 5-3) put four players in double figures and imposed their will on the Raiders (12-10, 3-5) in the 75-46 win.
The Tigers relied on a balanced scoring effort, with sophomore Aja Jones leading the charge with eight points, including six in the paint.
Marcus O’Neal and Jabrae Howard also connected on treys in the opening period.
While the Tigers relied on a scoring by committee in the first quarter, it took until the 6:17 mark of the second quarter for point guard Jamahl Gentry to get going.
He exploded in the second period for 14 points, including a deadly quarter from the perimeter, with three made treys.
By halftime, the Tigers built a 40-18 lead over the visitors.
While Gentry went off in the second, the third quarter saw more of a scoring by committee, which disperse 18 points among six players, with four more from Gentry and five more from Howard, including another triple.
Both teams chalked up 17 points in the fourth, but the game was well in-hand for the Tigers by then, and Marshall County coasted to the 29-point win.
In total, nearly ever player in the book scored for Marshall County, who recorded 12 players in the scoring column.
Gentry’s 15 points led all scorers, while Howard chipped in 12.
O’Neal and Jones added 10 apiece.
In total, the Tigers rained down nine threes in the win, and went 12-of-16 from the charity stripe.
Marshall County closes the regular season with an away game at Lawrence County on Tuesday night, before the regular season finale on Thursday night at home against Page.
Spring Hill 10 8 11 17 — 46
Marshall Co. 16 24 18 17 — 75
Spring Hill: Keelan Jackson 14, Quintaveous Simmons 9, Bryce St. Creux 7, Max Joslin 7, Ricola Alderson 3, Kai’Shaine Bashear 2, Reavis Gill 2, Shadon Harmon 2.
Marshall Co.: Jamahl Gentry 15, Jabrae Howard 12, Marcus O’Neal 10, Aja Jones 10, Jayden Hart 7, Jayden Randolph 4, Markel Harris 4, KeMarion Allen 3, Xavier Mosley 3, Kaiden Harris 3, Jayce Harney 2, Kentarius Morris 2.
3-Point goals: Marshall Co. (9): Gentry 3, Howard 2, O’Neal, K. Harris, M. Harris, Allen; Spring Hill (3): Simmons, St. Creux, Jackson.
Halftime score: Marshall Co. 40, Spring Hill 18.
