Hopkins Central Thunders Past Lady Lyons 72-40

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The Lyon Count Lady Lyons got off to a slow start Tuesday night on the road against Hopkins County Central, and it was a start that they never recovered from. E.J. Jones knocked down six three-pointers to lead four Hopkins Central players in double figures as the Lady Storm dispatched the Lady Lyons 72-40 in the opener for both teams.

Hopkins Central closed out the first quarter on a 12-0 run to take a 19-7 lead after the first eight minutes of the contest. Brooklyn Clark and E.J. Jones combined to score 14 points in the opening quarter. The Lady Lyons struggled shooting the ball and had issues with turnovers in the opening quarter which was a bad combination.

The Lady Lyons appeared to find their footing a bit in the second quarter. Led by a big quarter from Gracen Wynn, Lyon County played the Lady Storm essentially even in the quarter and trailed 36-23 going into the halftime break.

However, as E.J. Jones went from hot to blazing hot in the second half, the Lady Lyons’ offense went back to struggling to get the ball in the basket. With Jones scoring 13 in the third quarter, the Lady Storm pushed the lead out to 55-32, effectively sealing the win for Hopkins Central.

From there it was just a matter of playing out the clock, as Hopkins Central cruised on out to the 32 point victory.

Gracen Wynn was the only Lady Lyon to reach double figures with 15 points. Ella Defew and Calista Collins had 8 points each.

E.J. Jones led all scorers in the game with 32 points for Hopkins Central. Mercy Sutton had 15. Brooklyn Clark added 11 points, while Briana Fritz rounded out the double-figures scorers with 10.

Lyon County shot just 15-55 from the field, including 4 of 25 from behind the arc. The Lady Lyons also struggled with ball security, turning the ball over 24 times in the contest.

The Lady Lyons are set to get back to action Thursday when they take on Marshall County in the 2021 Marshall County HoopFest.

 

LCHS  —      7   16    9     8  –  40
HCCHS —  19   17   19   17   –  72

Lyon County (0-1) – Wynn 15, Defew 8, Collins 8, Butler 5, Smith 2, Perry 2

Hopkins Central (1-0) – Jones 32, Sutton 15, Clark 11, Fritz 10, Whitaker-Greer 4

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