The scoreboards at Eastern Kentucky University might get tested in this one. The Lyon County Lyons’ quest for an All A state championship will get underway in what figures to be an up-tempo contest next week. The Lyons are set to square off against Breathitt County, the champions out of the 14th Region, Thursday, January 27, at 8pm eastern time at McBrayer Arena in Richmond.
Breathitt County picked up wins over Cordia (104-91), Leslie County (75-64), and Hazard (64-58). The Bobcats opened their All A region play with a COVID forfeit win over Jackson City.
Through Sunday, Breathitt County stands at 14-2. Their losses came to Knott County Central and Harlan in back-to-back games in the WYMT Mountain Classic.
Lyon County stands at 10-4, but the strength of schedule would appear to be on the side of the Lyons. The Lyon County losses have come to Ashland, Goodpasture Christian, Trinity, and Liberty, Ohio. Three of the losses were by a combined total of just 15 points. In the losses to Trinity and Ashland, the Lyons had double-digit leads that slipped away.
Taking out their COVID forfeit game, the Bobcats have scored 1110 points in 15 games, for an average of 74 points per game. For comparison, through Sunday, Lyon County has scored 1103 points in 14 games for an average of 78.8 points per contest.
Breathitt County currently has three players averaging in double-figures. Austin Sperry tops the list at 15.5 points a game. Luke Bellamy averages 13.3 points, while Christian Collins averages 12.9 points.
The Bobcats can put the ball in the basket, shooting 51.5-percent from the field, and 38.7-percent from behind the 3-point line.
Going into the weekend, the Lyons were led by Travis Perry at 28.4 points per game. Jackson Shoulders was at 20.4 points. Jack Reddick was also in double-figures at 11.9 per contest.
The Lyons were shooting the ball at 46.5-percent from the field, and 28.8-percent from behind the arc.
The three-point shot is a bigger part of the Bobcat offense, as they are 113 of 292 on three-pointers, while the Lyons are 62 of 215.
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