
In a game won and lost behind the arc, the Hopkinsville boys’ basketball team couldn’t find the range in a 73-53 loss at Murray High on Friday night.
Both teams were without All-Region performers, with Hopkinsville’s Daisjaun Mercer missing through injury and Murray’s Grant Whitaker also not on the floor.
Kobe Watson drilled a pair of three-pointers, and Colin Wilson and Zavion Carman combined for eight points to get Murray off to a strong start. KeiMarion Smith scored five for Hoptown, but the Tigers trailed 20-12 after the first quarter.
Watson continued to power the Murray attack, draining four three-pointers in the second quarter for 18 first-half points. Bubba Leavell got going with eight points for Hoptown, and Antonio Williams chipped in seven, but Murray took a 45-31 advantage into halftime.
Leavell and Williams combined for 11 to help Hopkinsville outscore Murray by a point in the third. However, Murray’s Lincoln English kept Hoptown from getting any closer with ten points in the frame.
There would be no fourth-quarter comeback, with Hopkinsville only managing four points over the final eight minutes. The Tigers finished four of 20 from three-point range, while Murray connected on nine triples.
Watson and English both finished with 18 to lead Murray, joined in double figures by Carman with 14 and Wilson with 13.
Leavell led Hoptown with 18, followed by Williams with 17 points and 16 rebounds.
Hopkinsville 12 19 18 4 — 53
Murray High 20 25 17 11 — 73
Hopkinsville (0-1) — Leavell 18, Williams 17, Smith 11, Manning 5, Coleman 2
Murray High (2-0) — English 18, Watson 18, Carman 14, Wilson 13 May 5, Jones 3, Stricklin 2