After 13 makes from beyond the arc in an overtime victory over McLean County last week, Hopkins County Central had another double-digit outing from deep on Tuesday to blast visiting Webster County 92-62.
Davonyae Butcher and Lake Sumner combined for 12 first-quarter points to overcome eight from Webster’s Micah Austin and lead 24-16 after one.
Austin scored seven and the second and Evan Davis added nine for the Trojans, but Butcher knocked down a pair of three-pointers to take his total to 14 and send the Storm into halftime with a 52-32 advantage.
Austin rounded out a 22-point night with seven more in the third and cut the deficit to 16 points after three quarters, but Hopkins Central closed the night with a big fourth quarter.
Davonyae Butcher tossed in eight points to finish with a game-high 24, and Deontay Butcher got in on the act with a pair of threes to help the Storm outscore the Trojans 25-11 in the final frame.
Hopkins Central won its second straight to improve to 2-1 ahead of a 7th-District showdown at Madisonville-North Hopkins on Thursday. The Trojans lost their second in a row to slip to 3-2.
Karon Hopson joined Butcher in double figures for the Storm with 14, and Sumner finished with 11.
Webster County 16 16 19 11 — 62
Hopkins Central 24 28 15 25 — 92
Webster County (3-2) — Austin 22, Davis 13, Hardison 8, Alstadt 6, Cardwell 2, Messamore 2
Hopkins Central (2-1) — Dav Butcher 24, Hopson 14, L. Sumner 11, Hoard 7, Deontay Butcher 6, Gunn 6, Jagoe 6, Peyton 5, B. Sumner 3, Groves 2, McDaniel 2, Stephens 2, Stone 2, Trejo 2
