EHT: Anna-Jonesboro, Carmi, Fairfield, Edwards Co. win on Day 1
Anna-Jonesboro used a big second half, outscoring Union County, Ky. 38-27 to post a 56-41 win to open up play at the Eldorado Holiday Tournament Monday.
A-J 6-foot-2 junior guard Jake Parr had a game-high 21 points in helping the Wildcats extract some revenge on the Braves after Union County handed Anna-Jonesboro a 51-48 loss last year when A-J was the No. 8 seed.
"I thought in the second half we were able to attack their gaps," Anna-Jonesboro head coach Mike Chamness said. "But getting to the line and making free throws, I thought was really huge as well. When they fouled us, we were able to get to the line make them, but being able to penetrate their zone defense, get to the gaps and make some shots were key."
Logan Sawyer also finished in double figures for the Wildcats, scoring 10.
Union County's Marqualio King had 10 points for the Braves.
Anna-Jonesboro (5-7) will now play No. 1 seed Herrin in today's (Tuesday) EHT action at 1:45 p.m.
Anna-Jonesboro 10 08 15 23 - 56
Union County, Ky. 06 08 11 16 - 41
Anna-Jonesboro: McGrath 2 4-6 8, Zimmerman 1 2-2 5,Reynolds 1 0-1 2, Parr 6 5-6 21, Mackenize 2 2-2 6, Hill 1 0-0 2, Sawyer 4 2-2 10,Pena 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 15-19 56
Union County: Thomas 2 0-1 4, Steward 1 0-0 2, Dunford 1 0-0 2, Sisk 4 1-4 9, Brantley 3 0-2 6, Girten 4 0-0 8, King 4 2-3 10. Totals: 19 3-10 41
3-point FG: AJ 5 (Parr 4, Zimmerman), UC 0 . Fouls: A-J 10, UC 18
Carmi-White County 56 West Frankfort 54
Jake Simon and Travis Black both scored 13 points as No. 5 seed Carmi-White County came from behind in the second half to get past West Frankfort in the opening round of the 52 annual Eldorado Holiday Tournament.
The Bulldogs (8-1) trailed 33-28 at halftime, but limited the Redbirds to just seven field goals in the second half.
"We knew it was going to be a tough game for us," said Carmi coach Kevin Wolff. "I just can't stress enough how proud I am of our kids for persevering through everything that went on today. They did a fantastic job because that was a little revenge game for us because they (West Frankfort) knocked us out of the tournament last year."
Austin Glodich led the Redbirds (2-5) with 18 points before fouling out. Noah Allen finished with 16 points.
West Frankfort 17 16 10 11- 54
Carmi-White County 14 14 13 15- 56
WF (54): Glodich 9 0-2 18, Allen 5 4-8 16, B. Russell 0 1-2 1, Wolfe 1 0-0 2, Clinton 1 0-0 2, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Thrash 0 2-2 2, Sturghill 1 0-0 2, Hammers 3 3-4 9. Totals 21 10-18 54.
Carmi (56): Rice 2 1-2 5, Simon 5 3-4 13, Lamp 3 2-3 8, Stubblefield 0 6-10 6, Northcott 0 0-0 0, Pollard 2 6-7 11, Black 5 2-3 13. Totals 17 20-29 56.
3-pointers: West Frankfort 2 (Allen), Carmi 2 (Pollard, Black). Team fouls: West Frankfort 23, Carmi 21. Fouled out: Glodich, Thrash, Hammers, Northcott. Records: West Frankfort is 2-5, Carmi is 8-1.
Fairfield 86, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield 64
Jayden Lewis was one of four Fairfield players to score in double figures as the Mules posted an 86-64 win over Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Monday night at the EHT.
Lewis had a team-high 25 points for Fairfield, while Macklin Snyder added 18 points. Brant McGill chipped in with 17 and Kobi Dagg tacked on 10 in the win.
The Mules led wire-to-wire, taking a 17-13 first quarter lead and led 41-33 at halftime.
Matt Long had a game-high 27 points for the Cardinals, while Trenton Verbel (12) and Cooper Wells (11) also finished in double figures.
Fairfield 17 24 30 15 - 86
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield 13 20 13 18 - 64
Fairfield: McGill 8 1-2 17, Snyder 7 2-2 18, Lewis 12 1-3 25, Dagg 4 2-2 10, Vaughan 3 2-2 9, Stewart 1 0-0 2, Smothers 0 1-2 1, McGaha 1 0-0 3, D. Estes 0-3 0, B. Estes 0 0-0 0, Lee 0 0-0 0, Cantrell 0 1-4 1, Trent 0 0-0 0. Totals: 36 10-20 86 .
NCOE: Long 11 0-0 27, Taylor 2 0-0 5, Wells 4 3-3 11, Verbel 4 0-0 12, Baumgart 4 0-0 9. Totals: 25 3-3 64.
3-point FG: Fairfield 4 (Snyder 2, Vaughan, McGaha), NCOE 11 (Long 5, Verbal 4, Taylor, Baumgart). Fouls: Fairfield 8, NCOE 17.