TCHS boys roll 51-35 to avenge December loss to CHS

Bobby Brockman

Taylor County’s Austin Webster shoots over Damontez Smith from Campbellsville in cross-town high school basketball action on Friday night at TCHS. Webster tallied the Cardinals’ first hoop, on a put-back, during their 10-0 start en route to a 51-35 triumph in the nightcap.

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Taylor County scored the game’s first 10 points and then used a 12-3 run down the stretch to post a 51-35 home-court victory over Campbellsville on Friday night in boys’ high school basketball action.
Freshman Quentin Goodin tallied six of the Cardinals’ first 10 points while junior Caleb Wigginton had 19 in the first two-and-half quarters to spark coach Jeff Kidder’s club.
Campbellsville, which won the first match-up 47-44 on Dec. 4, crept within seven twice in the fourth frame. Freshman A.J. Vaught hit a lay-up and senior Bradley Bates two free throws to make it 39-32. But, the Cardinals tallied 12 of the final 15 points for the 16-point cushion.
Wigginton led all scorers with 24 points while Goodin tallied 12.
Vaught led CHS with nine.
Taylor County (8-7 overall and 2-1 in district play) played at Lexington Bryan Station on Saturday while Campbellsville (4-11, 1-3) visited Green County.

TCHS Cards 51, CHS Eagles 35
At Taylor County
Campbellsville    7    11    7    10    —    35
Taylor County    13    14    10    14    —    51
Campbellsville (35) — Young 1 0-4 3, Vaught 3 1-2 9, Hash 2 2-2 6, D. Smith 2 1-2 6, Bates 0 6-6 6, Caldwell 2 1-4 5. Totals 10 11-20 35.
Taylor County (51) — Wigginton 8 4-7 24, Webster 2 0-0 4, Cundiff 2 3-3 7, S. Smith 1 2-2 4, Goodin 5 2-3 12, Gregory 0 0-0 0, VanMeter 0 0-0 0, Turpin 0 0-0 0, Quinn 0 0-0 0, Chewning 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 11-15 51.
3-pointers — Campbellsville 4 (Vaught 2, Young 1, D. Smith 1), Taylor County 4 (Wigginton 4).
Officials — Adrian Goodman, Charles Jones, Tony Rollerson.