Dawson Springs won its fifth straight boys’ high school basketball game with a 93-62 win over visiting Heritage Christian Academy on Saturday.
Jason Leek scored 41 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, but the Panthers were in control for most of the game.
Dawson led 23-22 after one quarter, but outscored HCA 24-11 in the second quarter and 27-11 in the third to blow the game open.
HCA shot only 7 of 34 from 3-point land, while the Panthers connected for 13 3-pointers in the game.
Montgomery Johnston had 36 points and Rex Blue added 26 for Dawson (13-9). Easton Bourland added 14 for the Panthers.
Nathan Wheatcraft had 12 points for HCA (6-15), which plays host to Hopkinsville tonight at 6 p.m. in a District 8 game. Airtime for the game is 5:45 p.m. on Newsradio 99.3 FM and 1230 AM WHOP.
Score by Quarters:
Heritage Christian 22 11 11 18 – 62
Dawson Springs 23 24 27 19 – 93
Individual Scoring:
HCA (6-15) – Kirkman 2, Leek 41, Miles 2, Morgan 5, Wheatcraft 12.
DSHS (13-9) – Bourland 14, Plunkette 9, Buntin 6, Johnston 36, Blue 26, Riley 2.
3-Point Goals:
HCA – Leek 4, Morgan, Wheatcraft 2; DSHS – Plunkette 3, Buntin 2, Johnston 5, Blue 3.
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