Knights cage Hopkinsville with overtime victory

The Hopkinsville Tigers rallied to send Saturday’s high school basketball game with Kenwood into overtime, but the Knights were able to escape Tiger Gym with a 72-66 win Saturday afternoon.

The Knights (6-6) went on a 10-0 run to take a 22-12 lead only to see the Tigers rally with 9-2 spurt of their own in the second quarter. Kenwood led 29-25 at halftime.

Hoptown (7-7) trailed 46-40 entering the final frame, but were able to tie the game and send it into an extra period at 58-58.

Christian Taylor, who scored 19 of his game-high 25 points in the second half and overtime, finally sent the Knights to the win as Kenwood outscored Hoptown 14-8 in overtime.

Jonovan Leavell had 16 points and James Bradley Jr. added 15 for the Tigers. Hoptown is scheduled to play at Owensboro on Tuesday night. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. with airtime scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Newsradio 99.3 FM and 1230 AM WHOP.

Score by Quarters:

Kenwood 12 17 17 12 14 – 72

Hopkinsville 7 18 15 18 8 – 66

Individual Scoring:

KHS (6-6) – Session 14, Anderson 7, Howell 2, James 7, Locklear 8, Taylor 25, Hill 6, Buckner 3.

HHS (7-7) – Giltner 6, Bradley Jr. 15, Jesse 2, Dillard 6, Bass 11, Quarles 10, Leavell 16.

3-Point Goals: KHS – Locklear 2, Buckner; HHS – Bradley Jr., Bass, Leavell 4.

Photos by Joe Wilson