George Rogers Clark pinched their ticket to the Final 4 with a 60-56 win over Lyon County in the quarterfinals played at Rupp Arena on Friday night.
Sam Parris led five Cardinals in double-figure scoring with 15 points. Trent Edwards and Reshaun Hampton finished with 12 each.
Travis Perry paced the Lyons with a game-high 19 points.
GRC, now 29-5, will face Frederick Douglass in the semifinals on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is 1:30 pm.
At Lexington
(Sweet 16 tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTER:
GRC (29-5)……6 24 20 10 – 60
LC (31-6)……13 11 22 10 – 56
Scoring:
George Rogers Clark (60) – Trenton Edwards 2(2) 2-2 12; Reshaun Hampton 0*4) 0-0 12; Jerone Morton 2(1) 4-9 11; Sam Parrish 1(3) 4-4 15; and Tyleik Maxwell 2(2) 0-0 10. Totals: 7(12) 10-15 60.
Lyon County (56) – Brady Shoulders 3(2) 2-4 14; Lukas Breedlove 1 0-0 2; Jack Reddick 7 0-0 14; Travis Perry 3(4) 1-2 19; and Bradin Nelson 2(1) 0-0 7. Totals: 16(7) 3-6 56.
