Lyon County junior standout Travis Perry eclipsed “King Kelly” Coleman’s all-time scoring record with 23 points as the Lyons knocked out Newport, 61-46, in the opening round game played at Rupp Arena on Thursday afternoon.
He hit a free throw with 3 minutes, 48 seconds remaining to move to 4,338 points.
Teammate Jack Reddick followed with 17 points.
Marquez Miller led Newport with 17 points.
Lyon County will face Louisville Male on Friday.
At Lexington
(Sweet 16 tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
NP (28-7)….11 9 10 16 – 46
LC (31-5)….13 13 14 21 – 61
Scoring:
Newport (46) – James Turner 1 1-2 3; Marquez Miller 5(1) 4-5 17; Taylen Kinney 3(1) 0-0 11; Dashawn Anderson 1(1) 1-3 6; Jabari Covington 2(1) 0-2 7; and Amonte Lowe 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11(6) 6-12 46.
Lyon County (61) – Brady Shoulders 5 2-2 12; Jack Reddick 4(3) 0-0 17; Travis Perry 4(4) 3-4 23; Bradin Nelson 1 0-0 2; Bray Kirk 1 3-4 5; and Jonathan Downing 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(7) 8-10 61.
