Ronny Dawn and Seth Myers each made free throws to clinch a 53-50 win over Muhlenberg North Thursday in the Fifth Third Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

        Dawn finished with 22 points, and Cory Myers had 19 points and nine rebounds for NCC, which will play Lexington Catholic in tonight's semifinals.

        MUHLENBERG (50) — Ross 1 0 3, Mayes 1 0 2, Sparks 10 8 33, Henson 1 0 2, Buchanan 1 0 2, Brannon 4 0 8. Totals: 18 8 50.

        NCC (53) — A. Dawn 2 0 5, R. Dawn 6 6 22, Heister 1 0 2, Myers 8 3 19, Lynn 1 2 5. Totals: 18 11 53.

        Muhlenberg ....... 10  16  12  12—50

        Newport CC ....... 15  11  12  15—53

        3-pointers: M—Ross, Sparks 5; N—A. Dawn, R. Dawn 4, Lynn. Records: M 9-2, N 8-0.

        • Ludlow 49, Raceland 46 — Two free throws by Adam Henry with 11 seconds remaining helped the Panthers rally in the fourth quarter.

        RACELAND (46) — Stephenson 3 3 11, Sh. Melvin 4 2 11, St. Melvin 7 0 16, Boyd 1 0 2, Rigsby 3 0 6. Totals: 18 5 46.

        LUDLOW (49) — Wheatley 2 0 4, Henry 6 4 18, Schlickman 1 0 2, Beard 7 5 21, Martin 1 0 2, Hildebrant 1 0 2. Totals: 18 9 49.

        Raceland ....... 4  24   9   9—46

        Ludlow ....... 14  11   4  20—49

        3-pointers: R—Stephenson 2, Sh. Melvin, St. Melvin 2; L—Henry 2, Beard 2. Records: R 4-3, L 5-4.

        • Holmes 52, Holy Cross 44 — Sid Rice had 10 points and 12 rebounds, his first double-double, for Holmes.

        Josh Beiting scored 16 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for Holy Cross.

        HOLY CROSS (44) — Beiting 6 7 19, Egan 3 0 7, Arlinghaus 2 0 5, Hinzman 2 0 5, Frommeyer 2 0 4, Carr 1 0 2, Wigger 1 0 2. Totals: 17 7 44.

        HOLMES (52) — Hill 5 4 14, Englemon 4 3 12, Rice 3 1 10, Walker 3 4 10, Smith 1 1 4, Jackson 0 2 2. Totals: 16 15 52.

        Holy Cross ....... 5   6  12  21—44

        Holmes ....... 18   8  13  13—52

        3-pointers: HC—Hinzman, Arrlinghaus, Egan. Holm— Rice 3, Smith, Englemon. Records: Holm 5-4, HC 2-5.

        • Purcell Marian 58, Louisville Doss 43 — Keith Jackson had 15 points as Purcell advanced to the semifinals of the Great Kentucky Shootout at Louisville. Purcell Marian plays Louisville Butler at 7p.m. today.

        PURCELL MARIAN (58) — Fulks 3 4 11, Elliott 2 0 4, Jackson 6 2 15, Reid 3 0 6, Thornton 2 0 4, Cooper 2 0 4, Pilgrim 3 0 6, Callaway 3 2 8. Totals: 24 8 58.

        LOU. DOSS (43) — Evans 0 1 1, Osborne 5 6 18, Hatchett 1 0 3, Swanson 3 0 7, Madden 1 6 8, Sowell 2 2 6. Totals: 12 15 43.

        Purcell Marian ....... 12  17  11  18—58

        Lou. Doss ....... 14  11   7  11—43

        3-pointers: P—Fulks, Jackson. D—Osborne 2, Hatchett, Swanson. Records: P 5-1, D 3-3.

        • Indian Hill 49, Newport 34 — Grady Rogers scored 13 points to lead Indian Hill, which allowed only 18 second-half points.

        NEWPORT (34) — Petty 3 2 8, Chandler 1 0 2, Whatley 2 2 6, Smithson 4 0 9, Basey 1 1 3, Lowe 1 0 2, Ruebusch 1 2 4. Totals: 13 7 34.

        INDIAN HILL (49) — Debord 1 0 2, Rogers 7 1 15, O"Reilly 1 0 2, Slattery 1 0 2, Haarman 5 0 10, Sweeney 2 1 6, Kendell 5 1 12. Totals: 22 3 49.

        Newport ....... 7   9   9   9—34

        Indian Hill ....... 15  11  15   8—49

        3-pointers: N- Smithson; I-Sweeney, Kendell. Records: N 3-4, I 3-3.

        • St. Henry 67, Campbell County 49 — Jeff Eisenmenger scored a game-high 28 points for the Crusaders. Brett Krift led Campbell County with 11 points.

        ST. HENRY (67) — Voelker 1 2 4, Franks 1 6 8, Fabiani 1 4 6, Cook 1 0 2, Tierney 0 1 1, Love 4 1 9, Eisenmenger 11 4 28. Totals: 23 19 67.

        CAMPBELL (49) — Cornetet 0 2 2, Miller 1 1 3, Herald 2 2 8, Clines 2 0 5, Futscher 2 0 4, Krift 4 0 11, Clark 1 0 2, Rebholz 3 0 6, Reinhardt 4 0 8. Totals: 19 5 49.

       St. Henry ....... 17  19  19  12—67

        Campbell Co. ....... 10  15   8  16—49

        3-pointers: S—Eisenmenger 2. C—Herald 2, Clines, Krift 3. Records: S 6-4, C 4-2.

        ›Beechwood 61, North Bullitt 55 — Beechwood's Ross Hart scored 20 points in the Spencer County Christmas Tournament. The Tigers will play Harrodsburg at 6:30p.m. today.

        N. BULLITT (55) — Powell 3 1 8, Schott 7 0 17, Clark 3 0 6, Wooden 3 0 7, Dixon 0 3 3, Graham 3 0 7, Steele 0 7 7. Totals: 19 11 55.

        BEECHWOOD (61) — Stowers 2 5 10, Boyle 1 3 5, C. Wera 1 0 2, Hart 9 0 20, Morris 4 1 10, Downs 2 3 7, Montoya 2 2 7. Totals: 21 14 61.

        N. Bullitt ....... 19  14  5  17—55

        Beechwood ....... 13  15  13  20—61

        3-pointers: . Records: B 3-1, N 1-6.

        • Silver Grove 90, Augusta 77 — The Big Trains hit the 90-point mark for the third consecutive game, in the Silver Grove Holiday Classic final. Tournament MVP Jimmy Horstman had 20 points, and Chad McCarter had 28 points for Silver Grove.

        AUGUSTA (77) — M. Kirk 4 1 11, Habermehl 2 2 6, Brooks 1 3 5, Hinsson 3 4 10, Besselman 1 0 2, Appleman 4 3 11, B. Kirk 5 7 19, Browning 1 1 4, Hopkins 3 1 8, Teegarden 0 1 1. Totals: 24 22 77.

        SILVER GROVE (90) — C. McCarter 10 7 28, Ji. Horstman 7 2 20, Bauman 3 2 9, Kopp 1 0 2, Richmond 6 0 17, B. McCarter 2 5 9, Bacis 2 0 4, Eden 0 1 1. Totals: 31 17 90.

        Augusta ....... 11  20  16  30—77

        Silver Grove ....... 27  19  26  18—90

        3-pointers: A—M. Kirk 2, B. Kirk 2, Browning, Hopkins. S—C. McCarter, Ji. Horstman 4, Bauman, Richmond 5. Records: S 9-0, A 7-4.

        • Lexington Sayre 71, Villa Madonna 54 — Grayson Vandegrift scored a game-high 21 points to lead Sayre in the consolation game of the Silver Grove Holiday Classic. Travis Crisler had 14 points for Villa Madonna.

        VILLA MADONNA (54) — R. Kenkel 0 2 2, J. Kenkel 2 2 8, Grady 0 1 1, Ruth 2 0 5, Crisler 5 2 14, Fitzpatrick 5 1 13, Aydt 1 2 4, Kopp 1 0 2, Schumate 2 1 5. Totals: 17 11 54.

        LEX. SAYRE (71) — Vandegrift 5 8 21, Waterfield 4 1 10, Porter 4 1 9, Comley 3 4 10, Teater 1 0 2, Simms 5 0 14, Barelas 2 1 5. Totals: 24 15 71.

        Villa Madonna ....... 7  25   8  14—54

        Lex. Sayre ....... 21  17  19  14—71

        3-pointers: V—J. Kenkel 2, Ruth, Crisler 2, Fitzpatrick 2. S—Vandegrift 3, Waterfield, Simms 4 Records: V 0-9, S 2-6. • Gallatin County 56, Carrol County 49, 31st-32nd District Shootout at Gallatin Co. — Luther Parker and Justin White combined for 11 points in the fourth quarter for Gallitan.

        CARROLL (49) — Beach 3 3 10, Leep 3 0 7, Mefford 2 1 6, Dunn 4 5 13, Dalton 3 0 6, Arvin 3 1 7. Totals: 18 10 49.

        GALLATIN (56) — Dollin 1 0 2, Parker 6 2 16, White 6 1 14, Booth 4 0 10, Clifton 1 0 2, Kluemper 2 1 5, Spendlove 3 1 7. Totals: 23 5 56.

        Carroll ....... 16  13  10  10—49

        Gallatin ....... 8  21  12  15—56

        3-pointers: C-Beach, Leep, Mefford; G-Parker 2, White, Booth 2. Records: C 5-5, G 3-6.

        • Walton-Verona 73, Owen County 56 — 31st-32nd District Shoot-Out at Gallatin County — The Bearcats opened with a 19-0 run.

        Robbie Huellemeier had 28 points for Walton.

        OWEN CO. (56) — Baldwin 8 1 22, Chandler 3 1 8, Osborne 2 0 4, M.Caulley 1 1 3, Eperson 2 1 5, B.Caulley 3 2 8, Towles 0 1 1, Tillischafske 0 3 3, Reinke 1 0 2. Totals: 19 12 56.

        WALTON-VERONA (73) — Maddox 4 0 8, Berkemeier 2 2 6, Huellemeier 8 11 28, Day 2 1 5, Danials 3 1 7, Dunhoft 4 0 10, Simons 1 0 2, Stephenson 3 0 7. Totals: 27 15 73.

        Owen Co. ....... 3  21  17  15—56

        Walton-Verona ....... 19  21  18  15—73

        3-pointers: O-Baldwin 5, Chandler; W-Huellemeier, Dunhoft 2, Stephenson. Records: O 4-6, W 6-4.

        •Moore 85, Simon Kenton 78 — Carlos Hurt scored 22 points for Moore in the quarterfinals of the Fifth Third Bank Holiday Classic.

        Ben Harris had 17 points and Mike Brock had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Pioneers.

        MOORE — Medford 1-3 5-5 7, Brown 4-9 5-5 13, Sweeney 1-3 0-0 2, Brown 1-2 0-0 2, Hickman 1-3 2-2 4, Watkins 5-6 1-1 11, Hurt 9-22 0-0 22, T. Ba 2-2 2-2 6, C. Ba 0-1 0-0 0, Rhodes 9-10 0-0 18. Totals: 33-61 15-15 85.

        SIMON KENTON — Stowers 5-9 2-4 13, Cristello 4-7 6-8 14, Bowman 2-6 0-0 6, Brock 5-7 6-6 16, Hopkins 0-1 0-0 0, Br. Harris 2-3 1-2 7, Baker 2-9 0-0 5, Be. Harris 6-12 1-4 17. Totals: 26-54 16-24 68.

        Moore ....... 20  15  22  28—85

        Simon Kenton ....... 23  16  27  12—78

        3-point field goals: Moore 4-18 (Medford 0-2, Brown 0-3, Sweeney 0-1, Hurt 4-12); Simon Kenton 10-20 (Stowers 1-1, Bowman 2-4, Br. Harris 2-3, Baker 1-5, Be. Harris 4-7). Records: Moore 10-1, Siimon Kenton 8-2

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