South Central, North Clay Fall In Boys High School Action

FARINA -- Patoka came calling and handed South Central a boys high school basketball loss Monday evening, 63-48.

Patoka's J. Cain tallied a whopping 36 points while D. Back added 11 in the victory. Patoka led 31-20 at halftime.

Langley led the Cougars with 16 points while Harmeier added 15 and Hill 13. South Central drops to 2-2 overall and will host Altamont Firday in National Trail Conference play.

At Farina

PATOKA (63)

J. Cain 3-1 -- 7, Organ 0-2 -- 2, Belcher 3-0 -- 7, O'Brien 0-0 -- 0, J. Cain 15-5 -- 36, T. Back 0-0 -- 0, D. Back 4-0 -- 11, Gramlick 0-0 -- 0, Cobb 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 25 FG, 8 FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (48)

Harmeier 4-4 -- 15, Rathermann 0-0 -- 0, Hill 5-2 -- 13, Wilkins 0-0 -- 0, Markley 0-0 -- 0, Langley 6-4 -- 16, O'Leary 0-0 -- 0, Riley 1-0 -- 2 Arnold 0-0 -- 0, Powless 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 17 FG, 10 FT.

Patoka                      15    16    20    12    --    63

South Central            8    12    11    17    --    48

3-point FG -- Patoka 5 (D. Back 3, J. Cain 1, Belcher 1), South Central 4 (Harmerier 3, Hill 1).

At Clay City

Clay City edged North Clay (Louisville) 49-46 in Midland Trail Conference play Monday evening.

The Wolves took a 19-15 opening quarter lead but North Clay came back to lead 30-29 at halftime. The Cardinals held that one point lead going into the final quarter but Clay City had an 9-5 run to pull out the win.

Klingler led the Wolves with 12 points while Ausbrook added 10. North Clay was led by Hartseg with 21.

At Clay City

NORTH CLAY (46)

Van Dyke 1-1 -- 4, Cable 1-0 -- 3, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Lovett 1-0 -- 2, Walker 2-0 -- 4, Hartseg, 7-7 -- 21, Cox 2-0 -- 6, Gulledge 2-2 -- 6. TOTALS 16 FG, 10 FT.

CLAY CITY (49)

Klingler 2-5 -- 12, Ausbrook 2-2 -- 10, Pittman 9-0 -- 23, Wilkins 0-0 -- 0, Fehrenbacher 1-0 -- 2, Lamb 0-0 -- 0, Armstrong 0-2  -- 2. TOTALS 14 FG, 9 FT.

North Clay          15    15    11    5    --    46

Clay City             19    10    11    9    --    49

3-point FG -- North Clay 4 (Van Dyke 1, Cox 2, Cable 1), Clay City 12 (Klingler 3 Pittman 5, Ausbrook 4).