Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Red Bank head coach Nick Fike urges on the Lions. The Tyner Rams hosted the Red Bank Lions in the boy's TSSAA Region 3-AA Tournament Semifinals on March 2, 2021.Despite missing four days of practice and games last week due to the flu the Red Bank boys' basketball team reunited to continue its stellar start.
Nick Fike's resilient Lions took down Knox Central, 57-54, to win the Heritage High School Christmas tournament on Wednesday.
Senior star Reco Trimble scored 58 points in Red Bank's three tournament wins, including a game-high 20 in the title game. Cesar Salazar added 10 points in the championship victory while Kris Clay provided stellar defense to go with eight rebounds and six assists from Nick Smith.
Improving to 9-1 overall this season, the Lions look to carry over their strong play into the Best of Preps tournament as they open against Howard at 8:30 p.m. next Monday at East Hamilton High School.
BOYS' RESULTS
> Paintville (Ky.) 60, Notre Dame 54: Tim Vaughn scored 22 points and made three 3-pointers while Cole McCormick added 17 points and was 7-of-7 from the free throw line. However, the Irish were outscored 24-13 in the final quarter.
> Bradley Central 75, Clay County 64: Trevor Carpenter scored a career-high 22 points and drained five 3-pointers as the Bears outlasted a strong performance from Grant Strong who had 47 points. Aiden McClary scored 16 points while Brandon Shumbera had 12 points, six assists and three steals for Bradley Central.
> Christian Heritage 73, Hamilton Heights 70: From Tuesday, Jax Abernathy poured in 53 points as the Lions (8-2) won the interstate matchup of area powers. Abernathy, a sophomore, was 19 of 23 from the field, including hitting eight of 10 3-point attempts, for Christian Heritage, which also got nine points from Zundra Jackson.
> Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 60, Rockmart 55: From Tuesday, Brent Bowman led three players in double figures with 18 points as the Warriors improved to 10-0 overall and 5-0 in Region 6-AAA. Keenan Walker added 14 points, Cameron Lay 12 and Jamichael Davis finished with eight points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for LFO.
GIRLS' RESULTS
> Notre Dame 56, Allen County (Ky.) 46: Kenzie Campbell made four second-half 3-pointers as the senior guard led the Lady Irish with a game-high 21 points in the Smoky Mountain Classic.