Mustangs upset in sectional round; fall to Dragons, 77-64
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
WAVERLY - After defeating the West Union Dragons twice during the regular season, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs were unable to perform the feat a third time Tuesday night in Division III SE District Sectional play, as the Dragons were competitive from beyond the arc and from the free-throw line, with the Mustangs falling 77-64 at Waverly High School.
The Mustangs trailed 54-32 headed into the final frame, but ended the season with one of, if not their best offensive quarter of the year with a 32-point output, by outscoring the Dragons 32-23 in the fourth frame.
Offensively the game didn't open up as strong for either team with the Dragons winning the quarter 9-6. Then each team combined to score 126 points in the following three quarters.
LC (6-12) continued to struggle in the second frame as West Union won the quarter 21-12, leading after 16 minutes by a score of 30-18. WU made a long distance 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the first half.
In the third the Dragons led the frame 24-14.
The turning point of the game was in free-throw shooting with West Union going 26 of 37 from the free-throw line. LC was 1 of 1 in four quarters.
Each team was productive from beyond the arc with the Mustangs making nine 3-pointers and the Dragons sinking seven.
Lynchburg-Clay's Austin Fawley made seven 3-pointers, scoring a game-high 23 points.
Aaron Skaggs played with balance by scoring 17 points and playing a good all-around game according to head coach Jason McLaughlin.
LC, who stands at 6-12, still has one make up regular season game remaining this season as they are scheduled to face the Eastern Brown Warriors in Southern Hills League play on Tuesday, March 2.
This was the second win of the season for the Dragons.
BOX SCORE
SCORE BY QUARTERS
WUHS - 9 21 24 23 - 77
LCHS - 6 12 14 32 - 64[[In-content Ad]]
The Mustangs trailed 54-32 headed into the final frame, but ended the season with one of, if not their best offensive quarter of the year with a 32-point output, by outscoring the Dragons 32-23 in the fourth frame.
Offensively the game didn't open up as strong for either team with the Dragons winning the quarter 9-6. Then each team combined to score 126 points in the following three quarters.
LC (6-12) continued to struggle in the second frame as West Union won the quarter 21-12, leading after 16 minutes by a score of 30-18. WU made a long distance 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the first half.
In the third the Dragons led the frame 24-14.
The turning point of the game was in free-throw shooting with West Union going 26 of 37 from the free-throw line. LC was 1 of 1 in four quarters.
Each team was productive from beyond the arc with the Mustangs making nine 3-pointers and the Dragons sinking seven.
Lynchburg-Clay's Austin Fawley made seven 3-pointers, scoring a game-high 23 points.
Aaron Skaggs played with balance by scoring 17 points and playing a good all-around game according to head coach Jason McLaughlin.
LC, who stands at 6-12, still has one make up regular season game remaining this season as they are scheduled to face the Eastern Brown Warriors in Southern Hills League play on Tuesday, March 2.
This was the second win of the season for the Dragons.
BOX SCORE
SCORE BY QUARTERS
WUHS - 9 21 24 23 - 77
LCHS - 6 12 14 32 - 64[[In-content Ad]]