They were not going to go quietly Wednesday night, but ultimately the Lyon County Lyons saw their season come to an end in the opening game of the 2018 Boys 2nd Region Tournament. After fighting Henderson tooth and nail in the opening half, the Lyon fell to the Colonels 63-51.
The opening minutes of the contest were a shootout between Lyon County’s Travis Yancy and Henderson County’s Isaac Anglin. Anglin scored the first 9 points for Henderson County, while Yancy scored the first 6 points for the Lyons. Lyon County was up 6-5 with 5:50 to go in the first quarter, when Henderson County went on an 8-0 run to take a lead that they would not give up for the rest of the night.
Henderson County would end the 1st quarter up 19-11. Travis Yancy’ outside shooting kept the Lyons in the game early, as Yancy would end up hitting three 3-pointers for all 9 of his first quarter points.
In the second quarter, both teams had stretches where their offenses got rolling. Henderson County was able to get enough rebounds and force just enough Lyon County mistakes to inch the lead out a little bit at a time. Cartel Gilbert hit a three pointer as time expired to equal Henderson County’s biggest first half lead at 13 points, as the Colonels went into the locker room holding a 39-26 lead. 8th grader Jackson Shoulders had a big first half for Lyon County, coming up with 8 points.
In the opening moments of the 3rd quarter, Anglin got a rebound basket to push the lead to 15 points t 41-26. Lyon County then made a big push to get back in the game, ripping off an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 41-34. The Colonels responded with a five point spurt of their own, keyed by a long 3 from Holden Raley. The Colonels would end the 3rd quarter holding tightly to a 12 point lead at 48-36.
The Lyons kept battling down to the final horn, but could never make one last run in the 4th quarter. Lyon County would get as close as 10 points on couple of occasions, but just could not get within double digits.
For Lyon County, 8th graders Jackson Shoulders led the way with 18 points. Max Wadlington added 11, while Gabe Board had 8 points. Henderson County was led by Isaac Anglin with 19 points. Freshman Kale Gaither had 12.
With the loss, the Lyons see their season come to an end at 8-19, while Henderson County improves to 15-13. Henderson County will head on to Saturday’s semifinal round.