Trigg County wasn’t hitting anything early, and Marshall County was hitting everything. That formula resulted in a 67-31 win for the Marshals in the final game of the first day of the Marshall County Hoopfest Thursday.
The Marshals hit 8-of-12 shots in the first quarter, including 6-of-8 from behind the arc in building a 23-7 lead. Marshall County continued their torrid shooting in the second quarter, finishing off a 20-2 run and building a 40-11 lead by halftime.
The Marshals finished the game hitting 11-of-16 from behind the arc and shot 56-perent from the field for the game.
Meanwhile, Trigg County hit just 11-of-53 from the field (21-percent) and missed all 12 of their three-point attempts. Through two games, the Wildcats are 1-of-23 from behind the arc. The Wildcats also had zero assists on 11 field goals.
Trigg County did hit the boards against the taller Marshals and had 13 offensive rebounds that led to 11 second chance points.
Kendric Adams was the lone Wildcat in double figures with 11 points and eight rebounds. Kyron Grubbs added eight points and five rebounds.
Tyler Stokes led Marshall County with 20 points and 18 rebounds, which was three boards shy of the Hoopfest record. Tyler Powell hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points.
Zion Harmon, one of the top sophomore guards in the country who transferred to Marshall County over the summer but was ruled ineligible by the KHSAA, was at Reed Condor Gymnasium, but the Marshals didn’t need his services on this night.
Marshall County improved to 15-4 all-time against Trigg County, including 10-0 in Draffenville. The Wildcats have lost 13 straight to their western neighbors dating back to 1982.
Trigg County hosts Crittenden County in a girls/boys doubleheader Friday at Wildcat Gym.