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SPORTSSPORTSSPORTSSaturday-Sunday, Jan. 28-29, 2012 | Sports Editor: Joe Wilson | 270-887-3260 | [email protected]
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Something to proveMr. Basketball Hickey,LSU look to upset top-ranked Kentucky
BY KEITH JENKINS
NEW ERA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Anthony Hickey Sr., the father of LSU freshman pointguard and former Christian County High School standoutAnthony Hickey, said his son plays with a chip on hisshoulder after always being told he was too small or was-n’t good enough.
That chip will be the size of a boulder when Hickey’sTigers take on No. 1 Kentucky today in Baton Rouge, La.
Hickey led the Colonels to their first Sweet 16 statechampionship in program history last March at RuppArena. Shortly after, the 5-foot-11, 182-pound guard was
named the best playerin the state of Ken-tucky, earning The As-sociated PressKentucky Boys’ Playerof the Year honor andthe 2011 Kentucky Mr.Basketball crown.
Instead of staying athome and playing forKentucky coach JohnCalipari, Hickey waspassed over by UK re-cruiters and was neveroffered a scholarshipto his home-stateschool. Hickey electedto play for Trent John-son at SoutheasternConference foe LSU.
So was Hickey, who averaged 22.5 points, 7.3 rebounds,6.5 steals and 4.8 assists in Christian County’s four wins inthe state tournament, not good enough to play for Calipari?
“It was not about that. He’s good enough,” Calipari saidof Hickey. “There is no question. But we took MarquisTeague.”
Hickey and Teague, an Indianapolis native and the start-ing point guard for the top-ranked Wildcats (20-1, 6-0),posted similar numbers in the Kentucky-Indiana All-StarClassic series last June. Teague went 12-of-38 from the field,while averaging 15 points and five assists in the two highschool all-star games. Hickey made eight of his 28 field goalattempts, while averaging 12.5 points and seven assists.
The 6-foot-2, 189-pound Teague, who averaged 22.7 points,5.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds as a senior at Pike (Ind.) HighSchool, is scoring 10 points per game, dishing out a team-high 4.4 assists and hauling in 2.7 rebounds at Kentucky.Hickey also is averaging 10 points per game, along withfour assists and 3.8 rebounds for the Tigers (12-8, 2-4).
When: TodayWhere: Baton Rouge, La.
Time: 3 p.m.On the air: TV: SEC Network, 3 p.m.;Radio: WHOP-FM (98.7)/WKDZ-FM
(106.5), 1:30 p.m.
Kentuckyat LSU
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LSU's Anthony Hickey (1) goes up for a shot during the second half of agame against Florida last week in Gainesville, Fla.
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Christian County’s Shawnae Evans (25) goes up for a shot be-tween two Caldwell County defendes, including Tori Loomis(5), during their game Friday night at Colonel Gym.
PHOTO BY LSU ATHLETICS
LSU freshman guard and former Christian County standout Anthony Hickey (1) and Tigers head coach Trent Johnson will lead their team against No. 1Kentucky today in Baton Rouge, La.
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Christian County’s Quan Poindexter (middle) drives past TriggCounty’s Jeffrey Bailey (25), David Wease (12) and DeonquezNance (right) during their game Friday night at Wildcat Gym.
Lady Cols thumpCaldwell County
Colonels crushTrigg County
BY JOE WILSON
NEW ERA SPORTS EDITOR
CADIZ, Ky. — The Christian County Colonelsturned up the defense in the second half andcrushed host Trigg County 84-60 Friday night in ahigh school basketball game.
The victory ended a six-gamelosing streak for Christian Countyand assured the 1964-65 Colonels’team of having the worst record inschool history (5-17), as theColonels improved to 6-15.
“That is not a five-win team,”Trigg coach Mike Wright said.“They have great athletes who canscore the ball and they have a bigguy in the middle. They are verytalented.”
The Colonels and Wildcats (16-6)went back and forth in the firsthalf with Trigg leading by asmuch as 10-6 early and theColonels enjoying a 31-24 advan-tage late in the first half.
However, Trigg went on a 11-0run to take a 35-31 advantage onlyto see the Colonels knot the gameat 35 after scoring the final fourpoints of the half.
It was a different game in the second half asChristian County employed a full-court pressurethat created havoc with the Wildcats. An 11-0 run
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Hoptown picks up road win in Marion
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No. 11 Racers lookto stay unbeaten
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FROM NEW ERA STAFF REPORTS
After ending a four-game slide againstDistrict 8 foe FortCampbell Thursdaynight on post, theChristian Countygirls’ basketball teamdefeated CaldwellCounty 60-40 Fridaynight at ColonelGym.
Final results fromthe game were not
available by presstime.
The Lady Colonelsimprove to 8-11 on theseason and will lookto capture their thirdstraight win Mondayagainst UniversityHeights Academy atBlazer Gym. Tip-offis scheduled for 7:30p.m.
Caldwell (11-8) willface host Paducah St.Mary at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
SEE CCHS, PAGE B3
SEE HICKEY, PAGE B2
IN THIS SECTIONSCOREBOARD B2SPORTS BRIEFS B3BASKETBALL PAGE B4SPOTLIGHT B5TV B6PENNYRILE OUTDOORS B8
PREPGirls’ Basketball
MUHLENBERG CO.AT HOPKINSVILLE 3:30 P.M.
PREPBoys’ Basketball
CRITTENDEN CO.AT CALDWELL CO. 6 P.M.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
KENTUCKYAT LSU 3 P.M.EASTERN ILLINOISAT MURRAY ST. 7 P.M.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WKUAT FIU 6:30 P.M.AUSTIN PEAYAT UT-MARTIN 7:30 P.M.
PREPBoys’ Basketball
CHRISTIAN CO. 84TRIGG CO. 60HOPKINSVILLE 65CRITTENDEN CO. 54
PREPGirls’ Basketball
CALDWELL CO. 40CHRISTIAN CO. 60
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