TUESDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS

The Corbin Redhounds lost to the North Laurel Jaguars on the road Tuesday night, 61-54 while the Whitley County Colonels picked up a home court win over the Estill County Engineers, 56-39.

North Laurel (12-7) never allowed the Redhounds to get the lead and held off several rallies late in the game.

Corbin (9-7) was unable to take advantage of North Laurel turnovers and missed free throws in the fourth quarter.

The Jaguars also got a big game from junior Marcus Carson, who tossed in 25 pints, hitting two 3-pointers and connecting on 9-of-12 free throws.

Corbin kept it close in the first quarter with the game tied three times, the last being at 9-9.

A Carson 3-pointer put the Jaguars ahead 12-9, but a Zach Farley basket pulled Corbin within one (12-11) at the end of the first quarter.

Back-to-back turnovers by the Redhounds and two straight buckets by Carson and a basket inside the paint by Jake Allen enabled the Jaguars to push their lead out to eight points, 19-11.

But, the Redhounds answered with a basket by Kyle West and a Farley 3-pointer to get back into the game and pull within three.

Corbin eventually got the North Laurel lead down to two (22-20) on back-to-back baskets by Robbie Igo and Travis Smith.

But, that was the closest the ‘Hounds would get as Corbin went to the half, down 27-22.

Corbin again pulled within two at the start of the third quarter on a three-point play by Caleb Maguet, but a 10-2 run saw the Redhounds connect on just two free throws during a five-minute stretch.

North Laurel held a 37-29 lead going into the final eight minutes.

The first four pints of the final quarter belonged to the Redhounds, who cut the lead to four (37-33) on a Maguet 3-pointer.

The Redhounds never quit, but couldn’t get any closer than five points.

Smith led the Redhounds with 16 points.

Corbin will host the Knox Central Panthers Friday night at Gilliam Gym beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Whitley County 56

Estill County 39

The Whitley County Colonels snapped a five-game losing streak with a 56-39 win over Estill County.

Junior Michael Lawson got hot in the second quarter to give the Colonels a 24-21 halftime lead. Lawson scored 11 of the team’s 14 points in the period.

The Colonels began to pull away in the third period by out-scoring the Engineers, 17-11 then put the game away with a big fourth quarter.

Senior Aaron Petrey scored 11 of the Colonels’ 15 points in the fourth period. Powers finished the night with a game-high 25 points while Petrey added 19 points.

The Colonels will travel to South Laurel Friday night for a district game then return home Tuesday to face the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets in a district showdown.

North Laurel 61, Corbin 54

Corbin       11  11    7  25- 54

North Laurel   12  15  10  24- 61

   Corbin (54) – West 9, Smith 16, Maguet 9, Berezutchi 3, Farley 5, Igo 5, Shelton 2, Hill 5.

   North Laurel (61) – Henson 14, Carson 25, Allen 4, Eversole 10, Jervis 2, Shears 4, Rush 2.

Whitley Co, 56, Estill Co. 39

Estill Co.    12    9   11    7- 39

Whitley Co. 10  15   17  15- 56

   Estill Co. (39) – Jones 3, Jenkins 9, Baber 16, Morris 6, Evans 5.

   Whitley Co. (56) – Couch 4, D. Rutherford 2, Powers 25, Lawson 6, Petrey 19.