The 2019 edition of the Marshall County Hoopfest got underway Thursday with four games starting with the Graves County Lady Eagles taking on Massac County’s Lady Patriots at 4:00, followed by the Graves County and Massac County boy’s game. Marshall County’s Lady Marshals played Russellville in game three and the final game was between Calloway (Jackson, Miss.) and Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis, Tenn.).
Massac County took control early over Graves County, leading 14-8 at the end of the first quarter and out-scored the Eagles 18-5 in the second to lead 32-13 at halftime. The Eagles stepped it up offensively in the second half, out-scoring the Patriots 26-25 but the first half deficit was too much to overcome, falling to Massac County 57-39.
Massac 14 32 38 57
Graves 8 13 24 39
Massac: Zach Travis 15, Julian Russell 13, JJ Sweatt 10, Jase Mizell 7, Tragen Keyes 6, Kyler McIntosh 4, Kaleb Ramer 2
Graves: Race Richards 13, Seth Thomas 9, John Ben Brown 8, Jameson Chalker 5 Caleb Oliver 4
Massac: FG 21/47, 3 Pt 4/15, FT 11/13, TR 35, PF 12, AST 8, TO 13, ST 4
Graves: FG 16/45, 3 Pt 1/15, FT 6/16, TR 28, PF 13, AST 9, TO 14, ST 8
Graves County’s Raychel Mathis led all scorers with 17 points in the Lady Eagles 41-27 win over Massac County. Massac County led by two points at the end of the first quarter, but trailed 23-19 at halftime. The Lady Eagles out-scored the Lady Patriots 18-8 in the second half and held them to just one point the entire fourth quarter.
Graves County beat Massac County just two days earlier, in the Lady Eagles season-opener, winning 59-49. Brandon Fisher, former Marshall County boy’s assistant coach, is in his first season as head coach at Graves County.
Massac 13 19 26 27
Graves 11 23 26 41
Massac: Jessie Lewis 7, Kendra Waldon 6, Cali McCraw 5, Madalyn Coakley 3, Farrah Castleman 2, Camryn McBride 2, McKinley Korte 2
Graves: Raychel Mathis 17, Bailey Wilson 11, Callie Jackson 10, Avery Wyatt 3
Massac: FG 10/35, 3 Pt 1/11, FT 6/10, TR 21, PF 21, AST 5, TO 18, ST 8
Graves: FG 11/37, 3 Pt 2/18, FT 17/24, TR39, PF 16, AST 4, TO 19, ST 5
The final game of the night featured Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis) and junior Rivals #7 player Moussa Cisse who has the interest of UK Head Coach John Calipari who was on hand for the game along with Assistant Coach Tony Barbee as well as Evansville Head Coach Walter McCarty. Cisse has many offers already that include Kentucky, UConn, Michigan, Ole Miss and UCLA to name just a few.
Lausanne Collegiate played Callaway (Jackson, Miss.) and top ranked Class of 2021 player Daeshun Ruffin, who also has several offers that include Auburn, Alabama, LSU and Mississippi State. Ruffin knocked down 37 points in their 65-44 win over Lausanne and earned MVP honors. Callaway led 30-25 at halftime and out-scored Lausanne 35-19 in the second half. Cisse led Lausanne with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Callaway 20 30 50 65
Lausanne 13 25 36 44
Callaway: Daeshun Ruffin 37, John Crumley 10, Kendarius Buckley 9, Keiveon Hunt 8, Liquori Young 1
Lausanne: Moussa Cisse 14, Bo Montgomery 11, Johnathan DeJurnett 10, Dylan Andrews 5, Hayden Ledbetter 4
Callaway: FG 26/57, 3 Pt 9/18, FT 4/8, TR 42, PF 15, AST 7, TO 10, ST 8
Lausanne: FG 17/45, 3 Pt 3/12, FT 7/14, TR 24, PF 12, AST 9, TO 15, ST 5
