The Boyle County boys went 8 for 8 at the free throw line in overtime to defeat Highlands 72-64 on Thursday in the second round of the Sayre Holiday Classic at Lexington.
Michael Arnett scored 22 points to lead Boyle (4-7), which won after Highlands (2-7) rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half.
The Rebels are 2-0 in the four-team round-robin tournament and will try to complete a three-game sweep tonight against West Jessamine.
Highlands’ Patrick Towles scored on a putback of his own missed shot to tie the game at 62-all with 3 seconds left in regulation, and Boyle’s Micah Satterly missed a long 3-point attempt just before the buzzer.
But the Bluebirds struggled in overtime, going 0 for 5 from 3-point range and 1 for 7 overall from the field.
Arnett went 10 for 14 from the field for Boyle, which shot 52 percent overall and was 6 for 14 from 3-point range and 14 for 17 at the foul line.
Micah Satterly hit three of six 3-point shots and scored 17 points, and Kyle Rice added 16 points.
Arnett and Rice had eight rebounds each to help Boyle outrebound Highlands 36-30.
Drew Houliston led Highlands with 16 points.
Doss 68, Danville 49 — At Campbellsville, Danville (2-7) surrendered an early lead and fell to Doss (8-4) in a consolation-round game at the Citizens Bank/Campbellsville University Classic.
Tryston Ford scored 11 points to lead the Admirals, who jumped in front at the start of the game but trailed 19-12 by the end of the first quarter.
“We actually started the game off with pretty good energy and intensity, but we didn’t close out the quarter. It’s a problem we’ve been having,” Danville coach Andrew Zaheri said. “The boys had spurts where they played hard, but in the second half it looked like they were a little bit fatigued.”
Doss outrebouned Danville by 12; the Dragons had 12 offensive rebounds.
The Admirals play Campbellsville in the seventh-place game today.
Boone County 45, Mercer County 28 — At New Castle, Mercer (5-9) fell to Boone (11-3) to finish 2-2 in the Henry County Invitational.
Jordan Duncan led the Titans with eight points; Drew Davis added seven.
Prep Basketball: Boyle boys beat Highlands in OT at Sayre round-robin
Girls
Garrard County 62, McCreary Central 45 — At Somerset, Garrard (9-5) pulled away from McCreary (6-7) in the fourth quarter to take third place in Pulaski County’s Bankers Classic.
Devin Conley and Devin Napier scored 15 points each for the Golden Lions, who shot 45 percent from the field and hit 14 of 16 free throws.
They led 36-30 after three quarters, then outscored the Raiders 26-15 in the fourth.
“The first half we weren’t exactly sharp, but we hung in there ... and came back out and played really hard and really solid and got some things done,” Garrard coach Scott Bolin said. “I was really proud of the girls and the adjustments they made on the fly.”
Napier and Victoria Floyd had 10 rebounds each for Garrard, which outrebounded McCreary 29-18.
Conley was named to the all-tournament team.
Thursday’s Area High School Linescores
BOYS
Sayre Holiday Classic
Second Round
Highlands 11 26 46 62 64
Boyle County 11 35 55 62 72
HIGHLANDS (2-7) — Bailey Witte 13, Cader New 2, Luke Turner 5, Sam Lewis 8, Zac Carter 1, Drew Houliston 16, Patrick Towles 15, Jake Gronotte 2, Nick True 2.
BOYLE (4-7) — Micah Satterly 17, Brett Jones 9, Tommy Hastings 6, Kyle Rice 16, Zach Hester 2, Michael Arnett 22.
Citizens Bank/Campbellsville University Classic
Consolation Round
Danville 12 26 38 49
Doss 19 37 49 68
DANVILLE (2-7) — Tryston Ford 11, Christian Gateskill-Fuqua 8, Rob Caudill 3, Damir Karapandzic 3, Devonta Alcorn 7, Tanner Goodman 4, Alex Burnside 4, Kyle Lange 9.
DOSS (8-4) — No scores reported.
Henry County Invitational
Fourth Round
Boone County 11 22 34 45
Mercer County 8 14 21 28
BOONE (11-3) — Starley 7, Downs 5, Carr 4, Pitts 4, Melzer 2, Palmer 2, McQuerry 19, Williams 2.
MERCER (5-9) — John Ingram 2, Drew Davis 7, Russell Sims 2, Matthew Hamilton 4, Louis Price 2, Nate McGinnis 3, Jordan Duncan 8.
GIRLS
Bankers Classic
At Pulaski County
Third Place
Garrard County 14 25 36 62
McCreary Central 15 21 30 45
GARRARD¿(9-5) — Devin Conley 15, Devin Napier 15, Ryan Cain 9, Victoria Floyd 8, Kelly Smith 4, Madison Debord 9, Hannah Contini 2.
McCREARY¿(6-7) — No scores reported.
