BULLITT EAST 82, CENTRAL 73

The final quarterfinal game of the 2015 Forcht Bank King of the Bluegrass featured No. 8 Bullitt East  (8-0) No. 13 Central (4-3). A nail-biting first two minutes featured eight lead changes and a pair of ties. Jarred Farris scored on six of nine points for Bullitt East as they pieced together a 9-2 run to take a 16-10 lead three minutes into play. A Derron Douglas 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining in the opening quarter cut the lead to 20-16. The Chargers added a pair of Tyler Sharpe free throws to take a 22-16 break at the end of the quarter. The Yellowjacket held the lead steady at six points for the first two minutes of the second quarter before Bullitt East exploded. The Chargers galloped to a 38-22 lead just three minutes later in a flurry that featured eight points by Tyler Sharpe. The Yellowjackets couldn't get any closer missing their final four field goals to go into halftime trailing 39-23.

Five straight points by Centrals Devin Firman capped a 9-3 Central run to cut the lead to 42-32 two minutes into the second half. Jarred Farris added four of the Chargers next six points to extend their lead back to sixteen points. Central rebounded with their own 10-1 run over the next four minutes to cut the lead to 49-42. The Yellowjackets never got any closer. Bullitt East closed out the third quarter with a 55-44 lead. The Chargers lead grew to a game-high 16 points with 7:14 remaining following a Garrett Wilson three-pointer. Central didn't cut the lead to inside double digits until a Brandon Wells three-pointer with five seconds remaining in play. Bullitt East advanced to their fourth semifinal in tournament history with an 82-73 win. 

Bullitt East's Tyler Sharpe led all scorers with 31 points and Jared Farris added 13 points for the Chargers. Central was led by Brandon Wells with 22 points and Davon Thompson with 15 points. 

Up Next: 

Bullitt East will play Trinity at 7:30pm Tuesday

Central will play Dunbar at 6:00pm Tuesday

35th Annual Forcht Bank King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic - Game Box Score
Bullitt East Chargers vs. Central Yellowjackets
Date: 12/21/2015   Time: 9:00pm   Site: Fairdale High School

Visitors: Central Yellowjackets
##	Name	P	FG	3 Pt	FT	PTS	ORB	DRB	TR	PF	AST	TO	BS	ST	MIN
1	Darryl Stephens	G	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	9:59
2	O'Neal Swint	F	0/2	0/0	1/2	1	1	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	8:02
3	* Brandon Wells	G	8/15	3/8	3/3	22	1	3	4	1	6	2	0	1	31:24
5	Derron Douglas	G	1/3	1/2	2/4	5	0	3	3	3	0	2	0	0	6:47
10	Andrew Crittenden	G	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:51
12	Korey Johnson	G/F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
13	Jermiah Woods	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
15	* Davon Thompson	G/F	6/13	1/3	2/7	15	3	4	7	2	1	5	3	1	28:37
22	Terrell Davis	F	1/2	0/0	1/4	3	1	4	5	2	0	0	1	0	13:52
23	* Anthony Southers	F/C	2/3	0/0	2/3	6	1	4	5	0	0	1	0	0	9:42
24	* Devin Firman	G	6/13	1/6	0/0	13	0	2	2	4	3	3	0	4	25:51
35	* Dominique Gaines	G	2/7	2/7	2/5	8	0	1	1	4	0	2	0	1	24:55
	Team						2	2	4		1
	Totals		26/59	8/27	13/28	73	10	26	36	18	11	16	4	7	160
Total FG 1st Half 8/25 32.0% 2nd Half 18/34 52.9% Game 26/59 44.1% 3 PT FG 1st Half 1/9 11.1% 2nd Half 7/18 38.9% Game 8/27 29.6% Free Throws 1st Half 6/13 46.2% 2nd Half 7/15 46.7% Game 13/28 46.4%
Home: Bullitt East Chargers
##	Name	P	FG	3 Pt	FT	PTS	ORB	DRB	TR	PF	AST	TO	BS	ST	MIN
00	Luke Ezell	G	0/2	0/1	6/7	6	0	2	2	1	3	3	0	2	15:34
1	* Tyler Sharpe	G	8/18	5/11	10/12	31	1	3	4	3	6	2	0	4	31:20
2	* Bailey Rakes	G	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1:25
3	Connor Green	G/F	2/4	0/1	2/2	6	0	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	13:51
5	Jared Osborne	G	1/2	1/1	0/0	3	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	14:11
10	Konnor Polson	F	1/3	0/0	2/2	4	2	4	6	4	0	2	0	1	9:38
11	Garrett Ezell	G	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1:41
14	Noah Wilson	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:13
15	Sean Johnson	G	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:13
20	Grant Skaggs	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:13
21	* Brandon Klefot	F	3/11	0/2	3/4	9	0	8	8	2	4	2	0	1	24:58
22	* Garrett Wilson	G/F	4/7	2/4	0/0	10	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	20:01
23	Cambron Burke	G/F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1:58
24	Austin Zurschmeide	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3:15
33	* Jared Farris	C	6/9	0/0	1/2	13	2	5	7	4	0	5	0	0	21:29
	Team						2	5	7
	Totals		25/56	8/20	24/29	82	9	34	43	22	19	16	0	10	160
Total FG 1st Half 14/32 43.8% 2nd Half 11/24 45.8% Game 25/56 44.6% 3 PT FG 1st Half 4/12 33.3% 2nd Half 4/8 50.0% Game 8/20 40.0% Free Throws 1st Half 7/8 87.5% 2nd Half 17/21 81.0% Game 24/29 82.8%
CEN BE CEN BE CEN BE Free Throw Pts 13 24 3Pt Points 24 24 Pts/Possession 0.94 1.05 Pts off Turnovers 18 16 2nd Chance Points 7 6 Pts off Bench 9 19 Total Rebounds 36 43 Team Rebounds 4 7 Dead Ball Reb 4 1 Off Rebound % 22.7 25.7 Def Rebound % 74.3 77.3 Total Rebound % 45.6 54.4 3Pt Efficiency -7.9 +8.5 Def. Stops 42 50 Pts/Shot 1.00 1.17 Technical Fouls CEN None BE None Officials Unknown
Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 OT 1 OT 2 OT 3 OT 4 Total Central Yellowjackets 16 7 21 29 0 0 0 0 73 Bullitt East Chargers 22 17 16 27 0 0 0 0 82

Largest Lead	BE 38 CEN 22   (16 pts)	Lead Changes	7			Number of Ties	2
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