CITIZEN STAFF REPORT
INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals JV team held a one-point lead over Magoffin County at halftime Jan. 23 in Inez, but a 43-point second half was a different story. The Cardinals swatted the Hornets 69-40.
The first and second quarters were back and forth the entire way. Devan Maynard scored seven points to keep the Cards close in the first, and Martin County led 12-10 at the end of the frame.
The lead continued to seesaw in the second as both teams went at each other. Maynard knocked down two treys for six points and Ethan Ferrell added six to lead the Cardinals. Russell got going for the Hornets in the second and scored nine points to win the quarter 15-14.
The Cardinals held a one-point lead 26-25 going in at the half.
Martin County came out a completely different team in the third quarter. Behind 10 points by Bryson Dials, the Cardinals went off for 20 points to pull away 46-36.
The Hornets had a meltdown in the fourth quarter, hitting no field goals and scoring only four points from free throws.
The Cardinals kept the momentum going with 24 points in the final period to drop the Hornets.
Maynard led the Cardinals with 21 points. Dials followed with 17, Ferrell dropped in 14, Eli Mills knocked down two treys for eight points, Aiden Mann flipped in four points, Brayden Estep finished with five.
Bowling and Sammons led Magoffin with 11 points each. Walker Russell dropped nine points, Dayson Burchett finished with six, and Whitaker added three.
