Eric Swords’ Whitley County Colonels dropped consecutive games for the first time this season on Wednesday, but it wasn’t with his team putting up a fight first.
The Colonels (7-4) hung with Louisville Doss before falling, 73-72, during pool play action of the Grace Health Cumberland Falls Invitational.
“Played extremely well in the first half,” Swords said. “Built a big lead, give credit to Doss they had a couple guys turn their games up and make some big shots and drives. I thought we got a little complacent on the defensive end, and that’s on me. I thought we had a lot of guys play well and did some good things. Tough one to let slip away but got to grow from it and come back ready for the next one.”
Whitley County came out on fire, jumping out to a 22-21 lead in the first quarter while holding a 46-30 advantage at halftime.
But that’s when Doss took over in the second half, outscoring the Colonels, 43-26, during the game’s final 16 minutes to pull off the win.
Brayden Mahan led Whitley County with 26 points while Evan Ellis added 13 points. Ashton Reynolds, and Jackson Petrey each scored eight points apiece.
