Chris Taylor’s Barbourville Tigers captured their second win of the season over Williamsburg during Friday’s Bill Perkins Classic.
The Tigers built a 10-point first half lead, and held on to defeat the Yellow Jackets, 77-71.
The duo of Matt Warren, and Travis Scott proved to be too much for Williamsburg (7-5) as they combined to score 50 points.
Warren tossed in 26 points while Scott finished with a 24-point scoring effort. Warren was also 8-of-8 from the free-throw line while Scott was a perfect 10-of-10. Ethan Smith added 12 points in the win for Barbourville (8-5) while Ty Clark finished with seven points.
Jerrod Roark’s 26-point scoring effort led Williamsburg while Henry Bowling, Ryder Akins, and Andrew Smith each finished with 12 points apiece.
The Yellow Jackets led 18-17 after the first quarter behind Roark’s seven points while Smith, and Connor Saylor scored five points apiece.
Barbourville took a 40-30 lead into the locker room at halftime, outscoring Williamsburg, 23-12, as Warren scored nine points while Scott followed with seven points in the second quarter.
The Tigers wrapped up the win by knocking down 21-of-24 free throws in the second half despite seeing the Yellow Jackets outscore them, 41-37.
