On the same day he was named a McDonald’s All-American, North Laurel’s Reed Sheppard showed why he is also considered as the front-runner for this year’s Mr. Basketball award.
Sheppard scored early and often, leading North Laurel with 29 points during the Jaguars’ 95-66 rout of Madison Southern.
Sheppard now has 3,427 career points which places his second all-time in the 13th Region, currently trailing former Corbin Redhound Andrew Taylor, who finished with 3,628 points.
Sheppard wasted little time getting his team on the scoreboard by knocking down two 3-pointers in the first quarter. He had six points in the opening eight minutes before adding four points in the second quarter, and 14 points in the third quarter while adding five points in the third quarter.
Ryan Davidson added a 21-point scoring effort while hitting 9-of-10 shot attempts from the free-throw line. Kyler Elza, and Gavin Chadwell each scored 11 points apiece while Brody Brock nailed three 3-pointers, and scored nine points. Colton Rawlings scored all eight of his points in the second quarter. He also drilled two 3-pointers.
North Laurel will be back in action Friday on the road against cross-town rival South Laurel. The Jaguars won an earlier meeting between the two teams, 66-52.
