Ledford explodes for 31 as Dragons rout Jackson

Published 11:25 am Saturday, December 29, 2018

Harlan continues to set the bar higher in its 3-point attack, hitting 15 on Friday in a 91-47 rout of Jackson City in the semifinals of the Buckhorn Lake Christmas Classic.

The Dragons, who hit 14 3-pointers in their last game at Lexington Sayre last week and 12 on Thursday in the first round of the Buckhorn tourney, were led by senior guard Kilian Ledford against Jackson. He hit seven 3-pointers in a 31-point explosion. Jordan Akal scored 16. Caleb Adkins and Jared Hawkins contributed 12 points each.

Slayde Sizemore led Jackson City (3-8) with 16 points. Xander Terry contributed 14.

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Harlan (9-5) will play Buckhorn on Saturday at 6 p.m. in the tournament finals.

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Harlan 91, Jackson City 47

JACKSON CITY (3-8)

Xander Terry 6 2-2 14, Micah Henson 2 0-2 4, Slayde Sizemore 8 0-0 16, Dawson Prater 2 1-2 5, Colton Smith 4 0-0 8, Skyler Ritchie 0 0-0 0, Brady Tincher 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 3-6 47.

HARLAN (9-5)

Jordan Akal 7 0-0 16, Cade Barnes 2 0-0 5, Jared Hawkins 5 0-0 12, Kilian Ledford 11 0-0 31, Jon Eldridge 2 2-2 6, Caleb Adkins 5 0-0 12, Kaleb McLendon 1 0-0 3, Jaeden Gist 1 0-0 2, Tabe Bryson 0 0-0 0, Charles David Morton 0 0-0 0, Johann Gist 0 0-0 2, John Mark Bryson 0 0-0 0, Carl Pacholewski 1 0-0 2, Trey Barnes 0 0-0 0, Noah Lewis 0 0-0 0. Totals: 37 2-2 91.

Jackson 14 16 10 7 — 47

Harlan 22 24 27 18 — 91

3-point goals: Jackson 0, Harlan 15 (Ledford 7, Akal 2, Hawkins 2, Adkins 2, Barnes 1, McLendon 1).