December 31, 2017
Ashland, Ky Tolsia ( 3-4 ) outscored Rose Hill Christian ( 5-6 ) by 20 points in the second half to pull away and pickup a road victory 79-53 Friday night at Charles Stewart Gymnasium.
The Rebels led 20-13 after one quarter before the scrappy Royals made a little run in a high scoring second quarter and only trail 43-37 at the break.
Tolsia widened the margin in the third quarter with a 17-8 run behind senior Jared Switzer who had 9 points in the quarter and finished with team high 21 points.
In the 4th the Rebels extended the lead with a 19-8 advantage to set the final score.
Tolsia held Rose Hill to 16 points in the second half.
Tolsia placed four players in double figures with Switzer. Rob Cantrell tallied 19 points, Austin Salmons chipped in 14 points, Jacob Mollette finished with 11 points, Jonathon Johnson 8 points, Blake Sturgell hit a three pointer for his only points and Tyler Johnson had 2 points.
THS hit 5 three pointers and went 9-13 from the line.
Tolsia 20 23 17 19 – 79
Rose Hill 13 24 8 8 – 53
Pike Co. Central 70 Tolsia 49 ( Wednesday)
On Wednesday night at Rebel Arena the Hawks of Pike Co. Central ( 11-4 ) picked up the road victory over Tolsia.
It was 23-14 after one quarter as the much bigger Hawks tried to impose their will.
In the second quarter Tolsia made some tough shots and trailed 41-30 at Halftime.
In the 3rd quarter Pike Central extended the lead with a 16-7 run and put the game away.
Tolsia was led by Jared Switzer and Rob Cantrell with 10 points each, Tyler Johnson finished with 8 points, Jacob Mollette 7 points, Jonathon Johnson 6 points, Austin Salmons 5 points and William Spaulding 4 points. THS hit 6 three pointers and went 8-10 from the line.
Pike Central 23 18 16 13 – 70
Tolsia 14 16 7 12 – 49
Tolsia will be off until Friday night January 5th when they travel to Huntington St. Joseph for a Sectional matchup.
Tolsia Head Coach Todd Maynard
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Sluggish start for us, I told them in the locker room the crowd wasn’t going to be very good tonight and that they needed to bring the energy from the get go. Rose Hill really battled but our guys got the win and that is what counts.”
“… Thought we played pretty decent against a very good Pike Co. Central team that is loaded with athletics and length. The score didn’t show how our guys competed.”
“… We will get back to work this week and get ready for St. Joe, they are a good team and always play well at home. Our guards will have to handle the pressure that they will bring.”
