South Laurel’s Eli Gover has turned in a stellar season, often shutting down his opponent’s top offensive player, but on Thursday, he dominated on the offensive end on the floor.
Gover scored 32 points while hitting six 3-pointers to lead the Cardinals over Boyle County, 80-71.
The 80-point output is the most South Laurel has scored this season.
Jeff Davis’ squad received a balanced scoring effort in the win with Parker Payne drilling two 3-pointers while finishing with 18 points. Jordan Mabe added 14 points while Caden Jones, and Ashton Garland scored seven points apiece.
The Rebels’ Kason Myers was a thorn in South Laurel’s side for most of the game. He scored 25 points while hitting six 3-pointers.
South Laurel came out red-hot, scoring 22 points in the first quarter while building a seven-point advantage as Gover scored 13 points while Payne added five points.
Gover added eight more points in the second quarter allowing the Cardinals to hold onto a 37-32 lead.
He continued to keep the hot hand in the third quarter, adding 10 more points while Mabe contributed six points, pushing South Laurel’s cushion to 61-47,
Payne’s six points in the fourth quarter combined with Garland and Mabe scoring four a points apiece allowed the Cardinals to cruise to the win.
South Laurel will look to extend its win streak to six games on Saturday with a home matchup at 7:30 p.m. against Harlan.
The two teams opened the season on Nov. 29, 2022 with the Green Dragons coming away with a 71-63 win.
