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Sheppard\u2019s 43-point, seven-rebound effort was good enough to help North Laurel record a convincing, 87-67, win over 12th Region power Lincoln County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sheppard brought his \u2018A\u2019 game to the table, and connected on 13-of-21 shot attempts, including an impressive 7-of-11 effort from 3-point range. He also didn\u2019t miss any of his 10 free throw attempts while tallying five assists, two blocked shots, and one steal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teammates Ryan Davidson, Colton Rawlings, Gavin Chadwell, and Brody Brock came up huge, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m super proud of our team tonight,\u201d North Laurel coach Nate Valentine said. \u201cLincoln County was very efficient offensively and extremely well coached. That was a great game for us. We had to grind that one out, and finally got some separation. \u201cReed played a great offensive game,\u201d he added. \u201cRyan (Davidson) and Gavin (Chadwell) anchored us and battled extremely hard all night and finished plays. Brody (Brock) hit a huge 3 out of the half that got us going and Colton (Rawlings)continued to stretch the defense with four 3s tonight. That is a game we needed as we head into postseason. I\u2019m really happy for our team tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Laurel didn\u2019t break the game open until late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Jaguars led 17-12 at the end of the first quarter before Lincoln County cut its deficit to 34-32 at halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Valentine\u2019s squad managed to get a little breathing room entering the fourth quarter after building a 57-52 advantage before outscoring the Patriots, 30-15, during the final eight minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sheppard scored 16 points during the fourth quarter while Davidson added seven of his 18 points, and Rawlings continued his impressive play by adding five of his 14 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Davidson also grabbed six rebounds, and finished with four assists, and two blocks. Rawlings was 4-of-6 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chadwell added eight points, seven rebounds, and two assists while Brock finished with four points, and a key 3-pointer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n