in the 52nd District Tournament at Bell County High School. The Green Dragons have won four straight and six out of their last seven.Harlan (21-9) takes on Middlesboro (9-21) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Tigers closed the regular season on a five-game losing streak.
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The Tigers outscored Harlan 25-21 in the final period.Clay shot 43 percent (24 of 56) from the field and connected on nine of 14 free throws. McKendon and Akal each tallied five points as the Dragons used a 20-9 outburst in the second period and went into the break leading 43-29.Clay County trailed 54-41 entering the final quarter.
Elijah Bundy led the team with seven rebounds,Akal scored nine points and Austin had eight as Harlan led 23-20 after eight minutes.
Landon Dezarn, a freshman guard, scored 12. Sophomore forward Hayden Harris led Clay County (6-21) with 23 points. Kyler McLendon scored 15 while Jaedyn Gist tossed in 12. Junior forward Will Austin added 18 points.
Senior guard Jordan Akal powered Harlan with 21 points. The Harlan Green Dragons wrapped up the regular season on Thursday with a road win at Clay County, 75-66. Harlan Closes Regular Season with Clay County Win Rebounds: Red Bird 23 (Ngulunga 7, Bynum 5, Manwill 4, Osborne 2, Onusumba 2, Ilunga 1, Belcher 1, Helton 1), Harlan 44 (Akal 10, Kaleb McLendon 8, Johann Gist 7, Jaedyn Gist 6, Bryson 4, Austin 3, Pennington 2, Darius Akal 2, Kyler McLendon 1, Burgan 1).Turnovers: Red Bird 16, Harlan 6. The Dragons will play Middlesboro in the 52nd District Tournament at Bell County High School on Tuesday.The Cardinals will play Oneida Baptist (15-13) in the opening round of the 49th District Tournament at Clay County on Monday in the second game of the girls/boys doubleheader. 8 in the 13th Region All “A” Classic at HHS.Harlan (20-9) traveled to Clay County on Thursday. The Green Dragons defeated Red Bird 100-35 on Jan. Jaedyn Gist knocked down two baskets as the Dragons took a 78-45 lead into the final eight minutes.Īkal poured in 14 points in the fourth period as Harlan topped the century mark for the second time this year. The lead grew to 59-30 by halftime as Akal added three more treys and Kyler McLendon had two.Johann Gist led the Dragons in the third quarter with two 3-pointers. Felix Onusumba added 11 points.Harlan took a 35-11 lead after one quarter including seven 3’s. Mark Ngulunga tossed in 12 points and had a team-high seven boards. Senior forward Joel Manwill led the 2-18 Cardinals with 20 points. These seniors have played in a lot of big games and accomplished so much.” The big thing is coming out injury free and with the win. He may have wanted it too much, but 48 is good. I was worried about him getting hurt, but he came out healthy and I’m proud of him. “I was going to get him out of the game earlier, but (assistant) coach (Paul) Hearld said to me that he’s earned it. “He’s meant so much to me, the program, his teammates and the district,” Akal said of his son. Last week, Jordan Akal was named KABC Player of the Year in the 13th Region. John Mark Bryson and Johann Gist haven’t played that much for us, so it was great for them to get a chance to perform in front of their families and friends during their last game here was great,” Harlan coach Derrick Akal said.
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