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Eagles outlast Rebs in OT

By GARY JOHNSON ~ gjohnson@t-g.com
Posted 1/11/21

It took an overtime period but Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles brought home a win over Franklin County in a District 8-AAA contest on Friday night. After playing to a 55-55 tie at the end of regulation, the Eagles claimed the victory by scoring six points in overtime...

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Eagles outlast Rebs in OT

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It took an overtime period but Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles brought home a win over Franklin County in a District 8-AAA contest on Friday night.

After playing to a 55-55 tie at the end of regulation, the Eagles claimed the victory by scoring six points in overtime.

The Eagles (5-5, 1-2) held a 14-6 advantage after the first quarter before trailing 24-19 at the intermission.

Franklin County took a 44-40 lead after three periods with Shelbyville Central outscoring the Rebels 15-11 in the fourth stanza to send the game into overtime.

Jai'lain Anderson the winners with 24 points with Jayshon Jones adding 16 and Devyn Heath collecting a dozen.

Kane Reed's 28 points led all scorers.

Shelbyville 14 5 21 15 6 - 61

Franklin Co. 6 18 23 11 4 - 59

Shelbyville Central: Jayshon Jones 16, Daman Heath 4, Devyn Heath 12, Tim Parsons 3, Jai'lain Anderson 24, Kyler Trice 2.

Franklin County: Ke'Johnson 12, Aydan Yates 8, Shaimar Lyons 6, Jamal Blackwell 3, Kane Reed 28, Taylor Stovall 2.

3-point goals - Shelbyville Central (4): Jones 2, Devyn Heath 2; Franklin County (3): Yates, Reed, Blackwell.

Halftime score: Franklin County 24, Shelbyville Central 19.