Lyon County’s Travis Perry, a 6’2″ point guard, has played varsity basketball for the Lyons since the seventh grade. Now a freshman and considered a top prospect in the Class of 2024, Perry has scored 78 points in the Lyons first three games of the season to lead them to their first 3-0 start in four seasons.
They opened the season on Jan. 5 with a 78-57 win over Crittenden County, beat CCA 82-28 on Jan. 7 and on Friday, took down Webster County 71-54. Behind Travis’ 78 points, fellow freshman Brady Shoulders has 40 points in the first three wins followed by junior Jackson Shoulders with 36.
The Lyons finished 23-10 last season, won the 5th District Tournament before falling to Webster County in the 2nd Region Tournament semi-finals.
Tuesday they will play University Heights at home in the 2nd Region All “A” Classic at 7:00. After an 0-2 start with losses to Paducah Tilghman and Owensboro Catholic, the UHA Blazers beat Marshall County 77-68 on Saturday to pick up their first win.
Scoring from Lyon County’s first three games:
Jan. 5 vs Crittenden County
Lyon County 19 17 24 18 – 78
Crittenden County 16 18 16 7 – 57
Lyon County: Perry 25, J. Shoulders 14, B. Shoulders 14, Reddick 14, Bingham 5, Whalin 4, Parker 2
Crittenden County: Morgeson 14, Turley 13, Boone 10, Dobyns 9, Mott 7, Carlson 2, Adamson 2
Jan. 7 vs CCA
Lyon County 36 23 13 10 – 82
CCA 3 6 13 6 – 28
Lyon County: Perry 22, B. Shoulders 14, Whalin 13, Bingham 12, J. Shoulders 6, Gilbert 5, Parker 4, Ray 2, Reddick 2, Haines 2
CCA: Winsett 7, Kahnplaye 6, Smith 6, Paxton 3, Wilson 2, Harrison 2, Chappell 2
Jan. 8 vs Webster County
Webster County 16 10 17 11 – 54
Lyon County 14 15 22 20 – 71
Lyon County: Perry 31, J. Shoulders 16, B. Shoulders 12, Gilbert 4, Whalin 4, Reddick 2, Bingham 2
Webster County: McNaughton 13, Allen 12, Rolland 11, Harmon 9, Nelson 7, Warren 2
Off to a 1-1 start, the Lady Lyons lost their season opener 54-41 to Crittenden County and followed that up with a win over Union County, 64-55. Senior Calista Collins has led them in scoring with a combined 36 points over the first two games.
The Lady Lyons will play Livingston Central at home on Monday in the 2nd Region All “A” Classic.
Scoring from Lyon County’s first two games:
Jan. 5 vs Crittenden County
Lyon County: Collins 18, Butler 8, Smith 7, Defew 2, Dykes 2, Wynn 2, Matthews 2
Crittenden County: Guess 24, Boone 10, Woodward 10, Moss 4, Duncan 3, Conyer 2, Easley 1
Jan. 7 vs Union County
Lyon County: Wynn 19, Collins 18, Defew 12, Smith 8, Butler 4, Matthews 3
Union County: Mackey 20, Morris 14, Beaven 7, K. Hagan 7, M Hagan 3, Roberson 2, Hibbs 2