Central Hosts Sikeston on J98

(Park Hills) The 9-2 Central Rebels boys basketball squad returns to action tonight at T.J. Foulon Fieldhouse as they host the 6-5 Sikeston Bulldogs. The last time Central was on Regional Radio, they put on a show at the Christmas Tournament.

The Rebels narrowly defeated Saxony Lutheran last Tuesday by a score of 51-48. Sophomore guard Jobe Bryant continued to impress with a 26 point performance while shooting 50% from the field. He also corralled 8 rebounds in the three-point victory over the Crusaders. Rebels Head Coach Brad Gross says Bryant can do more than just score.

While Bryant is the leading scorer of the team, averaging 24 and-a-half points per game. Coach Gross is getting strong contributions from another sophomore guard in Caden Casey and Junior Forward Kendall Horton. Casey and Horton combine for 22 points and 6 and-a-half rebounds per game, but both have different skill sets to round out this team. Horton gets a lot of work done on the low block, shooting 59% inside of the arc while Casey can shoot it from both levels and is able to facilitate the offense.