Kentucky signee Alex Poythress had a career-high 47 points, 18 rebounds and blocked nine shots in Northeast’s 79-69 double-OT win over LaVergne in the State Farm Holiday Tournament. Northeast (11-0) plays Hunters Lane tonight at 7:30 at Riverdale in the semifinals. La Vergne (6-3) plays Hazel Green at 1:30 p.m. in the consolationbracket. “The first half we did a much better job rotating down and defending him,” La Vergne coach Chris Chambers said.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.