Shabree Payne drives the lane and dishes to the open Tyler Holt for two points.

The game started off with both teams wanting a win in this district match. In the first quarter, Hunter Foust scored 10 points to pace the Red Devils to a 14-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The rebels responded by taking Foust out of his groove, allowing him to score only two points in the second quarter. Battling back, the rebels took the lead before half 23 to 22.

Starting the third quarter, the lead swapped back and forth until Red Devil James Cuthbertson got hot offensively, spurring a 5-0 Big Sandy run with 3:37 to go in the third. The Rebels fought back to reclaim a narrow 40-39 lead at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, McKenzie was assessed two technical fouls and the devils took control of the game, winning the hard-fought contest 69-62.

The leading scorer for the devils was Hunter Foust with 25 points. Other Devils that scored were James Cuthbertson (16), Kevin Adams (9), Chris Cox (6), Jarred Phifer (5) and Dakota Huddlestone (3).

Leading scorer for the rebels was Shabree Payne with 23 points on the night. Also contributing points for the Rebels were Derek Carr (13), Tyler Holt (10), Josh Brown (8), Drew Brown and Hunter Herrin (3 points respectively) and Luke Anderson (2).

The Rebels are 2-1 in district play.

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