The Van-Far boys couldn't match Montgomery County's firepower on Tuesday night.
The Class 3 No. 2 Wildcats handed Van-Far (received votes in the most recent Class 2 state poll) a 70-44 loss at home, outscoring the Indians 39-26 in the second half after taking a 31-18 halftime lead. Before the game, Pacey Reading was recognized for scoring his 1,000th career point for Van-Far (14-8, 4-2 EMO) on Saturday against Clopton in the Bowling Green Tournament. Reading had 16 points and five rebounds against Montgomery County (20-1, 6-0 EMO), Gaven Gaston followed with 14 points and Carson Huff had nine points.
Clayton Parker played with foul trouble all game, finishing with four fouls, but had a memorable night for Montgomery County with 25 points and six rebounds while becoming the program's all-time leading scorer on a 3-pointer in the third quarter. Andrew Moore followed Parker with 17 points, five rebounds and five steals, and Tyler Erwin had 12 points.
Van-Far plays a conference game at Mark Twain (3-13, 0-5 EMO) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Look for the full game story on the Mexico Ledger website tomorrow and a story about Pacey Reading scoring his 1,000th point in the Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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