By JAMES BROWN
WCLU Sports
HORSE CAVE — The Caverna Colonels closed the final four minutes Monday night with a 12-4 run to win their season opener, 67-59, over visiting Fort Knox.
Caverna built a 53-47 lead early in the final period, but the Eagles posted an 8-2 run to tie the game at 55-all with 4:10 left in the contest.
Colonels’ coach Jordan Rice called time out and settled his team into the game-clinching run.
Out of the break, the Colonels punched the ball inside to big man Jax Dunagan and he hit a layup. After the Eagles made one of two free throws, Kenyan Wood hit a bucket and Dee Richardson nailed a pair of free throws to put Caverna ahead 61-56 with 2:27 left in the contest.
Caverna returns to action Friday at District 18 rival Hart County at 7 p.m.
SCORING
Drew Rhodes, 19; Dee Richardson, 18; Kenyan Wood, 12; Zyer Yates, 8; Jax Dunagan, 6; Caleb Edwards and Mark Webb, 2 each.
