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Big Night for Kam Rose & Wildcats with Win at FHU
Big Night for Kam Rose & Wildcats with Win at FHU
Posted: Jan 04, 2022

Cats Edge Lions in Henderson

Box Score

HENDERSON, Tenn. - The Bethel Wildcats began the second portion of their season Monday visiting Freed-Hardeman. It was the first of three straight conference road affairs for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats moved to 3-3 in road action with a thrilling 79-77 victory over the Lions. In the long-standing series, Freed has a 40-38 advantage between the two.

The game featured 14 lead changes and 12 ties. The Wildcats led at the half 43-40. FHU led 74-70 late in the game but Bethel outscored the Lions 9-5 to capture the road win.

FHU outshot Bethel from the field shooting 50 percent to Bethel's 41 percent. The Lions knocked down 11 threes to Bethel's six but Bethel's advantage from the free throw line was a big factor. The Cats hit 15-of-21 free throw attempts while FHU was just 2-of-7 from the foul line.  Another big   factor was Bethel's bench points. The Cats had a 39-17 margin in points off the bench. The Cats also had a big margin in points off turnovers at 17-3.

Kamron Rose led Bethel with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Jamarius Mayberry finished with 15 points. Senior Jarred Walker was solid with 11 points and three assists.

Freed's Kortland Martin had a game high 24 points.

Bethel moved to 10-5 overall and 2-5 in the MSC. FHU dropped to 9-5 and 4-3.

Coach Jeff Britt who collected his 491st win commented, "I am really proud of our young men tonight. We had some adversity coming into tonight's game and to be honest I wasn't sure how we would respond. We made some key plays down the stretch and never gave in. We played hard and well when we had to. This is a big conference win and hopefully will give us confidence as we travel to Pikeville and Cumberlands later this week."

The Wildcats return to action this later this week with games at UPIKE and Cumberlands (KY) Thursday and Saturday. Watch for previews during the week at: www.bethelathletics.com

After the road games, Bethel returns home for four straight home games. The Cats play eight home games the remainder of the season. The Lady Cats are 113-34 all-time in Crisp Arena.