Kingston Powers Past St. Paul 77-49, Three Players Earn Double-Doubles

(Farmington, MO) Cody Yates and Corey Kemper contribute double-double performances to lead the Kingston Cougars to a 77-49 win over the St. Paul Giants.

Cody Yates had 24 points and 10 rebounds. He was 11-of-16 from the field. Kemper added 17 points and 10 rebounds as well. Kingston Coach Paul Hamilton on the growth from his top scorers.

As a team the Cougars outrebounded the Gianst 36-24 and the scoring from the bench favored Kingston 26-9. 

Coach Hamilton was not too pleased with his teams defense in the 73-70 overtime win over Fredericktown on Monday, did he like the defensive effort in Thursday's win?

Kingston hit 36-of-61 shots and 18-of-34 shots in the second half. Coach Hamilton on the second half shooting from the offense.

St. Paul was led in scoring by Devontae Minor with 24 points, while William Folk was in double-double territory with 10 points and 10 rebounds. After the loss, Giants Head Coach Justin Ford.

Brendan Yates added 10 points in the 4th quarter on 5 fieldgoals in the winning effort. The Cougars improve to 5-1 and return home to play Herculaneum Tuesday, while St. Paul travels to Ellington tonight. The Giants are 1-4 on the season.

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Other Action From The Hardwood:

GBB

Central 77, Poplar Bluff 56

Farmington 66, Cape Central 28

Jefferson 60, St. Paul 14

Potosi 58, Arcadia Valley 32

West County 79, Ste. Genevieve 37

St. Vincent 50, Fredericktown 46

Bourbon 45, Kingston 16


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Broadcast Schedule

Monday, December 23:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Detroit*
Wednesday, December 25:
11:00a, NFL, Week 17: Kansas City @ Pittsburgh
Thursday, December 26:
9:30a, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 1-Cent vs 8-SI
11:30a, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 4-Fest vs 5-AV
1:00p, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 2-Pot vs 7-SVille
2:30p, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 3-Fred vs 6-SG
4:00p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 1-Farm vs 16-CCity
5:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 8-WC vs 9-NC
7:00p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 4-HBoro vs 13-DeS
8:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 5-Fest vs 12-Cent
Friday, December 27:
3:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 2-SI vs 15-Herky
5:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 7-SG vs 10-Jeff
6:30p, NHL: Nashville @ St. Louis*
7:00p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 3-Pot vs 14-AV
8:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 6-SVille vs 11-Fred
Saturday, December 28:
12:30p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
2:30p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
4:00p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
5:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
7:00p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
8:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
Sunday, December 29:
1:30p, NHL: Buffalo @ St. Louis*
Monday, December 30:
5:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
7:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
Tuesday, December 31:
10:00a, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament 5th Place
12:00p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament 9th Place
1:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament 5th Place
3:00p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament 3rd Place
3:30p, NHL, Winter Classic: St. Louis @ Chicago*
4:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament 3rd Place
6:00p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament Championship
7:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Championship
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