Payton Feiden and Johnny Stout surround a Dragon rebounder.
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Johnny Stout was “King of the Court” for Gallatin Friday night…for more than one reason.
The lone senior starter stepped up during the final half of his final regular season home game and sparked the Bulldogs to a 76-58 victory over Cameron. Gallatin trailed by 9 at the half and Cameron gave every indication at the break of an ability to pile it on even more once play resumed.
Led by Stout, Gallatin executed a 35-point turnaround that saw the Bulldogs lead by as many as 26 points in the fourth quarter before the final GHS starter gave way to a reserve off the bench with just over 2 minutes to play.
Gallatin’s colossal turnaround began immediately. Stout opened the third quarter with 3 pointers on back-to-back possessions and a blocked shot that kicked off a Brett Hemry fastbreak layup. A third 3-ball by the senior leader tied the game at 37-37 and a Hemry trey put the Bulldogs in front for the first time since early in the first quarter.
Gallatin’s 32-point third period left the Dragons in the dust. Isaac Bird dished to Payton Feiden under the hoop and a Feiden steal and pass ahead to Stout kept the scoring surge going. Hemry nailed his second trey and Stout rebounded and stuck back a miss. Bird and Layton Shubert notched treys that lifted the Dogs to a 58-44 advantage heading into the final 8 minutes.
Two quick fourth quarter buckets by Feiden upped the ante to 63-46. Bird hit a one-hander in the lane. Feiden came back with an offensive rebound and putback and seconds later dumped in a pair of free throws. Peyton Johnson put an exclamation point on the barrage with a 3 pointer that allowed Gallatin to coast to the wire from a 74-48 advantage.
Stout, who moments after the victory was named King of Courtwarming festivities, finished with 18 points and 9 rebounds behind Feiden, who led the Bulldogs with 20 points to go with 11 rebounds. Hemry finished with 10 points and 4 assists. Brinley Vandiver tossed in 8 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Player FG FT Pts. A S Rbd.
Johnson 1 0 3 2 0 0
Bird 4 0 9 5 3 5
J. Stout 7 0 18 1 3 9
Vandiver 3 2 8 0 0 10
Feiden 8 3 20 0 2 11
Shubert 2 0 6 0 0 0
Dungy 0 0 0 0 0 1
D. Stout 1 0 2 0 0 0
Hemry 4 0 10 4 1 2
3pters: Johnson, Bird, J. Stout (4), Feiden, Shubert (2), Hemry (2).
Stanberry outscored Gallatin, 12-5, in the final 3 minutes of Thursday’s contest and that capped a 72-60 victory for the black and gold Bulldogs on their own floor. Gallatin held a 33-24 lead at the break but Stanberry came on strong in the second half, outpointing their visitors, 47-27, in the final 16 minutes.
It was a rough shooting night for Gallatin…38% from the field and just 43% from the foul line.
Player FG FT Pts. A S Rbs.
Johnson 2 1 4 0 0 1
Bird 5 2 13 3 1 8
J. Stout 2 1 6 0 1 1
Vandiver 3 1 9 2 3 7
Feiden 8 2 20 0 0 12
Shubert 1 0 2 0 0 0
D. Stout 1 0 3 0 0 0
Hemry 1 3 3 0 0 3
3pters: Johnson, Bird, J. Stout, Vandiver (2), Feiden (2), D. Stout, Hemry.