Strong First-Half Leads Mercer Past Burgin Bulldogs

The Mercer County Titans scored 51 first-half points Friday night against 46th District foe Burgin on their way to an 83-39 win over the Bulldogs in the second game of a boy-girl doubleheader.

The Titans shot 65.9 percent from the field and made 11 three-pointers to help them earn their 12th win of the season, one more than they had all of last season.

Mercer County got out to a strong start, building a 13-2 lead just three minutes into the game.

With Mercer leading 19-8, the Titans got an emotional boost following a rim shaking dunk by freshman Trevon Faulkner, who scored 20 points in the first half.

Faulkner saw an opening in the Bulldog’s defense on the play and made them pay.

Check out this weeks edition of the Harrodsburg Herald for the rest of the story.