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Lyon County state basketball champions, Mr. Basketball receive markers

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EDDYVILLE, Ky. (KT) -- The storied high school basketball career of Lyon County High School's Travis Perry is now on display on highways leading into the county, along with a marker commemorating the school's first state basketball championship.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 hung signs along the county lines on U.S. 62 at Caldwell and Livingston counties.

Perry, who has signed to play college basketball at the University of Kentucky, is the state's all-time scoring leader and is only the second Kentucky high school player to score at least 3,000 points. He is the 2024 Mr. Basketball in the state and was the Gatorade Player of the Year for the second straight year.

He finished his high school career with 5,481 points, eclipsing the previous record of 4,337 set in 1956 by King Kelly Coleman. He holds the record for field goals made (1,918), field goals attempted (3,880), 3-pointers made (714) and free throws made (933). He averaged 22 points, three rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.2 steals a game. He has a perfect 4.0 grade point average in the classroom.
Lyon County High School, with an enrollment of less than 300 students, beat Harlan County 67-58 to win the state championship. It's the smallest school to win the Kentucky state title since 1992 and finished with a 36-3 record.

Perry had a game-high 27 points in front of 13,000 fans and was named tournament MVP.

Players on the team (listed by the KHSAA) are Lukas Breedlove, Cooper Collins, Jack Reddick, Bray Kirk, Travis Perry, Jonah Ramey, Jackson Crawford, Carson Collins, Brady Shoulders, Luke Burchett, Isaac Defew, Jett Reddick, Johnson Herring, Hudson Phillips and Colton Prow.

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