Parker returns after 3-game absence
Rocket senior forward Nick Parker came back to the lineup Thursday night after missing the last three games because of a thumb injury. However, his presence was hardly enough to overcome the state's fifth-ranked Tigers. Hopkinsville (23-2) won easily, 83-54 at Marion.

It was the first time in memory that a team ranked that high in the statewide Associated Press poll had played at Crittenden County.

Parker scored five points for Crittenden, which is 12-8 after losing five of the last seven games during the most rigid part of its schedule. The Rockets were led by Zac Beverly's 16.

Score by quarters
Hopkinsville ... 26...25...15...17
Crittenden ......12...11...10...21

CRITTENDEN (54) - Easley 3, Robinson 8, Hunt, Hart 4, Travis 2, Parker 5, Thompson, Lanham 4, Croft 3, Hill 6, Beverly 16, Findley, Guess 3. FT 11-15. Fouls 18. 3-Pointers 3 (Croft, Guess Easley).

HOPKINSVILLE (83) - Artis 9, Willis 6, Lynch 11, Grant 7, Braxton 16, Woodard 8, Pulley 13, Lopez 11, Hudleston, Adams 2. FT 16-23. Fouls 21. 3-Pointers 3 (Artis, Lopez, Lynch).