Kohl Key leads Tigers past Mortimer Jordan

Rylan Smothers shoots a contested shot in the Tigers' 77-24 win over Mortimer Jordan. Photo by Jim Meadows Rylan Smothers shoots a contested shot in the Tigers’ 77-24 win over Mortimer Jordan. Photo by Jim Meadows

The Tigers ran past visiting Mortimer Jordan 77-24 to pick up their second win of the young season.

Kohl Key scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Tigers to the 53-point win. He also had three rebounds and three steals.

The Tigers led 18-8 after the first before outsourcing the Blue Devils 25-5 to lead 43-13 at halftime. Hartselle’s defense held Mortimer Jordan to 11 points in the second half, including none in the fourth quarter.

Markus Tapscott added 11 points and five rebounds, while Kiah Key finished with 10 and five rebounds. Dunn added nine points and Smothers had eight points and eight rebounds.

Coleman Maldonado led Mortimer Jordan (1-) with eight points.