Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Lions ink Kentucky's Hazard

HENDERSON, Tenn. - The Freed-Hardeman Lions continued to expand their incoming class with the signing of Tony Hazard of Paducah, Ky., last week.

Hazard, a 6-foot-4 guard/forward, played his final two years of high school basketball at Paducah Tilghman HS under Coach Brad Stieg. As a senior, he averaged 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game on his way to being named all-district and district tournament MVP. He was also selected to the Paducah Sun All-Region squad.

In his two years at Paducah Tilghman, he helped lead the team to a combined 50 wins and an appearance in the state quarterfinals in 2008 while scoring 638 career points.

"Tony is a tremendous athlete with the ability to score inside and out," said FHU head coach Jason Shelton. "His length, quickness, and anticipation allow him to make plays defensively. He comes from a great program at Paducah Tilghman and his work with Coach Stieg has prepared him to play at our level."

Hazard joins Jonathan Milewski (Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian), Michael Young (Franklin, Tenn./Franklin HS), James Haddix (Franklin, Tenn./Franklin HS), and Kyle Teichmann (Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood HS) in the Lions' 2009-10 recruiting class.

Tony is the son of Colbey Moore.

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