On Wednesday night, UK signee Dontaie Allen became the 35th boys’ high school basketball player in Kentucky history to score 3,000 or more career points.
The 6-foot-6 small forward from Falmouth eclipsed the 3,000-point mark on a put-back in the second quarter of Pendleton County’s win at Robertson County. Allen had 53 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the 116-77 victory.
Evan Dennison, sports editor of the Ledger Independent in Maysville, tweeted out video of the historic basket and the moment that followed. Immediately after Allen scored, the game was stopped and the Robertson County’s public address announcer recognized the senior’s achievement, prompting a loud ovation from the crowd which Allen acknowledged with a wave.