Harlan County suffered its second loss in as many Saturday at South Laurel as the host Cardinals pulled away in the second half for a 64-42 win in the Raymond Reed Classic.

The Bears led by two after one quarter and trailed by only two at halftime before South outscored them 19-13 in the third quarter and 18-14 in the fourth period.

Senior guard J.J. Ramey, the 13th Region’s top-rated player, led the 14-1 Cardinals with 25 points. Junior guard Matthew Cromer added 17 points.

Junior guard Taylor Spurlock led the 11-5 Bears with 20 points Alex Pace and Tyler Cole chipped in with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Harlan County returns to action Thursday at Lee, Va.

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South Laurel 64, Harlan County 52

SOUTH LAUREL (14-1)

Matthew Cromer 5 7-7 17, Alex Hostetler 1 2-2 4, Brett Norvell 4 0-0 9, J.J. Ramey 9 6-8 25, Matthew Dalton 3 1-4 7, Landon Wombles 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 16-21 64.

HARLAN COUNTY (11-5)

James Smith 0 3-4 3, Taylor Spurlock 8 1-2 20, Alex Pace 5 0-0 12, Tyler Cole 5 0-1 10, Gabe Price 1 0-1 2, Patrick Bynum 0 0-0 0, Josh Turner 0 0-0 0, Elisha Smallwood 0 1-2 1, Jackson Huff 1 1-2 4. Totals: 20 6-12 52.

Harlan County 16 9 13 14 — 52

South Laurel 14 13 19 18 — 64

3-point goals: Harlan County 6 (Spurlock 3, Pace 2, Huff 1), South Laurel 2 (Norvell 1, Ramey 1).