<div><p>(WKYT) – One of the top Lexington high school basketball scorers has died.</p><p>Henry “Red” Bell was 85 when he died on October 7.</p><p>Bell played basketball at Lexington‘s Original Douglass High School, where he set the city’s single-game scoring record in a 54-point effort against the Lincoln Institute of Simpsonville in 1957.</p><p>Even though Bell did not play the fourth quarter of his record-setting game, his mark stood for over 31 years.</p><p>Bell was inducted into the Lexington African-American Sports Hall of Fame twice. The first induction was in 2022 alongside his 1956 Douglass team, while the second came in 2024 for his individual accomplishments.</p><p>“Lexington has lost a jewel of a gentleman and athlete in Mr. Bell,” the Lexington African-American Sports Hall of Fame said in a Facebook post. “His light will continue to shine brightly in our organization and our community.”</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fofficiallaashof%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0aprhok6heNp6b4JDnprNxZmDELuSxS2Gugn5FfrBVnHnoK6Sr1r6aJ4mya6YMX8Fl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" style="width:100%; height:100%; position:relative; border:none; overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></div><p>After Bell graduated from Douglass High School in 1958, he played college basketball for Jackson State College.</p><p>Outside of his playing career, he was a referee for 35 years, calling games at the high school, collegiate mid-major and collegiate power conference levels. He also served for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department for over 20 years.</p><p>Bell was inducted into the KHSAA Hall of Fame in 1992 for his accomplishments as a player and referee.</p><p>His funeral service will be held on October 19 at the Smith and Smith Funeral Home in Lexington, beginning at 1 p.m.</p></div>

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Former high school basketball record holder dies at 85

(WKYT) – One of the top Lexington high school basketball scorers has died. Henry “Red” Bell was 85 when he died on October 7. Bell played basketball at Lexington‘s Original Douglass High School, where he set the city’s single-game scoring record in a 54-point effort against the Lincoln Institute of Simpsonville in 1957.