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Post by Local Sports on Aug 18, 2007 16:01:27 GMT -5
Lady Raiders take 'Shootout' titleThe Clay County Lady Raider Basketball team took first place in the South Laurel 'Shootout' over the weekend. Coach James Burchell's eighth grade squad defeated Lincoln County, Sebastian, Whitley County and Elkhorn to take the title. Walker scores touchdown in WKU record setting victoryChirs WalkerFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Walker scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery in the end zone and recored three tackles including one sack for a loss of 12 yards as Western Kentucky University won their home opener Saturday. Walker's touchdown was part of a first quarter effort that tied an NCAA I-A (Football Bowl Subdivision) record with 49 points en route to an 87-0 victory over West Virginia Tech. The win evened the Toppers record at 1-1, while the Golden Bears dropped to 0-2. WKU will host Eastern this Saturday at 2 PM. Collopy catches three passes in Union lossucbulldogs.comChris CollopyFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Collopy had three catches for twenty yards as his Union College Bulldogs loss 48-44 to Lambuth University Saturday. This was the first game played on the new artifical turf of Burch/Nau Field. The Bulldogs will be on the road Saturday as they travel to Malone College for a 7 PM kickoff. Lady Redhounds cruise past visiting Clay Countythetimestribune.comThe Corbin Lady Redhounds continued their uphill climb Monday with a 2-0 (25-18 and 25-8) win over visiting Clay County. The two teams traded points in the early stages of game one, with seven lead changes just midway through. Corbin took the lead at 17-12, but the Lady Tigers were able to cut the deficit to four points on two separate occasions, but could not get any closer as the Lady Redhounds won 25-19. Game two was all Corbin as they took a 12-3 lead and never looked back en route to the win. Jaguars’ defense can’t shut down Clay Countythetimestribune.com (L-R) Matt Dobbs, Tanner Gilbert, Ethan NolanThe North Laurel Jaguars’ struggles continued at home Friday against district foe Clay County. North Laurel led the Tigers 17-14 with under two minutes remaining in the third quarter, but Clay County scored 20 unanswered points to wrap up the win, 34-17. North Laurel’s first score of the game came courtesy of its defense, as the Jaguars picked up a safety to take a 2-0 lead with 5:16 remaining in the first quarter. Clay County (2-1) came into the game averaging 48 points a contest, but didn’t score its first touchdown until the 2:02 mark of the second quarter. The Tigers’ Ethan Nolan scored from seven yards out to give his team a 7-2 lead. North Laurel didn’t play from behind long. Ryan Brandonburg’s 16-yard touchdown run with 7:24 remaining the third quarter gave his team a 10-7. But just as it seemed the Jaguars had grabbed some momentum, Clay County answered with a Tanner Gilbert one-yard score to take a 14-10 edge. Brandonburg did all he could to keep his team in the game. His second touchdown run (a two-yarder) gave his team a 17-14 lead with 3:55 remaining in the third quarter. But that’s when the Tigers’ offense woke up. Clay County quarterback Zach Lewis hit Matt Dobbs for a 23-yard touchdown strike late in the third quarter to give his team a lead (21-17) it wouldn’t relinquish. Gilbert added a one-yard score in the fourth quarter, while Nolan’s six-yard run put the game out of reach for Clay County. CLICK HERE for a complete recap and pictures from the game at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. CLICK HERE for a story and a photo at sentinel-echo.com. 13th Region Volleyballsekyvolleyball.blogspot.com In what might have been an upset, Whitley County went into Clay County and beat the Lady Tigers, 25-21, 25-21. Cumberland came out of the gate with an 8-0 record but lost to Appalachia, Va. (1-3) then lost to Middlesboro 26-24, 21-25, 19-25. The Lady Jackets have won three in a row. Bell County started the season with a win but has lost eight straight games. Cumberland rolls over Red Birdharlandaily.comThe Cumberland Lady Skins improved to 8-0 on the season with a 25-9, 25-17 win over visiting Red Bird in volleyball action Tuesday. Cumberland (8-0) won the junior varsity match 21-17, 21-5. Raiders split with Knox CountyThe Clay County Middle School Raiders hosted the Knox County Middle School Panthers last Thursday night and came away with a split decision. The 8th graders lost a close match, 30 – 24, while the 7th graders scored their second shutout in a row, easily beating the Panthers 20 – 0. CLICK HERE for a complete review of the game at raidersfootballdigest.blogspot.com. Stat Leaders from the Vernon Cooper Pride of the Mountains Bowl (L-R) John Hooker, C.J. Miller, Ethan NolanThe Stat Leaders in the Tigers 34-33 loss to Hazard were John Hooker with 155 receiving yards, C.J. Miller with 5 tackles and Ethan Nolan with 81 rushing yards. CLICK HERE for a complete list of stats from the game at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Collopy catches six passes in Union lossucbulldogs.comChris CollopyFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Collopy pulled down six catches for 47 yards for Union; however, it was the Patriots of University of the Cumberlands that were celebrating as Cumberlands pulled out the 24-19 decision Saturday to hang on to the Brass Lantern at Campbell Field in Corbin. Walker's Hilltoppers fall at Floridawkusports.comChirs WalkerFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Walker had one tackle and broke up a pass against third-ranked Florida in the Gator's 49-3 football victory over his Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers in the season opener for both teams at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The game was terminated with 8:23 remaining in the fourth quarter after a more than hour-long weather delay. OBI in All 'A' Soccer tournamentthetimestribune.comThe theme for Thursday’s All ‘A’ match between Corbin and Oneida Baptist Institute was offense. Armando Cima’s squad scored eight goals, while keeper Sheldon Thomas posted a shutout in the Redhounds’ 8-0 win. Dobbs, Miller named outstanding players Matt Dobbs, C.J. MillerTiger Senior wide reciever Matt Dobbs was named the outstanding offensive player of the game for Clay County after their 34-33 loss to Hazard in the Vernon Cooper Pride of the Mountains Gridiron Classic Friday night. Freshman linebacker C.J. Miller was named the outstanding defensive player. CLICK HERE for a complete wrapup of the game at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. South Laurel soccer blanks OBIsentinel-echo.comThe South Laurel Cardinals blanked Oneida Baptist 4-0 in a weather-shortened game. After lightning delay the start of the match by over an hour, the game was called at the hour mark when lightning again made an appearance. The Mountaineers had a chance to tie the match in the 15th minute when South was called for a penalty in the box, giving OBI a penalty kick. Napolion Getachew took the shot from the spot, but missed wide. The Mountaineers would miss another PK later in the match. OBI had a couple of good chances early in the second half, but Getachew’s shot in the 43rd minute was saved by Tyler Huff, and in the 49th minute, Albert Momoh sent a shot wide. CLICK HERE for a photo from the game. Clay County golf at Middlesboromiddlesborodailynews.comMiddlesboro’s boys and girls golf team hosted Clay County Thursday in a dual match at Middlesboro Country Club. Clay County defeated the host team 164 to 167. Sixth grader Tyler McDaniels led the Tigers with a score of 2 over par 38. Tyler’s brother Todd had the second best score of the day with a 39. The Lady Jackets shot a team score of 207 in defeating the visiting Lady Tigers, who finished with a team score of 216. Tiger 'JV' Team opens with winJohn WilsonClay County Tiger freshman quarterback John Wilson threw touchdown passes to CJ Miller and Noah Reid, and ran for another as the Clay County 'JV' team opened the season with a 20-14 win at North Laurel Monday night. CLICK HERE for a complete recap and pics from the game at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Clay County Volleyball at North Laurelthetimestribune.comKenny Woods’ North Laurel Jaguars knocked off Clay County 2-0 (25-21 and 25-15) at North Laurel The Jaguars took over in game two, jumping out to a 15-7 lead and never looking back thanks to 11 aces and four kills. Tigers outclaw Wildcatstigersfootball.blogspot.comThe Clay County Tigers football team opened the 2007 season with a 63-38 victory over the Lynn Camp Wildcats at the Pioneer Bowl hosted by Knox Central High School. CLICK HERE to read the entire recap and see the game photos at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Dunn Earns WYMT Catch of the Day HonorsFrom wymtnews.comPhillip DunnThe Long John Silver's Catch of the Night Award goes to Phillip Dunn of Clay County. Dunn makes the catch, fights off the tacklers to score with 11 seconds left in the half of the Tigers 63-38 win over Lynn Camp. Lynn Camp falls to Tigersthetimestribune.comThe Lynn Camp Wildcats dropped a 63-38 shootout to Clay County while allowing the Tigers to finish with 528 yards on offense. Despite the loss, the Wildcats managed to pile up 475 yards on offense. Lynn Camp's senior tailback Joe Roskopf managed to carry the ball 23 times for 211 yards and four touchdowns. Stat Leaders from the Pioneer Bowl (L-R) John Hooker, Ethan Nolan, Delbert CollinsThe Stat Leaders in the Tigers 63-38 win over Lynn Camp were John Hooker with 117 receiving yards, Ethan Nolan with 12 tackles and Delbert Collins with 124 rushing yards. CLICK HERE for a complete list of stats from the game at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. 13th Region gets new assigning secretarythetimestribune.comBy Les Dixon / Sports EditorCorbin’s Paul Pietrowski is back doing something that he loves doing. This past week, the KHSAA Board of Control appointed Pietrowski as the 13th Region Assigning Secretary for baseball, softball and volleyball. Pietrowski, who will be replacing Vaughn Hatcher, was a KHSAA referee for 38 years before stepping down in 1993. He has also helped Ray Canady the past five years as an assistant with football. During his 38 years as a referee, Pietrowski officiated two Sweet Sixteen Boys basketball tournaments and three state football title games. He will now be over 19 schools in the 13th Region and he will be assigning officials approximately 600 baseball games, 540 softball games and 250 volleyball games. Pietrowski will also have four clinics per year to discuss new rules and to upgrade the officials. Lexington Hearld High School Footbal Previewkentucky.comStorylines to Watch• Clay County junior QB Zach Lewis, who already has thrown for more than 6,700 yards. If he continues to air it out, he could eventually challenge Tim Couch's state passing record of 12,167 yards. • Somerset WR John Cole, who set state records for receiving yards (1,891) and TD catches (28) last season with Ross Deaton throwing him the ball. Can Cole come close to those numbers this year? It'll depend on new Briar Jumpers QB Chase Hall, who didn't play last year. • Two years ago Newport Central Catholic's Bob Schneider became the first football coach in state history to ring up 300 career wins.He may have some company in that exclusive club later this fall. Bell County Coach Dudley Hilton needs seven victories, and Belfry's Philip Haywood needs eight to reach 300. Male's Bob Redman has an outside shot. His Bulldogs need 12 wins to get him to that plateau. 50 of Kentucky's top players, based on pre-season survey of coachesHunter Adams, Middlesboro 5-11 189 Jr. WR/DB Clint Cashen, Corbin 6-0 190 Sr. QB T.R. Christopher, Bell County 6-0 205 Sr. RB Zach Lewis, Clay County 6-2 175 Jr. QBJoe Roskopf, Lynn Camp 5-10 185 Sr. RB Whitley County rips Cawood in preseason scrimmagethetimestribune.comThe Whitley County Colonels wasted no time finding the end zone in the final preseason scrimmage of the year Friday. Jason Powers scored from 18 yards out on the Colonels’ second offensive play of the game and never looked back en route to a 28-0 win. Powers carried the ball six times for 52 yards and one touchdown while Cody Jones made his presence felt as well. Jones carried the ball six times for 82 yards and two touchdowns, one from four yards out and another from 26 yards away. In all, the Colonels gained 211 yards on the ground, with 49 of that coming in the second half. On the defensive side of things, the Colonels held Cawood scoreless and forced turnovers on three of six possessions, once on a fumble and twice in downs. The Colonels open the season next week at Middlesboro. Whitley County will travel to Clay County October 19 in the final district game of the season. How the class 5A assignment for 2007, 2008 breaks downcourier-journal.com CLASS 5-A (502-651 BOYS) One – Christian County, Hopkinsville, Ohio County, Owensboro. Two – Barren County, Bowling Green, Grayson County, Warren Central. Three – Doss, Iroquois, John Hardin, Waggener. Four – Anderson County, Grant County, Jeffersontown, Oldham County, South Oldham. Five – Covington Catholic, Dixie Heights, Highlands, Holmes, Scott. Six – Ashland Blazer, Bryan Station, Johnson Central, Montgomery County, Woodford County. Seven – Lincoln County, Mercer County, Pulaski County, Pulaski Southwestern, South Laurel. Eight – Clay County, Letcher County Central, North Laurel, Perry County Central, Whitley County. Playoff pairings (in bracket order): District One champion vs. District Four, Two vs. Three, Five vs. Eight, Six vs. Seven. Two future Clay County opponents play in SEKC Grid-O-Ramaharlandaily.comMiddlesboro defeated Cumberland 21-7 in the opening scrimmage, then Williamsburg pulled away in the second half for a 28-14 win over Harlan. Middlesboro will travel to Clay County September 28 and Harlan will be at Clay County for the final regular season game November 2. The Yellow Jackets scored on their first three possessions. Quarterback Hunter Adams capped a 12-play, 70-yard drive on the opening possession with a 2-yard touchdown run. Pat Knuckles added the extra point. Middlesboro needed just four plays for its second score, a 23-yard run around left end by Shawn Russell. Knuckles' extra point stretched the lead to 14-0 with 5:32 left in the first of the two 15-minute halves. Russell struck again with 3:06 left in the half as he took a pitch from Adams and raced 75 yards for a touchdown. The extra point by Knuckles stretched the lead to 21-0. Offense dominated the second scrimmage as Harlan and Williamsburg took turns scoring in the first half before the Jackets took control late. A fumble recovery by Hunter Luttrell set up the first Harlan touchdown. Fullback J.D. Heck capped the drive with a 17-yard touchdown run with 10:32 left in the first half. Williamsburg answered four plays later as Ryan Moses teamed with Aaron Brock for a 75-yard touchdown pass with 10:09 remaining. Greg Woods put the Jackets ahead with the extra point. Harlan reclaimed the lead four plays later as Chase Jones teamed with Allen Hensley for a 54-yard TD pass at the eight-minute mark. Luttrell put the Dragons up 14-7 with a two-point conversion. Ryan Moses had four completions in the ensuing drive, including a 13-yard scoring pass to Daniel Pettit with 4:26 left in the half. Moses had three other completions in the drive. Woods' extra point tied the scrimmage at 14-14. Williamsburg went ahead for good with 1:23 left in the half as Moses and Pettit teamed on a 56-yard scoring strike. Woods added the extra point. The Courier Journal's top 10 5A pollcourier-journal.com1. Highlands (7)... 7-5 2. Covington Cath. (2)... 12-3 3. Bowling Green (2)... 13-2 4. Owensboro (1)... 9-2 5. John Hardin ... 7-4 6. Mercer Co.... 15-0 7. Johnson Central... 13-1 8. Hopkinsville... 7-6 9. Warren Central... 10-3 10. Dixie Heights... 5-6 Others receiving votes (in order): 11. Christian County, 12 Pulaski Southwestern, 13. Ashland Blazer, 14. Lincoln County, 15. Woodford County, 16. Clay County, 17. South Laurel, 18. Bryan Station, 19. Perry County Central, 20. North Laurel.Transfer rule questionedwymtnew.com A legislative panel objected to a regulation on Tuesday that requires student athletes who transfer from public to private schools - or vice versa - to sit out for a year. The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee found the regulation to be deficient, prompting lawmakers to call for the State Board of Education to withdraw it. State Sen. Dick Roeding, co-chairman of the subcommittee, said if the regulation isn't withdrawn, he and other lawmakers will push for legislation that would override it when the General Assembly convenes in January. "They are penalizing students in order to regulate the supposed recruiting of athletes, instead of penalizing the offending school," said Roeding, R-Lakeside Park. "Why go after an innocent bystander and take away a year of eligibility. That's really wrong." The regulation, approved by the Board of Education earlier this year, affects athletes who transfer to other schools as freshmen. Though they would be ineligible to play, they could still practice with their teams. The regulation was a softer version of a proposal that would have blocked transfer students in those situations from participating in their sport at the high school level for a year. Courier-Journal Class 5A Notescourier-journal.comFavorite: Fort Thomas Highlands rarely goes more than two years without making a state championship game, so it won't be a surprise to see the Bluebirds in this year's final after early playoff exits (for them, at least) the past two seasons. Not far behind: Covington Catholic won the 3-A title last season but has a new coach in Dave Brossart, who replaced John Rodenberg. Bowling Green was the 3-A runner-up the past two seasons and returns most of its key players. Biggest shoes to fill: Nathan Griffith will take over as the top running back at Mercer County, where the departed Brandon Ford and Corey Jackson combined to rush for more than 4,000 yards last season. Most people seem to have forgotten that there are two defending champions in 5-A. Mercer County won the 2-A crown last year, going 15-0 with a beefed-up roster created by the merger of Mercer County and Harrodsburg. The Titans lost 22 seniors from that team but still should be a threat in the playoffs this season. Johnson Central running back Shawn Grimm returns after posting 2,684 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns as a junior. Clay County (7-4) was the only team in District Eight to reach the playoffs last year. Nine of the 37 schools have won state titles, led by District Five rivals Highlands (16) and Covington Catholic (six). Owensboro, Ashland Blazer, Hopkinsville and Christian County have won two. Covington Catholic (4-A) and Highlands (3-A) both chose to play up. Otherwise, Pulaski County is the smallest school, based on boys' enrollment. South Laurel is the largest. Tiger Football to face two ranked teamsCoach Aaron SteppCoach Aaron Stepp and his Clay County Tiger football team will play two teams who are ranked in the pre-season top ten in their respective class in the Bluegrasspreps poll. Middlesboro is ranked #9 in 2A. The Yellowjackets will travel to Clay County September 28. The #10 team in Class 1A is the Hazard Bulldogs, who will face the Tigers August 31 in the Vernon Cooper Pride of the Mountains Classic at Hazard. Two former district foes Rockcastle County and Bell County both made the top ten in Class 4A. Rockcastle is ranked #6 while Bell is #2, only trailing #1 Lexington Catholic in the poll. The only "Mountain" team to crack the top ten in 5A was Johnson Central at #4. Clay County will compete in Class 5A this season. Fort Thomas Highlands is the top team in 5A.
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Post by Local Sports on Sept 14, 2007 15:50:16 GMT -5
EKU visit riles up Walker and his 'Toppers teammateskentucky.comChirs WalkerWhen Western Kentucky was recruiting him, Chris Walker was dazzled by the Hilltoppers' ring for winning the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA title. "I said, 'I've got to have one of them,'" Walker recalled. Oops. With Western on the move from I-AA to I-A (now called Football Bowl Subdivision), the Hilltoppers are without a football conference and a post-season for this autumn and next. Enter Eastern Kentucky to provide incentive for the Toppers this fall. The traditional rivals renew the Battle of the Bluegrass Saturday. The Colonels hope to build roadblocks to a couple of Western's goals. Walker considers Eastern-Western "the best game of our season. It's more important than all the big SEC games we play. Nothing compares to Eastern-Western." The game could soon become a relic. Western will be eligible for Sun Belt Conference football in 2009. According to league bylaws, the Toppers cannot play a road game at a lower-division school. After Western visits Richmond next fall, and the current contract ends, the series might be history. Walker spent time growing up in Lexington before moving to Manchester, where he became a star at Clay County.
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Post by Local Sports on Sept 18, 2007 17:28:25 GMT -5
Union snaps 11-game losing skid with 21-14 victoryChris CollopyUnion College ended its 11-game losing streak with a 21-14 decision over visiting Cumberland (Tenn.) University Saturday in Mid-South Conference interdivisional action. Former Clay County Tiger Chris Collopy had two catches for 70 yards. Collopy now has 17 catches for 190 yards on the season. Union returns to action next Saturday when it plays host to Campbellsville (Ky.) University at 1:30 p.m. Tigers sunk by Commodorestigersfootball.blogspot.comFor the first time in five years, the Clay County Tigers (2–4, 1–2) dropped three consecutive regular-season football games as they traveled to Perry County Central (3–3, 2–1) and found themselves on the losing end of a 68–57 shootout with the Commodores. CLICK HERE for details and photos at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Tiger Football still ranked first in districtkentucky.comThe first Cantrall high school football, rating the state have been released and Dave Cantrall and the Herald-Leader has Clay County ranked as the top team in Class 5A District 8 despite their loss to Letcher County Central. The Tigers edged out the Cougars for first with a rating of 46.3 to the Cougars 44.6. Whitley County was a close third at 43.6. North Laurel was next at 33.3 with Perry Central rated last at 25.6. Perry Central defeated Whitley County last Friday to force a three way tie for second at 1-1 with Clay County and Whitley County. According to Cantrall, Clay County will be three touchdown favorite when they travel to Airport Gardens to take on Perry Central Friday night. Clay County was ranked #26 in Class 5A. The top 5A teams were Bowling Green and Fort Thomas Highlands. Tigers fall to Yellow Jackets tigersfootball.blogspot.com450 yards of passing offense and 5 touchdown passes wasn’t enough to overcome the Middlesboro Yellow Jackets rushing attack last Friday night as the Yellow Jackets defeated the Clay County Tigers 41–32. CLICK HERE for details and photos at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Lewis cracks Top Ten in Career Passing YardsZach LewisClay County junior quarterback Zach Lewis moved into the top ten in career passing yards Friday night as he was 24 of 46 on the night with 463 yards passing giving him a total of 8568 passing yards for his career. He jumped three spots from #13 to #10 passing Zach Barnard of Owensboro Catholic; Neil Warren of South Laurel; and John Wesley Monin of Bardstown. Lewis will need only 228 yards passing against Perry County Central Friday night to move up four more spots on the list. His 24 completions allowed him to jump one spot past Kyle Moore of Breathitt County on that all time list as he is now #7 all-time with 593 completitions. He will need 32 more completitions to catch Andy Ahrens of Ballard. Clay County Stat Leaders from the Middlesboro game (L-R) Philip Dunn, Ethan NolanThe Stat Leaders for the Clay County Tigers from the Middlesboro game was Philip Dunn with 239 receiving yards with 3 touchdowns, and Ethan Nolan with 16 tackles. CLICK HERE for individual game stats at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Courier-Journal puts Clay County at #13 in stateThe first edition of the Courier-Journal Lit Rankings has the Clay County Tiger football team ranked as the #13 5A team in the state. Even though Letcher County Central is 4-1 on the season and 3-0 in the district the Tigers would be a 6 point favorite if they meet again in the playoffs. Letcher County Central will be a 10 point favorite Friday night at Whitley County. If that prediction holds up Letcher will clinch home field for the first two rounds of the playoffs. Clay County will be a 31 point favorite at Perry County Central Friday night. Only Louisville Iroquois is ranked lower than Perry. Even the winless North Laurel team is ranked a two touchdown better team. But Perry is still 2-3 on the season and 1-1 in the district which matches Clay County's record. CLASS 5-A1.Bowling Green 135.5 2.Highlands 126.0 13.Clay County 90.218.Letcher Central 84.0 26.Whitley County 74.1 31.North Laurel 72.0 36.Perry Central 59.137.Iroquois 51.2 Jackets run past Clay middlesborodailynews.comThe Middlesboro Yellow Jackets rolled up 408 rushing yards as they got past Clay County 41-32 Friday night in Manchester. Senior running back Brennan Bowling led the Jackets with a season-high 255 rushing yards on 20 carries. The Jacket defense bent plenty and even broke a couple of times as Clay’s Zach Lewis passed for 450 yards and five touchdowns. But they made the stops when they needed them and held Lewis under 50 percent completions. He was 24-of-49 passing and Hunter Adams came away with an interception in the first quarter that kept the Tigers from taking a two touchdown lead. A pass interference penalty against Middlesboro helped to set up a Clay touchdown in the third quarter as Lewis passed to Phillip Dunn for a 12-yard score. Lewis’ extra point gave Clay a 26-22 lead. But Middlesboro scored on their next three possesions to take control of the game by midway through the fourth quarter. Lews passed to Dunn for 34 yards to start the next Tiger drive. But two incompletions and a sack left them in 4th & long and they had to punt. The Jackets went 63 yards on seven rushing plays and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Bowling ran in from eight yards out to make it 41-26. Lewis added a late TD pass to Dunn to complete the scoring. McDaniel qualifies for state golf tournamentsentinel-echo.comTodd McDanielSouth Laurel won the team title and a trip to Bowling Green for the state golf tournament during the region tournament held at the London Country Club. South Laurel finished with a team scored of 309, well ahead of runner-up Rockcastle County’s 317. Rock’s Jordan Cash was runner-up with a 72, while Heiser, last year’s champ, finished third with a 74. North Laurel finished with a team score of 341. Josh Gregorich and Darrel Mathis both shot 83s, Rick Mullins, 87, Jake Hamilton, 88, and Wes Hopkins, 91. Both South Laurel and Rockcastle County advance to the state tournament. Other individuals who qualified were Cawood’s Aaron Watkins (74), Clay County’s Todd McDaniel (75) and Jackson County’s Tyler Morgan (76). Collopy has touchdown catch in Union lossChris CollopyFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Chris Collopy had a 11 yard touchdown catch but host Shorter (Ga.) College racked up over 300 yards rushing Saturday as it handed Union College a 41-17 loss in a Mid-South Conference interdivisional contest. The loss dropped the Bulldogs 0-5 on the season, while the Eagles improved to 4-1 overall. Union returns home next weekend to entertain Cumberland (Tenn.) University at 1:30 p.m. Walker has seven tackles at Bowling GreenChirs WalkerFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Walker had seven tackles but the Bowling Green defense recovered a fumble and intercepted three passes before the break as the Falcons earned a 42-21 victory over his Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Doyt L. Perry Stadium in Bowling Green. The Hilltoppers will be off next weekend before returning to action with a 1 p.m. (CDT) kickoff at Ball State on Oct. 13. Scott County's top basketball player out of jailScheduled to play Clay County December 14kentucky.comBud MackeyMany Clay County basketball fans were looking forward to seeing a possible "Mr. Basketball" play for Scott County against the Tigers in the Bobby Keith Classic on December 14 but that may not happen. Last year's top player for state boys basketball champion Scott County High was arrested at school and charged with trafficking in cocaine. Bud Mackey, considered one of the state's top basketball prospects in the Class of 2008, bonded out of jail Saturday morning, the Scott County jail said. Mackey was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school and first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (cocaine), first offense. He was taken to the Scott County jail Friday afternoon and held on a $10,000 cash bond. Mackey, who plays guard, led the Scott County basketball team to win the state championship in March and was considered one of the state's top basketball prospects in the class of 2008. He has committed to play at Indiana University. Laurel Middle School mascots to match High Schoolsthetimestribune.comThe next time a Clay County Middle School team plays a Laurel County school it wll be easier to know the mascot after the Laurel County Board of Education voted to approve changing the mascot for South Laurel Middle School from the Cougars to the Cardinals, something that had been requested by a majority of students and teachers, according to Principal Jeff Reed. After this change, both North and South middle schools will have the same mascots as their high school counterparts. Redhounds soccer tops Oneida Baptistthetimestribune.comAfter a 3-1 win over Oneida Baptist, the Corbin Redhounds soccer team has locked up the No. 1 seed for the district tournament. Connor Holland tallied a hat trick, providing all three goals for the Redhounds, sending Armando Cima’s team to a perfect 4-0 district mark. Corbin took an early lead at 1-0, but OBI tied the match before halftime. Walker has three tackles as Hilltoppers Hold Off Middle Tennesseewkusports.comChirs WalkerFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Walker had three tackles from his nose guard position at Western Kentucky earned a 20-17 victory over the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium. The Toppers return to action on Saturday, Sept. 29, when they travel to Bowling Green for a 5 p.m. (CDT) kickoff against the Falcons in the second of fourth straight road contests. Collopy has three catches as Bulldogs fall to PikevilleChris CollopyFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Collopy had three catches for 20 yards, but it wasn't enough as host Pikeville College handed Union College a 34-12 Mid-South Conference East defeat Saturday. Collopy has 14 catches for 109 yards on the season. The loss extended the Bulldogs' losing skid to 10 games as they are now 0-4 overall and 0-2 in MSC East play, while the Bears improved to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in league play. Union will now head to Shorter (Ga.) College next weekend for 1:30 p.m. kickoff. 8th Raiders Squash Cardinalsraidersfootballdigest.blogspot.comThe Raiders continued their roller-coaster-ride of a season last week when they traveled to South Laurel to take on the Cardinals. The eighth grade team posted their largest margin of victory this season in a dominating 46–8 win, while the seventh graders were unable to keep pace with the Cardinals in a 20–6 loss. CLICK HERE for details and pictures from raidersfootballdigest.blogspot.com. Clay County Stat Leaders after four games (L-R) Zach Lewis, Philip Dunn, Ethan NolanThe Stat Leaders for the Clay County Tigers after four games are Zach Lewis with 1387 passing yards, Philip Dunn with 406 receiving yards, and Ethan Nolan with 196 rushing yards. CLICK HERE for individual game stats at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Clay Volleyball takes one from the Lady Jacketsmiddlesborodailynews.comThe Middlesboro Lady Jackets dropped a hard fought 25-22, 25-19 decision to Clay County Thursday night. The match was close throughout with the Lady Tigers putting together quick runs near the end of each game to pull out the win. Tiger Freshmen shutout North LaurelThe Clay County Tiger Freshmen team pitched a shutout at North Laurel Thursday evening at Tiger Stadium as they defeated the Courgars 28-0. Quarterback John Wilson finished 5-10 passing on the night with four touchdowns and one interception. Noah Reid had three catches for 88 yards and three touchdowns. Shane Gibson had a 12 yard touchdown catch. Travis Wombles ran in a two point conversion and Logan Westerfield caught a pass for a conversion. Lewis passes 8000 yard markZach LewisClay County Quarterback Zach Lewis became the 15th player in Kentucky High School football history to pass for more than 8000 yards as he was 17 of 31 for 353 yards in the Tigers 40-37 loss to Letcher County Central. Lewis is now number 13 on the carreer yards passing lists as he passed Andy Greer of Williamsburg; Chip Franklin of Dunbar; Jacob Doss of Lexington Catholic; and Dustin Gruza of Mason County. His 17 completions puts him at number 8 on the career list with a total of 569 completions. Lewis passed Gerry Ahrens of Male on that list. Tiger 'JV' team routs Perry County CentralSeven Tigers scored as the Clay County 'JV' team trounced Perry County Central 46-8 on the road Monday night. Quarterback John Wilson was 6 for 9 for 175 yards and threw touchdown passes to Logan Westerfield and C.J. Miller. Wilson also had a 70 yard touchdown run. Noah Reid, Travis Wombles and Delbert Collins, Jr. also had rushing touchdowns for the Tigers. Collins added two 2 point conversions and Fullback Chester Woods added three conversions for six points. Up and down week for Raiders raidersfootballdigest.blogspot.comThe Raiders hosted the Meece Briar Jumpers at Tiger Stadium last Thursday night, and for the second game in a row the Raiders came away with a split decision. This time it was the seventh graders who came away with a win, 12–6, while the eighth graders lost by ten, 28–18. CLICK HERE for details and pictures from raidersfootballdigest.blogspot.com. Stat Leaders from the Clay County, Letcher County Central game (L-R) Zach Lewis, Matt Dobbs, Ethan NolanThe Stat Leaders in the Tigers 40-37 loss to Letcher County Central were Zach Lewis with 355 passing yards, Matt Dobbs with 104 receiving yards, and Ethan Nolan with 11 tackles and 74 rushing yards. CLICK HERE for a complete list of stats from the game at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Lady Tigers fall at South Laurelthetimestribune.comThe South Laurel Lady Cardinals are still perfect and Clay County became victim No. 22 Monday. Kaye Smith’s squad overcame a sluggish start to win their 22nd straight match, improving to 22-0 on the season with a 2-0 (25-12 and 25-10) win over the Lady Tigers. Though they didn’t seem to be in rhythm, the Lady Cardinals took an early lead and before they knew it, had jumped ahead 18-8. Clay County was able to cut the deficit to 18-10, but the Lady Cardinals outscored them 7-4 to close the game and take a 1-0 lead in the match. Game two was more of the same from South Laurel. Clay County rallied and took a brief 5-4 lead, but Smith’s squad would have none of that. The Lady Cardinals used a 5-0 run to take a 9-5 lead they never let go of. Clay County cut the deficit to two points at 9-7, but were unable to get any closer. Cougars down Tigers 40-37tigersfootball.blogspot.comThe Clay County Tigers took the field last Friday night looking for a win that would have guaranteed the Tiger’s a home playoff appearance in the first round of the post season. Unfortunately, the Cougars had other plans as the Tigers lost a heartbreaker 40-37. CLICK HERE for details and photos at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Hilltopper Defense Helps WKU Win “Battle Of The Bluegrass”Former Tiger Chris Walker ends the game with five tackles Chirs WalkerBowling Green, Ky. — It took an outstanding individual performance on offense and a group effort on defense to help Western Kentucky University pull out the “Battle of the Bluegrass” against Eastern Kentucky Saturday at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. Former Clay County Tiger Chris Walker was in on 5 tackles from his nose guard position. It was WKU’s second win in as many outings as it improved to 2-1, while EKU fell to 1-2. The Hilltoppers return to action Thursday when they visit Middle Tennessee in the first of four straight road games. Kickoff in Murfreesboro is set for 6 p.m. (Central Time). Callopy has two catches in Bulldog road lossChris CollopyCANTON, Ohio - Malone (Ohio) College reeled off 27 first-quarter points as it defeated visiting Union College 55-21 Saturday at Fawcett Stadium. Former Clay County Tiger Chris Collopy has two catches for 22 yards which gives him 11 catches for 89 yards on the season. Union returns to Mid-South Conference East play on Saturday when it pays Pikeville a visit. Game time is set for 6 p.m. Top Miss Basketball candidate commits to Notre DameHer Lexington Catholic team will be at Clay County in Februarykentucky.comNatalie NovoselThe leading candidate for Kentucky Miss Basketball has committed to Notre Dame. Natalie Novosel, a 6-foot swing player from Lexington Catholic, will play for Muffet McGraw. She was being recruited by both UK and Louisville. Lexington Catholic Coach Jeff Hans said Novosel had narrowed her choices to Notre Dame, Kentucky and Texas (where former UK coach Mickie DeMoss is an assistant for Coach Gail Goestenkors) before committing to the Irish. “It was 50-50” about staying in-state, Hans said. “It was UK, Louisville or somebody out of state. She was going back and forth both ways. But she felt very comfortable up there on her visit.” He said Novosel’s parents also loved the institution’s academics. Novosel led the Knights this season in steals (126), rebounds (256), blocked shots (29) and field goal percentage (58.3). She was the team’s second-leading scorer, averaging 17.9 points for the Knights. Notre Dame went 20-12 last season and finished tied for fifth place in the Big East with a 10-6 record. “She feels a big relief off of her shoulders to have the decision made,” Hans said. Novosel’s Lexington Catholic teammate Briana Green has not decided where she will go to college but will decide sometime in November, Hans said. Lexington Catholic will travel to Manchester February 11, 2008 to take on coach James Burchell's Clay County Lady Tigers. To see the entire Clay County 2007-2008 Schedule go to khsaa.org Lewis still passing leader in 2007kentucky.comClay County junior quarterback Zach Lewis is once again the state's leading passer after three games have been played in the 207 season. Lewis is the only quarterback to average over 300 yards a game. Here are the top passers: Zach Lewis, Clay Co. 67-112 344.7 yardsRyan Moses, Williamsburg 62-99 299.7 Jordan Ellis, Warren East 43-72 286.7 Cole Lanham, Daviess Co. 50-80 256.0 Chase Hall, Somerset 52-89 255.7 Ryan Phillippi, Henry Clay 46-75 253.7 Steven Duckworth, Woodford Co. 48-68 248.0 Tyler Olinger, Hazard 41-62 241.3 Ricky Bowling, South Laurel 62-97 241.3 Raiders split againraidersfootballdigest.blogspot.comThe Raider teams played their second game of the week as they hosted the Whitley County Colonels at Tiger Stadium. The seventh grade Raiders lost their first game of the season, 14 – 6, while the eighth graders won 12 – 8 in a game that was not as close as the score suggests. CLICK HERE for details and pictures from raidersfootballdigest.blogspot.com.
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Post by Local Sports on Oct 10, 2007 14:10:37 GMT -5
Gilbert leads the way in Habitat ClassicJayme GilbertFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme "Skooly" Gilbert was 5-7 and had 12 points in 21 minutes as Georgetown opened the Habitat Classic with a 98-42 win over Illinois Tech then led her Lady Tigers with 17 points in a 84-63 win over Covenant College on 7-10 shooting. Gerogetown will travel to Dayton, Tennessese this week to take part in the Bryan College Classic. They will take on the host team Thursday and will play Cedarville University Friday. Walker has five tackles in WKU losswkusports.comChirs WalkerFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Walker had 2 solo tackles and 3 assists but it was not enough as Troy defeated Western Kentucky University 21-17 Saturday at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. The loss ended a three-game win streak for the Hilltoppers, who dropped to 6-4 entering a 4 p.m. (CST) Senior Day contest against Morehead State next weekend. Lewis moves up all-time list Zach Lewis, Phillip Dunn• Clay County's junior quarterback Zach Lewis continues to climb the all-time career passing lists. With his 350 yard effort against Harlan Friday Zach became only the sixth player in Kentucky history to pass for 10,000 yards and jumped past Kyle Moore of Breathitt County to #5 on the career yardage list with 10,045 yards. He needs only 15 yards against Perry Central in the Tigers playoff opener to pass Kaelin Ammons of Franklin County for the #4 spot. With 12 completions on the night he did pass Ammons to move to #4 in pass completions and needs 17 more to move pass Brian Brohm of Trinity for the #3 spot. • Clay County's senior receiver Phillip Dunn caught four passes for 120 yards against Harlan to move to 1073 yards on the season. This makes Dunn's second consecutive 1000 yard season. Tigers slay Green Dragons 49–6tigersfootball.blogspot.comThe Clay County Tigers turned Senior Night into romp night this past Friday when, for the second week in a row, they held their opponent to just one touchdown while scoring seven touchdowns of their own in a decisive victory. This time it was the visiting Harlan Green Dragons who fell to the Tigers by a score of 49 –6 in the Tigers’ final home game of the season. CLICK HERE for details and some great senior night photos at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Walker has five tackles in Hilltoppers winwkusports.comChirs WalkerIt seemed as if everything but the location was the same as last year when Western Kentucky University faced Chattanooga Saturday at Finley Stadium. Former Clay County Tiger Chris Walker and his WKU defense had make plays on the goal line twice in the final 10 seconds to help the Hilltoppers hold on for a 28-21 victory over the Mocs. Walker finished the game with four solo tackles and one assist. The Hilltoppers are next in action Saturday when they play host to Sun Belt Conference leader Troy on Homecoming weekend. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. (CST). Collopy wins big on senior dayucbulldogs.comChris CollopyChris Collopy and the other nine Union College seniors enjoyed their 'day' to the fullest Saturday as the Bulldogs registered a 50-13 rout over the visiting West Virginia Tech Bears in Mid-South Conference East action. Collopy had one catch on the game and now has 22 catches for 240 yards on the season. Union will close out the season next weekend at Georgetown (Ky.) College. Game time is set for 1:30 p.m. Tigers roll in final tuneup for playoffsBy PAUL LUNSFORD, harlandaily.comA long season for the Harlan Green Dragons came to a close Friday as homestanding Clay County rolled to a 49-6 win. The Tigers scored three touchdowns in the each of the first two quarters, causing the clock to run continuously in the second half. Clay County junior quarterback Zach Lewis, who came into the game ranked second in the state in passing, completed 11 of 12 passes for 353 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown. Lewis has passed for over 3,000 yards on the season. Lewis' top target of the night was Dunn, a senior, who caught four passes for 120 yards. Marcum followed with three receptions for 91 yards. Nolan had two catches for 77 yards. Clay County (6-4) will open the playoffs Friday at Perry Central. Gilbert leads the way for Georgetownkentucky.comJayme GilbertFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme "Skooly" Gilbert led her Georgetown Lady Tigers in rebounds and assists and was second in scoring in an exibition game at Division One Morehead State Thursday night. Gilbert was five of eight from the field and had six rebounds in her teams 84-51 losss. Raiders fall in conference title gameBy Denis House, sentinel-echo.comThe South Middle seventh grade football team defeated Clay County Middle 34-12 to capture the conference title. The Cards used a 22-point second quarter to take control of the game early, leading 28-6 at the half. Clay County got on the board with 1:03 left in the half when Curtis Smith scored from three yards out to cut the lead to 20-6. The Raiders recovered an onside kick to start the second half, and scored when quarterback Joey Dezarn raced 41 yards to pay dirt. The two-point conversion failed, leaving Clay trailing 28-12 with seven minutes to go in the third quarter. The Cards final score came when Pennington scored from five yards out in the finals seconds of the game as play became physical with two Clay County players ejected after committing personal fouls. Cats Pause Yearbook Basketball Previewcatspause.com13th Region Teams:1-Corbin 2-Cumberland 3-Pineville 4-Jackson 5-South Laurel 6-Clay County7-Knox Central 8-Bell County 9-North Laurel 10-Barbourville Justin Hobbs13th Region Players: 1-Josh Crawford, Corbin 2-Desmond Johnson, Cumberland 3-Dustin Day, Pineville 4-Nick Brumback, Jackson County 5-Cody Miller, Knox Central 6-James David Strange, Pineville 7-Brock Leisge, Cumberland 8-Justin Hobbs, Clay County9-Madison Johnson, Corbin 10-Matt St. John, South Laurel CLICK HERE for more information about the Clay County Tiger Basketball team at ihigh.com Alice Lloyd opens season with double overtime winRodney MitchellFormer Clay County Tiger Rodney Mitchell led all scorers with 30 points as his Alice Lloyd Eagles opened the season with a 95-91 double overtime thriller over Kentucky Christian. Will Jones added two points for the Eagles. Tigers cruise past Cougars 49-8tigersfootball.blogspot.comThe Clay County Tigers made it three wins in a row as the traveled to Morgan County to take on the Cougars and came home with a crushing 49-8 win. CLICK HERE for details and photos at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Walker has two tackles in WKU blowout winwkusports.comChirs WalkerFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Walker had two solo tackles in Western Kentucky's 50-14 football victory over North Carolina Central at home Saturday. The Toppers improved to 5-3 with their second win in a row. WKU returns to action with a 1 p.m. (CDT) kickoff at Chattanooga on Saturday. Collopy has three catches in Bulldog home lossucbulldogs.comChris CollopyFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Collopy had three catches for 33 yards to help Union College reel off 34 unanswered, second-half points, but it wasn't enough as #9 UVa-Wise held on for the 42-37 victory Saturday. Union returns to action next Saturday when it plays host to West Virginia Tech at 1:30 p.m. Stat leaders from the Morgan County game (L-R) Zach Lewis, Phillip Dunn and Ethan NolanZach Lewis completed 17 passes on 27 attempts for 319 yards and three touchdowns. Philip Dunn had 4 catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Ethan Nolan carried the ball 10 times for 79 yards. On defense Dunn led the way with 8 tackles. CLICK HERE for individual game stats at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Harlan, Perry Central tune up for Clay CountyBy JOHN HENSON, harlandaily.comThe next two teams on Clay County's football schedule met Friday night in Harlan. Harlan (1-8) stayed close early thanks to a strong defensive effort that limited Perry Central to 21 yards in the first half. Except for a kickoff return, Harlan was held to only two yards of offense and no first downs in the third quarter as Perry Central blew the game open and hung on to win 40-19. The Dragons close their schedule Friday, traveling to Clay County. Perry Central will host Clay County in the opening round of the playoffs November 9. Seventh Raiders whoop the Houndsraidersfootballdigest.blogspot.comThe Raiders 7th graders opened the conference playoffs Saturday afternoon with a rematch with the Corbin Redhounds and came away with a 12–6 victory. The Raiders will play South Laurel at Somerset Monday for the conference championship. CLICK HERE for details and photos at raidersfootballdigest.blogspot.com. Stat leaders from the Whitley County game (L-R) Kevin Marcum and Zach Lewis (L-R) Phillip Dunn and Ethan NolanZach Lewis completed 14 passes on 24 attempts for 215 yard and rushed 13 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Philip Dunn had 5 catches for 70 yards; Kevin Marcum had 2 catches for 59 yards and one touchdown. Ethan Nolan had three catches for 34 yards. Nolan carried the ball 17 times for 135 yards. On defense Marcum led the way with 13 tackles and a big interception. Dunn and Nolan had 9 tackles each. CLICK HERE for individual game stats at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Tigers out-pace Colonelstigersfootball.blogspot.comAfter their 26–20 win over the Whitley County Colonels last Friday night, the Tigers won’t be backing into the playoffs. Instead, they’ll be walking in with their heads held high. CLICK HERE for details and photos at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Collopy scores only touchdown in Union lossChris CollopyFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Collopy caught a 11 yard touchdown pass with 5:51 to play, but NCAA Division III Frostburg State (Md.) University handed visiting Union College a 28-7 defeat Saturday. The loss dropped Union to 2-6 overall. Union returns home next weeked to play host to Mid-South Conference East rival UVa-Wise at 1:30 p.m. Collopy has now caught 18 pass for 201 yards on the season. Walker gets two tackles in Toppers 56-7 Win At Indiana Statewkusports.comChirs WalkerFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Walker finished the game with two tackles Saturday as Western Kentucky University won 56-7 over Indiana State at Memorial Stadium. Walker and the Hilltoppers return home for the first time since Sept. 15 when they play host to North Carolina Central Saturday at 6 p.m. (CDT). Clay County Volleyball team falls to defending champsBy Chris Parsons, thetimestribune.comThe Corbin Lady Redhounds volleyball team may have stumbled early in the opening round of the 13th Region Tournament, but they didn’t fall. Coach Alecia Elwell chalked a shaky start up to nerves and said she was happy with the way her team settled down as they walked away with a 2-0 (25-18 and 25-16) win over Clay County. Corbin took an early 4-0 lead, but Clay County used a 4-0 run of its own to tie things up at four apiece. The two teams traded points for much of the remainder of the match until Corbin pulled away to take a 19-15 lead. Game two started much like the first, as Corbin took an early 5-2 lead. Clay County bounced back to cut the deficit to 5-3, but a pair of two-point runs pushed the lead to 9-5. Corbin continued to pull away, grabbing a 17-9 lead before Clay County made its best effort to pull even. The Lady Tigers used the serve of Jordan Phillips to close the gap to 17-14, but that was as close as Clay County could get, giving the Lady Redhounds the 25-16 win and setting up a semifinal match with Middlesboro Thursday. Thursday’s semifinal match is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday and the winner will move on to play in the championship match approximately 20 minutes from the conclusion of the semifinal. Walker has five tackles in Hilltoppers lossChirs WalkerFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Walker has five assists and broke up a pass on defense but it was not enought as Ball State held off Western Kentucky University and earned a 35-12 win over the Hilltoppers at Scheumann Stadium. WKU will face Indiana State Saturday at 1 p.m. (CDT) in Terre Haute in the last of four straight road games. Hicks says Mackey still in Scott CountyScheduled to play Clay County December 14fieldsnotes.wordpress.comBud MackeyMany Clay County basketball fans were looking forward to seeing a possible "Mr. Basketball" play for Scott County against the Tigers in the Bobby Keith Classic on December 14 but that may not happen. The day after Scott County basketball star Bud Mackey appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to felony drug charges, Coach Billy Hicks ran his team through pre-season drills. Before practice began at Scott County Middle School’s gym, Hicks said Mackey’s troubles “should be a flag for all coaches. You better watch who your kids are running around with. I know Bud Mackey as well as anybody. He’s a great kid. But he fell in with the wrong group. I tried to tell him he shouldn’t run with those guys, but he didn’t listen.” Hicks said contrary to news reports, that while Mackey is suspended from school, he has not withdrawn from school. “He called me yesterday and was tore to pieces. He told me he wasn’t withdrawing. We’re servicing him through our home-bound, home-school program.” Clay County Stat Leaders from the Edmonson County game (L-R) Matt Dobbs, Ethan NolanThe Stat Leaders for the Clay County Tigers from the Edmonson County game were Matt Dobbs with 74 yards on five catches, Kevin Marcum with 70 yards on 4 catches and two touchdowns. Ethan Nolan carried the ball 15 times for 122 yards and also had 17 tackles. CLICK HERE for individual game stats at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Tigers down Edmonson County 22-8tigersfootball.blogspot.comFire up those grills all you tailgaters. The Tigers are coming home winners. On a night when they desperately needed a win for both themselves and their fans, the well-traveled Tigers football team took the field in Brownsville and turned back the Edmonson County Wildcats 22–8 in a fast-paced game that took just 2:20 to complete. CLICK HERE for details and photos at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Lady Tiger Volleyball advances to RegionThe Clay County Lady Tiger Volleyball team had to claw from behind in the opening game of the 47th District Tournament at Jackson County Tuesday night against the tournament's host team to advance into the semi-finals on their way to a runner-up finish in the tournament and a berth in the upcoming Regional Tournament. Clay County split with the Lady Generals during the regular season losing 2-1 at Jackson County (25-19, 22-25, 20-25) then winning 2-1 at home on September 25 (30-32, 25-15, 25-20). The Lady Generals looked to be in good shape as they took the first game 25-23, but the Lady Tigers dominated the second game 25-15 to even the match. Clay County then turned the tables on Jackson County in the final game pulling out the 26-24 win and a berth in the semi-finals. Clay County had a much easier time with Oneida Baptist as the Lady Tigers took the first game 25-14 then completely dominated the second game 25-4 for the 2-0 win to move into the finals to face Rockcastle County, who had an easy 2-1 (25-4, 25-11) win over Red Bird in the other semi-final. After Rockcastle County opened the match with a 25-22 win in the first game the Lady Tigers fought back to tie the match up with a 26-24 win in game two. The district tournament was decided when the Lady Rocket took a close 25-23 win in the final game. Coach Phillip Jones and his Lady Tigers will take an 18-15 record into the region. The Lady Tigers have won six of their last seven games. Clay County has reached the finals of the 13th region tournament the past two seasons losing to Corbin in 2006 and to Rockcastle County in 2005. Coach Christina Maggard's Red Bird Lady Cardinals finish the season at 3-12 and Kyra Woods' OBI Lady Mountaineers finish the season at 1-9. Lewis moves up six spots in Career Passing YardsZach LewisClay County junior quarterback Zach Lewis moved into the number six position in career passing yards Friday night in the Tigers 69-58 loss at Perry County Central. Zach was 27 of 45 on the night with 347 yards passing giving him a total of 8915 passing yards for his career. He jumped four spots from #10 to #6 passing: Ryan Jones of Madison Central; Andy Ahrens of Ballard; Justin Burke of Lexington Catholic; and Brandon Smith of Boyle County. Lewis needs 1111 yards to catch Kyle Moore who graduated from Breathitt County in 1999. Courier-Journal Lit Ratings for 10-10-07courier-journal.comCLASS 5-A 1.Bowling Green 130.5 2.Highlands 125.8 18.Clay County 83.019.Letcher Central 82.6 26.Whitley County 75.8 30.North Laurel 71.0 35.Perry Central 65.4 Record setting night for Perry Centralkhsaa.orgPerry County Central Sophomore quarterback Jordan Amis (5'9", 140 lbs.) had 397 yards of the team's 670 total yards of offense in their 59-58 win over Clay County. He was 6-9 passing for 244 yards and had 4 TD passes. He had 16 carries for 153 yards. On defense, he had 4 solo tackles with 1 pass break up. Also, Jordan Amis and 5'9", 148 lb. freshman Eric Back set a school record and tied the state record for the longest touchdown pass of 99 yards. In addition, Senior Ryan Miller (5'8", 183 lbs.) tied his own school record of 6 touchdowns in a game. He also set a school record with 29 carries (for 227 yards). Oneida soccer teams ends seasonThe Oneida Mountaineers soccer season came to a quick halt Tuesday night as OBI fell in the 31st District Tournament at South Laurel losing 2-0 to the host team. The loss gives Coach Scott Self's Oneida squad a 6-8-1 record on the season. South Laurel will now advance to the finals against Corbin Thursday night.
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Post by Local Sports on Nov 15, 2007 17:18:21 GMT -5
Gilbert, Lady Tigers take two in Jim Reid ClassicJayme GilbertFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert and her Georgetown teammates picked up to easy wins in the Jim Reid Classic at Georgetown over the weekend. Georgetown defeated Taylor University Friday evening as Jayme picked up 11 points, six assists and three rebounds in only 26 minutes of play. The following evening Gilbert had 15 points, three assists and four rebounds in 27 minutes as her Lady Tigers won over Martin-Methodist University 78-62. Clay dominates in victory over Lady DragonsBy JARROD SHERMAN, harlandaily.com Sports EditorThe Clay County Lady Tigers lost three starters from last year's squad and had plenty of rust to shake off in their season opener Friday - and still won in dominating fashion. Be afraid, 13th Region coaches. The two-time defending regional champions turned in a masterful performance on both ends of the floor in a 74-17 blowout win over visiting Harlan. "We got off to a slow start offensively, but we're going to do that because we lost probably half of our offense from last year," Clay County coach James Burchell said. "But these kids will guard you. I've got a lot of confidence in our defense and rebounding." Both teams struggled to find their shot early, combining to miss their first eight field goal attempts. The Lady Tigers got hot then, however, finishing with a 54 percent (29 of 54) clip in the game. "That's what we've got to have," Burchell said. "I told our kids all summer long, if we can come close to scoring 60 points a game, like we did last year, we're going to have one heck of a ballclub, because I think our defense is better than it was last year." Clay County (1-0) took the lead for good on senior forward Gemma Gray's opening basket with 5:10 left in the first quarter. Freshman Belle Jackson scored inside before Chassidy Lawson got Harlan on the board with a 3-pointer at the 2:28 mark. The rest of the period belonged to the Lady Tigers, who used a 7-0 run to take an 11-3 lead into the second quarter. Jackson added a pair of baskets and Jordan Phillips scored to cap a 6-0 spurt early in the second quarter. Harlan answered with a basket by Courtney Bell and two free throws by Sarah Scruggs, but the Lady Tigers drained three 3-pointers and also got a three-point play from Phillips to open a 29-7 lead with three minutes left in the half. Clay led 37-9 at the break. The Lady Dragons missed all 11 of their shots in the third quarter as the Lady Tigers' lead grew to 39. Gray and Morgan Mills each scored five points in the quarter for Clay. Lawson scored on a putback with 6:22 left in the game for Harlan's only other field goal as both teams substituted heavily. Eighth-grade guard Alisha Mitchell scored seven of her nine points in the final period. Tiffany Smith, a freshman guard, led the Lady Tigers with 10 points. The Lady Tigers will play host to Evarts on Friday before traveling to Scott County on Dec. 8. Harlan cut a 16-point deficit to nine in the third quarter before falling 53-32 in the junior varsity game. Blake Smith and Ashley Hinkle each scored 10 points for Clay County (1-0), and Victoria Jackson added eight. HARLAN (1-1) Belinda Patton 0-5 1-2 1, Sarah Scruggs 0-5 2-4 2, Alex Allison 0-7 0-0 0, Chassidy Lawson 2-15 4-12 9, Courtney Bell 1-4 2-3 4, Cheyenne Hamblin 0-6 0-0 0, Anne Corey Johnson 0-1 0-1 0, Chelsea Wilson 0-4 0-2 0, Ashley Mullins 0-0 0-0 0, Ester McMillen 0-0 1-2 1, Mimi Boggs 0-0 0-0 0, Amber Hayes 0-0 0-0 0, Katlyn Estep 0-0 0-0 0, Madison Ball 0-0 0-0 0, Chelsea Burchfield 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 3-47 10-26 17. CLAY COUNTY (1-0) Sarah Burchell 2-5 0-0 6, Morgan Mills 2-4 0-0 5, Gemma Gray 3-5 0-0 7, Jordan Phillips 3-5 1-1 7, Belle Jackson 3-5 0-0 6, Jessica Mosley 4-5 2-3 10, Kayla Smith 0-2 2-2 2, Danielle Fox 2-4 0-0 5, Blake Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Tiffany Smith 4-5 0-0 10, Alisha Mitchell 3-6 2-2 9, Ashley Hinkle 0-1 0-0 0, Heather Hinkle 1-2 0-0 2, Kayla Burkhart 1-1 0-0 2, Victoria Jackson 0-2 1-2 1. Totals: 29-54 8-10 74. Harlan 3 6 3 5 - 17 Clay County 11 26 14 23 - 74 Walker has career high in his final gamewkusports.comChirs WalkerFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Walker had a career high nine tackles in his last football game for Western Kentucky but his Hilltoppers fell at North Texas 27-26. Western finished the season at 7-5. Lady Skins defeat Red Bird in openerBy JARROD SHERMAN, harlandaily.com Sports EditorThe Cumberland Lady Skins claimed a 60-45 win over Red Bird to close the first night of the Lady Skins Tipoff Tournament. Red Bird coach Tonya Asher found plenty to like in her team's effort. Despite a significant size advantage in the post, the Lady Cardinals managed to outrebound Cumberland 43-39. "I was expecting Cumberland to really get us on the boards, but we actually rebounded better tonight than we did against Harlan (in a 72-53 loss Tuesday)," she said. "I'm not at all disappointed with the way the girls played. They hustled right up until the end. We need polishing - it's just time to polish. This tournament will be good for us." The Lady Skins held a 31-21 lead at the break but couldn't pull away in an ice-cold third quarter as they made just two of 14 shots. Fouls also began to pile up in the period, as Cumberland committed nine. Red Bird didn't fare much better, hitting just two of 10 shots. Junior guard Whitney Elam drained a pair of 3-pointers and junior forward Kayla Brock hit two free throws in the period as the Lady Cardinals pulled within eight heading into the fourth quarter. Red Bird (0-2) was led by Elam and Sierra Nantz with 11 and 10 points, respectively. RED BIRD (0-2) Kelsey Dickerson 2-6 4-7 9, Whitney Elam 3-11 2-2 11, Joella Fogleman 1-4 2-4 4, Kayla Brock 1-16 7-8 9, Sierra Nantz 1-2 8-9 10, Diana Smith 0-0 2-4 2, Kendra Slusher 0-2 0-2 0. Totals: 8-41 25-36 45. CUMBERLAND (1-0) Kendra Russell 5-16 0-0 15, Jessica Tackett 1-10 0-0 3, Marisha Tinsley 1-6 0-0 2, Stephanie Whitt 4-6 0-0 8, Heather Maggard 4-6 0-0 8, Samantha Sexton 4-5 1-3 9, Whitney Gilliam 3-12 5-11 13, Torri Constant 1-2 0-1 2, Latoya Stewart 0-0 0-0 0, Keisha Mimes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 23-63 6-15 60. Red Bird 10 11 8 16 - 45 Cumberland 15 16 6 23 - 60 Hazard's unbeaten season comes to an endBy Mike Fields, kentucky.comLexington Christian Academy won 45-21 over Hazard in the Class A semifinals Friday night. LCA, in its seventh year of varsity football, knocked off previously unbeaten Hazard to earn a spot in the Class A finals at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville. LCA (11-3) will play nine-time state champ Beechwood (12-2) in Friday's 11:30 a.m. title game. Hazard beat LCA 41-21 to end the regular season, but the Eagles won the rematch behind the pin-point passing of Lucas Witt, the power running of Domonique Hayden, and a defense that made huge stops in the second half. Hazard won over Clay County 34-33 in the Vernon Cooper Bowl back in the second game of the season. OBI SENDS THREE RUNNERS TO STATEoneidaschool.orgOn November 10 three students from Oneida Baptist Institute ran in the state cross country meet at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Each region is allowed to send seven individual runners. Senior Wayne Hawk, senior Agnes "Gri" Feldman and seventh-grader Garmai Kolubah represented OBI. From a total of over 200 athletes, these three all placed between 140-150. Coach Lance Nutter said, "It was a good season…The kids had good attitudes and worked hard. They were no trouble whatsoever and were really pleasant to be around. I enjoy that even more than their success." At the regional level, Wayne placed fifteenth of 54 boys. Garmai was twenty-fourth and Gri was twenty-fifth of 51 girls. Gri ran her personal best at the regional meet, with a time of 24:52. Nutter noted, "Gri made herself run faster and faster all season. She had to work for it." Morehead State 85 Alice Lloyd 51 Rodney Mitchell, Will JonesFormer Clay County Tiger Rodney Mitchell held his own as he led his Alice Lloyd Eagles with 13 points on 5 of 10 shooting, but his team fell to Division One Morehead State Monday night. Another former Tiger, Will Jones added three points for the Eagles. Alice Lloyd will travel to Pikeville Wednesday. The game is scheduled to begin at 8 PM. Lady Dragons top Red Bird in openerBy JARROD SHERMAN, harlandaily.comDepth and rebounding helped the Harlan Lady Dragons avoid a dubious start to the 2007-08 season. The Lady Dragons trailed for most of the first quarter but used fresh legs and a 58-43 advantage on the glass to defeat the Lady Cardinals 72-53 on Tuesday. "They had all their kids back, and I knew coach (Tonya) Asher would have them ready," Harlan coach Chuck Mitchell said. "I think the key was our depth. We played a lot of kids and got a lot of kids rest, and we came out fresh and strong. But that was a very much-improved Red Bird team." The Lady Dragons hit just 30 of 80 shots from the floor, including a 3-for-20 performance from beyond the 3-point arc, and hit nine of 16 free throws. Harlan (1-0) led 3-0 before the Lady Cardinals rattled off eight straight points in a run that included three baskets by junior point guard Kelsey Dickerson. Kayla Brock added six points in the quarter and Whitney Elam contributed five to help the Lady Cardinals maintain the lead. Brock led the Lady Cardinals with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Nine players scored for Harlan as the Lady Dragons won the junior varsity game 36-10. Morgan Asher led Red Bird (0-1) with five points. HARLAN (1-0) Belinda Patton 3-11 0-0 7, Sarah Scruggs 5-13 1-1 11, Alex Allison 2-9 0-0 5, Chassidy Lawson 10-17 4-6 24, Courtney Bell 5-8 2-4 12, Cheyenne Hamblin 1-12 0-0 3, Anne Corey Johnson 1-2 0-1 2, Ester McMillen 0-1 0-2 0, Chelsea Wilson 1-1 0-0 2, Ashley Mullins 1-2 2-2 4, Chelsea Burchfield 0-1 0-0 0, Mimi Boggs 0-2 0-0 0, Kerri McCarthy 1-1 0-0 2, Katlyn Estep 0-0 0-0 0, Amber Hayes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 30-80 9-16 72. RED BIRD (0-1) Kelsey Dickerson 4-17 0-0 8, Whitney Elam 3-13 2-2 9, Joella Fogleman 2-5 0-1 4, Kayla Brock 11-21 2-10 24, Sierra Nantz 0-2 0-1 0, Diana Smith 1-3 3-4 5, Kendra Slusher 1-3 0-0 3, Brittany Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 22-64 7-18 53. Red Bird 17 7 16 13 - 53 Harlan 15 14 22 21 - 72 1987 State Championship team rememberedPart of the WSGS-FM 60th year celebrationJay LassloThe first FM radio station in Eastern Kentucky is celebrating 60 years on the air this month. WSGS, Power 101 in Hazard reaches one million listeners in 40 Kentucky counties and beyond. In 60 years, many radio announcers come and go and some leave a lasting impression. They covered the big stories. They covered the big games. "Clay County's got this ballgame. Clay County's gonna be the champions. Clay County's gonna win it," said Jay Lasslo as he covered the 1987 Sweet 16. Mountain State 96 Alice Lloyd 69 Rodney Mitchell, Will JonesFormer Clay County Tiger Rodney Mitchell had 14 points and six rebounds and another former Tiger Will Jones added 7 points 2 rebounds and 2 steals, but their Alice Lloyd Eagles dropped a 96-69 decision on the road at Mountain State Saturday. Union defeated Alice Lloyd 78-66 Tuesday night. Mitchell had 11 points and Jones added 6. Freed-Hardeman University 72 Georgetown 71Jayme GilbertFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert led her Georgetown Lady Tigers with 19 points, including 10 of 12 freethrows, but the Lady Tigers dropped their first game of the season 72-71 at home Tuesday against Freed-Hardeman University. Gilbert added 9 rebounds and led her team with 4 assists. Tigers fall in District Championshiptigersfootball.blogspot.comThe Tigers traveled to Whitesburg to take on the Letcher County Central Cougars in the District Championship game and came up short, 48–37. CLICK HERE for details at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Walker Gets a Sack in 52-12 Senior Day Win Over Morehead Statewkusports.comChirs WalkerFormer Clay County Tiger Chris Walker and his Western Kentucky University football program entered the 2007 season with a goal of reaching seven victories in their transitioning to the NCAA Division I-A (Football Bowl Subdivision) level. The Hilltoppers will aim for more when they end the year Thanksgiving weekend at North Texas thanks to their final home performance. Walker had a sack and two assists for a total of 3 tackles as his Hilltoppers topped Morehead State 52-12 in the final home game of his college carreer. Harris hired as new SL baseball coachBy Tim Branstetter, sentinel-echo.comWynn HarrisWhen reality set in and Wynn Harris gave up his goal of playing professional baseball, he knew being a head coach was his next goal and he has reached that by being named the head coach of the South Laurel Cardinals. Harris admits being a head coach is a big challenge, but he is quick to note that anyone involved in sports is looking for a challenge. He takes over for Jeremy Brown, who resigned after two seasons as head coach. Harris graduated after a successful playing career at University of the Cumberlands and just completed his second season as the assistant coach at South Laurel. Gilbert leads her team to two wins in the Byran College ClassicJayme GilbertJayme Gilbert and her Georgetown Lady Tigers traveled to Dayton, Tennesse to participate in the Byran College Classic. Gilbert led the way as her Lady Tigers took both games. On Thursday night she was 5-11 and led her team with 15 points, while picking up 4 rebonds and a season high 6 steals as Georgetown won over Byran College 59-52. On Friday night Jayme again led her team with 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting including 4 for 4 from the three point line. She also grabbed 6 rebounds and handed out 4 assists in a 74-69 win over Cedarville University. The Lady Tigers will be back in action at home Tuesday night for a 6 PM start with Freed-Hardeman University. CLICK HERE for a link to the radio broadcast of that game. Mitchell gets 29, Jones adds 8 Rodney Mitchell, Will JonesFormer Clay County Tiger Rodney Mitchell scored 29 points on 13 of 17 shooting and another former Tiger, Will Jones had a season high eight points including 2 of 5 on three pointers but their Alice Lloyd Eagles lost at home to Virginia Intermont 79-75 Thursday night. Jones has season high against UVA-Wise (L-R) Will Jones, Rodney MitchellFormer Clay County Tigers Rodney Mitchell scored 17 points and Will Jones had a season high six points and three rebounds as their Alice Lloyd Eagles fell at home to UVA-Wise 83-68 Tuesday night. Nolan has great nightEthan NolanEthan Nolan rushed 23 times for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught 6 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, then added a team high 13 tackles on defense in Clay County's 35-14 first round victory over Perry County Central. Tigers sink Commodores 35-14tigersfootball.blogspot.comWhile Friday night's temperatures certainly weren't cold by early to mid-November standards, the Tigers served up plenty of revenge as they traveled to Perry Central and soundly defeated the Commodores 35–14. CLICK HERE for details at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Lewis moves up another notch on all-time listZach LewisClay County's Junior quarterback Zach Lewis continues to climb the all-time career passing lists. With his 141 yard effort against Perry Central Friday Zach jumped past Kaelin Ammons of Franklin County to #4 on the career yardage list with 10,190 yards. He is now 389 yards from Brian Brohm of Trinity for the #3 spot. Commodores fall from playoffs with loss to Tigersby TONY MCGUIRE, hazard-herald.comOn Friday, the Perry County Central Commodores hosted the Clay County Tigers in the first ever home playoff game. The Commodores claimed the second seed of the district with a win over the Tigers in what can only be described as a shootout. However, this game would take another form. The usual air attack of the Tigers was temporally grounded for this game. Clay County kept the ball on the ground during their first possession, and came up with a touchdown. Ethan Nolan carried the ball into the end zone from 14-yards out. He then ran in the 2-pt. conversion to give the Tigers the 8-0 lead. Perry Central did not waste any time following suit. Ryan Miller broke off a 41-yard run, and then tacked on 15-yards for a personal foul. The play set up a 4-yard run around the end for a touchdown by Jordan Amis. John Amis added the extra-point to make the score 8-7. Clay County quickly went back to work on their next possession. The Tigers completed the drive with a 1-yard run by Ethan Nolan. However, this time the conversion was no good, setting the tally at 14-7. Perry Central lost concentration on the ensuing kickoff, allowing the ball to roll past the front line. Clay County was able to break through the defense, and scooped up the ball before a Commodore play could make a play. This led to a third touchdown by the Tigers (3-yard run by Zack Lewis). Perry Central scored first in the second period. After a couple of broken plays, Blaine Asher was given the handoff, broke several tackles and rambled 31-yards for the touchdown. John Amis added the extra-points, sending the game to the break with Clay County leading 20-14. Clay County’s defense would stymie the Commodores in the second half, allowing them to cruise to the victory. The Tigers’ offense, however, did pick up some insurance down the stretch, scoring a touchdown in the third and fourth quarters. The Tigers were able to move on in the playoffs with an impressive 35-14 win.
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Gilbert leads Georgtown to road victoryJayme GilbertFormer clay County Lady Tiger had 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists as her Georgetown Lady Tigers defeated Cedarville University 77-66 on the road Friday night. Georgetown will be at at Trevecca Nazarene University Thursday December 20 for a 6 PM tip. Clay County prolongs Lady Panthers’ strugglesBy Jimbo Collins thetimestribune.comThe Knox Central Lady Panthers have struggled in the early part of this season and that continued Tuesday as they faced defending 13th Region Champion Clay County. Darren Mills’ squad dropped their fifth straight game Tuesday at Clay County, 75-22. Clay County (4-0), who ranks number one in most 13th Region polls, outscored Knox Central 47-10 in the second half to pull away with the win. The Lady Tigers used a 10-1 run midway through the first quarter to jump out to a 12-3 lead with 2:34 left in the first. The Lady Tigers came out blazing in the second half. Clay County went on a 15-2 run to start the third quarter and finished the quarter on a 9-2 run. The Lady Tigers outscored Knox Central 24-4 in the third. The Lady Tigers continued dominating into the fourth quarter, outscoring Knox Central 23-6. Clay County, already leading by 38-points (60-22), went on a 15-0 run to finish the game and beat the Lady Panthers 75-22. Clay County 14 14 24 23 75 Knox Central 7 5 4 6 22 Clay County (75) - Gray 11, Burchell 2, B. Jackson 8, Phillips 7, Fox 7, Mills 10, B. Smith 9, Mosley 10, T. Smith 2, A. Hinkle 2, Mitchell 7, K. Smith 0, H. Hinkle 0, V. Jackson 0, Burkhart 0. Knox Central (22) -Sizemore 4, Wilburn 4, Jordan 9, Sowders 0, Gibson 2, Scalf 0, Vaughn 0, Young 3, Golden 0, Gregory 0, Shelton 0, Tye 0, Barrett 0, Messer 0, Shippy 0. Free-throw woes lead to Central’s loss to TigersBy Jimbo Collins thetimestribune.comJustin Hobbs hit a free throw with nine seconds left in the game to give Clay County a 62-61 win over visiting Knox Central in a battle of previously unbeaten 13th Region powerhouses. Knox Central (3-1) led by seven points to start the fourth quarter, but missed 5-of-9 free throws in the quarter and hit only 2-of-6 over the last three minutes. The Panthers were only 14-for-27 from the free-throw line in the game. Clay County (3-0) came out intense and scored the games first four points. Knox Central’s Cody Miller answered with four straight points to tie the game with 5:51 left in the first. Jacob Scalf, Corey Williamson and Tony Mills combined to put the Panthers on a 5-0 run midway through the quarter to give Knox Central a 9-6 lead. The Panthers built a 17-12 lead to end the first. Williamson, who scored a team-high 21-points, scored the first six points of the second quarter for Knox Central. Clay County battled back to tie the score at 24 apiece with under three minutes left in the half. The Panthers outscored the Tigers 11-5 to take a 35-29 lead into the break. The Panthers continued to control the game in the third quarter. Williamson scored inside to give Knox Central a 48-37 lead with 3:07 left in the third. The visitors held on to a 53-46 lead after three quarters. That is when the wheels fell off. The Panthers created 16 turnovers in the game, but only one in the fourth quarter. Knox Central’s leading scorer Miller, who scored 16-points, was held scoreless over the last 5:35 of the game and as a team they hit only four-of-nine free throws in the final period. Mills had a chance to put the Panthers ahead after grabbing an offensive rebound and being fouled with only 40 seconds left, but missed both free throws and Clay County garnered the rebound. The Tigers’ Hobbs was fouled shooting from the baseline with only nine seconds left. He hit the second of two free throws to give Clay County a 62-61 lead. Knox Central’s Chad Messer missed a shot from the corner as time expired to give Clay County the win. Clay County 12 17 17 16 62 Knox Central 17 18 18 8 61 Clay County (62) - Hobbs 8, R.L. Smith 2, Wilson 18, Reed 22, Mitchell 6, McDaniel 2, Garrison 4, Hooker 0. Knox Central (61) - Williamson 21, Scalf 1, Miller 16, Messer 11, Mills 7, Brown 0, Bingham 3, Gambrel 2. Pineville boys & girls sweep Red Birdmiddlesborodailynews.comSenior center Dustin Day scored 19 points and forward Jared Jeffrey added 13 to lead the Pineville Mountain Lions past Red Bird 67-51 Tuesday evening. Red Bird’s Derek Davis scored 16 of his team-high 17 points in the second half, but Jeffrey put up 11 of his 13 after the half to keep the Lions comfortably in front. The Pineville Lady MountainLions avenged an earlier loss Tuesday as they routed Red Bird 61-30. Kayla Brock led Red Bird with 12 points. BoysRed Bird 9 7 18 17 — 51 Pineville 22 16 16 13 — 67 RED BIRD (51): Derek Davis 17, Mark Fogleman 11, Andrew Hacker 10, Brandon Roberts 7, Josh Sizemore 4, Kenny Sizemore 2, Jon North 0, Donovan Nantz 0, Dee Brock 0, Anthony Sizemore 0. PINEVILLE (67): Dustin Day 19, Jared Jeffrey 13, James David Strange 8, Dustin Warren 7, Will Lambdin 6, Mike Cunningham 5, Tyler Tuttle 4, Jon Widener 3, Jesse Fuson 2. GirlsRed Bird 8 4 8 10 — 30 Pineville 17 10 20 14 — 61 RED BIRD (30): Kayla Brock 12, Sierra Nantz 6, Kelsey Dickerson 4, Whitney Elam 2, Joella Fogleman 2, Kayla Berry 2, Morgan Asher 2, Diane Smith 0, Kendra Slusher 0, Lindsey Hamilton 0, Kaitlin Kreitzer 0, Kasey Barrett 0 PINEVILLE (61): Leslie Howard 21, Brittney Smith 10, Chatman Taylor 8, Blair Combs 6, Mary Elliott 4, Victoria Knuckles 4, Lindsey Roan 3, Whitney Partin 3, Victoria Gilley 2, Kristen Brock 0, Lacey Brooks 0, Brittney Partin 0, Kelsey Taylor 0. Lady Dragons blow out Oneida BaptistBy JOHN HENSON - Managing Editor harlandaily.comONEIDA - As the Harlan Lady Dragons were turning their game up a notch after a somewhat heated halftime discussion, the Oneida Baptist Lady Mountaineers were turning theirs off. The combination transformed Saturday afternoon's matchup into a blowout as Harlan outscored Oneida Baptist 25-1 in the third quarter on the way to an 85-29 victory. Oneida Baptist used only five players in the first half and paid for its lack of depth, turning the ball over 12 times and missing all 10 shots from the field in the decisive third period. "The shots were all going short because they were out of gas," Oneida Baptist coach Marvin Lueschke said. "We really only have five players and a sixth one that's coming on. My girls gave it all they had. They just ran out." Oneida Baptist took a 4-0 lead on two baskets by Kayla Sizemore and led through much of the first quarter before a 6-0 run on baskets by Chassidy Lawson, Anne Corey Johnson and Cheyenne Hamblin pushed Harlan ahead 17-12 at the end of the period. Harlan missed its first eight shots from the field and 11 of 12, trailing early despite forcing OBI into 11 turnovers in the first quarter. Junior center Zunilda Lynch had four rebounds and Sizemore, a junior forward, added three as the Lady Mountaineers outrebounded Harlan 12-9 in the quarter. Harlan wasted no time blowing the game open in the third quarter in a 23-0 run. Sizemore's free throw with 1:17 left in the quarter was the only point scored by the Lady Mountaineers in the period. Sizemore scored 17 to lead Oneida Baptist (2-4). Harlan raced to a 29-2 lead at halftime and rolled to a 49-12 win in the junior varsity game. Anisha Jean-Louis scored six and Setea Kahsay added five to lead Oneida Baptist. HARLAN (2-2) Belinda Patton 4-7 2-3 10, Sara Scruggs 1-4 0-0 2, Alexandria Allison 3-6 0-0 7, Chassidy Lawson 4-10 3-6 11, Courtney Bell 4-6 2-5 10, Anne Corey Johnson 2-8 0-0 4, Cheyenne Hamblin 7-10 5-5 21, Ester McMillen 0-2 0-1 0, Chelsea Wilson 2-6 0-0 4, Mimi Boggs 2-2 0-0 4, Chelsea Burchfield 0-0 0-0 0, Kerri McCarthy 0-0 0-0 0, Ashley Mullins 2-2 4-4 8, Madison Ball 1-2 0-2 2, Amanda Blakley 1-3 0-0 2, Amber Hayes 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 33-69 16-26 85. ONEIDA BAPTIST (2-4) Rebecca Ravichandiran 1-9 0-0 2, Rebeckah Shackleton 0-7 1-2 1, Lyndsay Willis 0-14 0-0 0, Kayla Sizemore 8-16 1-4 17, Zunilda Lynch 4-11 1-3 9, Kate Moser 0-0 0-0 0, Rachel Baynham 0-0 0-0 0, Anisha Jean-Louis 0-0 0-0 0, Sara Hensley 0-1 0-0 0, Moriam Durosinmii 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 13-60 3-9 29. Harlan 17 17 25 26 - 85 Oneida Baptist 12 9 1 7 - 29 3-point goals: Harlan 3-8 (Hamblin 2-3, Allison 1-4, Blakley 0-1), Oneida Baptist 0-12 (Ravichandiran 0-1, Shackleton 0-5, Willis 0-6). Rebounds: Harlan 47 (Lawson, Bell 7), Oneida Baptist 34 (Lynch 9). Turnovers: Harlan 18, Oneida Baptist 32. Fouled out: None. Tigers knock off MountaineersThe Clay County Tigers struggled to a 28-14 halftime advantage then cruised to a 66-42 win at Oneida Baptist Institute Thursday night. The Tigers will be home Tuesday night to take on Knox Central in a boy/girl double header. All “A” basketball pairingsfieldsnotes.wordpress.comPairings have been drawn for the Touchstone Energy All “A” Classic boys’ and girls’ basketball tournaments that will be played at Eastern Kentucky University’s McBrayer Arena in Richmond on Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2008. Bishop Brossart won the small school boys’ title last winter. Lexington Christian Academy took the girls’ championship and later won the Sweet Sixteen title. Here are the 2008 matchups: BOYS 13th Region vs. 5th Region6th Region vs. 15th Region 9th Region vs. 2nd Region 10th Region vs. 11th Region 12th Region vs. 1st Region 7th Region vs. 6th Region 4th Region vs. 8th Region 14th Region vs. 3rd Region GIRLS 11th Region vs. 3rd Region 9th Region vs. 14th Region 2nd Region vs. 6th Region 16th Region vs. 5th Region 4th Region vs. 7th Region 1st Region vs. 15th Region 13th Region vs. 12th Region8th Region vs. 10th Region Field NotesMike Fields, kentucky.com• The Bobby Keith Classic will be televised by CWKYT and WYMT. The boys' basketball doubleheader on December 14 will match defending state champ Scott County and host Clay County at 7 p.m., followed by Lexington Catholic and June Buchanan. CWKYT will also televise the Lexington Christian Academy Classic on Jan. 4. Findley Prep of Las Vegas plays Western Reserve, Ohio, at 6 p.m., followed by LCA taking on Rose Hill Christian, led by sophomore star Dakotah Euton, who has committed to UK. • North Laurel pitcher Abby Sears signed to play softball at Union College. Sears, a Miss Softball hopeful for 2008, had a 16-8 record last year and hit .359 with 35 RBI while leading the Jaguars to the state tournament. Gilbert has big game in battle of ranked teamsJayme GilbertFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert led her Georgetown College Lady Tigers with 22 points and six assists in 38 minutes but Georgetown gave up a 31-27 lead in a 72-58 loss at Northern Kentucky University Wednesday night. NKU is ranked No. 17 in the NCAA Division II national poll while Georgetown is ranked No. 19 in the NAIA poll. Georgetown will be at Cedarville University Friday December 7 for a 7 PM tipoff. Clay rolls to victory over EvartsBy PAUL LUNSFORD harlandaily.comThe Evarts Lady Cats didn't get out of the rain just because they entered Bobby Keith Gymnasium on Friday. Host Clay County connected on 11 of 22 shots from beyond the arc as the Lady Tigers downed Evarts 80-39. Clay County (2-0) got 16 points from sophomore reserve guard Danielle Fox. Junior guard Morgan Mills contributed nine points. Gemma Gray, Jordan Phillips and Kayla Smith scored eight apiece. "We didn't play our starters a whole lot because we've got Scott County (on Saturday)," Clay County coach James Burchell said. "I thought under the circumstances, it was a pretty good effort." The Lady Tigers shot 52 percent (29 of 56) from the field compared to 24 percent (15 of 62) for Evarts. Both teams got off to a slow start. Burchell called a timeout at the 4:03 mark with his team leading 4-2. Following the 30-second timeout, Clay County scored nine consecutive points and led 15-5 after one quarter. The Lady Tigers missed 11 of 16 shots from the field in the opening period while Evarts missed just nine of 11 shots. Clay County hit five of six treys in the second quarter. Fox tallied eight of her points in the period. The Lady Tigers scored 13 straight points midway through the quarter and led 34-9 at the 3:55 mark. Following a 3-pointer by Johnnie Parker, Clay County reeled off 11 unanswered points and went into the locker room with a 47-14 advantage. "We started off slow against Harlan, but once we get started, it seems like we pick it up and do all right," said Burchell. "Hopefully, on up in the year, we'll have a lot better start once we start playing some better teams. That's going to be real important." Clay County opened the second half with a 7-0 run. A pair of 3-pointers by Smith gave the Lady Tigers a 57-16 lead with four minutes remaining. Clay hit nine of 12 shots from the field in the third period and went into the final quarter holding a 68-23 advantage. Evarts started the fourth period with two putbacks by Carr and a 3 by Parker. Carr and Parker scored eight points each as the Lady Cats outscored Clay County 16-12 in the quarter. Blake Smith scored 10 points as Clay County won the junior varsity game 58-14. Alisha Mitchell added nine points for Clay (2-0). EVARTS (2-2) Johnnie Parker 7-20 0-1 18, Shanoa Middleton 2-13 3-4 8, Kayla McCreary 0-6 0-0 0, Kendra Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Porche Carr 5-15 0-0 10, Kattie Clark 0-3 1-2 1, Jessica Middleton 0-0 0-0 0, Olivia Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 15-62 4-7 39. CLAY COUNTY (2-0) Sarah Burchell 0-3 0-0 0, Morgan Mills 3-6 0-0 9, Gemma Gray 3-7 1-2 8, Jordan Phillips 3-4 2-2 8, Belle Jackson 1-2 1-2 3, Danielle Fox 6-7 1-1 16, Kayla Smith 3-3 0-0 8, Jessica Mosley 3-9 1-4 7, Blake Smith 1-4 1-2 3, Tiffany Smith 2-4 2-2 7, Alicia Mitchell 2-2 1-2 6, Ashley Hinkle 1-3 1-2 3, Kayla Burkhart 1-1 0-0 2, Heather Hinkle 0-1 0-0 0, Victoria Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 29-56 11-19 80. Evarts 5 9 9 16 - 39 Clay County 15 32 21 12 - 80 3-point goals: Evarts 5-20 (Parker 4-13, S. Middleton 1-3, McCreary 0-4), Clay County 11-22 (Fox 3-3, Mills 3-6, K. Smith 2-2, Mitchell 1-1, T. Smith 1-2, Gray 1-3, B. Smith 0-2, Burchell 0-3). Rebounds: Evarts 33 (Carr 15), Clay County 35 (Mosley 6). Assists: Evarts 3 (McCreary, S. Middleton, Carr 1), Clay County 22 (Fox 6). Turnovers: Evarts 18, Clay County 14. Fouled out: Evarts (S. Middleton). Scott athlete's hearing waived to grand jurykentucky.comBud MackeyThe attorney for a top Scott County basketball player waived the criminal case to the grand jury during a preliminary hearing Thursday. Scott County will take on Clay County in the Bobby Keith Classic Friday December 14. Jonathan "Bud" Mackey, 18, was charged in September with trafficking a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school. Mackey, who is out on bond, allegedly had 1.6 grams of rock cocaine in his shoe and was delivering it to an unidentified person, according to an arrest report. Mackey's attorney, Jerry Wright, said the evidence in the case qualified that the case be waived to a grand jury. Mackey is taking home-study courses through the Scott County schools with the possibility of graduating, Wright told the judge. Mackey was a guard for the Scott County High School basketball team and was named most valuable player when he led the team to a state championship in March. Mackey had verbally committed to play at Indiana University, but J.D. Campbell, a spokesman for the Hoosiers, said Mackey "was not part of our signing class this past November." Clay County JV boys win over Harlanthetimestribune.comHarlan lost 41-26 to Clay County in junior varsity action Tuesday as Brandon Griffin scored 12 to lead the Tigers. Sizemore led Harlan with nine. Taylor scored eight. Steven Couch contributed four. Begley added three. Cameron Taylor scored two. Hobbs leads the way as Tigers rout DragonsBy JARROD SHERMAN, harlandaily.comJustin HobbsThe Harlan Green Dragons looked every bit like the young, inexperienced team they were expected to be Tuesday at home against Clay County. the Green Dragons committed 32 turnovers against a relentless press and fell 67-45 to the visiting Tigers. With senior guards Ryan Lee Smith and Justin Hobbs leading the way, the Tigers hassled the Dragons into 10 turnovers in each of the first two quarters as Clay took a 29-18 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Tigers struggled to capitalize on the turnovers in the first quarter, settling for 3-pointers that didn't find the mark. Harlan built a 6-0 lead in the game's first two minutes on baskets inside by Tyler Frazier and Travis Harrison and a pair of Allen Hensley free throws. Kendall Reed's 3-pointer at the 5:55 mark gave Clay its first points of the game, and the Tigers pulled within one on a mid-range jumper by Todd McDaniel with 4:14 to play. Harlan got a pair of baskets by reserve freshman forward Brandon Taylor and led 10-8 after one period. A 6-0 run midway through the fourth quarter gave Clay a 26-point lead, and the margin grew as large as 29 before Spurlock emptied his bench. Clay (1-0) was led by Hobbs with 14 points and Garrison with 13. Hobbs also tied for the team high in rebounds, with seven, and dished out five assists. Despite all the defensive pressure on both ends of the floor, the teams combined for just 22 free throws. Spurlock acknowledged that his team reaped the benefits of the physical style of play. "That's the way want to play - trapping and pressing," he said. "We'll foul a lot, and some of them will get called and some of them won't. That's probably a negative of using two-man crews. But if it's a physical game, I think that helps us to a degree, and tonight it paid off for us." Harlan (0-2) will play host to Knox Central on Thursday, while the Tigers will travel to Oneida Baptist. CLAY COUNTY (1-0) Ryan Lee Smith 4-8 1-2 9, Jeremy Garrison 6-10 0-0 13, Justin Hobbs 7-13 0-3 14, Kendall Reed 3-6 1-2 8, D.J. Wilson 4-8 0-2 8, Todd McDaniel 3-8 0-0 6, Matthew Mitchell 1-2 3-6 5, J.V. Hooker 2-5 0-0 4, Cory Nicholson 0-0 0-0 0, C.J. Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Alan Whitaker 0-1 0-0 0, Bill White 0-0 0-0 0, Delbert Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Josh England 0-1 0-0 0, Cody Roberts 0-0 0-0 0, Brandon Griffin 0-0 0-0 0, Tanner Gilbert 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Young 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 30-62 5-15 67. HARLAN (0-2) Andrew Link 1-4 0-0 2, Allen Hensley 2-3 2-3 7, Jecorey Fields 4-8 0-0 9, Travis Harrison 6-9 0-1 12, Tyler Frazier 2-3 0-0 4, Brandon Taylor 2-5 0-2 4, Bradford Marsili 0-0 0-0 0, Chad Creech 2-6 1-1 7, Chris Begley 0-1 0-0 0, Michael Sizemore 0-1 0-0 0, Justin Parker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-40 3-7 45. Clay County 8 21 18 20 - 67 Harlan 10 8 11 16 - 45 3-point goals: Clay County 2-9 (Garrison 1-2, Reed 1-2, Hobbs 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Whitaker 0-1, McDaniel 0-2), Harlan 4-10 (Creech 2-5, Hensley 1-1, Fields 1-3, Begley 0-1). Rebounds: Clay County 34 (Hobbs, Mitchell 7), Harlan 26 (Harrison 4). Assists: Clay County 12 (Hobbs 5), Harlan 8 (Creech 3). Turnovers: Clay County 16, Harlan 32. Fouled out: None. sports This week in Kentucky high school sports historyby Mike Fields kentucky.com1973 - Clay County improves to 10-0 with a come-from-behind win over Hazard in the Hazard Invitational Tournament. Marcus McKissick has 27 points for the Tigers. Wildcats’ win 96-89 over Red BirdBy Les Dixon, thetimestribune.comLynn Camp’s “fastest show in town” continued its high-octane ways by putting up 96 points during the Wildcats’ 96-89 win over Red Bird at home Tuesday. Both teams lit up the scoreboard during the first half, as Red Bird took a 23-21 edge into the second quarter, but Lynn Camp used a 11-2 run during the last two minutes of the half to claim a 48-42 halftime lead. A 9-0 run in at the end of the third quarter, along with an 8-0 run in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, allowed Lynn Camp to pull away from the Cardinals. Both teams shot the ball well from the floor with the Wildcats knocking down 39-of-70 shot attempts and 8-of-22 from 3-point range, while forcing Red Bird to commit 21 turnovers. The Cardinals hit 32-of-69 from the floor and an impressive 11-of-22 shot attempts from behind the 3-point line, while forcing the Wildcats into 12 turnovers. Red Bird 23 19 21 26 89 Lynn Camp 21 27 25 23 96 Red Bird (89) - Davis 27, Fogleman 9, J. Spencer 21, Hacker 12, Roberts 17, North 3, Nantz 0. Lynn Camp (96) - Brock 2, Johnson 12, Knuckles 28, Abner 4, Spencer 20, Mitchell 12, Mobley 4, Whitehead 6, Wagner 5, Person 3. Lady Cats top OBIBy PAUL LUNSFORD, harlandaily.comSaturday's game between Oneida Baptist and Evarts came down to who wanted it the most, and the Lady Cats answered the challenge and scored the game's final six points to claim a 50-45 win. Kayla Sizemore hit two free throws for OBI at the 2:03 mark to give the Lady Mountaineers a 45-44 lead. "The girls played really well," Oneida Baptist coach Marvin Leuschke said. "That was good competition. I think the teams are evenly balanced. Both teams showed a lot of sportsmanship. I felt like the team that hustled the most was going to win tonight, and that's what happened." Evarts rolled to a 24-6 win in the junior varsity game. Samantha Burns had four points for OBI. Evarts (50) - Shanoa Middleton 21, Johnnie Parker 9, Kendra Williams 8, Beth Stewart 4, Kayla McCreary 3, Kattie Clark 3, Porche Carr 2, Jessica Middleton 0. Oneida Baptist (45) - Kayla Sizemore 17, Zunilda Lynch 12, Lyndsey Willis 8, Rebekah Shackleton 5, Rebecca Ravichandivran 3, Morian Durosinmi 0, Kate Moser 0.
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Post by Local Sports on Dec 15, 2007 11:04:30 GMT -5
RED BIRD 64, ONEIDA BAPTIST 61kentucky.com Red Bird senior Derek Davis scored 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Cardinals (7-5) hit seven of nine free throws in the fourth quarter to seal a 64-61 win over host Oneida Baptist (6-3). RED BIRD (7-5) — Davis 19, Fogleman 8, Sizemore 8, Roberts 14, Nantz 6, North 6. ONEIDA Baptist (6-3) — Harper 4, Johnson 28, Getachau 3, Akinyekere 1, Sayeh 8, Addson 4, Hensley 13 This week in Kentucky High School Basketballfieldsnotes.wordpress.com1975 - Oneida Baptist blasts Jackson City 114-55 as Chuck Combs pours in 34 points..... 1985 - Clay County freshman Richie Farmer has 26 points in a 65-60 win over Pulaski County. The Hanson brothers — Reggie and Donnie — have 20 points each for the Maroons..... Local group starting football All-Star GameBy: Jim McAlister, corbinnewsjournal.comAnother All-Star game is about to pop up. The "Battle of the Border" between the East Kentucky seniors and the East Tennessee High School seniors. With the announcement that the Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star game series was ending last June, this was good timing by a group of die-hard football men from the mountains. It's a good thing because it keeps the Kentucky-Tennessee rivalry alive but it will showcase the players in the mountains. It will allow players from Corbin, Lynn Camp, Whitley County and Williamsburg High School to be seen one final time by college coaches, but it will give them something they have worked so hard for, for so many years. An opportunity to play at another level even if for just one time. These guys, Andy Croley, Rich Prewitt, Scotty Harrison, Ronnie Moses, Mike Campbell and a few others that I have not met yet are doing it for the right reasons. "We want to give them an opportunity to end their high school careers on a high note," said Croley. "We want to showcase our young men to the college coaches in our area." It could be a fantastic recruiting tool for the University of the Cumberlands, Union College, UVA-Wise and Pikeville College on this side of the border. "This Bowl is to showcase skills of college bound student athletes to help demonstrate their talent and abilities in front of colleges and universities," added Scotty Harrison. Teams will have a 45-man roster that will be housed at Super 8 in Williamsburg and they will be in store for a treat. The players will arrive Wednesday, January 9 to prepare for the first battle between the Bluegrass State and those Volunteers. They will go through practice sessions and meetings leading up to the game to be played Saturday, January 12 at 1 p.m. And, yes the coaches have been selected. The first coaches for the game have a local flare with Bob Rose coming out of retirement to take on the monumental task of leading the East Kentucky All-Stars to a victory. Also on that staff will be Corbin coach Steve Jewell, Whitley County coach Jim Black, Ken Roark of Middlesboro, Mike Jackson of Pikeville and Mark Dixon of Hazard. There will be some big names from the Tennessee as well including retired coach Dan Bland. Campbell County coach Dewayne Willis, Morristown East's Don Woods, Kwayu Graham of Austin East and Gary Householder of Seymour. Invitations have been sent out to players in both states and responses should be coming in soon and the rosters set as we get through the 2007 KHSAA playoffs. If you wish to help in some way, I am sure the committee would be willing to take donations and receive help. You can contact the committee by mail, Border Bowl, P.O. Box 466, Williamsburg, Ky 40769 or by calling 606-215-1235. CLAY COUNTY TIGERS 56, WAYNE CO. 50Tanner Gilbert’s only bucket of the game broke a 50-50 tie with 1:19 left, and Clay County beat host Wayne County 56-50. Senior guard Dustin Wells scored 22 points for Wayne County. CLAY CO. (7-3) — Smith 11, Hobbs 19, Wilson 10, Reed 3, Mitchell 11, Gilbert 2. WAYNE CO. (8-5) — Cravens 3, Wells 22, Shearer 8, Gregory 14, Dunagan 3. CLAY COUNTY LADY TIGERS 52, WAYNE CO. 38CLAY CO. (10-3) — Gray 14, Bruschell 3, Jackson 17, Phillips 4, Fox 5, B. Smith 4, Mosley 4, K. Smith 1. WAYNE CO. (7-5) — Bowlin 7, Sexton 2, Stearns 13, Duncan 11, Jones 2, Bristow 3. RED BIRD CARDINALS 62, OWSLEY CO. 55Red Bird scored 13 of its 25 fourth-quarter points at the free-throw line and rallied past visiting Owsley County 62-55. Senior forward Derek Davis had 18 points and 18 rebounds for Red Bird. OWSLEY CO. (3-7) — Reed 6, Wright 7, McIntosh 12, Pierson 16, Evans 11, Murrell 3. RED BIRD (5-5) — Davis 18, Fogleman 11, J. Sizemore 7, Hacker 5, Roberts 12, Nantz 7, K. Sizemore 2. CLICK HERE for more scores at kentucky.com. Jones matches season high in Eagles win Will Jones, Rodney MitchellFormer Clay County Tiger Will Jones matched his season high with eight points as his Alice Lloyd Eagles knocked off Miami-Middletown 73-68 in the second round of the Union College Classic. The other Eagle from Clay County, Rodney Mitchell scored his season average of 15 points in the win. Alice Lloyd will return home Saturday for a 2 tip vs. Spalding University. Atlantic crumbles against ClayBy BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN, news-journalonline.comAtlantic's girls team found out first hand Friday just how much Kentucky loves its hoops when the Sharks fell hard to Clay County (Ky.) 60-39 in the second round of the Sunshine Classic. Clay County (9-2) is ranked No. 12 in Kentucky's preseason all-classes state poll. "I just don't think we came out to play. We didn't do what we needed to do," said Atlantic coach George Butts, whose team was handed its worst defeat since a 32-point loss to Spruce Creek last January. "We'll take this as a learning experience. We play in this tournament to help us in our district -- everything else is secondary." Two runs in the second and third quarters doomed the Sharks. With 5:19 remaining in the second quarter and the game tied at 13, Clay County's Whitney Jackson grabbed a rebound and finished with a putback -- and the Tigers went on a 14-0 run to finish the first half. Four players scored during the run. Atlantic sophomore Jermisha McRae, who is the team's second-leading scorer, was benched for the second half by Butts for disciplinary reasons. While she watched in street clothes from the stands, the Tigers extended their lead in the third quarter by going on a 13-3 run to put the game away. CLAY CO. (9-2) Jackson 13, Fox 9, Mosley 9, Phillips 8, Gray 6, Burchell 6, T. Smith 3, K. Smith 2, B. Smith 2, A. Hinkle 2. Totals: 23 11-16 60. ATLANTIC (11-4) Gentry 18, Williams 6, Chester 4, Beamon 4, McRae 4, Kendricks 2, Savulak 1. Totals: 14 10-20 39. Clay County lost in the championship game of the Sunshine Classic 33-23 to James Madison High School of Fairfax County, Virginia. Lexington Catholic Holiday ClassicLAFAYETTE 55, CLAY CO. 53LAFAYETTE - Morris 5, Lawless 4, Walker 16, Burton 2, Linton 23, Turner 1, Miller 4. CLAY COUNTY - Smith 7, Hobbs 11, Hooker 2, McDaniel 9, Wilson 12, Garrison 2, Reed 2, Mitchell 5, Griffin 3. White County (TN) 62, Clay County 49Kyle Delaney's 21 points and Aaron Puckett's 15 sparked the Warriors to victory. D.J. Wilson had 16 points and Justin Hobbs 14 for Clay County, which couldn't rally from an 11-point halftime deficit. WHITE COUNTY - Brown 13, Davis 2, Delaney 21, Greene 9, Puckett 15, Mitchell 2. CLAY COUNTY - Hobbs 14, Smith 2, Hooker 9, Wilson 16, Garrison 2, Reed 2, Mitchell 3, Gilbert 1. This week in Kentucky high school sports historyfieldsnotes.wordpress.com1956 -- Clay County Coach Spider Thurman predicts that the winner of the Tigers’ invitational tournament on January 3-4 will go on to win the 13th Region title. Lone Jack, Barbourville, Corbin and Clay County are in the tournament. Clay County's win earns silent night from coachCLICK HERE to read the entire article at kentucky.comIt has a goal to take home the title in March. But the No. 10 Lady Tigers have more immediate goals this week at the Lexington Catholic Holiday Classic. "We want to keep Coach as happy as possible," senior Gemma Gray said. So the team has tried to do what he asks and play good defense and rebound. They did both last night in a 59-28 win over Owensboro Catholic in the second round. Gray said the girls have good reason for keeping Coach James Burchell as happy as possible. "Coach has a big mouth," she said, smiling. "We want to play hard because if we don't, we know we'll be on the bench with us listening to it." Clay County held Owensboro Catholic to just 24.4 percent shooting and a season-low 28 points. The lowest point total for the Aces this season was 53 points. The Tigers lost three starters off of last year's Sweet Sixteen team, but have plenty of depth to tire teams out, which Burchell saw happen last night. The Aces (5-2) scored just four points in the fourth quarter and just 12 points in the second half, where they shot 23.5 percent. Clay County, which outrebounded Owensboro Catholic 35-28, scored nearly as many points off of turnovers (26) as the Aces had total. The Tigers (6-1) shot 55.6 percent in the second half and were led by Gray's 13 points and five assists. Sarah Burchell added 12 points. Whitney Jackson added nine points and 15 rebounds. Montgomery County sends Lady Tigers homekentucky.comMackenzie Lee had 21 points, and Maggie Prewitt added 19 points, six rebounds and four steals for Montgomery County in its 77-40 win over Clay County. The Lady Indians turned the ball over just eight times versus 22 for the Tigers. The Indians scored 29 points off Clay County miscues and outrebounded the Tigers 32-25. Whitney Jackson led Clay County with 15 points and seven rebounds. ONEIDA BAPTIST 68, OWSLEY CO. 62 Boys OWSLEY CO. — Reed 3, Brewer 6, Wright 8, McIntosh 19, Pierson 10, Marshall 3, Evans 7, Murrell 6. ONEIDA BAPTIST — Hensley 9, Hoper 21, Baker 6, Sahey 2, Johnson 30. Thursday Night High School BasketballGirls• Jordan Phillips scored 13, and Sarah Burchell and Danielle Fox added 10 apiece to lead Clay County over Southwestern 57-37 in the opening round of the Lexington Catholic Holiday Classic. The Lady Tigers play Owensboro Catholic Friday at 4:30 PM. Boys• Wolfe County’s Dillon Hayes scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help the Wolves overcome a doubledigit deficit in the fourth quarter and beat Oneida Baptist 78-75. The host Wolves trailed 61-47 going into the final period, when they switched to a full-court press and outscored Oneida 31-14. Football Tigers make mark on record book Zach Lewis, Matt Dobbs, Phillip DunnThe football season is now over and the final stats are in and Clay County's junior quarterback Zach Lewis is near the top of Kentucky's all-time career passing lists. Lewis finished the season completing 233 passes on 371 attempts for 3,866 yards. Lewis now has 10,584 yards on his career, putting him #3 on the all time list, trailing only Chris Todd who graduated from Elizabethtown in 2004 and Leslie County's Tim Couch who graduated in 1995 with 12,167 yards. Zach's 3,866 yards is the 10th best single season mark in history and breaks his own school record of 3,547 set last season. Zach has now completed 717 passes in his career which also puts him #3 on that all time list. He also trails Todd and Couch on those lists. Couch has the state record of 875 from 1991 till 1995. He is now #5 in Pass Attempts with 1166, #10 in highest completions percentage at 61.5 and #25 in touchdown passes with 78. Senior Phillip Dunn was Zach's favorite receiver with 69 catches for 1279 yards. Freshman J.V. Hooker caught 35 passes for 761 yards and senior Matt Dobbs ended the season with 48 catches and 679 yards. Dunn ended his career at #8 alltime with 2914 yards receiving, Dobbs was #22 at 2392 yards. Dobbs finished with 185 which places him #4 all time. Dunn finished at #6 with 177 catches. Wilson Nets Shot of the NightThe Long John Silver's Nothin' But Net Shot of the Night belongs to DJ Wilson of Clay County. Justin Hobbs with the block, Kendale Reed brings it down, gets stuck, kicks it out to DJ Wilson and he gives Clay the lead right from the start. The Tigers would fall 71-61, but Wilson still gets our Long John Silver's Nothin’ But Net Award. CLICK HERE to see the video. Gilbert named Mid-South Player of the WeekFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert has been named the Mid-South Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Gilbert, a sophomore guard from Manchester, Kentucky, averaged 21.5 points for Georgetown last week. She hit 8 of 13 in the Lady Tigers loss to NCAA Division II Northern Kentucky University (72-58) and shot 70% from the field (7-10) in the 76-66 win at Cedarville University. Gilbert shot a perfect 10-10 from the foul line and also averaged 6.5 rebounds in both games. The Lady Tigers will take an 8-2 record into a road game at Trevecca Nazarene University on December 20th. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST. Georgtown Lady Tigers (L-R) Amy Schiller, Jayme Gilbert and Maddy Lewis were named to the all-tournament team after the 12th Annual Jim Reid Classic which was in honor of the late Georgetown College coach and student-athlete. Iroquois girls defeat Clay Countycourier-journal.comAsia Mathies had 10 points and six steals to help the Iroquois girls' basketball team beat visiting Clay County 52-42 in a matchup of two of the best programs in the state. "Asia Mathies came off the bench and really gave us a big lift in the third quarter," Iroquois coach Al Northington said. "It's a nice win. It was a championship-game atmosphere. They're an outstanding team. We really had to play." Victoria Brown and Kayla Hickman paced Iroquois (5-0) with 11 points each. Whitney Jackson and Jordan Phillips had 12 points apiece for Clay County (4-1), a powerhouse from the 13th Region. Lewis named District Player of the YearKentucky Football Coaches AssociationZach LewisClay County quarterback Zach Lewis has been named the Class 5A District 8 player of the year by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association. Bert Browne of Perry County Central was named coach of the year. Alice Lloyd 81, Mid-Continent 69Rodney MitchellHost Alice Lloyd held the Cougars to just 20 percent from behind the three-point line and 41 percent overall. Rodney Mitchell led the Eagles with 20 points and 11 rebounds, and William Dillard chipped in with 17 points. Dillard also made 11 of his 14 free throws. Phares leads Cardinals by Clay CountyBy CHRIS HUGHES, Georgetown News-GraphicRichie Phares scored a team-high 23 points to lead Scott County to a 71-61 win against Clay County in a boys' basketball game Friday at Clay County High School. The Cardinals rallied from a 14-10 deficit to eventually snatch the lead for good when Jordan Adams drilled a 3-pointer with 1:25 left in the first half. The Cardinals held a 35-29 advantage at halftime. Scott County led by as many as 14 in the third quarter and opened the fourth quarter with a 52-40 lead. The Tigers clawed to within four points when Clay County's D.J. Wilson hit a shot underneath the basket to make the score 62-58 with 2:20 remaining in the game. But the Cardinals finished the game on a 9-3 scoring run to seal the win. Wilson led the Tigers with 18 points. Scott County won the rebounding battle 40-32. HAZARD 76, ONEIDA BAPTIST 41kentucky.comONEIDA BAPTIST (3-4) — Early 10, Hensley 12, Harper 4, Getachue 7, Baker 5, Johnson 3. HAZARD (5-0) — Whitaker 10, Kidd 15, Jones 10, Campbell 11, Lewis 5, Martin 11, Fugate 4, Meehan 5, Combs 5. Female golfers to compete at Crooked CreekBy Denis House, sentinel-echo.comWhat do Lorena Ochoa, Karrie Webb and Cristie Kerr all have in common? Not only are they three of the top ladies’ golfers in the world today, but all three, at one time or another, played on the Duramed Futures Tour. And come August, that same tour will make a stop in Eastern Kentucky when Crooked Creek hosts the inaugural Commonwealth Crooked Creek Classic, which will run August 8 to 10. The last time a Duramed event was played in the state was in 1991. The tournament will feature 144 of the best women professional golfers in the world, who will compete for the $100,000 tournament purse. The Duramed Futures Tour is now in its 27th year, and is a stepping stone for golfers to earn the LPGA tour card. The top five players on the money list at the end of each season automatically move onto the LPGA Tour as exempt members. The next 10 receive automatic entry into the LPGA’s qualifying tournament. This event will be the fourth-to- last on the Duramed Futures Tour schedule. The week of the tournament will feature several different activities, including a pair of Pro-Ams. The professional tournament will begin on Friday morning, and there will be a 36-hole cut to the low 70 players. The final round will be on Sunday. This event will also present a chance for former Kentucky golfers Mandy Goins, Whitney Wade, Marci Turner and Brittany Klein to return to their home state to participate. All four have earned playing privileges on the Duramed Futures Tour.
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Post by Local Sports on Jan 10, 2008 21:00:24 GMT -5
Gilbert picks up six assists in road victoryJayme GilbertThe Georgetown Lady Tigers outscored the University of Northwestern Ohio by twenty points in the second half for a 76-52 road win. Former Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert led Georgetown with six assists and scored seven points and puled down five rebounds. Georgetown will travel to Illinois Saturday to take on the University of St. Francis. CLAY CO. 49, ROCKCASTLE CO. 47The Clay County Lady Tigers had to come from behind to knock off Rockcastle County on the road in a battle of top twenty teams. Senior Gemma Gray led Clay County with 31. CLAY CO. (13-3) — Gray 31, Burchell 6, Jackson 2, Phillips 6, Fox 4. ROCKCASTLE CO. (11-4) — Rowe 14, Mattingly 11, Robinson 7, Saylor 2, Hammond 9, Lay 2, Alexander 2. Evarts upset by Red Bird in All 'A' Classic matchupBy PAUL LUNSFORD, harlandaily.comThe Evarts Lady Cats picked a bad time for what apparently was their first loss ever to Red Bird. Evarts shot an ice cold 16 percent (14 of 85) from the field Monday as visiting Red Bird claimed a 46-34 win in the quarterfinals of the 13th Region All "A" Classic. "Evarts just seemed not to be clicking tonight," Red Bird coach Tonya Asher said. "They seemed to struggle to get their shots to fall tonight, which worked out to our advantage." Kelsey Dickerson, a 5-3 junior guard, powered Red Bird with 21 points and 16 rebounds. Sierra Nantz scored 10 points and added eight rebounds. The Lady Cardinals committed 19 turnovers while Evarts made just 11. "We still made some bad passes and a few turnovers, but they really came together as a team and played a lot of team basketball," added Asher. The Lady Cardinals played without freshman point guard Johnnie Parker for the second straight game. The game featured five ties in the opening quarter. A quick basket by Kendra Slusher gave Red Bird the lead for good early in the second quarter. Evarts cut the deficit to 15-14 on the 3-pointer by Shanoa Middleton three minutes later, but Dickerson scored 10 points in the second quarter as Red Bird jumped out to a 25-16 halftime advantage. The Lady Cardinals had just five turnovers in the first half and hit nine of 12 shots from the free throw line. "I was well pleased with the first half tonight," said Asher. "There was some bad passes I could've lived without, but overall I thought they did pretty good." Evarts (5-6) will not play again until Jan. 24 at home against Red Bird. Red Bird (7-9) will advance to the semifinals on Thursday against the winner of the Cumberland-Middlesboro game set for tonight at Middlesboro. In other tournament action Monday, Middlesboro rolled to a 76-30 win over Williamsburg, Lynn Camp defeated Oneida Baptist 44-23 and Barbourville edged Pineville 50-47. RED BIRD (7-9) Kelsey Dickerson 5-11 11-17 21, Whitney Elam 1-8 0-0 2, Joella Fogleman 3-9 0-0 6, Diana Smith 1-4 0-0 2, Sierra Nantz 4-7 2-2 10, Kendra Slusher 2-4 1-5 5. Totals: 16-43 14-24 46. EVARTS (5-6) Jessica Middleton 1-16 0-1 2, Shanoa Middleton 6-22 0-1 13, Kayla McCreary 2-14 0-0 5, Kendra Williams 3-12 0-0 6, Porche Carr 2-14 3-4 7, Danielle Middleton 0-4 0-0 0, Kattie Clark 0-1 0-0 Whitley Martin 0-2 0-0 0, Cassandra Caudill 0-0 1-2 1. Totals: 14-85 4-8 34. Lady Cats knock out OBI in All ‘A’ openerBy Jimbo Collins, thetimestribune.comSierra Shephard came off the bench to hit six 3-pointers in the first half (five in the second quarter) to lead the Lynn Camp Lady Wildcats to a 44-23 win over Oneida Baptist Institute in the first round of the 13th Region All ‘A’ Classic. Shephard led all scores with 24 points and scored more than the entire Lady Mountaineers’ team. Both teams struggled to find the basket early. Kayla Mason hit a free throw with 4:29 left in the first quarter to put Lynn Camp ahead 1-0. The Lady Wildcats (6-5) took a 6-0 lead on Shephard’s first 3-pointer with 2:28 to play in the first. Oneida Baptist Institute answered with a 5-0 run to end the quarter down 6-5. Shephard hit five 3-pointers in the second quarter to push the Lady Wildcats’ lead to 27-11 at the half. Lynn Camp held Oneida Baptist Institute (2-11) scoreless in the third quarter. The Lady Wildcats posted 10 points in the third en route to building an insurmountable 37-11 lead heading into the final eight minutes. The Lady Mountaineers outscored Lynn Camp 12-7 in the final quarter, but the game lead was never in danger. The Lady Wildcats advance to the second round of the 13th Region All “A” Classic where they will face Harlan. Gilbert in double figures in 109-39 winJayme GilbertFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert was back in action Friday night, scoring 12 points on five of ten shooting in 22 minutes as her Gerogetown Lady Tigers defeated Allen University 109-39. Georgetown will back in action Monday at the University of Northwestern Ohio. Cardinals get revenge against Dragonsharlandaily.comA change of scenery made a big difference for the Red Bird Cardinals, who avenged a 30-point loss at Harlan two weeks ago with a 59-47 victory Friday. "We improved a little bit since we played at Harlan," Red Bird coach John D. Wilson said. "We played pretty good defense when we played them at Harlan in the first half, and tonight we held them to four points in the third quarter." Senior center Josh Sizemore scored 18 points to lead Red Bird (7-5), winners of three straight since falling to Harlan. Senior guard Derek Davis and senior forward Mark Fogleman added 13 and 10 points, respectively. Senior forward Travis Harrison scored 13 and junior guard Chad Creech added 11 to lead Harlan. Sizemore scored nine in first quarter as Red Bird took an early lead it never relinquished. Harrison led Harlan with four points in the quarter as the Dragons pulled to within 15-13. Sizemore added five points in the third quarter as the Cardinals held a 31-28 advantage at the break. The third quarter proved to be the difference as the Dragons were limited to only one basket and four points. The Cardinals dominated the offensive glass and stretched their lead to 44-32. "We played well," said Wilson. "We had a good lead of 15 points there at one point, and then we got reckless with the ball and played like we were behind, and they cut it down to six. We called a timeout and got them settled down and pulled away." Harlan defeated Red Bird 43-25 in junior varsity action. Kenny Sizemore paced Red Bird with eight points. HARLAN (2-13) Jecorey Fields 3-10 3-4 9, Chad Creech 4-10 2-2 11, Allen Hensley 3-8 1-2 7, Travis Harrison 6-11 4-6 16, Tyler Frazier 0-1 0-0 0, Bradford Marsili 1-1 0-2 2, Chris Begley 0-0 0-0 0, Andrew Link 1-2 0-0 2, Michael Sizemore 0-0 0-0 0, Justin Parker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-43 10-16 47. RED BIRD (7-5) Brandon Roberts 3-8 4-6 11, Andrew Hacker 1-6 0-1 3, Derek Davis 5-14 2-2 13, Mark Fogleman 4-9 2-4 10, Josh Sizemore 7-9 4-6 18, Donovan Nantz 0-2 2-2 2, Jon North 0-1 0-0 0, Dee Brock 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 21-50 14-21 59. High School Sports from kentucky.com[/url] WYMT ClassicCLAY CO. 65, KNOTT CO. CENTRAL 62Justin HobbsSenior guard Justin Hobbs scored 21 points and Clay County held off Knott County Central for a 65-62 road victory. Stuart Stamper had 29 points for Knott Central. CLAY CO. (8-4) — Smith 7, Hobbs 21, Wilson 19, Mitchell 4, Gilbert 2, Hooker 3, McDaniels 5, Reed 4. KNOTT CO. CENTRAL (6-7) — Stamper 29, Caudill 3, Bartrum 2, Mullins 6, Ratliff 4, Amburgey 18 • Corbin junior star Josh Crawford,who missed most of the first month of the season recovering from a knee injury, is rounding into form. The 6-5 Crawford saw limited action in the Cumberland Falls tournament, but had 16 points and nine rebounds against Evans, Fla. • Nine days after Corbin’s girls lost to Middlesboro by 27 points in a holiday tournament, the Lady Redhounds beat Middlesboro by 18 this week. It was the first loss of the season for the Lady Yellowjackets. Mikkah Rogers had 20 points and Lyndsay Champlin had 17 to lead Corbin. • The inaugural Border Bowl — a football all-star game between Kentucky and Tennessee — is Saturday at 1 p.m. at the University of the Cumberlands. The Kentucky team had its first practice Wednesday night, three more on Thursday and will have three more on Friday. The all-star game will be another chance for players to impress college scouts. Kentucky roster for Border Bowl football gameBrandon Abner (Lynn Camp); Elias Abner (Williamsburg); Shawn Baird (Whitley Co.); Ryan Brandenburg (North Laurel); Kyle Bryant (Tates Creek); Zach Burkhart (Rockcastle Co.); Lucas Campbell (Hazard); Ronnie Claiborne (Pulaski Co.); Terrell Combs (Bryan Station); Chase Cooper (Woodford Co.); Brett Courtney (Woodford Co.); Daniel Crawford (Middlesboro); Zach Currier (Lafayette); Kaleb Curtis (Montgomery Co.); Matt Dobbs (Clay Co.); Phillip Dunn (Clay Co.); Clay Elliott (Pikeville); Joe Fitzgerald (Highlands); Ernest Fox (Clark Co.); Kyle Gaffney (Lexington Christian); Kyle Hammons (Knox Central); A.J. Jones (Middlesboro); Wes King (South Laurel); Taylor Klein (Dunbar); Robert Knowles (Tates Creek); Robert Koteff (Dunbar); J.D. McCoy (Pikeville); Zac McGuire (Madison Southern); Jeremy Mocahbee (Corbin); Pearce Nesbitt (Danville); Sean Nolan (Corbin); Eric Oldiges (Holy Cross); Justin Perry (Clark Co.); Cody Quinn (South Laurel); Kody Reed (Lincoln Co.); Chris Riley (Tates Creek); Coty Roberts (Lawrence Co.); Josh Sanders (Corbin); Ty Sparks (Tates Creek); Joseph Stanfield (Montgomery Co.); Jake Stephens (Lafayette); Zack Stroub (Montgomery Co.); Cory Williams (Dunbar); Jordan Williams (Bryan Station); Chris Young (Harrison Co.) Coaches: Bob Rose (retired, Williamsburg); Mike Jackson (Pikeville); Paul Rains (LCA); Jim Black (Whitley Co.); Kenny Roark (Middlesboro); Steve Jewell (Corbin); Mark Dixon (Hazard) 2007 All-SEKC footballmiddlesborodailynews.comThe 2007 All-SEKC teams have been announced and two local players took home top honors. Middlesboro junior quarterback Hunter Adams was named co-offensive back of the year along with Clay County quarterback Zach Lewis. Receiver of the year was shared by Bell County junior Shawnta Zachery and Clay’s Phillip Dunn. All-SEKC selections, Clay County: Nathan Dezarn, Matt Dobbs, Ben Jackson, and Eathan Nolan. Honorable Mention: Bryan Dezarn, J.V. Hooker, Gary Jordan, and Kevin Marcum. Keith advice keeps Elam hopefulBy Chris Parsons, thetimestribune.comThough his team is sitting at the midway point of the season with a 10-4 record, Knox Central coach Brandon Elam said this wasn’t a very good time for a progress report. After Tuesday’s 73-58 loss to June Buchanan in the WYMT Classic, he said he isn’t sure if he could point out any one person that was doing their job correctly. Despite the loss, Elam said the progress his team has made is close to where he expected it to be. As teams begin to prepare for the upcoming district and region tournaments, Elam recalled a conversation he had with Clay County legend Bobby Keith after his team’s loss to the Tigers earlier in the season. “Bobby Keith told me he thought the field was wide open this season in the 13th Region,” Elam said. “He also said he felt like it will come down to what team makes the most improvement down the stretch. “What we have to do is try to shore up some things and get better at a few others,” he added. “I think we are shooting the ball well, we’re rebounding well and we are playing pretty good defense. If you continue to do that, you should win some games.” So with two district games remaining for Knox Central, Elam said he hopes his team is the one that can make the most improvements down the stretch. “Like coach Keith said, whoever improves the most should come out on top, “ Elam said. “Our goals haven’t changed since the start of the season. “We still think we can win this district and we still think we can win the region,” he added. “The trick is going out there and doing it.”
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Post by Local Sports on Jan 12, 2008 10:32:25 GMT -5
13th Region Basketball Statistics - Jan. 10, 2008harlandaily.comGirls Individual ScoringEmily Boggs, Cawood 25.1 Kourtney Tyra, Jackson County 19.7 Leslie Howard, Pineville 17.1 Mikkah Rogers, Corbin 17.1 Callie Mills, Barbourville 16.9 Caitie Jackson, North Laurel 16.7 Lauren Wombles, South Laurel 16.4 Erin Sears, Williamsburg 16.2 Chassidy Lawson, Harlan 15.2 Amber Whitehead, Jackson Co. 13.8 Brooklyn Jimison, Middlesboro 13.3 Shanoa Middleton, Evarts 13.3 Samantha Coleman, Middlesboro 13.1 Johnnie Parker, Evarts 13.1 Brittany Jordan, Knox Central 13.0 Amanda Brimm, Whitley County 12.9 Ashley Banfield, Barbourville 12.1 Whitney Gilliam, Cumberland 12.0 Holly Jones, Whitley County 11.9 Kayla Sizemore, Oneida Baptist 11.8Randal Holbrook, Whitley County 11.5 Kat Hoffman, Williamsburg 11.2 Jamie Shepherd, Bell County 11.2 Courtney Bell, Harlan 11.1 Ashley Williams, Middlesboro 10.6 Gemma Gray, Clay County 10.4Whitney Elam, Red Bird 10.3Kelci Jones, Corbin 10.1 Jessica Dean, South Laurel 10.0 Belle Jackson, Clay County 9.9Cortney Bolin, Cawood 9.8 Zunilda Lynch, Oneida Baptist 9.8Sophie Robinson, Middlesboro 9.4 Miranda Davenport, Cawood 9.2 Heather Maggard, Cumberland 8.8 Shaleesha Coleman, Middlesboro 8.4 Ashley Smith, Barbourville 8.4 Stephanie Whitt, Cumberland 8.4 Kayla Bargo, North Laurel 8.3 Kendra Russell, Cumberland 8.3 Boys Individual ScoringJosh Seidel, North Laurel 23.7 Derek Davis, Red Bird 22.2Cody Miller, Knox Central 22.2 Nick Brumback, Jackson County 22.1 Dustin Day, Pineville 18.8 Garfield Wilson, Cumberland 18.0 James D. Strange, Pineville 16.9 Darick Knuckles, Lynn Camp 16.5 Madison Johnson, Corbin 16.4 Cody Messer, Barbourville 16.0 Aaron Cunningham, Williamsburg 15.9 Matt St. John, South Laurel 15.9 Daniel Griffin, Middlesboro 15.8 R.J. Fields, Evarts 15.3 Will Johnson, Oneida Baptist 15.3Adam Rhymer, Cawood 15.2 George Wilson, Bell County 15.0 Jonah Mitchell, Lynn Camp 14.9 Nick Smith, Middlesboro 14.8 John Hensley, Oneida Baptist 14.2Desmond Johnson, Cumberland 13.9 Jacob Teague, Williamsburg 13.3 Justin Hobbs, Clay County 13.0Jordan McCumbers, Whitley County 12.5 D.J. Wilson, Clay County 12.4Blaine Green, Middlesboro 12.3 Shawnta Zachery, Bell County 12.3 Nathan Adkins, Jackson County 12.1 David Sizemore, Lynn Camp 12.0 Isaac Wilson, Corbin 12.0 Antwan Brown, Middlesboro 11.8 Nick Shannon, North Laurel 11.8 Billy Jones, South Laurel 11.7 Chad Messer, Knox Central 11.5 Travis Harrison, Harlan 11.4 Brandon Roberts, Red Bird 11.4Jacob Scalf, Knox Central 11.1 Garrett Clark, Barbourville 11.0 Chad Johnson, Lynn Camp 11.0 Brock Leisge, Cumberland 10.7 Corey Williamson, Knox Central 10.7
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Post by Local Sports on Jan 19, 2008 10:53:07 GMT -5
Mitchell leads the way for Alice Lloyd Rodney Mitchell, Will JonesDespite the fact former Clay County Tiger Rodney Mitchell lead the way his Alice Lloyd Eagles dropped two games. Mitchell scored 13 in a 60-55 loss to IU Southeast and hit 20 in the 69-60 loss to Berea. Another former Tiger, Will Jones had 5 against Southeast and four at Berea. Lady Tigers win 13th Region Freshman TournamentThe Clay County Lady Tigers freshman team won the 13th Region Freshman tournament held at Knox Central on Sat. Feb. 2nd. In the first round they defeated Williamsburg 49 to 10. In the 2nd round they beat Knox Central 61 to 29. In the Semis Clay Co. defeated Cawood 42 to 30 and in the Championship game they were victorious over Whitley Co. 45 to 28. All the young Lady Tigers played well. Members of the team who participated in the tournament are freshmen Kayla Smith and Blake Smith, 8th graders Alicia Mitchell, Ashley Hinkle, Victoria Jackson, Kayla Burkhart, Emily Trieschman, Natosha Gilbert, Morgan Chestnut, Mary Phillips, Whitney Johnson, and 7th grader Heather Hinkle. PINEVILLE 45, CLAY CO. 40 (OT)kentucky.comPineville hit five of six frer throws in overtime to beat visiting Clay County 45-40. Mountain Lions senior Dustin Day had 18 points and 11 rebounds and made a put-back with 2 seconds left to send the game to overtime. CLAY CO. (14-7) — Smith 9, Hobbs 9, McDaniel 2, Wilson 14, Mitchell 6. PINEVILLE (20-3) — Strange 7, Warren 4, Jeffrey 8, Fuson 2, Lambdin 2, Widener 4, Day 18. RED BIRD 69, ONEIDA BAPTIST 59ONEIDA BAPTIST (6-10) — Sayeh 21, Baker 1, Earley 15, Johnson 18, Harper 2, Mansaray 2. RED BIRD (11-8) — Davis 40, Sizemore 14, Fogleman 6, Roberts 7, Hacker 2. CLAY COUNTY BOYS 53, JACKSON CO. 51 (OT)CLAY CO. (16-6) — Smith 8, Hobbs 9, Wilson 12, Reed 16, Mitchell 10. JACKSON CO. (16-6) — Burmback 20, Adkins 7, Creech 3, Whitehead 8, Cunagin 9, Lakes 2, Fox 2. RED BIRD 55, EVANGEL CHRISTIAN 51RED BIRD (10-8) — Davis 24, Sizemore 15, Roberts 2, Hacker 10, Nantz 4. EVANGEL CHRISTIAN (11-5) — Simpson 7, Rodriguez 4, A. Fulks 9, Cook 2, M. Fulks 6, Trowell 14, Schaefer 9 Sweet Sixteen pairingsNational City Boys’ Sweet Sixteen in Rupp Arena (March 19-22)2nd Region vs. 11th Region, March 19, noon 6th Region vs. 3rd Region, March 19, 1:30 7th Region vs. 15th Region, March 19, 6:30 9th Region vs. 5th Region, March 19, 8 13th Region vs. 14th Region, March 20, noon 8th Region vs. 12th Region, March 20, 1:30 1st Region vs. 4th Region, March 20, 6:30 10th Region vs. 16th Region, March 20, 8 Houchens Industries Girls Sweet Sixteen in WKU’s Diddle Arena (March 12-15)7th Region vs. 13th Region, March 12, noon 16th Region vs. 14th Region, March 12, 1:30 1st Region vs. 6th Region, March 12, 6:30 12th Region vs. 3rd Region, March 12, 8 9th Region vs. 2nd Region, March 13, noon 15th Region vs. 5th Region, March 13, 1:30 8th Region vs. 4th Region, March 13, 6:30 11th Region vs. 10th Region, March 13, 8 Fields Noteskentucky.comFootball has taken priority over basketball for Zach Lewis of Clay County. As a sophomore last year, Lewis was one of the top basketball players in the 13th Region. But he's been an even bigger star as a quarterback on the Tigers' football team. He has already passed for 10,584 yards and 80 TDs, and next season he could break Tim Couch's state record for career passing yards. According to his dad Shane, that's why Zach isn't playing hoops. Instead he's spending his time in the weight room, trying to strengthen his chances for a Division I football scholarship. Gilbert named Student-Athlete of the weekJayme Gilbert and Jerry Turner with Mike Hockensmith of The Hockensmith Agency. Georgetown College Press Photo This week’s Hockensmith Student-Athletes of the week are basketball’s Jayme Gilbert and Jerry Turner. Gilbert, a sophomore from Manchester, KY, was selected after scoring 20 points, grabbing 8 rebounds and one steal, and dishing out five assists in Georgetown’s conference win last week over Campbellsville. The kinesiology major was also a perfect 11 of 11 from the free throw line. Turner, a point guard junior from Elizabethtown, led the floor during the Tigers’ two big wins over Faulkner and #9 Campbellsville last week. The business major scored a total of 24 points, grabbed eight rebounds and two steals, and dished out four assists. Congratulations Jayme and Jerry! Middle School Football in new conferenceBy Les Dixon, thetimestribune.comThe Clay County Middle School seventh-grade and eighth-grade football teams will be participating in a new football conference next season and will join the newly formed Cumberland Valley Conference. Clay County will be joined along with Whitley County Middle School, Bell County Middle School, Corbin Middle School, Foley Middle School, Meece Middle School, South Laurel Middle School and North Laurel Middle School. Corbin, Whitley County, Clay County and Meece will form one division, while Bell County, Foley, South Laurel and North Laurel will form the other division. The playoff format will remain the same with the higher seed team being able to host the playoff game. Two Tigers participate in 2008 Border BowlBy Mike Birch, tigersfootball.blogspot.comMatt Dobbs and Philip Dunn traveled to the University of the Cumberlands on Saturday, January 12, 2008, to play in the inaugural Boarder Bowl between All-Star teams from Eastern Kentucky and Eastern Tennessee. CLICK HERE for the story and pics at tigersfootball.blogspot.com. Scott County Toyota ClassicClay County 53, North Laurel 44thetimestribune.comThe Clay County Tigers and North Laurel Jaguars met for the second time in just over a week when the two squared off Saturday in the Toyota Classic at Scott County High School. The result was the same as the first meeting, only this time the Tigers won by nine points instead of 4. North Laurel was led by Josh Seidel, who had 21 points, and Luke Dalton, who poured in 17. The Jaguars led after all of the first three quarters of play (16-11, 26-21 and 37-34), but Clay County used a 19-7 fourth quarter run to help pull out the win. North Laurel (44) - Shannon 4, Seidel 21, Wardrup 2, Dalton 17. Clay County (53) - Hobbs 13, Smith 2, McDaniel 7, Wilson 14, Reed 5, Mitchell 12. CLAY CO. 37, PERRY CO. CENTRAL 35D.J. Wilson had 14 points and three steals as Clay County narrowly defeated Perry County Central 39-37 in the Toyota Classic at Georgetown Friday evening. PERRY CO. CENTRAL (5-13) — Joh. Amis 3, D. Amis 2, Noble 8, Maggard 17, Kelly 5. CLAY CO. (11-6) — Smith 1, Hobbs 5, McDaniel 4, Wilson 14, Reed 11, Griffin 2. GAINESVILLE (FLA.) 78, CLAY CO. 49CLAY CO. — Nicholson 5, Smith 4, Hobbs 10, Collins 2, McDaniel 2, Wilson 5, Garrison 2, Reed 7, Mitchell 2, Miller 4, Roberts 2, Griffin 2, White 2. GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Simmons 8, Huber 5, Gantt 19, Ellis 3, Nwadigo 17, Harris 4, Hall 10, July 12. This week in Kentucky high school sports historyfieldsnotes.wordpress.com1981 - Clay County rips Rockcastle County 110-65 to improve its record to 20-0. Marty Roberts is averaging 17 points, and Russell Corum is averaging 16 points and 7 assists for Bobby Keith’s Tigers. Lady Colonels knock off Clay CountyBy Chris Parsons, thetimestribune.comThe Clay County Lady Tigers’ streak of 36 consecutive wins over 13th Region opponents came to an end Monday at the hands of a Whitley County team that looked to be on a mission. The win was the first time the Lady Colonels had beaten Clay County since Dec. 27 of 2003, when they handed Donnie Gray’s team a 42-39 loss at Campbellsville. Holly Jones scored 11 of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter as she led her team to a 44-32 win over the defending region champions. Coming into Monday’s game, Clay County was averaging 55.5 points per game, while the Lady Colonels defense was only giving up 40.4 ppg. Considering those numbers, something had to give and Whitley County coach Larry Anderson said he felt like his team has needed a win like this one for quite some time. Whitley County took an early lead as Jones set the tone offensively in a hurry, scoring the Lady Colonels’ first six points of the game on consecutive 3-pointers to make the score 6-2. The Lady Tigers score the final four points of the period, but trailed 13-8 after eight minutes. Clay County got as close as five points in the fourth quarter when Gemma Gray scored the first points of the period, but the Lady Colonels pulled away from that points. Jones added another 3-pointer, her fifth of the game, as Whitley County turned a seven-points fourth quarter lead into a 44-32 win. Clay County (32) - Gray 13, Burchell 6, Phillips 8, Fox 5, Jackson 0. Whitley County (44) - Holbrook 8, Leach 2, Brimm 10, Jones 19, Osborne 2, Rhoades 3. Monday Night High School Basketballkentucky.comBOYS - PINEVILLE 84, RED BIRD 7013th Region All “A” ClassicRED BIRD (9-8) — Davis 20, Sizemore 8, Roberts 27, Hacker 10, Fogleman 5. PINEVILLE (16-2) — Strange 41, Warren 3, Jeffrey 11, Lambdin 7, Widener 4, Day 18. BOYS - WILLIAMSBURG 60, ONEIDA BAPTIST 5513th Region All “A” ClassicONEIDA BAPTIST (4-10) — Sayeh 9, Baker 12, Earley 15, Hensley 8, Johnson 7, Harper 4. WILLIAMSBURG (3-13) — Cunningham 24, Taylor 2, Williams 7, Teague 18, Pettit 8, Fleenor 1. Clay County pulls away late for a 57-53 win over North LaurelBy Denis House, Sports Editor: sentinel-echo.comWith 3:06 left in Friday night’s game with Clay County, Nick Shannon drove to the basket, scored and was fouled. When he completed the three-point play, it gave North Laurel a 48-47 lead, after the Jaguars had trailed by as many as 10 earlier in the quarter. But then, the Jaguars went cold, missing some easy buckets. And when Josh Seidel picked up his fifth foul with 1:25 left going for a steal, you could tell the writing was on the wall, as Clay County pulled away for a 57-53 win, ending North Laurel’s five-game win streak. “It’s tough anytime you lose,” Coach Jim Conway said. “We had some possessions where we did well, and some where we didn’t. When Seidel went out, we’ve got to have other guys step up, make plays, and be able to do some things.” It was a very physical game between the two 49th District foes, as five technicals were called, including a very strange one on Shannon with 4:59 left in the game. Following a Luke Dalton basket, the Jags regained possession of the ball, and Shannon scored on a breakaway lay-up. As he pumped his fist with excitement, having brought his team to within three (43-40), he was whistled for a technical foul, as many in the stands were left scratching their heads. “The official never explained to me why he called a technical,” Conway said. In the first quarter, the Clay coach Kevin Spurlock was whistled for a technical for arguing a call, and midway through the second quarter, North’s Philip Cottongim and Clay’s Todd McDaniel were tangled up battling for possession of the ball, and got in each other’s face after the whistle blew, and both players where hit with technicals. Jaguar Josh Tiller was called for a technical early in the second quarter. The first quarter belonged to Seidel, as he scored all 10 North Laurel points to give his team a 10-8 lead after one. He would finish with a game-high 26 points before fouling out. The Jags (10-6) would then open the second quarter with an 8-2 run to take an 18-10 lead with 5:29 left before the half. But the Tigers (9-5) battled back, and when DJ Wilson sank two free throws with 2:48 left, the game was tied, 18-18. North ended the half with a 6-2 run for a 25-22 lead at the break. The Tigers started to pull away in the third quarter, thanks to the play of Justin Hobbs, who scored nine of his 22 points in that quarter. Clay Co. led 37-30 going into the final quarter of action. A 6-3 run to open the fourth pushed the lead to 10 (43-33) with 6:04 left, but Tiller answered with a three, cutting the lead to seven, 43-36. North continued to chip away at the lead. A jumper by Seidel brought them to within three, 45-42, at the 4:36 mark. Seidel then drained a three with 4:19 left, tying the game at 45-45. It was Seidel’s steal that got the ball to Shannon for the go-ahead three-point play with 3:06 left. North now held a 48-47 lead, but wouldn’t score again untsentinel-echo.comil there was 29.1 seconds left, when Raymond Shears drained a three to cut the Clay lead to 55-51. Free throw shooting played a big key in the game for the Tigers, as Clay Co. went 21-for-23, while North Laurel was 11-for-14. North Laurel (53)—Dalton 8, Shannon 5, Tiller 3, Seidel 26, Wardrup 3, Cotton 2, Shears 5, Eversole 1. Clay Co. (57)—Smith 7, Hobbs 22, McDaniel 2, Wilson 12, Reed 4, Mitchell 10. CLICK HERE to see a photo from the game. Lady Tigers have no trouble with JaguarsBy Denis House, Sports Editor: sentinel-echo.comCoach Roy Bowling has been around a lot of basketball during his illustrious coaching career, so after his North Laurel Jaguars fell 66-24 to Clay County Friday night, he didn’t mince words when it came to the play of his team. “This was the worst exhibition of basketball I’ve ever been associated with,” Bowling said. “To play like we did last night (a 68-66 overtime win over Somerset), then to come out and play like this, it’s very discouraging.” How bad was it for North Laurel? Well, the Jaguars shot 19 percent for the game, hitting only 9-of-47 shots from the field. They were also outrebounded 42-22, and fail to make a three-point basket, while Clay County was 5-of-10 from three-point land, and shot 56.5 percent for the game. The Tigers led 31-13 at the half, and 51-18 going into the fourth quarter. North Laurel (8-7) didn’t break the 20-point mark until Morgan Emery’s basket with 2:35 left in the game. Clay Co. placed three players in double figures, led by Belle Jackson with 15, Gemma Gray, 13, and Danielle Fox, 10. Caitie Jackson led North Laurel with seven. North Laurel (24)—Jackson 7, Prichard 3, Emery 4, Woolum 1, Bargo 4, Hartney 5. Clay Co. (66)—Mitchell 1, Jackson 15, T. Smith 4, Burchell 3, Phillips 8, Fox 10, K. Smith 3, B. Smith 2, Mosley 3, Jackson 2, Gray 13, Burkhart 2. CLICK HERE to see a photo from the game. Lady Skins throttle Oneida BaptistBy JARROD SHERMAN, Sports Editor: harlandaily.comThe Cumberland Lady Skins took a cue from Nat King Cole - sort of - giving their four-game losing streak a kick on Route 66. The Lady Skins dominated from virtually the opening tip Saturday as they cruised to a 72-33 victory over host Oneida Baptist to snap a four-game losing streak. The Lady Mountaineers led once as junior center Zunilda Lynch scored on a putback to open the scoring 33 seconds into the game. Cumberland answered with a Maggard putback and took the lead for good with a pair of free throws by Stephanie Whitt with 5:37 left in the first quarter. Energized by their defensive change, the Lady Skins forced seven turnovers in the period and took an 11-5 lead. Oneida Baptist missed all five of its field goal attempts and committed nine turnovers in the second quarter as the Lady Skins rolled to a 35-9 halftime lead. Kayla Sizemore scored a game-high 15 points and Lyndsay Willis added 11 to lead Oneida Baptist (2-12), which has lost 10 straight games. CUMBERLAND (9-6) Whitney Gilliam 4-10 2-2 10, Kendra Russell 5-15 0-0 13, Marisha Tinsley 2-4 3-4 8, Stephanie Whitt 2-3 2-2 6, Heather Maggard 6-8 1-2 13, Jessica Tackett 1-6 1-3 3, Latoya Stewart 3-6 1-2 7, Torri Constant 1-2 5-11 7, Keisha Mimes 0-1 4-5 4, Anna Jo Creech 0-1 1-2 1, Erin Huffaker 0-4 0-0 0. Totals: 24-60 20-33 72. ONEIDA BAPTIST (2-12) Rebecca Ravichandivan 1-6 0-0 2, Rebekah Shackleton 0-7 0-0 0, Rachael Baynham 0-1 0-0 0, Shelby Lynch 0-4 0-0 0, Zunilda Lynch 1-2 0-0 2, Marcia Xing 0-0 0-0 0, Lyndsay Willis 3-12 4-4 11, Kayla Sizemore 3-8 9-15 15, Moriam Durosinmi 1-3 1-1 3, Whitney Ayelcote 0-2 0-0 0, Kate Moser 0-1 0-0 0, Yordonas Sharew 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 9-47 14-20 33. Wildcats blow lead, fall to Red BirdBy MARCUS CREECH, Sports Correspondent: harlandaily.comA promising start for the Evarts Wildcats went downhill Friday, courtesy of Derek Davis and the Red Bird Cardinals. The Wildcats blew an 11-point second-quarter lead, and Davis got hot in third quarter to lead the host Cardinals to a 75-61 win. Davis, a senior guard who ranks second in the 13th Region in scoring, poured in 25 points, including 11 in the third quarter as the Cardinals took control. A jumper by Trevor Smith gave Evarts a 28-17 lead, its largest of the game, with 3:30 remaining in the first half. The Cardinals chipped away, though, outscoring Evarts 14-5 over the rest of the half. Davis drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut Evarts' lead to 33-31 at the break. Josh Sizemore scored inside early in the third quarter to tie the game, but the rest of the quarter belonged to Davis, who scored seven points in a three-minute span as the Cardinals took the lead for good. Red Bird outscored Evarts 19-10 in the period as the Cardinals took a 50-43 lead. Senior center Josh Sizemore scored 10 of his game-high 27 points in the final period. EVARTS (1-13) Trevor Smith 2-2 2-4 6, R.J. Fields 9-19 4-7 23, Jerry Joseph 5-9 2-2 13, Travis Helton 1-2 1-2 3, Bruce Short 1-4 0-0 2, Mendall Haynes 4-6 1-2 10, Dakota Layton 2-2 0-0 4, Cody McCreary 0-1 0-0 0, Tevin McMillian 0-0 0-0 0, Blake Middleton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 24-45 10-17 61. RED BIRD (9-6) Brandon Roberts 1-2 3-4 5, Derek Davis 9-14 5-8 25, Andrew Hacker 2-5 7-12 11, Mark Fogleman 1-3 4-6 6, Josh Sizemore 11-14 5-9 27, Kenny Sizemore 0-0 0-0 0, Donovan Nantz 0-0 0-0 0, Dee Brock 0-0 0-0 0, Eric Young 0-0 1-2 1, Anthony Sizemore 0-0 0-0 0, Brandon Halcomb 0-0 0-0 0, Jon North 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 24-38 25-41 75. RODNEY MITCHELL SCORES 1,000th POINT AT ALICE LLOYD COLLEGERodney Mitchell, a 6’8” junior forward/center from Clay County High School, scored his 1,000th point last Saturday as a member of the Alice Lloyd College Eagles basketball team. Mitchell reached the milestone in the first minute of the game on a 10 foot jump shot against Indiana University Southeast. Mitchell was selected to the KIAC All-Conference Team last year. He is currently averaging 15.3 ppg and about 5 rpg on the season. Redbird run in All A stops at MiddlesboroBy JAY COMPTON, middlesborodailynews.comThe 13th Region girls All “A” tournament has been little more than a coronation for the Middlesboro Lady Jackets. They defeated Williamsburg by 46 points, Cumberland by 29 and advanced to the finals with a 78-24 romp over Red Bird Thursday. Kelsey Dickerson led Red Bird with 12 points and Whitney Elam added six. Harlan got past host Barbourville 44-33 in the other semifinal. Red Bird (7-10) returns to action Monday at Evarts. Middlesboro defeated Harlan Saturday night to claim the title. RED BIRD (24): Kelsey Dickerson 12, Whitney Elam 6, Kendra Slusher 2, Diana Smith 2, Sierra Nantz 0, Lindsey Hamilton 2, Kayla Berry 0, Kaitlyn Kreitzer 0. MIDDLESBORO (78): Samantha Coleman 12, Ashley Williams 2, Brooklynn Jimison 6, Shaleesha Coleman 6, Sophie Robinson 2, Ashley Mason 8, Shanice Gilbert 7, Carissa Overbay 7, Kristen Davis 7, Sidni Schneider 6, Mallory Shoffner 5, Katie Maiden 4, Taylor Hatchell 4, Daven Hart 2, Whitney Ellis 0. Whitley County hoping to knock off defending champs, Lady TigersBy Chris Parsons' thetimestribunes.comDespite competing among the 13th Region’s best teams on a consistent basis, the Whitley County Lady Colonels haven’t won a region title since 1985, when the school won its only state championship. Current Williamsburg coach Jim Rains was at the helm, which means throughout his career, Larry Anderson has never made a state tournament appearance. Whitley County senior Amanda Brimm hopes to change that, and with her team more than halfway through the regular season, she said she knows the time is now, but admitted that doesn’t mean she feels any added pressure. “I just really want to get this school a region title,” Brimm said. “I know it would mean a lot to the fans and the team, but more importantly, coach Anderson deserves it. I think we have a team good enough to get it done this year, but I know Clay County is a tough team,” she added. “There are other teams that could do it as well, but with all that, I don’t feel any pressure because it’s about more than just me.” One year ago, the Lady Colonels took home the 50th District title and advanced to the region semifinals before falling to Clay County, 61-41. A lot has changed since then, including a small increase in Brimm’s scoring average and decrease of 20 pounds in her weight. Brimm, who averaged 10.3 points per game last season, admitted she felt like she has made a lot of progress over the past two seasons, including improving to 12 ppg at press time, and said she owes a lot of that to Anderson and her teammates. “With this team, someone always has your back,” Brimm said. “If you do something wrong or make a mistake, someone is there to pick you up, no matter what. Coach Anderson has done a lot to help me as well,” she added. “When I first came here, I thought he was the Devil himself. Now, I can sit down and talk to him and carry on a regular conversation and it’s just like talking to a good friend and he really listens.” Like almost every team, Brimm and the Lady Colonels have some goals set this season and the good news is they seem to be on track for a few of them. Brimm said the team wanted to reach the 20-win mark and with 10 games to play in the regular season, the Lady Colonels are sitting at 14-4. She also said that district and region crowns were a few of goals added to the list before the season started. With the top seed in the district all but locked up, pending this week’s game against South Laurel, Brimm said she feels like the team’s destiny is in its own hands. “I know we have a tough district, but the championship is one of our goals,” Brimm said. “The top seed will help get us closer and we have a chance to get that. Like I said, Clay County is a tough team, but to be honest, they graduated the girl that gave me the biggest problems (Meleah Roberts), as well as the Gilbert girl, so that gives us a little hope,” she added. “We just have to see what happens and how things happen, but I think we have a pretty good team that is capable of achieving the goals we set.” The X-factor for the Lady Colonels, as far as a district title is concerned may be the fact they play host to this year’s tournament. Brimm said she feels if her team starts the postseason on a high note at home, things could snowball from there. “I think the pressure is off our shoulders because it’s at our place,” Brimm said. “We will have our fans and all that support in the comfort of our own gym, so hopefully we can take advantage of it. It would be nice to get a few wins and win a district title at home,” she added. “In the end, the best way to end my career would be at the state tournament. Hopefully, we can bring that experience to Whitley County this season.”
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Post by Local Sports on Feb 13, 2008 5:55:51 GMT -5
Gilbert comes up big, but Georgetown falls in two overtimesJayme GilbertFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert scored 28 points and pulled down 6 rebounds but it was not enough as her Georgetown Lady Tigers lost in two overtimes to the University of the Cumberlands 92-90. Georgetown will host West Virginia Tech University Thursday night. Clay nips Lady Jackets on Fox’s late 3-pointerBy JAY COMPTON, middlesborodailynews.comIf Friday night’s contest between the Middlesboro Lady Jackets and Clay County is any indication, this year’s 13th Region tournament may be the best one ever. The Lady Tigers got a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Danielle Fox with 25 sconds left as they pulled out a 49-47 win. Gemma Gray led the Lady Tigers with 19 points. Middlesboro was led by sophomore Samantha Coleman, whose 26 points were the most she had ever scored wearing a Lady Jacket uniform. Middlesboro had a chance to win it, but Shaleesha Coleman’s three-point try hit the front of the rim and rattled out. Fox came away with the rebound with seven seconds left and Clay was able to run out the clock. Coleman hit 4-of-7 three pointers in the game and finished with 14 points. Samantha Coleman scored 16 of her game-high 26 points in the second half. The Colemans combined to score all 25 second half points for the Lady Jackets and led a furious comback from ten points down early in the third quarter. A three by Fox and basket by Gray stretched the Clay County lead to 32-22 with 5:25 to play in the third. Following an MHS timeout, Samantha Coleman hit a 14-foot jumper then stole the inbounds pass and laid it in to bring Middlesboro within six at the 5:00 mark. A three from Shaleesha and two more baskets from Sam cut the Lady Tiger lead to 36-33 with 50 seconds to play in the third. Gray hit two free throws with 2.7 seconds to go, then Shaleesha was able to let the inbounds pass roll to mid court before picking it up and dribbling to the 3-point line. Her 3 at the buzzer brought the Lady Jackets to with two entering the fourth. Middlesboro took the lead on three occasions in the fourth quarter: 39-38 on a Shaleesha Coleman thee with seven minutes to play, 45-43 after Samantha Coleman scored three baskets in 25 seconds with 4:45 to play, and 47-46 on Samantha’s layup on a strong feed from Sophie Robinson at the 2:16 mark. The Lady Jackets scored the first six points of the game on two baskets by Brooklynn Jimison and a layup by Samantha Coleman. Middlesboro hit 5-of-7 shots from the field in the first quarter and led 12-8 after one. MHS led 21-17 with 3:20 to play in the second quarter, but Clay closed the half on a 10-1 run to take a 27-22 lead. Second chance points were a big help for the Lady Tigers as they hit 12-of-26 shots in the first half compared to Middlesboro’s 9-of-15. Turnovers were even at eight each, but Clay held a 15-6 rebounding edge. The Lady Jackets out-rebounded Clay 7-6 in the third quarter, but for the game the Lady Tigers held a 33-17 advantage on the boards. One reason why may have been that Middlesboro senior forward Ashley Williams played through the pain of three kidney stones. Green said the ailment was revealed on an MRI after Williams doubled over in practice Thursday. He added that a few mental lapses such as not getting off screens and leaving too many open jump shots were things that were correctable between now and the regional tournament. MIDDLESBORO (47): Samantha Coleman 26, Shaleesha Coleman 14, Brooklynn Jimison 7, Sophie Robinson 0, Ashley Williams 0, Shanice Gilbert 0, Katie Maiden 0. CLAY COUNTY (49): Gemma Gray 19, Daneille Fox 12, Sarah Burchell 6, Jordan Phillips 6, Belle Jackson 4, Ashley Hinkle 2, Jessica Mosley 0, Blake Smith 0, Tiffany Smith 0, Alicia Mitchell 0, Kayla Smith 0. Clay shoots down Jags in 49th District openerBy JOHN HENSON, harlandaily.comD.J. Wilson and Codi Roberts may not yet be familiar names for 13th Region basketball fans, but it could be only a matter of time before they are if Monday's performances in the 49th District Tournament are any indication. Wilson, a sophomore forward, hit four of six 3-pointers and scored 18 points, while Roberts, a freshman forward, connected on four of four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points as the Tigers advanced with a 72-53 win over the host North Laurel Jaguars. "That's the best offensive game we've had as far as executing," Clay County coach Kevin Spurlock said. "We didn't shoot many bad shots, and we did a good of getting to the paint and scoring. When we did get cut off, our shooters knocked them down - Codi Roberts and D.J. It was a good overall team effort." Clay hit nine of 12 from beyond the 3-point line and connected on 25 of 44 shots overall for 57 percent, earning a semifinal matchup on Wednesday against Oneida Baptist. "We played well tonight, but we don't want to have a letdown against OBI Wednesday," Spurlock said. "We saw that happen last year with North getting a big win and kind of let up Wednesday and got knocked off. We'll try to guard against that." Junior guard Josh Seidel poured in 27 points to lead North Laurel (17-12). Senior guard Nick Shannon added 10. CLAY COUNTY (18-10) Ryan Lee Smith 3-8 4-5 10, Justin Hobbs 3-6 3-4 9, Kendale Reed 4-9 0-2 8, Codi Roberts 6-9 1-1 17, D.J. Wilson 5-7 4-4 18, Matthew Mitchell 4-4 1-2 10, Todd McDaniel 0-1 0-0 0, Jeremy Garrison 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 25-44 13-18 72. NORTH LAUREL (17-12) Nick Shannon 2-9 4-5 10, Josh Seidel 9-16 5-6 27, Adrian Wardrup 4-5 0-2 8, Josh Tiller 0-1 0-3 0, Luke Dalton 1-3 1-1 3, Raymond Shears 0-2 0-0 0, Phillip Cottongim 1-4 0-0 2, Derek Couch 1-3 0-0 3. Totals: 18-43 10-17 53. 3-point goals: Clay County 9-12 (Roberts 4-4, Wilson 4-6, Mitchell 1-1, Reed 0-1), North Laurel 7-20 (Seidel 4-7, Shannon 2-7, Couch 1-3, Wardrup 0-1, Tiller 0-1, Shears 0-1). Rebounds: Clay County 22 (Wilson 7), North Laurel 20 (Shannon 5). Turnovers: Clay County 9, Jackson County 13. Fouled out: North Laurel (Dalton). Technical fouls: North Laurel (Wardrup). Alice Lloyd ends regular season with winWill JonesFormer Clay County Tiger Will Jones finished with 9 points and 6 rebounds as his Alice Lloyd Eagles closed out the regular season with a 77-75 win over Spalding University. The Eagles next action will be in the KIAC Tournament February 28 through March 1 at Asbury. Trojans falter as Tigers roll lateBy JARROD SHERMAN, harlandaily.comOver the last 10 years, Anthony Nolan has been more at home in Bobby Keith Gymnasium than most of his 13th Region coaching counterparts, leading his Cawood Trojans to three wins and an overtime loss in the notoriously unfriendly confines. His magic ran out about three quarters into Friday's game. D.J. Wilson twice buried 3-pointers to fend off the Trojans after Clay's lead was cut to one, and the Tigers blew the game open in the fourth quarter to claim a 56-37 victory in the final regular season matchup between the two teams. "He had a nice game tonight - a good bounce-back game for him," Clay County coach Kevin Spurlock said. "He has some things on his mind right now, and we're glad to see him break out of that. I thought we responded well to them getting it down to one, and we had a nice fourth quarter." Wilson, a sophomore forward, scored a game-high 17 points to lead Clay County (17-10). Senior guard Justin Hobbs added 13, along with five rebounds and five assists. The final period belonged to the Tigers, who scored the first seven points and never looked back. Hobbs scored a basket inside and added a pair of free throws in the run, and Codi Roberts knocked down a 3-pointer. Clay will face host North Laurel on Monday in the first round of the 49th District Tournament. CAWOOD (10-18) Adam Rhymer 2-8 2-2 7, Dillon Cain 3-3 1-2 7, T.J. Green 1-4 1-2 3, Brandon McCoun 3-4 0-0 7, Brad Howard 3-5 4-7 10, Tim McCoun 1-3 0-0 3, Aaron Watkins 0-0 0-0 0, Josh Lemar 0-0 0-1 0, Blake Saylor 0-1 0-0 0, Larry Williamson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 13-28 8-14 37. CLAY COUNTY (17-10) Ryan Lee Smith 2-4 1-2 5, Justin Hobbs 4-8 5-5 13, Kendale Reed 3-13 0-0 6, D.J. Wilson 5-8 4-5 17, Codi Roberts 3-8 0-0 8, Matthew Mitchell 3-6 0-0 6, Todd McDaniel 0-1 0-0 0, Jeremy Garrison 0-3 0-0 0, John Vernon Hooker 0-0 0-0 0, Brandon Griffin 0-0 0-0 0, Tanner Gilbert 0-0 1-2 1. Totals: 20-51 11-14 56. Friday Night High School Basketballkentucky.comGIRLS - CLAY CO. 49, MIDDLESBORO 47Sophomore guard Danielle Fox hit a three with 22 seconds left to help push No. 17 Clay County to a 49-47 home win over Middlesboro. MIDDLESBORO (24-3) — Jimison 7, Sh. Coleman 14, Sa. Coleman 26, Robinson, Williams. CLAY CO. (20-7) — Gray 19, Burchell 6, Jackson 4, Phillips 6, Fox 12, Smith 2. BOYS - ALLEN CENTRAL 90, RED BIRD 74RED BIRD (13-11) — Davis 35, Sizemore 3, Fogleman 13, Roberts 9, Hacker 12, Nance 2. ALLEN CENTRAL (19-8) — Hammonds 19, Crum 21, Prater 13, L. Crowder 9, H. Crowder 10, Turner 4, Cole 12, Stumbo 2. GIRLS - JUNE BUCHANAN 58, RED BIRD 31RED BIRD (9-14) — Dickerson 11, Elam 2, Fogleman 5, D. Smith 2, Mantz 5, Hamilton 2, Berry 2, Kreitzer 1, R. Smith 1. JUNE BUCHANAN (20-5) — Centers 10, Short 10, Hovee 8, Slone 9, Pratt 9, Griffie 4, Adams 4, Roark 2, Henderson 2. Jackson named WYMT-TV Player of the WeekWhitney JacksonClay County freshman Lady Tiger Whitney Belle Jackson was named the WYMT-TV Player of the Week as she led her team to wins over three of the top four teams in the Mountain Top Ten this week. Lady Skins rout OBI in finaleBy JOHN MIDDLETON, harlandaily.com The Cumberland Lady Skins got off to a hot start and never looked back in their final regular season home game Friday as they routed visiting Oneida Baptist 69-48 for their fifth straight victory. Cumberland started the game with a 12-0 run thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers from sophomore guard Kendra Russell, who led the Lady Skins in the first period with eight points. Oneida Baptist's Lyndsay Willis hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap an 11-3 run that brought the Lady Mountaineers within six at the end of the first. "There was a tremendous crowd tonight. My girls got off the bus asleep, and we got blown out in the first quarter," said Oneida Baptist coach Marvin Leuschke. The Lady Mountaineers outscored Cumberland 12-8 in the fourth quarter as Bond used his reserves extensively in the period. Oneida Baptist finished the regular season with a record of 4-20, including an 0-17 mark against 13th Region opponents. The Lady Mountaineers will travel to North Laurel to face the Lady Jaguars in the 49th District Tournament on Tuesday. ONEIDA BAPTIST (4-20) Lyndsay Willis 2-7 0-0 6, Rebecca Ravichandivran 4-8 0-0 9, Rebekah Shackleton 4-10 0-0 9, Zunilda Lynch 3-9 4-4 10, Kayla Sizemore 4-12 6-10 14, Morian Durosinmi 0-0 0-0 0, Kate Moser 0-0 0-0 0, Rachael Baynham, Shelby Lynch 0-0 0-0 0, Marcia Xing 0-0 0-0 0, Samantha Burns 0-0 0-0 0, Yordonas Sharew 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 17-46 10-14 48. CUMBERLAND (15-8) Kendra Russell 4-11 0-0 10, Jessica Tackett 1-4 0-0 3, Stephanie Whitt 5-6 5-8 15, Heather Maggard 8-12 0-1 16, Samantha Sexton 6-7 1-4 13, Whitney Gilliam 0-1 0-0 0, Ewanna Wilson 0-4 0-0 0, Marisha Tinsley 0-3 0-0 0, Torri Constant 0-2 0-0 0, Latoya Stewart 2-5 0-0 4, Jennifer Graham 0-1 0-0 0, Keisha Mimes 3-6 0-0 6, Kelsey Cope 0-1 2-2 2, Anna Creech 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 29-63 8-15 69. Clay County snaps Lady Cardinals’ nine-game win streakBy Jimbo Collins, thetimestribune.comSouth Laurel and Clay County have been mentioned as two of the elite teams in the 13th Region the entire season. The Lady Tigers continued to feast on 13th Region opponents and defeated the Lady Cardinals Monday, 52-49. Clay County (19-7) led by as many as 10 points in the second half and held off a late South Laurel rally to win what possibly could have been a preview of a region tournament game. The loss snapped an impressive nine-game winning streak for the Lady Cardinals. Clay County (52) - Gray 22, Burchell 3, Jackson 8, Phillips 5, Fox 10, B. Smith 0, Mosley 3, A. Hinkle 0, K. Smith 1. South Laurel (49) - Wombles 27, Sizemore 1, Arthur 0, Justice 5, Dean 9, Walker 0, Davidson 2, Burchett 1, Johnson 4. BOYS - RED BIRD 59, OWSLEY CO. 54RED BIRD (14-10) — Davis 23, Sizemore 10, Fogleman 4, Roberts 7, Hacker 5, North 10. OWSLEY CO. (7-12) — McIntosh 8, Wright 12, Brewer 3, Marshall 4, Evans 13, Murrell 15. Gilbert gets double, double in Georgetown winJayme GilbertFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert had 15 points and 10 rebounds to help her Georgetown Lady Tigers to a 88-60 homecourt win over Northwestern Ohio Sunday evening. She also had 16 points in a 76-73 overtime win over Campbellsville. Georgetown will travel to Pikeville Thursday. Hobbs nets WYMT shot of the night.....Justin HobbsFor the Long John Silver's Nothin' But Net Shot of the Night, we head to Clay County. The Tigers were trailing the Redhounds of Corbin by 3 with seconds remaining. Justin Hobbs would get the ball in the corner and let it fly for three of his 33 points on the night. It found the bottom of the net to send the game into overtime. CLICK HERE to see the Long John Silver's Nothin' But Net Shot of the Night. .....WYMT Play of the Night sends Clay County to defeatThe game was tied with only seconds left in overtime when Clint Cashen of Corbin poked the ball away to Josh Crawford. Crawford would finish as the Redhounds slipped out of town with the 71-69 win. CLICK HERE to see the Play of the Night. Friday Night High School Basketballkentucky.comGIRLS - CLAY CO. 55, CORBIN 41Senior forward Gemma Gray scored 16 points and No. 21 Clay County jumped on Corbin early and coasted to a 55-41 home victory. CORBIN (12-12) — Rogers 11, Champlin 3, Jones 11, Baylor 10, Igo 6. CLAY CO. (17-7) — Gray 16, Burchell 7, Jackson 18, Phillips 4, Fox 4, B. Smith 3, T. Smith 3. GIRLS - JACKSON CO. 84, ONEIDA BAPTIST 63JACKSON CO. (18-7) — Tyra 32, Whitehead 11, Martin 4, Bingham 6, Hill 1, Carpenter 6, Lanigan 2, Bowling 12, Cunagin 6, Gray 4. ONEIDA BAPTIST (4-17) — Lynch 22, Seizmore 14, Ravichandiran 8, Shackelton 14, Willis 4. Lady Skins dominate Red BirdBy PAUL LUNSFORD, harlandaily.comThe Cumberland Lady Skins wasted no time taking control Friday, racing to an 18-4 lead after one quarter on the way to a 65-34 win at Red Bird. Sophomore center Heather Maggard scored 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the 14-8 Lady Skins, who have won four straight. Kendra Russell, a sophomore guard, added 12 points as she hit four of six 3-pointers. Junior guard Whitney Elam paced Red Bird (11-12) with seven points. "Too many turnovers," said Red Bird coach Tonya Asher of her team's performance. "It was Kelsey (Dickerson's) first game back after an injury, so she was off-balance, and we've lost Kendra Slusher (who recently quit the team). We're basically trying to regroup." The Lady Cardinals closed the game with a 10-2 run as Morgan Asher had five points for Red Bird. The Lady Skins outrebounded Red Bird 44-25. "We weren't rebounding and boxing out. It was just a bad night all around," added Asher. "We had a game (Thursday night) and didn't have the legs under us." Red Bird returns to action Tuesday at Owsley County. CUMBERLAND (14-8) Whitney Gilliam 2-9 0-0 5, Kendra Russell 4-7 0-0 12, Marisha Tinsley 0-1 0-2 0, Torri Constant 2-5 1-4 5, Heather Maggard 9-14 1-2 19, Samantha Sexton 2-10 4-9 8, Stephanie Whitt 3-4 3-3 9, Jessica Tackett 2-2 0-0 5, Latoya Stewart 1-3 0-0 2, Keisha Mimes 0-2 0-0 0, Jennifer Graham 0-0 0-0 0, Erin Huffaker 0-1 0-2 0, Anna Creech 0-0 0-0 0, Kelsey Cope 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 25-58 9-22 65. RED BIRD (11-12) Kelsey Dickerson 2-9 2-4 6, Joella Fogleman 1-4 1-2 3, Whitney Elam 1-6 4-4 7, Diana Smith 2-8 0-0 4, Sierra Nantz 1-10 2-4 4, Lindsey Hamilton 0-2 3-4 3, Kayla Berry 0-0 2-4 2, Kaitlin Kreitzer 0-1 0-0 0, Morgan Asher 2-5 0-0 5, Robin Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Kimberlyn Harville 0-0 0-0 0, Stephanie Gray 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 9-45 14-22 34. Jones leads Eagles to big conference winWill JonesFormer Clay County Tiger, Will Jones scored 13 points and led his Alice Lloyd Eagles with seven rebounds as the Eagles won over KIAC foe Asbury 92-87 Tuesday night. Another former Tiger, Rodney Mitchell added 4 points. IU East will travel to Pippa Pases Saturday to take on Alice Lloyd in a 1 PM tip. Gilbert scores 34 in Georgetown winJayme GilbertFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert had her best game of the season Saturday as she was 11 of 15 from the field, a perfect 10 for 10 from the free throw line to finish with 34 points as her Georgetown Lady Tigers defeated Lindsey Wilson 77-71. Gilbert also led the team with three assists and pulled down six rebounds. The win forced a three way tie for first place in the Mid-South Conference with Georgetown, Lindsey Wilson and the University of the Cumberlands. Georgetown will travel to Cambellsville Saturday. Skins impressive in rout of TigersBy JOHN HENSON, harlandaily.comCumberland put together its best performance of the season Tuesday, limiting visiting Clay County to 24 percent (12-for-49) shooting in rolling to a 59-41 win in what was expected to be a tight matchup between two of the 13th Region's top teams. Clay County coach Kevin Spurlock liked the Cumberland defense but blamed much of his team's problems on poor shooting. "I thought we got some pretty good shots," Spurlock said. "They play hard, and they are a good team. Defensively, they're all right, but they still only scored 59 points. They got about 10 of those when we went man-to-man. We can't guard them man-to-man. Johnson is a horrible matchup for anybody." Senior forward Desmond Johnson scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Cumberland (18-4). Garfield Wilson, who missed the last two games due to a foot injury, came off the bench to add 11 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore forward D.J. Wilson scored 17 points and senior guard Justin Hobbs added 10 to lead Clay County (14-9). Hobbs was held well below his average as Brock Leisge and several other defenders limited him to 3-for-14 shooting. "We played pretty good defense, but sometimes you've got to score some points," Spurlock said. "(It's tough to win) when your leading scorer is 3-for-14, and your second leading scorer is 6-for-15." The Tigers appeared intimidated at times as they missed easy shots trying to shoot over Johnson and Wilson, but Spurlock disagreed. "If we hadn't played that kind of competition all year with Scott County and Gainesville, Fla., and South Laurel, I might would say that. I just think we didn't go up and stick it in the hole," he said. "We haven't done it for three games. We shot 31 percent against Pineville and 39 percent against South Laurel. They are good defensively, but we got shots. We could have scored enough tonight to give ourselves a chance to win, because our defense wasn't all that horrible." John Vernon Hooker scored 12, Allen Whitaker contributed 11 and Bill Ed White added 10 as Clay County (13-2) rolled to a 52-19 win in the junior varsity game. CLAY COUNTY (14-9) Ryan Lee Smith 1-2 3-3 5, Justin Hobbs 3-14 4-4 10, Kendale Reed 1-6 3-4 5, Matthew Mitchell 0-4 0-0 0, D.J. Wilson 6-15 5-5 17, Todd McDaniel 0-2 0-0 0, Jeremy Garrison 1-3 0-0 2, John Vernon Hooker 0-2 0-0 0, Brandon Griffin 0-0 2-2 2, Tanner Gilbert 0-0 0-0 0, Josh England 0-1 0-0 0, Allen Whitaker 0-0 0-0 0, Cody Roberts 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 12-49 17-18 41. CUMBERLAND (18-4) Brock Leisge 3-4 2-5 9, Paul David Creech 1-4 0-0 3, Brooks Hogue 2-8 4-4 9, Blake Polson 1-4 1-2 3, Desmond Johnson 7-13 4-4 19, Garfield Wilson 4-6 2-3 11, Kyle Hogue 1-2 0-0 2, Tyrek Simmons 1-2 1-2 3. Totals: 20-43 14-20 59. Wildcats get revenge against CardsBy JOHN MIDDLETON, harlandaily.comAfter blowing a 12-point first-half lead in their previous meeting, the Evarts Wildcats gained revenge as they defeated visiting Red Bird 64-58 Tuesday. The Cardinals defeated Evarts 75-61 on Jan. 18. Evarts raced out to a 10-3 first-quarter lead before seeing Red Bird close the gap to 17-14 at the end of the quarter. Senior guard Derek Davis scored nine points in the period. Red Bird took a 26-23 lead in the second period before senior guard Travis Helton hit back-to-back shots and sophomore center Bruce Short hit a layup to give Evarts a 29-26 halftime advantage. Red Bird regained the lead at 31-29 before Evarts closed the third quarter with a 15-5 run to lead 44-36 at the end of the period. The Cardinals couldn't get closer than five the rest of the game. The Cardinals were led by Davis, who scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. "Evarts just outfought and outhustled us. They had more enthusiasm and intensity than we did," Red Bird coach John D. Wilson. "Jerry had his team more ready to play than I had mine." Red Bird (11-9) will visit Piarist on Thursday before traveling to Clay County on Saturday. Mendall Haynes scored 11 points and Cody McCreary added 10 as the Wildcats won the junior varsity game 48-31. Red Bird was led by Kyle Branstutter with 13 points. RED BIRD (11-9) Brandon Roberts 3-17 1-3 9, Andrew Hacker 3-8 0-0 7, Donovan Nantz 2-2 0-2 4, Derek Davis 10-20 3-8 25, Mark Fogleman 4-8 0-0 8, Jon North 1-3 2-3 5. Totals: 23-58 6-16 58. EVARTS (3-19) Trevor Smith 5-14 0-0 10, Mendall Haynes 0-1 9-12 9, R.J. Fields 4-9 4-6 15, Jerry Joseph 2-9 5-8 9, Bruce Short 5-8 2-2 12, Travis Helton 4-6 0-3 8, Cody McCreary 0-0 1-4 1. Totals: 20-47 21-35 64. Monday Night High School Basketballkentucky.comGIRLS - LEXINGTON CATHOLIC 46, CLAY COUNTY 44Briana Green stole the ball and scored to tie it up, and Lexington Catholic (23-4) went on to win 46-44 at Clay County (16-7). Natalie Novosel led the Lady Knights with 26 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter. Green finished with eight points. LEXINGTON CATHOLIC (23-4) — Green 8, Wilson 1, Donnelly 2, Novosel 26, Conrad 6, Corbett 3. CLAY CO. (16-7) — Gray 16, Burchwell 3 Jackson 15, Phillips 2, Fox 5, Smith 3. GIRLS - POWELL COUNTY 86, ONEIDA BAPTIST 44Sophomore forward Stevie Rogers scored 21 points, and senior Ashley Lacy added 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead Powell County (15-10) to an 86-44 home win over Oneida Baptist (4-16). ONEIDA BAPTIST (4-16) — Lynch 13, Sizemore 12, Durosinmi 3, Ravichardivan 12, Shackelton 4. POWELL CO. (15-10) — Jones 10, Mays 6, Slemp 2, Lacy 10, Rogers 21, McFarland 12, Roe 10, Gibson 6, Atkinson 2, Reed 3, Banks 4. Alice Lloyd to take on IUE Saturday Rodney Mitchell, Will JonesFormer Clay County Tigers Rodney Mitchell (13) and Will Jones (4) combined for 17 points as Alice Lloyd defeated Indiana University East 102-82 at Cincinnati Christian University Saturday. IUE will travel to Pippa Passes for a rematch Saturday. The game will tip at 1 PM.
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Post by Local Sports on Feb 26, 2008 20:00:20 GMT -5
EKU Men's Golf Finishes Tied For Fifth At West Florida Event Eastern Kentucky University junior Trey Bowling jumped 12 spots after the final round of the Argonaut Invitational to finish tied for fourth. As a team, the Colonels tied with Radford for fifth place. The event was hosted by West Florida University in Pensacola, Fla. West Florida finished first with Illinois in second. The event was held at the par-72, 6,815-yard Pensacola Country Club and included 10 teams. Bowling fired a four-under-par 68 in the final round to move up the leader board. Phil Hendrickson and Jesse Massie finished tied for 24th. Justin Moore tied for 29th. Next up for the Colonels is the Samford Invitational which begins March 10 at the Limestone Springs Golf Club in Birmingham, Ala. Girls 13th Region at Knox CentralWatch the games on the 'net at wazoosports.comMonday March 3, 2008Midddlesboro 68 Barbouville 40 Clay County 38 Whitley County 18Tuesday March 4, 2008South Laurel 74 North Laurel 59 Harlan 44 Lynn Camp 39 Friday March 7, 2008Clay County 53 Middlesboro 46South Laurel 46 Harlan 29 Sunday March 9, 2008South Laurel 74 Clay County 64 Lady Tigers fend off MiddlesboroBy JARROD SHERMAN, harlandaily.comThe 13th Region - and, more specifically, the 49th District - has been a breeding ground for girls basketball dynasties for more than two decades now. The Clay County Lady Tigers are one victory away from adding to that legacy. The Lady Tigers used a solid defensive effort and an aggressive offensive attack to knock off Middlesboro 53-46 in the first semifinal game of the regional tournament Friday at Knox Central. Clay County (25-7) built a 19-6 first-quarter lead and made it withstand several Middlesboro rallies. The Lady Tigers attacked the basket in the first quarter, with seven of their eight baskets coming from inside the paint. "I thought we executed real well offensively," Clay County coach James Burchell said. "We knew we had to get out of the heat - this is team that's going to put a lot of defensive pressure on you. We were able to get comfortable the whole first half and settle in and get a little cushion." Freshman center Belle Jackson and sophomore guard Danielle Fox each converted three-point plays in the first two minutes of the game. Six different players scored for the Lady Tigers in the period, led by Jackson and senior point guard Sarah Burchell with five points each, as they grabbed a 13-point lead at the end of the first quarter. Junior point guard Sophie Robinson scored four straight points as part of a 6-0 run that cut the Lady Jackets' deficit to 23-16 with 1:50 left in the first half. But Clay closed the half with a 9-0 run that included seven points by eighth-grade guard Alisha Mitchell, and led 32-18 at the break. The Lady Jackets took a bite out of their deficit with a strong defensive effort in the third quarter. Middlesboro (27-4) forced four turnovers and limited the Lady Tigers to two field goals, getting as close as six on Samantha Coleman's steal and layup with 47 seconds left. But Kayla Smith penetrated and knocked down a short jumper in the closing seconds to push Clay's lead back to eight. Middlesboro made its best run of the game early in the final period. Senior center Brooklyn Jimison scored four points to ignite a 7-1 run that cut the deficit to 40-38 with 5:25 remaining. The Lady Tigers answered with three free throws by senior Gemma Gray and a basket by Fox to push their lead to seven. Mitchell paced the Lady Tigers with 12 points, and Jackson added 11. The Lady Tigers will be in pursuit of their third straight regional title when they face South Laurel tonight for the regional crown. The game is slated to begin at 6. Clay defeated the Lady Cardinals in the 2006 semifinals and last year's championship game. MIDDLESBORO (27-4) Sophie Robinson 2-10 4-4 9, Shaleesha Coleman 3-12 3-4 9, Samantha Coleman 4-15 6-12 14, Ashley Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Brooklyn Jimison 2-5 7-10 12, Shanice Gilbert 0-1 0-0 0, Ashley Mason 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 12-47 20-30 46. CLAY COUNTY (25-7) Sarah Burchell 1-2 4-6 7, Danielle Fox 2-4 3-3 7, Gemma Gray 1-5 5-8 7, Jordan Phillips 2-4 1-2 5, Belle Jackson 3-6 5-7 11, Alisha Mitchell 2-5 7-10 12, Ashley Hinkle 0-0 0-0 0, Blake Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Mosley 0-0 0-0 0, Kayla Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Heather Hinkle 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 13-30 25-36 53. Mountain Basketball Top Ten brought to you by Alice Lloyd CollegeMarch 7, 2008GIRLS 1. Clay County2. Breathitt County 3. South Laurel 4. Pike Central 5. Johnson Central 6. Rockcastle County 7. Middlesboro 8. Knott Central 9. Whitley Co. 10. Perry Co. Central KIAC ALL CONFERENCE PLAYERS ANNOUNCEDPlayers honored between men's and women's games at KIAC Basketball TournamentRodney MitchellMembers of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All Conference team were announced Friday in Wilmore, Kentucky. The players and a head coach were chosen by balloting from coaches of the KIAC. On the Men’s Side, Craig Bryant of Indiana University Southeast won the Player of the Year award while John Mills of Berea College won the coach of the year honors. For the Women, Midway took home both honors with Danielle Lascoe winning player of the year and Tim Southers as coach of the year. The men’s team features three returning team members. Craig Bryant of IU Southeast, Rodney Mitchell of Alice Lloyd, and last year’s player of the year Brett Johnson of Asbury. IU Southeast, Berea College, and Asbury College all had three players on the team while Alice Lloyd College had two. The women’s team has four returning members. Asbury’s Anna Stephenson, IU Southeast’s Andrea Chambers, Midway’s Ashley Parker, and Berea’s Candy Walls all made the 2006-07 squad. Alice Lloyd, Berea, Midway, and IU Southeast had two players named to the team, while Asbury and St. Louis College of Pharmacy had one. Red-hot Redhounds defeat TigersBy JOHN HENSON, harlandaily.comMadison Johnson lived the dream of every basketball player in the first quarter of his Corbin Redhounds' opening-round matchup Wednesday against Clay County in the 13th Region Tournament at Knox Central. The sophomore guard hit five 3-pointers in the opening four and a half minutes as part of a blazing start by the Redhounds. Led by 17 points from Johnson, Corbin raced to a 32-12 lead after one quarter on the way to an 80-62 victory. Corbin hit 12 of 15 shots from the field in the first quarter, an 80 percent clip. "They came out hot. They shot the lights out of it," Clay County coach Kevin Spurlock said. "That is hard to overcome. Our kids fought back and cut it to 11, and actually eight at one time. They kept battling, battling and battling. I am proud of my kids. Hats off to Corbin. If they keep shooting like that, somebody is going to have their hands full trying to beat them." Clay battled back to within eight points early in the third quarter but could never overcome Corbin's impressive start. Senior guards Justin Hobbs and Ryan Lee Smith completed their careers by leading Clay (20-11) with 17 and 13 points, respectively. The Tigers cut the deficit to 11, at 45-34, by halftime as sophomore forward D.J. Wilson had three baskets. Corbin turned the ball over seven times in the period. Clay closed to within eight early in the third quarter before Johnson hit two straight shots, including his sixth 3-pointer, to put Corbin back in control. Corbin advances to a semifinal matchup Monday against Knox Central, a 74-64 winner over Cumberland in last night's second game. CORBIN (24-7) Isaac Wilson 3-6 4-4 11, Madison Johnson 11-18 4-4 32, Josh Smith 3-4 3-4 10, Josh Crawford 5-6 2-5 13, Aaron Manns 2-5 0-0 4, Lee Crawford 2-2 0-0 6, Clint Cashen 2-5 0-2 4, Deke Barley 0-3 0-0 0, Blake Hendrickson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 28-49 13-19 80. CLAY COUNTY (20-11) Ryan Lee Smith 3-6 7-9 13, Justin Hobbs 6-12 5-8 17, Kendale Reed 4-10 2-5 11, Codi Roberts 2-7 1-2 6, D.J. Wilson 4-11 1-2 9, Matthew Mitchell 3-4 0-0 6, Todd McDaniel 0-1 0-0 0, Jeremy Garrison 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 22-51 16-26 62. 3-point goals: Corbin 11-18 (Johnson 6-8, L. Crawford 2-2, J. Crawford 1-1, Wilson 1-2, Smith 1-2, Cashen 0-1, Barley 0-2), Clay County 2-16 (Roberts 1-3, Reed 1-4, Mitchell 0-1, Hobbs 0-3, Wilson 0-5). Rebounds: Corbin 34 (Manns 8), Clay County 16 (Hobbs 6). Turnovers: Corbin 19, Clay County 8. Fouled out: Clay County (Hobbs). 'D' powers Lady Tigers over WhitleyBy JARROD SHERMAN, harlandaily.comThe Clay County Lady Tigers took an unorthodox path to victory in the first round of the 13th Region Tournament. The two-time defending regional champions attempted just 17 shots, hitting eight, but used a superb defensive effort to sew up a 38-18 victory over Whitley County at Knox Central High School. "That's what we hang around on, is defense," Clay County coach James Burchell said. "I knew it was going to be a defensive game. I told somebody before the game, 'If either team can get 40 points, they're probably going to win. It's just going to be that kind of game.' That's one of the better defensive efforts that I've ever coached." The Lady Colonels were limited to 17 percent (5-for-29) shooting and never had a chance to put together a rally in the second half as Clay County (24-7) chewed huge portions of time off the clock with a stall offense. More often than not, the Lady Tigers' possessions ended with a trip to the free throw line, where they hit 22 of 31 attempts. "We wanted to control the tempo," Burchell said. "We didn't care to win ugly - we just wanted to win." The two teams combined to hit one of 16 shots in the first quarter, as Clay senior guard Gemma Gray opened the scoring with a turnaround jumper at the 5:03 mark. Freshman center Belle Jackson added a pair of free throws later in the period to help Clay take a 4-1 lead. The Lady Tigers got a little distance before the break with the help of a young reserve. Eighth-grader Alisha Mitchell hit a pair of free throws and added a steal and layup in the final 1:18 of the half to turn a one-point edge into a 12-7 halftime lead. "(Mitchell and Ashley Hinkle) are two of our better defenders, and we knew that's what this game was going to boil down to," Burchell said. "The Hinkle kid is probably the best defender on our team, even though she's an eighth-grader, and Mitchell's got great quickness as well." Senior point guard Sarah Burchell opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer that pushed the Lady Tigers' advantage to eight. Gray and Jackson each added two free throws before Whitley responded with two free throws by Kayla Osborne and a layup by Tabatha Gray to pull back within eight. The Lady Tigers closed the period with a 7-1 spurt that included five points by Jackson and two by Burchell. Clay put the game away with free throws, hitting 11 of 15 from the line in the fourth quarter. Gray led the Lady Tigers with 10 points. Burchell and Jackson each added nine. The Lady Tigers will face Middlesboro in the semifinals Friday at 6:30 p.m. WHITLEY COUNTY (22-9) Kayla Osborne 1-7 2-2 4, Holly Jones 1-4 0-1 3, Brittany Leach 1-3 0-0 3, Randal Holbrook 0-6 3-4 3, Amanda Brimm 1-5 1-2 3, Amber Inman 0-0 0-0 0, Breanna Rhodes 0-1 0-0 0, Tabatha Gray 1-2 0-1 2, Kendra Bolton 0-0 0-0 0, Leanna Moses 0-1 0-0 0, Jade Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 5-29 6-10 18. CLAY COUNTY (24-7) Sarah Burchell 2-3 5-6 9, Danielle Fox 1-3 0-0 2, Gemma Gray 1-3 8-10 10, Jordan Phillips 0-3 1-2 1, Belle Jackson 2-2 5-9 9, Alisha Mitchell 2-3 3-4 7, Ashley Hinkle 0-0 0-0 0, Kayla Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Mosley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 8-17 22-31 38. KIAC Men's Basketball Tournament Day TwoWill JonesBerea College survived a late game rally to win 70-65 over No. 3 Alice Lloyd College Friday. Berea’s 10 point lead midway the second half was narrowed to 52-49 at after a 7-0 run by Alice Lloyd. Alice Lloyd would charge back to within one at 66-65 with 14 seconds left. Two Berea (16-13) free throws coupled with an Alice Lloyd (12-18) miss would seal the game. Berea’s team effort on the boards led to advantages in rebounds (52-34) and second chance points (10-4). Cody Hornsby (Athens, Ohio) led Berea’s scorers with 17 points. Jordan Samuels (Western Hills) game consisted of 15 points and seven rebounds. Mikah Turner (Mason County) also had 14 points and eight rebounds. Alice Lloyd College shot 46 percent from the three point arc. Preston Simon (Betsy Lane) went three for four from long range with 11 points total. William Jones (Clay County) hit two of his three attempts from long range in his 16 point outing. Corey Dixon (Pulaski County) had a big night with 10 points and nine rebounds. 13th Region Boys49th DistrictClay County 62 Jackson County 5550th DistrictSouth Laurel 53 Corbin 50 51st DistrictKnox Central 93 Lynn Camp 85 52nd DistrictBell County 58 Cumberland 56 13th Region Girls49th DistrictClay County 43 North Laurel 4150th DistrictSouth Laurel 54 Whitley County 52 51st DistrictLynn Camp 29 Barbouville 26 52nd DistrictMiddlesboro 73 Harlan 37 Jody Demling lists top freshmen girls basketball playerscourier-journal.comHere's the list of top prospects from the Class of 2011: RaeChaun Edwards, North Hardin Kenyetta Drake, Madisonville Averee Fields, Calloway County Sara Hammond, Rockcastle County Whitney Jackson, Clay CountyNatalie Greenwell, Elizabethtown Danay Fothergill, Pulaski Southwestern Morgan Clemons, Sacred Heart Shelby West, Male Kristin Stainback, Scott County Maddie Peabody, Sacred Heart 49th District Tournament at North LaurelMonday February 25, 2008GIRLS - Clay County 70 Jackson County 54 BOYS - Clay County 72 North Laurel 53 Tuesday February 26, 2008GIRLS - North Laurel 79 Oneida Baptist Institute 42 BOYS - Jackson County 81 Red Bird 44 Wednesday February 27, 2008GIRLS - Clay County 73 Red Bird 26 BOYS - Clay County 66 Oneida Baptist Institute 39 Thursday February 28, 2008Girls Finals: Clay County 43 North Laurel 41 (overtime)Saturday March 1, 2008Boys Finals: Clay County 62 Jackson County 55 Jags roll into finals with rout of OBINorth girls down Lady Mountaineers, 79-42By Tim Branstetter, sentinel-echo.comThe North Laurel Jaguars took advantage of their first round draw and dominated Oneida Baptist Institute for four quarters as several players were able to play quality minutes in a 79-42 blow-out on Tuesday night in the girls’ 49th District tournament at North Laurel. The Jaguars took charge early and jumped out to a 20-5 advantage after one quarter of play. Kayla Bargo led the Jags with 14 points, seven rebounds and four steals, while Kelsi Smith added 13 points and four steals. OBI kept the game close during the second quarter, but the Jaguars stepped up in the third and outscored the Mountaineers 23-10 to take a 57-28 advantage. North Laurel (79)—Jackson 6, Prichard 10, Smith 13, Emery 4, Seidel 10, Woolum 3, Burkhart 1, Karr 10, Bargo 14, Hartney 6, Napier 2. Oneida Baptist (42)— Paul 5, Shackleton 2, Sizemore 15, Lynch 10, Willis 8, Baynham 2. Lady Tigers win overtime thrillerBy Jimbo Collins, thetimestribune.comNorth Laurel came up two points short in overtime in a bid for a major upset in the 49th District Tournament. The Clay County Lady Tigers (23-7, 11-1 versus 13th Region opponents) held off the host team in overtime and escaped with a 43-41 win. North Laurel (13-15) played aggressive defense early and held Clay County to 10 points in the first quarter. The Lady Tigers also played good defense and led 10-6 heading into the second quarter. North Laurel outscored Clay County 15-7 in the second quarter to take a 21-17 lead into halftime. Clay County scored on two straight possessions to start the second half. North Laurel kept their composure and played basket-for-basket with the Lady Tigers throughout the second half. The teams were tied at 35 apiece at the end of regulation. Clay County opened the extra frame with a 3-pointer by Gemma Gray. North Laurel answered, but Gray drove the lane and scored with :02 remaining to give the Lady Tigers a 43-41 victory. Clay County (43) - Gray 14, Mitchell 11, Jackson 9, Fox 5, Phillips 2, Burchell 2, T. Smith 0, K. Smith 0, B. Smith 0, Hinkle 0. North Laurel (41) - Jackson 10, K. Smith 10, Prichard 8, Bargo 8, Hartney 5, Karr 0, Woolum 0. Click Here to read the entire article at thetimestribune.com. Georgetown travels to Lindsey Wilson SaturdayJayme GilbertFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert led the Georgetown Lady Tigers with eight rebounds and added 19 points and five assists as Georgetown defeated West Virginia Tech University 86-77 Thursday night. The Lady Tigers will close out their regular season Saturday at Lindsey Wilson College. 49th Districtharlandaily.comIn girls action Clay County won 73-26 over Red Bird. The two-time defending regional champions cruised into the district championship game with a rout of the Lady Cardinals (9-16) at North Laurel. Jessica Mosley paced Clay County (22-7) with 15 points. Gemma Gray added 10. Thirteen of the fourteen players who saw action for the Lady Tigers got into the scoring column. The Lady Tigers will face North Laurel tonight at 7 for the district title. In boys action, Clay County improved to 19-10 with a 66-39 win over Oneida Baptist. 49th Districtharlandaily.comGirls - North Laurel 79 Oneida Baptist 42Kayla Bargo scored 14 points to lead the Lady Jaguars past the Lady Mountaineers. Kelsie Smith added 13 points for North Laurel (13-14), and Kasey Karr, McKenzie Prichard and Rachel Seidel contributed 10 apiece. Oneida Baptist (4-21) was led by Kayla Sizemore with 15 points and Zunilda Lynch with 10. The Lady Jaguars will face the winner of tonight's Clay County-Red Bird game in Thursday's district championship game at 7. North Laurel (79) - Kayla Bargo 14, Kelsie Smith 13, McKenzie Prichard 10, Rachel Seidel 10, Kasey Karr 10, Caitie Jackson 6, Katie Hartney 6, Morgan Emery 4, Ashley Woolum 3, Alex Napier 2, Kelsie Burkhart 1. Oneida Baptist (42) - Kayla Sizemore 15, Zunilda Lynch 10, Lyndsay Willis 8, Rebecca Ravichandrivan 5, Rebekah Shackleton 2, Rachel Baynham 2. Boys - Jackson County 81 Red Bird 44In 49th District Tournament boys action, Jackson County routed Red Bird 81-44 on Tuesday. The Generals will face Clay County or Oneida Baptist on Friday in the district title game. Clay County handles homestanding Jaguars with easeBy Jerry Burns, thetimestribune.comThe third time wasn’t the charm for the North Laurel Jaguars, as Kevin Spurlock’s Clay County Tigers eliminated Jim Conway’s team from post-season play with an impressive 72-53 win during first round action of the 49th District Tournament. The Tigers jumped out to an 11-5 lead in the first quarter and never looked back, as Clay County improved to 3-0 against North Laurel this season. Clay County (18-10 overall and 11-5 vs. 13th Region competition) dominated throughout the game and led 33-19 at halftime, thanks to red-hot shooting from the floor. North Laurel (17-12, 4-10) managed to cut the Tigers’ lead down to 10 points in the fourth quarter, but the damage had already been done. Clay County finished the game shooting 56 percent from the floor (25-of-45), and 75 percent (9-of-12) from 3-point territory. Josh Seidel led the Jaguars in scoring with a game-high 27 points, while D.J. Wilson led the Tigers with an 18-point effort. Clay County (72) - Wilson 18, Roberts 17, Smith 10, Hobbs 9, Reed 8, Mitchell 8, Garrison 0, McDaniel 0. North Laurel (53) - Seidel 27, Shannon 10, Wardrup 8, Couch 3, Dalton 3, Cottongim 2, Tiller 0, Creech 0, Shears 0. Girls - Clay County 70 Jackson County 54By JOHN HENSON, harlandaily.comThe defending regional champion Lady Tigers raced to a big lead early and put the game away at the free throw line, advancing to a semifinal matchup against Red Bird on Wednesday. Senior forward Gemma Gray scored 22 points to lead Clay County (21-7). Jackson County (19-9) was led by junior guard Kourtney Tyra with 24 points and senior forward Amber Whitehead with 19. Clay built a 15-5 lead after one quarter as Gray had two baskets. The Lady Tigers' advantage grew to 27-15 at halftime as Tyra accounted for all five of Jackson's baskets in the half. Whitehead found the range from the perimeter, hitting five 3-pointers in the second half as Jackson got as close as nine points with 6:36 left in the game. The Lady Tigers took only two shots from the field in the fourth quarter, missing both, as they put the game away at the free throw line. Clay hit 35 of 51 at the line, winning easily despite having three fewer field goals. CLAY COUNTY (21-7) Sarah Burchell 2-5 2-2 7, Danielle Fox 2-4 5-10 10, Gemma Gray 5-14 9-10 22, Jordan Phillips 3-8 2-4 8, Belle Jackson 2-3 5-9 9, Ashley Hinkle 0-1 0-0 0, Kayla Smith 0-1 4-4 4, Blake Smith 1-2 4-4 6, Jessica Mosley 0-0 0-2 0, Alicia Mitchell 0-1 4-6 4. Totals: 15-39 35-51 70. JACKSON COUNTY (19-9) Kourtney Tyra 8-14 7-8 24, Cody Hill 1-4 0-0 2, Amber Whitehead 7-15 0-0 19, Ashley Bingham 1-6 0-2 2, Jamie Martin 1-3 0-0 2, Megan Carpenter 0-1 1-2 1, Jessica Lanigan 0-0 1-2 1, Chelsea Cunagin 0-0 0-0 0, Laura Bowman 0-2 0-0 0, Shanay Gray 0-0 1-2 1, Jessica Bowling 0-2 2-2 2, Vicky Hyden 0-0 0-0 0, Haley Estridge 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-47 12-18 54. 3-point goals: Clay County 5-16 (Gray 3-8, Burchell 1-2, Fox 1-3, A. Hinkle 0-1, B. Smith 0-1, Mitchell 0-1), Jackson County 6-18 (Whitehead 5-9, Tyra 1-3, Bowling 0-2, Bingham 0-4). Rebounds: Clay County 29 (Phillips 10), Jackson County 20 (Whitehead 4). Turnovers: Clay County 9, Jackson County 13. Fouled out: Jackson County (Martin, Lanigan).
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Bowling finishes 10th at Pinehurst intercollegiateTrey Bowling Eastern Kentucky’s men’s golf team carded its best round of the tournament to stave off a challenge from Penn State and hold onto second place after the final round of the Pinehurst Intercollegiate. The Colonels (+25), led by Phil Hendrickson’s four-under 68, fired a one-under 287 in the final round. Indiana University was the wire-to-wire leader, finishing the 54 holes at one-over. Penn State entered the day tied for fourth and four shots behind EKU, but the Nittany Lions started off hot and moved into second place. When PSU cooled off, the Colonels remained hot overtaking the Nittany Lions and finishing six shots in front. North Carolina Greensboro (+33) finished fourth, followed by Virginia Commonwealth (+34) in fifth. Eastern Kentucky finished higher than two top-50 teams, No. 17 Penn State and No. 43 Wisconsin. After returning to the clubhouse with rounds of 79 and 77 on the first two days, Hendrickson brought back a 68 at the end of the third round. His nine-shot improvement over the second round vaulted the senior from a tie for 55th into a tie for 19th at +8. Eastern’s top four golfers finished with in two shots of each other. Ryan Britt (+7) and Trey Bowling (+7) led EKU with a pair of 10th place finishes. Both shot a one-over 73 in the final round. Justin Moore (+9) tied for 23rd and Jesse Massie (+16) tied for 60th. The three-day, 54-hole event was contested on the par 72, 7,035-yard Centennial Pinehurst No. 8. The Colonels will return to action on March 29 when they begin play at the Hoosier Invitational, hosted by Indiana University. 2. EASTERN KENTUCKY 304-298-287--889 T10. Ryan Britt 78-72-73--223 +7 T10. Trey Bowling 75-75-73--223 +7T19. Phil Hendrickson 79-77-68--224 +8 T23. Justin Moore 72-80-73--225 +9 T60. Jesse Massie 83-74-75--232 +16 Gilbert has big game, but Lady Tigers End Season at NAIA National Tournamentgeorgetowncollegeathletics.comJayme GilbertGeorgetown College ended the season with a 69-61 loss to Freed-Hardeman University in the opening round of the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship on Thursday. The Tigers, who ended the year with a record of 23-10, were led by Jayme Gilbert who had 18 points, five boards and three steals. In their last collegiate performances, both Kim Ingle and Amy Schiller went down fighting, fouling out. Ingle had 10 points, five rebounds and a game-high five steals while Schiller scored six. Freed-Hardeman held the Tigers to just 32 percent shooting on the night, including a tough first half when none of their nine three-point attempts were successful. After trailing 28-20 at the half, Georgetown made several runs, including cutting the deficit to five with under a minute remaining. But in the end, the Tigers could not stop the Lions' Jana Cross, who scored 23 points. Farmer's magic still amazesBy Mark Maloney And Mike Fields, kentucky.comTwenty years later, Richie Farmer still ranks as arguably the greatest individual performer in a Sweet Sixteen championship game. It was March 19, 1988, at Louisville's Freedom Hall, when Farmer poured in 51 points against a Ballard team led by Allan Houston. Clay County, trying to beat Ballard in the finals for a second year in a row, came up on the short end of an 88-79 score. "I can remember that we were worn out from playing PRP that morning," Farmer said from his front-row seat Wednesday. "I remember Doug Flynn came in and talked to us before the game, kind of a motivational-type speech. I remember telling him that I didn't know how I was going to get through the game because I couldn't feel my legs. "But once they threw the ball up, I can remember just wanting to win so bad. Everybody was a little short with the shot because their legs were just gone, and I knew that I had to do what I could to make sure we'd done everything we could to win. I finally got in the zone that night, I guess. ... I still would have traded every point for that big trophy." Farmer, now the commonwealth's agriculture commissioner, hit nine three-pointers that night -- still tied for the state tournament record. "I still see a lot of people that'll say they've been to 50 or 60 (tournaments) in a row and that that was the greatest individual performance that they've ever seen," Farmer said. "It makes you feel good and, I think as I get older, I appreciate it more." Farmer played in five consecutive state tournaments, reaching the finals three of his last four years. "I've seen a lot of good ones through the years," Bobby Keith, coach of those Tigers teams, said Wednesday as he recalled Farmer's final game. "That one would have to rank right there, as far as what I've seen, with the best of them." Trey Bowling Selected OVC Golfer of the WeekTrey BowlingEastern Kentucky’s Trey Bowling has been selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week, the league announced Wednesday from its Brentwood, Tenn., headquarters. The junior fired a final round 66 on Tuesday at the Samford Intercollegiate to help the Colonels finish second. His third round performance lifted Bowling from 10th to a tie for second, two shots behind the individual medalist. Bowling was six-under in the third round and finished six-under for the tournament. His 66 was the second lowest round of the 87-player field and he was under-par in two of the three rounds. Eight Ohio Valley Conference teams played in the tournament and Bowling finished higher than any other conference player. For the season, the Manchester, Ky., native has finished in the top-20 in five of the six events he’s participated in, has four top-10 finishes and a stroke average of 71.1, which places second amongst OVC competitors. The Colonels will be back in action on Sunday when they begin play in the Pinehurst Intercollegiate in Pinehurst, N.C. Pinehurst is a three-day event. Hobbs named first team All-RegionWilson makes second teamJustin Hobbs13th Region Basketball Coaches Associationwymtnews.com1st TEAM ALL-REGIONCody Messer, Senior - Barbourville Adam Rhymer, Senior - Cawood Justin Hobbs, Senior - Clay CountyJosh Crawford, Junior - Corbin Madison Johnson, Sophomore - Corbin Desmond Johnson, Senior - Cumberland Brock Leisge, Senior - Cumberland Nick Brumback, Senior - Jackson County Cody Miller, Sophomore - Knox Central Jacob Scalf, Senior - Knox Central Josh Seidel, Junior - North Laurel Dustin Day, Senior - Pineville James David Strange, Junior - Pineville Dustin Warren, Senior - Pineville Matt St John, Sophomore - South Laurel 2nd TEAM ALL-REGIONShawnta Zachery, Junior - Bell County D J Wilson, Sophomore - Clay CountyDeke Barley, Senior - Corbin Josh Smith, Junior - Corbin Isaac Wilson, Sophomore - Corbin Brooks Hogue, Senior - Cumberland Garfield Wilson, Senior - Cumberland Corey Williamson, Senior - Knox Central Jonah Mitchell, Junior - Lynn Camp Blaine Greene, Sophomore - Middlesboro Daniel Griffin, Senior - Middlesboro Nick Smith, Junior - Middlesboro Nick Shannon, Senior - North Laurel Matt Gilbert, Sophomore - South Laurel Jordan Mc Cumbers, Senior - Whitley County 13th REGION BOYS BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION CO-PLAYER OF THE YEARNick Brumback, Senior - Jackson County James David Strange, Junior - Pineville COACH OF THE YEARJD Strange - Pineville The All-Region Teams, Player of the Year, & Coach of the Year were selected by the 13th Region Boys Head Basketball Coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players. Gilbert named All-ConferenceFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert was named to the Mid-South Conference First Team All-Conference at the annual awards banquet on Friday in Pikeville. She was joined on the first team by Georgetown College teammate Kim Ingle. Other teammates, Amy Schiller and Katie Filiatreau were named Honorable Mention All-Conference. Sophomore Jayme Gilbert and senior Kim Ingle were named MSC First Team All-Conference. Mountain Basketball Top Ten brought to you by Alice Lloyd CollegeMarch 15, 2008GIRLS1. Breathitt County 2. South Laurel 3. Rockcastle County 4. Johnson Central 5. Clay County6. Pike Central 7. Middlesboro 8. Betsy Layne 9. Knott Central 10. Perry County Central Gilbert celebrates birthday with conference titleGeorgetown College gave sophomore guard Jayme Gilbert a special birthday gift today - her first Mid-South Conference Championship as Georgetown (23-9) defeated Lindsey Wilson College 78-73 for the third time this season to win the crown. The Tigers handed the Blue Raiders (21-11) their only two losses versus MSC opponents and knew it would be a tough task to beat them for the third time in just over a month. Junior point guard Maddy Lewis said the three-peat was a topic of conversation last night but that her team decided to look at it in a new way. "We decided that the third time's a charm," said Lewis, who had a perfect day, scoring nine points and dishing out 10 assists while committing no turnovers. "Everyone put that in the back of their mind last night and came out today and played so well. We really did what we do best." It was an extremely balanced effort for Georgetown, with five players in double figures, but for Lindsey Wilson it was the Terran Duncan show. The all-conference senior scored a career-high 33 points, 26 in the first half, and added 12 rebounds in her double-double performance. Georgetown led by as many as seven in the first half and took a 45-43 lead into the locker room at halftime after shooting 57 percent from the field and a perfect nine of nine from the charity stripe compared to Lindsey Wilson's 47 percent from the field. The lead stretched to 11 midway through the second half but had to withstand a Blue Raiders' run that cut the lead to three two times with under a minute to play in the game. Tiger senior center Amy Schiller went 8 of 10 from the field to finish the game with 18 points. Both teams will move on to the NAIA National Tournament in Jackson, Tennessee. The tournament brackets will be released on Wednesday. "Everyone thought all season long that Lindsey Wilson was the best team in the conference and we really wanted to prove them wrong," said Lewis. "We were on a mission to get to Jackson." Georgetown Advances to Finals of MSC with 66-63 Win over CumberlandsFormer Clay County Lady Tiger Jayme Gilbert leads the way with 21 pointsJayme GilbertPikeville, Ky. - The Georgetown College Tigers moved one step closer to a Mid-South Conference Championship title with a 66-63 win over the University of the Cumberlands in the tournament semi-finals on Sunday. For the Tigers, it was sweet revenge after dropping two losses to the Patriots during the regular season. The most recent, a 93-90 double overtime thriller in Georgetown. "We liked our draw from the beginning because it gave us the opportunity to avenge two really disappointing losses earlier against Pikeville and Cumberlands," said Head Coach Susan Johnson. "It is great to be able to change those losses with these wins." Georgetown trailed through the entire first half and most of the second until senior Kim Ingle hit a three-pointer with six minutes remaining in the game with an assist from Jayme Gilbert. The two teams then traded the lead two times before the same duo re-executed the scoring drive, this time with five seconds to play and the score tied at 63. "Our plan was to let Jayme shoot inside but they doubled up so she kicked it out to me," said Ingle. "It had a really high arch on it and I couldn't tell if it was going to go or not. I haven't hit a bigger shot in college than that one - it really means a lot." Cumberlands senior point guard Lissi Fuller scored a career-high 30 points, shot 62 percent from the field and was a perfect eight of eight from the free throw line. The MSC Player of the Year also played the entire 40 minutes, but it was not enough for the Patriots, who fell to 23-8 on the year. Georgetown was led by Gilbert with 21 points and four rebounds. Ingle added 19 for Georgetown (22-9). Georgetown will now face Lindsey Wilson College in the finals after the Blue Raiders beat Campbellsville 75-68 in the other semi-final match. Tipoff is set for 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center. Tiger Radio broadcast will join the action in progress just before noon due to the Joe B. and Denny Show. Tune in to 101.5 FM or listen live on www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com Gilbert and Filiatreau lead Georgetown to second roundPikeville, Ky. – The Lady Bears of Pikeville College were downed by Georgetown College 83-51 in the second game of the 2008 Mid-South Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Community Trust Bank at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center. The Lady Bears, who finished the 2007-2008 campaign 6-24 overall (1-9 MSC) got that lone league win, interestingly enough, when they knocked off Georgetown 65-54 back on February 21st but today was a different story. The opening minutes of play saw Georgetown College capitalize on Lady Bear mistakes as the Tigers used three-point goals by Kim Ingle and Ashley Bell as well as an old fashioned three-point play by Jayme Gilbert to build a 16-4 lead early on. Alice Daniel tried to keep the Bears close as her basket trimmed the lead to 19-8 with 12:50 remaining, but the Tigers responded with a 7-0 run that included baskets by Slonim, Chandler, and Prince and quickly stretched the lead to 26-8 and never looked back. Pikeville College tried to hang around using Lauren Potts’ and Whitney Compton’s 11 points each, but couldn’t make that big run to get back to within striking distance. The Bears did force Georgetown into 21 turnovers but just did not convert them into many points. Georgetown did. The Lady Tigers turned 26 Pikeville College turnovers into 30 points and knocked down 10 three-point baskets as well. Coach Susan Johnson’s squad was led by Jayme Gilbert’s and Katie Filiatreau’s 20 points each. Jackson's 20 points and 16 rebounds not enoughBy JARROD SHERMAN, harlandaily.comThe smallest player on the court made the biggest splash at the 13th Region Tournament championship game. South Laurel sophomore guard Jessica Dean - generously listed at 5-foot-3 in the preseason - knocked down five 3-pointers and poured in 26 points to lead the Lady Cardinals to a 74-64 victory over two-time defending champion Clay County on Sunday at Knox Central High School. "Dean was the difference," Clay County coach James Burchell said. "She shot a deep 3 on us and got them off to a good start. We take the paint away from most teams, and we pretty much did today, but they got out on the 3-ball and free throws, and that's how they were able to score enough points. Give them credit - they're an outstanding team." The Lady Tigers kept the ball away from South Laurel's leading scorer, Lauren Wombles. The senior forward was limited to five field goal attempts, but Dean rendered the strategy ineffective. Clay County (25-8) took an early 4-0 lead on a pair of layups by senior Gemma Gray. Belle Jackson and Jordan Phillips added four points apiece to help the Lady Tigers maintain a 12-11 lead after one quarter. The Lady Cardinals gained some momentum near the end of the period as sophomore forward Kendra Davidson stepped out and drained a 3-pointer to cut Clay's lead to one. The Lady Cardinals could have been extended the lead further, but they missed their first five free throws of the quarter before Davidson knocked down her second attempt at the 5:33 mark. After that, South Laurel hit four of five in the period and 23 of 27 in the game. Wombles hit two free throws and scored on a putback to fuel a 6-0 run that gave South Laurel a 17-point cushion late in the third quarter. Jackson scored inside to cut the Lady Tigers' deficit to 48-33 at the end of the period. Rather than folding, the Lady Tigers turned in a gutsy fourth-quarter effort with Jackson leading the way. The freshman center scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in the period as Clay got as close as two. "They won't quit," Burchell said. "They came over here to win the thing. We could've played better, but the effort we got - I couldn't ask for anything else." Clay scored the first six points of the period as eighth-grade guard Alisha Mitchell nailed a 3-pointer and Kayla Smith converted a three-point play off a turnover. Smith scored 10 points in the quarter. Morgan Johnson hit a pair of free throws and added a short jumper to slow the Lady Tigers' momentum, breaking up what otherwise would have been a 12-0 Clay run. Still, the Lady Tigers crept closer. Jackson and Smith each had three-point plays in a span of 42 seconds, and Jackson scored inside to cut South's lead to 62-60 with 1:04 remaining. After a Clay timeout, the Lady Cardinals regained the momentum as Justice fired a long pass to Dean for a layup. The Lady Cardinals hit all 10 of their free throws in the final minute to pull away. Jackson poured in a game-high 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Lady Tigers. Clay County will lose three seniors, including two starters, but Burchell said he expects the Lady Tigers to contend for the regional title again next year. "They're three great people and one of them (point guard Sarah Burchell) is my daughter, so that hurts a little bit extra," Burchell said. "I'm proud of them. They're class kids, all three of them. "We've got several good young players. (Ashley) Hinkle is an eighth-grader, and Blake Smith is a nice player, too. We've got as good a freshman class as anybody in the state. We've got a lot of experience - more than likely, you may see us and South back in the finals again next year." The Lady Cardinals' last two seasons had ended at the hands of Clay County, with a semifinal loss in 2006 and a championship defeat last year. South Laurel (25-8) will take on Region 7 champion Louisville Manual in the first round of the Girls Sweet 16. The game is slated for Wednesday at 1 p.m. EST at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green. Clay County won the regional cheerleading championship, with Whitley County placing second. North Laurel and Harlan rounded out the top four. Lauren Wombles, Johnna Sizemore, Porsha Justice, Kendra Davidson and Jessica Dean represented South Laurel on the all-tournament team. Clay County was represented by Belle Jackson, Gemma Gray and Alisha Mitchell. Rounding out the team were Middlesboro's Brooklyn Jimison and Samantha Coleman; Harlan's Courtney Bell and Anne Corey Johnson; Barbourville's Callie Mills; Lynn Camp's Kayla Mason; North Laurel's Caitie Jackson; and Whitley County's Amanda Brimm. SOUTH LAUREL (25-8) Johnna Sizemore 3-3 3-6 9, Jessica Dean 9-15 3-6 26, Porsha Justice 1-6 4-4 7, Kendra Davidson 2-5 1-3 6, Lauren Wombles 4-5 10-12 18, Erica Burchett 0-3 4-4 4, Morgan Johnson 1-1 2-2 4, Tish Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Chelsea Anders 0-0 0-0 0, Vanessa Arthur 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 20-38 27-37 74. CLAY COUNTY (25-8) Sarah Burchell 0-1 0-0 0, Danielle Fox 1-5 0-0 2, Gemma Gray 6-8 2-3 14, Jordan Phillips 3-8 0-0 6, Belle Jackson 13-18 3-8 29, Ashley Hinkle 0-1 0-0 0, Alisha Mitchell 1-6 0-1 3, Blake Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Kayla Smith 3-3 4-6 10, Jessica Mosley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 27-50 9-18 64. 3-point goals: South Laurel 7-16 (Dean 5-8, Justice 1-2, Davidson 1-3, Burchett 0-3), Clay County 1-7 (Mitchell 1-4, Burchell 0-1, Fox 0-2). Rebounds: South Laurel 27 (Wombles 7), Clay County 26 (Jackson 16). Assists: South Laurel 13 (Justice 4), Clay County 12 (K. Smith 4). Turnovers: South Laurel 13, Clay County 17. Fouled out: Clay County (Mitchell, Phillips, Burchell). Boys 13th Region at Knox CentralWatch the games on the 'net at wazoosports.comWednesday March 5, 2008Corbin 80 Clay County 62Knox Central 74 Cumberland 64 Thursday March 6, 2008Lynn Camp 70 Bell County 68 South Laurel 76 Jackson County 59 Monday March 10, 2008Corbin 84 Knox Central 73 South Laurel 72 Lynn Camp 57 Tuesday March 11, 2008South Laurel 59 Corbin 49
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Post by Local Sports on Mar 27, 2008 21:28:45 GMT -5
WAZOO SPORTS ANNOUNCES KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE PREP “GRIDIRON SERIES”The Wazoo Sports Network is proud to announce the Bluegrass Gridiron Series and the Volunteer Gridiron Series which will allow us to showcase some of the top high school football programs, players and coaches Kentucky and Tennessee have to offer. Look for games featuring schools that are rich in tradition as well as up-and-coming programs. Also, the high-profile players you’ve heard so much about….you can now evaluate their skills first hand and perhaps locate that “sleeper” that’s been hid under the radar screen. Every Friday night from August 29th thru November 7th, Wazoo Sports will broadcast LIVE three of the best high school football rivalries in Kentucky and Tennessee. In addition we will also showcase several Saturday afternoon clashes between storied rival programs. Griffin no-hits BobcatsClay County Tiger freshman Brandon Griffin pitched a no-hitter in his first start of the season against Bell County Thursday night. The right hander faced only 22 batters in his seven innings and recorded seven strikeouts. Brandon McGeorge was two for three and had an RBI, Justin Hobbs drove in the other Tiger score as he went 1 for three. Corey Nicholson went two for three on the night. Tanner Gilbert and Nick Gray added hits. Clay County Middle School BaseballRaiders pick up come from behind win at CorbinThe CCMS Baseball team defeated Corbin 5-3 Wednesday. Chase Lewis had a 2 run double in the bottom of the fifth with the score tied at 3 to give the Raiders the lead. Tanner Hensley had a RBI double in the 5th and was 3 for 3. Jordan Miller followed Hensley's double with one of his own to tie the game at 3. Justin Smith left the bases loaded after giving one run in the first then pitched three scoreless innings after that. Hensley pitched 2 innings giving up 2 runs with 3 strikouts. OBI girls tennis wins over North LaurelBy Les Dixon, thetimestribune.comThe North Laurel boys’ tennis team captured its first win of the season by blanking Oneida Baptist, 9-0, while the Lady Jaguars dropped to 0-1 by losing to the Lady Mountaineers, 6-3, in match play. “Oneida has a nice team back,” North Laurel coach Bobby Smith said of the Lady Mountaineers. “They returned all of their top players and they were just a little too strong for us overall.” Bowling Earns Second Straight OVC Weekly Award, Named Co-Golfer Of The Weekekusports.comEastern Kentucky golf team member Trey Bowling earned his second straight Ohio Valley Conference Golfer of the Week award. Bowling, a junior from Manchester, Ky., shared this week’s honor with Gonzalo Berlin of Jacksonville State. Bowling helped EKU finish second at the 19-team Pinehurst Intercollegiate, finishing in front of two top-50 ranked teams. Bowling finished tied for 10th and was the most consistent Colonel. He opened with back-to-back rounds of 75 before carding a one-over 73 on the final day, to help Eastern hold off a challenge for second place from No. 17 Penn State. He finished with the fourth best par-four scoring in the field. The Colonels will return to action on March 29 when they begin play at the Hoosier Invitational, hosted by Indiana University. Redhounds rally past visiting Clay CountyBy Les Dixon, thetimestribune.comCorbin coach Jeff Garmon said he needed a senior to step up after Tuesday’s disappointing loss to Pulaski County and his seniors answered the challenge. Joseph Hamlin kept visiting Clay County at bay on the mound, while Britt Brittain, Clint Cashen and Brandon Shinkle provided key hits to lead the Redhounds past the Tigers, 7-3. Both teams struggled at the plate early until Corbin struck first with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. The Redhounds ran into some trouble in the top of the fifth after Hamlin gave up consecutive singles, which led to Coltin Hanson replacing the senior right-hander on the mound. Hanson hit John Wilson and followed that up by allowing a run-scoring single to Zach Lewis. Clay County added two more runs — giving the Tigers a 3-2 lead — in the inning before Hanson got out of a bases loaded jam by striking out Justin Hobbs, while getting Brandon Griffin to ground out to end the inning. Corbin responded by tying the game in the bottom of the fifth. Hanson settled down in the top of the six inning and got Wilson to hit into a double play that ended the inning. The Redhounds took control of the game in the bottom half of the inning by scoring four times. Tigers pick up walk off win in season openerCorey Nicholson scored the winning run on a single by John Wilson in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Clay County Tiger baseball team a walk off 4-3 win over Whitley County in the season opener Tuesday night. Todd McDaniel got a key single for his second hit of the night during the game winning rally. McDaniel was also the winning pitcher, giving up only one hit in three shutout innings. Nick Gray started the game and struck out 12 Colonels in five one-hit innings. Zac Lewis and Justin Hobbs joined McDaniel with two hits, while Brandon McGeorge had a double and Brandon Griffin added a single. The big blow in the game was a three run home run by Tanner Gilbert. All three Whitley County runs were unearned.
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Post by Local Sports on Apr 5, 2008 10:22:45 GMT -5
EKU Men's Golf Finishes Sixth At Marshall Invitationalekusports.comEastern Kentucky’s men’s golf team placed sixth at the Marshall Invitational on Saturday. EKU carded rounds of 288 and 291 today and finished with a team total of 579, 11 shots over par. Illinois won the event with a 36-hole total of 554, 14 shots under par. Phil Hendrickson and Ryan Britt led the Colonels and finished tied for 23rd at two-over. Hendrickson fired a first round one-under 70 but turned in a 74 in round two. Britt shot back-to-back rounds of 72. Penn State (-7) finished second, followed by Ohio State (-3) in third. Marquette (+7) and Rhode Island (+10) rounded out the top five. The 17-team tournament was contested on the par 71, 6,476-yard Guyan Golf & Country Club. Justin Moore tied for 28th at three-over. Trey Bowling tied for 34th at four-over. In the first round, all five Colonels shot two-over or better. Eastern Kentucky will close out its regular season at the UK Owens/Brewer Invitational which begins on April 13. T23. Phil Hendrickson 70-74--144 +2 T23. Ryan Britt 72-72--144 +2 T28. Justin Moore 73-72--145 +3 T34. Trey Bowling 73-73--146 +4T38. Jesse Massie 73-74--147 +5 Gilbert, Griffin lead Tigers to win over KnoxTanner Gilbert drove in four runs on three hits including a three run homer and Brandon Griffin gave up two runs on five hits in six innings as the Clay County Tigers defeated Knox Central 5-4 Monday night. John Wilson was two for three and had he other RBI for the Tigers. Corey Nicholson was also two for three. Tyler Young and Tyler Sumner added base hits. Zach Lewis reached base on all four at bats. Starting pitcher Nick Gray strugged with a sore elbow and only pitched one inning, giving up two runs on two hits. Todd McDaniel was part of two double plays on defense. South Laurel tennis teams split with ClayBy Les Dixon, thetimestribune.comAaron Smallwood’s South Laurel Cardinals improved to 3-0 on the season after knocking off Clay County in match play, 8-1. The Lady Cardinals weren’t as lucky, losing to the Lady Tigers, 6-3, while falling to 2-1 on the season. “The girls did OK tonight, considering we were missing some of our better players,” Smallwood said. “This was a make-up match and was not on our original schedule and a few of the girls were not available to play. Clay County is year-in and year-out one of the best girls teams in our region,” he added. “They have another strong team this year.” “Clay County is very strong at the top of its lineup,” Smallwood said. “Our young players did a great job for us tonight.” Three Tigers make All Mountain teamwymtsportsovertime.comThree Clay County Tiger basketball players have been named to the WYMT-TV "All Mountain" team which was released on the stations "Sports Overtime" program Friday night. Senior Justin Hobbs was named to the All-Mountain defensive team, while freshman Matt Mitchell was placed on the Underclassmen team. Hobbs and Sophomore D.J. Wilson were named Honorable Mention. Nick Brumback of Jackson County was the 13th Region Player of the Year, and former Bell County star Josh Whitaker who tranfreed to Hazard this season was the top 14th Region Player. Steve Wright of South Laurel was tabbed as the 13th Region Coach of the Year. Tigers hang on for first road winsentinel-echo.comThe Clay County baseball team had to overcome two North Laurel rallies to hang on 13-11 in nine innings for their first road victory of the season Tuesday night. The Jaguars found themselves trailing 7-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning and pulled out their first rally of the season by making up all four runs off relief pitcher Justin Hobbs to force extra innings. Neither team could score in the eighth inning, but things heated up in the ninth inning of play. The Tigers scored six runs and appeared to have the win locked up. The Jaguars had other plans. In the bottom of the ninth inning and trailing 13-7, the Jaguars scored four runs, but their second comeback fell short. Corey Nicholson took over on the mound and struck out the last two Jaguar batters to end the game. The Tiger games Thursday, Friday and Saturday were all rained out. The Tigers will host Knox Central Monday. Evarts routs OBI to end skidharlandaily.comEvarts ended a 45-game losing streak stretching back to April 19, 2005, with a 17-7 rout Saturday of visiting Oneida Baptist. The Wildcats exploded for 13 runs in the fifth inning to win the game via the 10-run rule as a blast by Scotty Moore, off the fence with the bases loaded and one out, ended the game. Oneida Baptist led 7-6 going into the fifth inning before Evarts exploded to score 11 runs. Matt Curlee started on the mound for Oneida Baptist. Will Johnson came on in the second inning and lasted until the fifth, when Evarts took over. Jeremy Folk, Wayne Hawk and Napolion Getachew also pitched in the fifth inning for the Mountaineers. Miller joins Farmer as both Mr. Basketball and Sweet 16 MVPcourier-journal.comMason County's Darius Miller is the fourth player to win Mr. Basketball and Sweet 16 MVP honors in the same season since the Kentucky High School Athletic Association officially instituted the latter award in 1981. Others to pull off the double were Virgie's Todd May (1982), Clay County's Richie Farmer (1988) and Fairdale's Jermaine Brown (1991). The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation, which sponsors the award, honored him during a ceremony at school. Miller, a 6-foot-7 forward, was a front-runner for the honor all season after committing to UK. He didn't disappoint on the court, averaging 19.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.9 steals and 2.2 blocks. He shot 51.1 percent overall, 33.7 percent from three-point range and 76.9 percent from the foul line.
This week in Kentucky high school sports historyMike Fields, fieldsnotes.wordpress.com1989 - The girls’ all-state team is headed by Lisa Harrison of Southern, Gwen Doyle of Manual, Kim Jones of Clay County, Octavia Dean of Owensboro and Glenna VanHoose of Paintsville. Gray, Jackson named to 13th region coaches first teamBy Les Dixon, thetimestribune.comCorbin’s Mikkah Rogers — who signed with Georgetown College Tuesday — was named 13th Region Player of the Year by the 13th Region Coaches Association. Joining Rogers on the 13th Region First Team are South Laurel’s Lauren Wombles, Middlesboro’s Brooklynn Jimision, Clay County’s Gema Gray, Cawood’s Emily Boggs, Whitley County’s Amanda Brimm, Clay County’s Whitney Belle Jackson, Middlesboro’s Samantha Coleman, Whitley County’s Holly Jones and Barbourville’s Callie Mills. Middlesboro’s Shaleesha Coleman headlined the 13th Region Second Team along with Jackson County’s Amber Whitehead, Harlan’s Courtney Bell, Whitley County’s Randal Holbrook, Harlan’s Chasidy Lawson, Knox Central’s Brittany Jordan, Pineville’s Leslie Howard, North Laurel’s Caitie Jackson, Corbin’s Lyndsay Champlin and South Laurel’s Johnna Sizemore. South Laurel’s Porsha Justice was named to the 13th Region Third Team, along with Williamsburg’s Erin Sears and Kat Hoffman, Clay County’s Sarah Burchell, Cumberland’s Kendra Russell, Whitley County’s Kayla Osborne, Middlesboro’s Ashley Williams and Sophie Robinson, Cumberland’s Whitney Gilliam and Corbin’s Kelci Jones. The players that were named to the Senior All Academic Team in the 13th Region were Bell County’s Kacy Denny, Cawood’s Emily Boggs, Clay County’s Sarah Burchell and Gemma Gray, Corbin’s Abby Baylor, Sara Grega and Mikkah Rogers, Evarts’ Kendra Williams and Kayla McCreary, Harlan’s Courtney Bell and Amanda Blakely, Knox Central’s Kayla Wilburn, North Laurel’s Casey Karr and Morgan Emery, Pineville’s Leslie Howard, Mary Elliott and Lindsey Roan, South Laurel’s Johnna Sizemore, Lauren Wombles and Vanessa Arthur, Williamsburg’s Erin Sears and Brittani Peters, Whitley County’s Amanda Brimm and Randal Holbrook. Colonels Claim Another First Place Finishekusports.comThe final round of the Adidas Hoosier Invitational was cancelled due to rain, leaving the Eastern Kentucky University’s men’s golf team with its fourth first place finish of the 2007-08 season. In nine events this season, the Colonels have nine top-five finishes. Jesse Massie earned his second individual title of the season. At three-under, the junior finished with a three shot lead on second place. Miami (Ohio) placed second, two shots behind the Colonels. The 17-team tournament was contested on the par 71, 6,813-yard IU Championship Golf Course. Trey Bowling (+4) tied for ninth and Phil Hendrickson (+6) tied for 18th. Bowling, Hendrickson and Justin Moore each shot an even-par in round two. Moore improved by seven shots over his first round total and tied for 22nd at seven-over. Eastern Kentucky will return to action on Friday when they begin play at the Marshall Intercollegiate in Huntington, West Virginia. 1. Jesse Massie 74-65--139 -3 T9. Trey Bowling 75-71--146 +4T18. Phil Hendrickson 77-71--148 +6 Sophomore Jayme Gilbert Named NAIA Honorable Mention All-AmericaJayme GilbertGeorgetown College sophomore guard Jayme Gilbert has been named NAIA Honorable Mention All-American. The Manchester, Kentucky native led the Tigers in scoring and field goal percentage, averaging 16.7 ppg while shooting 56 percent from the field and tallying 518 points in her second year. She also averaged 5.8 rebounds and scored a career-high 34 points during the conference season versus Lindsey Wilson College. She added 112 assists and 57 steals this year, a tribute to her well-rounded play. "Jayme had an extremely solid sophomore campaign," said Head Coach Susan Johnson. "She's the kind of player that makes everyone better around her and she is very deserving." Gilbert's honor marks the ninth women's basketball selection in school history to be named an NAIA All-American, the first as an honorable mention selection. WAZOO SPORTS ANNOUNCES KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE PREP “GRIDIRON SERIES”The Wazoo Sports Network is proud to announce the Bluegrass Gridiron Series and the Volunteer Gridiron Series which will allow us to showcase some of the top high school football programs, players and coaches Kentucky and Tennessee have to offer. Look for games featuring schools that are rich in tradition as well as up-and-coming programs. Also, the high-profile players you’ve heard so much about….you can now evaluate their skills first hand and perhaps locate that “sleeper” that’s been hid under the radar screen. Every Friday night from August 29th thru November 7th, Wazoo Sports will broadcast LIVE three of the best high school football rivalries in Kentucky and Tennessee. In addition we will also showcase several Saturday afternoon clashes between storied rival programs. Griffin no-hits BobcatsClay County Tiger freshman Brandon Griffin pitched a no-hitter in his first start of the season against Bell County Thursday night. The right hander faced only 22 batters in his seven innings and recorded seven strikeouts. Brandon McGeorge was two for three and had an RBI, Justin Hobbs drove in the other Tiger score as he went 1 for three. Corey Nicholson went two for three on the night. Tanner Gilbert and Nick Gray added hits. Clay County Middle School BaseballRaiders pick up come from behind win at CorbinThe CCMS Baseball team defeated Corbin 5-3 Wednesday. Chase Lewis had a 2 run double in the bottom of the fifth with the score tied at 3 to give the Raiders the lead. Tanner Hensley had a RBI double in the 5th and was 3 for 3. Jordan Miller followed Hensley's double with one of his own to tie the game at 3. Justin Smith left the bases loaded after giving one run in the first then pitched three scoreless innings after that. Hensley pitched 2 innings giving up 2 runs with 3 strikouts. OBI girls tennis wins over North LaurelBy Les Dixon, thetimestribune.comThe North Laurel boys’ tennis team captured its first win of the season by blanking Oneida Baptist, 9-0, while the Lady Jaguars dropped to 0-1 by losing to the Lady Mountaineers, 6-3, in match play. “Oneida has a nice team back,” North Laurel coach Bobby Smith said of the Lady Mountaineers. “They returned all of their top players and they were just a little too strong for us overall.” Bowling Earns Second Straight OVC Weekly Award, Named Co-Golfer Of The Weekekusports.comEastern Kentucky golf team member Trey Bowling earned his second straight Ohio Valley Conference Golfer of the Week award. Bowling, a junior from Manchester, Ky., shared this week’s honor with Gonzalo Berlin of Jacksonville State. Bowling helped EKU finish second at the 19-team Pinehurst Intercollegiate, finishing in front of two top-50 ranked teams. Bowling finished tied for 10th and was the most consistent Colonel. He opened with back-to-back rounds of 75 before carding a one-over 73 on the final day, to help Eastern hold off a challenge for second place from No. 17 Penn State. He finished with the fourth best par-four scoring in the field. The Colonels will return to action on March 29 when they begin play at the Hoosier Invitational, hosted by Indiana University. Redhounds rally past visiting Clay CountyBy Les Dixon, thetimestribune.comCorbin coach Jeff Garmon said he needed a senior to step up after Tuesday’s disappointing loss to Pulaski County and his seniors answered the challenge. Joseph Hamlin kept visiting Clay County at bay on the mound, while Britt Brittain, Clint Cashen and Brandon Shinkle provided key hits to lead the Redhounds past the Tigers, 7-3. Both teams struggled at the plate early until Corbin struck first with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. The Redhounds ran into some trouble in the top of the fifth after Hamlin gave up consecutive singles, which led to Coltin Hanson replacing the senior right-hander on the mound. Hanson hit John Wilson and followed that up by allowing a run-scoring single to Zach Lewis. Clay County added two more runs — giving the Tigers a 3-2 lead — in the inning before Hanson got out of a bases loaded jam by striking out Justin Hobbs, while getting Brandon Griffin to ground out to end the inning. Corbin responded by tying the game in the bottom of the fifth. Hanson settled down in the top of the six inning and got Wilson to hit into a double play that ended the inning. The Redhounds took control of the game in the bottom half of the inning by scoring four times. Tigers pick up walk off win in season openerCorey Nicholson scored the winning run on a single by John Wilson in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Clay County Tiger baseball team a walk off 4-3 win over Whitley County in the season opener Tuesday night. Todd McDaniel got a key single for his second hit of the night during the game winning rally. McDaniel was also the winning pitcher, giving up only one hit in three shutout innings. Nick Gray started the game and struck out 12 Colonels in five one-hit innings. Zac Lewis and Justin Hobbs joined McDaniel with two hits, while Brandon McGeorge had a double and Brandon Griffin added a single. The big blow in the game was a three run home run by Tanner Gilbert. All three Whitley County runs were unearned.
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Post by Local Sports on Apr 9, 2008 17:04:21 GMT -5
Lady Redhounds drop 2-1 decision to Clay CountyBy Les Dixon, thetimestribuneChris Hart’s Corbin Lady Redhounds suffered a setback at home by losing to 13th Region foe Clay County Thursday, 2-1. The Lady Redhounds jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning, but the Lady Tigers responded with a two-run third inning to pick up the upset win. Clay County (6-1) was coming off an 8-1 loss at home to Williamsburg before pulling off the road win against Corbin. Raiders take two in Rose ClassicThe Clay County Middle School Raiders traveled to Powell County Saturday to play in the annual Bill Rose Middle School Classic. The Raiders baseball team came away with wins against host team Powell County 4-3, and Letcher County 11-4. Jordan Miller and Corey Courm led the Raiders vs Powell at the plate with 2 hits while Tanner Hensley added 2 RBI on a hit. Chase Lewis sealed the win for the Raiders with a 2 out bases loaded single in the bottom of the fourth giving Clay the 4-3 lead. Justin Smith pitched 5 stellar innings allowing only 3 runs with 6 strikeouts. Clay kept the bats rolling in their second game of the day starting the first inning with 10 runs on 9 hits. The Raiders had hits by Courm (2), Zack McGeorge, Hensley (2), Miller, Smith, Austin Carnahan, Jordan White, and James Williams. Tanner Hensley pitched 4 innings allowing 4 runs on 6 hits while striking out 7. Jordan Miller recorded the save in the 11-4 victory by the Raiders. EKU Men's Golf Places Seventh At UK Bluegrass Invitationalekusports.comEastern Kentucky placed seventh at the UK Bluegrass Invitational hosted by the University of Kentucky on Sunday and Monday. The Colonels carded a three-round total of 922, 70 shots over par. Central Florida (+47) was the runaway winner. Teams two through nine finished within nine shots of second place. The two-day event was held at UK's 7,013-yard, par-71 Big Blue Course in Lexington. Missouri (+63) and Murray State (+63) tied for second. Kentucky (+64) was one shot behind in fourth. Western Carolina (+67) was fifth and Miami (Ohio) (+68) finished sixth, two shots ahead of Eastern Kentucky. Toledo (+71) and Western Kentucky (+72) rounded out the top nine. Trey Bowling led the Colonels, and tied for 19th, with a three-round 229, 16 over par. After opening with a 79 on Sunday, Bowling fired back-to-back rounds of 75 on Monday. Jesse Massie tied for 24th at 18 over (231). Justin Moore and Ryan Britt each finished 22 over and tied for 46th. Britt turned in back-to-back rounds of 74, the lowest score by any Colonel, to begin the tournament, but a final round 87 moved the senior back in the field. Next up for the Colonels is the Ohio Valley Conference Championships beginning on Sunday at the Country Club of Paducah in Paducah. Raiders win over Jackson CountyThe Clay County Middle School Raiders baseball team defeated Jackson County at home Monday 7-3. The Raiders scattered 13 hits over 5 innings. Corey Courm, Austin Carnahan and Jordan Miller led the Raiders at the plate with each going 2 for 3. Miller and Carnahan each had 2 RBI on the night. Tanner Hensley pitched a complete game with 7 strikeouts and only 2 walks along with going 2 for 3 at the plate. The Raiders also got hits from Jordan White, James Williams and Justin Smith. The Radiers will be back in action at home Thrusday vs Barbourville and Friday at home vs Hazard. Yost helps Georgetown to #21 national ranking in tennisSarah YostFormer Clay County Lady Tiger tennis star Sarah Yost went 4-0 against Walsh College and Cedarville College to help her Georgetown Collge team pick up two important wins and improve to 10-4 on the season. Georgetown is currently ranked #21 in the latest NAIA poll. Youst is a junior at Georgtown and was named a NAIA honorable mention All-American as a sophomore. Yost and doubles teammate Bianca Rugimbana defeated Walsh's Megan Navaree and Madeline Lewis 8-1 in doubles, then Youst defeated Lindsey Cady 6-4, 6-1 in singles. Two days later Yost and Rugimbana defeated Cedarville's Alisa Rutt and Olivia Dolph 8-3, and Youst took her singles match 6-4, 6-4 over Melinda Workman. Georgetown will take on Lindsey Wilson Monday and Cambellsville College Tuesday before traveling to Louisville for the Mid-South Conference Tournament Thursday. Girls WYMT-TV All Mountain Teamwymtsportsovertime1st TeamLauren Wombles – South Laurel Kayla Lowe – Pike Central Heather Sturdivant – Perry Central Sarah Rowe – Rockcastle County Lenae Shouse – Breathitt County 2nd TeamSamantha Coleman – Middlesboro Kourtney Tyra – Jackson County Sara Hammond – Rockcastle County Kendall Noble – Breathitt County Merissa Pruitt – Belfry 3rd TeamCelena Conley – Johnson Central Gemma Gray – Clay CountyMikkah Rogers – Corbin Sophie Robinson – Middlesboro Whitney Belle Jackson – Clay CountyGirls’ Honorable Mention - 13th RegionCallie Mills (Barbourville) Emily Boggs (Cawood) Courtney Bell (Harlan) Amber Whitehead (Jackson County) Brooklynn Jimison (Middlesboro) Caitie Jackson (North Laurel) Leslie Howard (Pineville) Jessica Dean (South Laurel) Erin Sears (Williamsburg) Academic All-MountainsSara Johnson (Allen Central) Sarah Burchell (Clay Co.)Emily Wireman (Johnson Cent.) Hayley Meek (Johnson Cent.) Megan Mosely (Knott Central) Breanne Wilson (Leslie Co.) Shannon Bays (Letcher Central) Shaleesha Coleman (Middlesboro) Jasmine Hall (Phelps) Taylor Keene (Phelps) Kayla Cantrell (Shelby Valley) Holly Jones (Whitley Co.) Tigers take two in Bo Upton Memorial ClassicThe Clay County Tiger baseball team won two games Saturday in the Bo Upton Memorial Classic at Lincoln County to move their record to 7-2 on the season. A game with Jenkins was rained out Friday night. Clay County 13 Wayne county 3Freshman pitcher Todd McDaniel scattered eight hits over five innings, to pick up the five inning win. Wayne County took advantage of two Clay County errors in the top of the fifth to score their only runs of the game. Zac Lewis was three for four at the plate and had two RBI's. Brandon Griffin was two of three and added three RBI's. Corey Nicholson knocked in Tanner Gilbert for the ten run lead and the walk-off five inning win. John Wilson, Brandon McGeorge, Gilbert, Nicholson, and McDaniel added hits for the Tigers. Clay County 10, Lincoln County 9Zac Lewis reahed base all five times he batted including two hits, Brandon McGeorge went two for five with three RBI's and John Wilson went two of three, with two walks and three runs scored as the Tigers pulled out the come from behing win. Corey Nicholson, Tyler Young, Todd McDaniel and Tyler Sumner added base knocks for Clay County. Starting pitcher Brandon Griffin gave up three runs on three hits and gave way to Brandon McGeorge in the fourth. McGeorge, who was making his first varsity pitching appearance worked three innnings, giving up four runs on four hits and picked up the win. Corey Nicholson pitched the seventh inning giving up two runs on two hits but retired the last three batters for the save. Raiders Roll past SebastianThe CCMS Raiders Baseball team defeated Sebastian Middle School at home Tuesday 11-0 in 4 innings. The Raiders were led at the plate by Corey Courm who had 5 RBI on 2 hits, including a Grand Slam in the bottom of the 3rd inn. Zack McGeorge followed Courm's homer with one of his own. Jordan White had a double and 2 RBI in the win. Austin Carnahan stayed hot at the plate going 2 for 2. leaguelineup.com/ccmsraiders CLICK HERE to check out the new Clay County Tiger baseball page! CLICK HERE to visit the CCMS Raider Baseball website! OBI boys capture North Laurel track meetBy Denis House, sentinel-echo.comNorth Laurel hosted an All-Comers meet Tuesday evening, with the Lady Jags taking first in the girls’ meet, while Oneida Baptist won the boy’s meet. The Lady Jaguars finished with 189 points, with Whitley Co. in second (150) and South Laurel in third (84). OBI had 178 points in the boys’ meet, with North Laurel taking second (149) and Whitley Co. third (75). South Laurel placed fourth with 63 points. Napolion Getachew of OBI won the boys’ 100 with a time of 11.89. He also took the 200 in 24.41. OBI won the 4x100 in 47.02, the 4x200 in 1:39.18, and the 4x400 in 4:02.78. The long jump was won by Boima Karmo of OBI with a distance of 19-01. Richard Baker of OBI won the triple jump at 37-05.50. The shot put was won by Josh Hicks of OBI with a distance of 33-08.00. Final team scores Girls - 1. North Laurel, 189; 2. Whitley Co., 150; 3. South Laurel, 84; 4. Owsley Co., 47; 5. Oneida Baptist Institute, 29. Boys - 1. Oneida Baptist Institute, 178; 2. North Laurel, 149; 3. Whitley Co., 75; 4. South Laurel, 63; 5. Williamsburg, 277; 6. Owsley Co., 19. Clay County girls tennis team pulls out squeakermiddlesborodailynews.comThe Cumberland Gap High School boys tennis team improved to 4-0 on the year with a 6-3 victory at Clay County. Meanwhile the girls team lost their second in a row by a count of 5-4. For the boys the doubles duo of Alec Lewis and Harley Evans highlighted the night with a 7-6 (7-4) victory over Jerrid Neely and Jonathan Carmack to touch off the victory. Previously, Lewis had lost in singles to Neeley 8-3 and Evans lost a close one to Carmack 9-7. Other winners for the Panthers were Garrett Jones over Phillip Burchell 8-6. Ryan Shipley over Michael Hoskins 8-5. Alex Schelstrate over Jacob Garrison 8-3 and Robert Caldwell over Jason Hoskins 8-6. In doubles Shipley/Jones knocked off Hoskins/Hoskins 6-2 and Caldwell/ Jared Asher lost to Burchell/Garrison 6-5 in a match called because of darkness. For the girls Sarah Burchell (CC) beat Codi Guy 8-0. Courtney Crowder (CGHS) lost to Melanie Smith 8-1, Kayla Lewis (CGHS) knocked off Mallory Garrison 7-6, Rebecca Webb (CGHS) defeated Samantha Gregory 8-6, Lydia Harris (CC) slid past Monica Cobb (8-4) and Sydney Combs (CC) beat Lindsay Warren (8-1) In doubles it was Guy/Webb losing to Smith/Gray 8-2, Lewis/Crowder over Harris/Combs 8-6 and Cobb/Warren over Gregory/Stivers 8-6.
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Post by Local Sports on Apr 23, 2008 16:39:09 GMT -5
Yost earns her stripesgeorgetowncollegeathletics.comThe Georgetown College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted the third-annual GC Awards on Sunday, April 27th in the Georgetown College Chapel. Former Tiger and current WKYT-TV chief meteorologist T.G. Shuck served as master of ceremonies and gave student-athletes an idea of how much they will appreciate the foundation that athletics helps to form in their lives when they are in their chosen careers. Former Clay County Tiger and current Georgetown All-American tennis player Sarah Yost (right) was presented the Stripes Award. Bobcat Invitational Friday, April 25 at Bell County High Schoolmiddlesborodailynews.comGirls 1600 Meters - #8. Brittany Collins, Clay County 7:09.72. Girls 3200 Meters - #8. Brittany Collins, Clay County 16:43.51. Girls 100 Meter Hurdles - #8. Cassie Smallwood, Clay County 21.97 Girls 4x200 Relay - #3. Clay County 2:03.53 Girls 4x400 Relay - #6. Clay County 5:11.14 Girls 4x800 Relay - #6. Clay County 12:47.73. Girls High Jump - #4. Blake Smith, Clay County 4-06 Girls Long Jump - #4. Maggie Sizemore, Clay County 13-09.00 Girls Shot Put - #1. Shanda Copeland, Clay County 28-02.00; #3. Whitney Jackson, Clay County 26-03.00 Girls Discus - #2. Shanda Copeland, Clay County 70-03; #6. Bridgett Hibbard, Clay County 58-09 Boys 100 Meters - #4. John Hooker, Clay County 12.04 Boys 200 Meters - #3. John Hooker, Clay County 24.57 Boys 800 Meters - #3. Matt Langdon, Clay County 2:17.03 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay - #2. Clay County 48.07 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay - #2. Clay County 1:40.09 Boys 4x400 Meter Realy - #3 Clay County 4:05.14 Boys 4x800 Meter Relay - #3. Clay County 9:44.34 Boys High Jump - #1. Wes Smith, Clay County 6-02; #5. C.J. Miller, Clay County 5-04 Boys Long Jump - #4. John Hooker, Clay County 19-03.00 Boys Triple Jump - #6. Dustin Smith, Clay County 35-04.00 Boys Shot Put - #4. Gary Jordan, Clay County 37-01.50 Boys Discus Throw - #3. Matt Langdon, Clay County 101-07 Girls Team Rankings1) Bell County 114 2) Knox Central 93 3) Pulaski County 81.50 4) Leslie County 75 5) Corbin 40.50 6) Clay County 407) South Laurel 38 8) Cumberland 29 9) Middlesboro 14 10) Evarts 2 Boys Team Rankings1) Pulaski County 135 2) Knox Central 97 3) Bell County 83.50 4) Corbin 75 5) Clay County 726) South Laurel 33 7) Cumberland 14 8) Middlesboro 10 9) Evarts 5.50 OVC CHAMPIONS: EKU Men's Golf Wins 11th Conference Titleekusports.comEastern Kentucky claimed its 11th Ohio Valley Conference men’s golf championship Tuesday at the Country Club of Paducah. The Colonels led from start to finish and concluded play with a team total of 874, winning the championship by 19-shots over Murray State. With its first conference title since 2006, EKU earns the OVC’s automatic bid to the NCAA championship. Trey Bowling (231, +15) tied for 18th. Bowling’s final round was just up and down. After a par on the first hole, he bogeyed four straight and made the turn at four-over. He cut two shots off with birdies on the first two holes of the back nine, but he finished with a six on the par-three 12th hole to go five over. Then on the final five holes, he bogeyed two and birdied three to finish with a four-over 76. The 111th annual NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships begins with region action May 15-17. The regionals will be held in Chattanooga, Tenn., Columbus, Ohio and Bremerton, Wash. The NCAA will announce the championship field on May 5. Redhounds’ rally falls short at Clay CountyBy Les Dixon, thetimestribune.comDespite smashing a season-best four home runs, Jeff Garmon’s Corbin Redhounds couldn’t come up with a win on the road against Clay County. Corbin (11-8) jumped out to a 5-1 advantage, but couldn’t hold on to the lead, as the Tigers (11-4) rallied to pick up an 8-7 win. “To be honest, I was happy with the way we battled and hit the ball tonight,” Garmon said. “You have to give credit to Clay County. We had them down, but they managed to get some big hits.” Hendrickson’s three-run bomb in the first inning gave the Redhounds a 3-0 cushion. Clay County answered with a run in the bottom of the second inning, but Corbin responded with a run of its own in the fourth. The Tigers added another run in the bottom of the fourth. The Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth on a single by John Wilson to cut their deficit to 5-4 and took advantage of a couple of walks and an error to claim an 8-5 lead going into the seventh inning. The Redhounds opened the top of the seventh inning with consecutive outs, but back to back home runs was not enought as the Tigers held on for the win. Brandon Griffin was the winning pitcher and Todd McDaniel picked up the save. Corbin dominates ClayBy Jimbo Collins, thetimestribune.comThe Corbin boys’ and girls’ tennis teams continued to roll Monday with a win over traditional 13th Region powerhouse Clay County. The boys’ defeated the Tigers 9-0 to improve to 7-0 on the season, while the girls scored a 4-1 victory and improved to 6-2 this season. No. 1 seed Lance Freeman beat Clay County’s Jerrid Neeley, 6-0, 6-1. Taylor Jones defeated Jon Carmack, 8-1. Brody Freeman scored an 8-1 win over Michael Hoskins. Lee Crawford beat Phillip Burchell, 8-1. Nick Huff beat Jason Hoskins, 8-1, and Arpan Dixit defeated Jacob Garrison, 8-1, to complete the sweep for the Redhounds in singles action. Brody Freeman and Lee Crawford beat Jarrid Neeley and Jon Carmack, 6-1, 6-3. Nick Huff and Krisna Patil defeated Michael and Jason Hoskins, 8-2, and Chris Goins and Arpan Dixit beat Phillip Burchell and Jason Garrison to complete the sweep in doubles action. Morgan Freeman defeated Sarah Burchell, 6-2, 6-1. Nikki Freeman beat Samantha Gregory 6-3, 7-5 and Sritha Redda beat Chelsa Stivers, 6-1, 6-0 to complete a sweep for the Corbin girls in singles play. Melanie Head and Sidney Ledington defeated Mallory Garrison and Gemma Gray, 7-6, 6-2. The only match Clay County won was decided by an extra set when Lynday Harris and Sidney Combs defeated Corbin’s Erin Hart and Julie Crawford, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8. South Laurel downs Clay County 2-1By Denis House, sentinel-echo.comRicky Bowling delivered a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning to drive home Luke Rakestraw and give the South Laurel Cardinals a 2-1 win over visiting Clay County last Thursday. Rakestraw, who was also the winning pitcher, started the inning with a single, and advanced to second when catcher Ryan Woody beat out a perfectly placed bunt between the mound and first base. After Matthew Peters fouled out, Michael Hammonds sent a fly ball that hit off the left fielder’s glove for one of five errors committed by the Tigers in the game. Woody was thrown out at second, but Rakestraw advanced to third, bringing Bowling to the plate. The South centerfielder then smacked a single to center, scoring Rakestraw and sending the South Laurel fans home happy. The Cards (12-2) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first off Clay County pitcher Brandon Griffin, the first-cousin of the late North Laurel and University of Kentucky star Jon Hooker. Griffin even wears No. 33, just like Hooker did. Griffin struggled with his control in the first, walking the bases loaded with one out. He then got Hammonds to fly out, which scored Rakestraw. Bowling then flew out to right to end the inning, as the Cardinals left two runners stranded. For the game, nine South Laurel runners were left on base, including two in both the third and fourth innings. Clay Co. (8-3) tied the game in the top of the third when Todd McDaniel singled to lead off the inning, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and later scored on a single by Zach Lewis. The Tigers threatened in the fifth inning, putting two runners on with one out, but Rakestraw got John Wilson to ground into the pitcher’s best friend, a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. Bobcats rally past ClayBy JAY COMPTON middlesborodailynews.comAfter watching a six-run lead evaporate in the fifth inning, the Bell County Bobcats put up two runs in the sixth to knock off Clay County 10-8 Monday night. Spencer Greer led off the sixth with a double to right-center and advanced to third on a wild pitch with one out. With two outs, Chase Ely fouled off several pitches before another wild pitch allowed Greer to score what proved to be the deciding run. Ely eventually worked a walk and came all the way around to score when John Dudley Hilton hit a ground ball and the throw got away from the Clay first baseman. The Bobcats made three errors in the second inning to give the Tigers two unearned runs and then made two more in the fifth that led to Clay’s big inning.
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Post by Local Sports on May 7, 2008 20:52:13 GMT -5
49th draw: North, Clay set to playBy Les Dixon, thetimestribune.comFor the second time in three years, the 49th District’s blind draw continues to be a thorn in the sides of both Clay County and North Laurel. With Jackson County, Oneida Baptist and Red Bird in full agreement to go with the blind draw, there isn’t much that North Laurel head coach Darren McWhorter and Clay County head coach Billy Griffin can do, but shake their heads. “To be honest, I’m not fond of the blind draw at all,” Griffin said. “Darren and I have talked about this and all it does is give other district teams an easier shot at advancing in the regional tournament.” The combined record of the three teams are 8-27, while Clay County (19-5 overall, 10-3 vs. 13th Region opponents) and North Laurel (14-12, 12-5) are considered two of the top teams in the 13th Region. “All I know is that all of the other teams in the 13th Region loves this,” McWhorter said. “Basically, whoever draws the losing team in the region can throw off and use their No. 2 or No. 3 pitcher and can actually save their No. 1 pitcher until the region finals. “It’s frustrating — that’s what it is,” he added. “The sad thing is this is not going to change any time soon. I’ve stressed to the kids all year long that we need to focus on beating Clay County. I felt like we would draw them and that’s what happened.” Griffin said what adds to the frustration is that Oneida Baptist votes to haves a blind draw, but hasn’t participated in the 49th District Tournament for the past two years. “Something needs to be changed,” he said. “The KHSAA (Kentucky High School Athletic Association) needs to step in or something.” McWhorter agrees. “Unless the KHSAA mandates the districts to be seeded, then it’s going to be like this,” he said. “There’s nothing I can say or do about it. We have an open discussion about it in the meeting, but it never does anything. I mean, Oneida Baptist votes not to seed, but doesn’t even participate in the district tournament. “All this does is make the region weaker,” McWhorter added. “Our district just isn’t represented well in the region and it’s not right. It is what it is. I warned my kids we would probably draw Clay County and it happened. We’ve shown that we can play with anybody in the region and we’ve also shown that we can be beaten by anyone, so we’re just going to have to be ready to play Clay County when the time comes.” The two teams will try to avoid elimination May 19 when the first round of the 49th District begins at Jackson County High School. Clay County boys finish second in SEKC track meetharlandaily.comThe Clay County boys track team finished second at the Southeastern Kentucky Conference meet Tuesday at Knox Central High School. Girls3,200-meter run: 3) Brittany Collins, Bell County, 13:30.88; 4) Tabitha Byrd, Clay County, 14:51.16; 100-meter hurdles: 5) Cassie Smallwood, Clay County, 20.90; 4x400-meter relay: 4) Clay County, 4:54.16; 4x800-meter relay: 4) Clay County, 12:33.70; High jump: 1) Blake Smith, Clay County, J4-06.00; Long jump: 5) Maggie Sizemore, Clay County, 13-02.25; Shot put: 2) Shanda Copeland, Clay County, 28-05.00; 4) Whitney Jackson, Clay County, 27-10.00; Discus throw: 3) Shanda Copeland, Clay County, 66-05; Girls standings: 1) Knox Central, 162.50; 2) Bell County, 116.50; 3) Williamsburg, 85; 4) Harlan, 74; 5) Clay County, 66; 6) Corbin, 62; 7) Pineville, 53; 8) Middlesboro, 27; 9) Evarts, 25; 10) Cumberland, 14. Boys100-meter dash: 1) John Hooker, Clay County, 11.72; 200-meter dash: 1) John Hooker, Clay County, 23.80; 400-meter dash: 1) Jeremy Garrison, Clay County, 50.69; 800-meter run: 4) Matt Langdon, Clay County, 2:14.57; 300-meter hurdles: 5) Ben Jackson, Clay County, 48.34; 4x100-meter relay: 3) Clay County, 48.34; 4x200-meter relay: 2) Clay County, 1:36.61; 4x400-meter relay: 1) Clay County, 3:47.07; High jump: 1) Wes Smith, Clay County, J6-00-00; 5) Ben Jackson, Clay County, J5-02.00 Long jump: 5) John Hooker, Clay County, 18-01.00; Shot put: 4) Gary Jordan, Clay County, 3-10.00; Discus throw: 2) Matt Langdon, Clay County, 100-03; Boys standings: 1) Knox Central, 167.50; 2) Clay County, 109; 3) Corbin, 108; 4) Pineville, 89; 5) Bell County, 88; 6) Williamsburg, 77.50; 7) Evarts, 24; 8) Harlan, 16; 9) Middlesboro, 12. 10) Cumberland, 1. Bowling's EKU Golf Team To Play In NCAA Central Regionalekusports.comFormer Clay County Tiger Trey Bowling and his Eastern Kentucky’s men’s golf team will play in the Central Regional of the 2008 NCAA Championships on May 15-17, the organization announced Monday. The Colonels are making their second appearance in the NCAA Championships after capturing the Ohio Valley Conference championship in April. EKU is the 22nd seeded team in the 27-team regional. The Central Regional will be contested on the Scarlet Golf Course at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The top-10 teams from each of the three 54-hole regionals will advance to the championship round at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind., to be played May 28-31. The top-five seeds in the Central Regional are Alabama, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Florida and Tennessee. Indiana is the eighth seed and Louisville is the 10th seed. Eastern Kentucky has competed this season against six teams in the regional; Indiana, Illinois, Penn State, Ohio State, Marquette and Cleveland State. The Colonels have finished ahead of Indiana, Penn State, Marquette and Cleveland State. EKU claimed its 11th Ohio Valley Conference men’s golf championship on April 22. The Colonels led from start to finish and concluded play with a team total of 874, winning the championship by 19-shots over Murray State. Eastern Kentucky Head Coach Pat Stephens was awarded Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year honors at the conclusion of the championship. It is the second coach of the year award for the man that has led the Colonel program for 11 seasons. Stephens led EKU to its first ever NCAA championship appearance in 2006. Despite falling one shot short of the individual title, Phil Hendrickson garnered the OVC Player of the Year award. He carries the lowest stroke average in the conference and now has six top-10 finishes this season. Three Colonels placed in the top-five, four in the top-10 and all five turned in top-20 performances. Lewis has a chance to do something specialcourier-journal.comZach LewisClay County quarterback Zach Lewis has a chance to do something special during his senior season under center next fall. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Lewis can become Kentucky's all-time leader in career passing yards. He already has 10,584 and has passed former Trinity and Louisville star Brian Brohm, now Lewis only trails former E'town star Chris Todd (10,766) and the state's all-time leader in former Leslie County and Kentucky star Tim Couch (12,167). "To even be mentioned with Brian Brohm, Tim Couch and Chris Todd is a great honor for me," Lewis said. "Those were some of the best guys ever." A four-year starter, Lewis has already thrown for 78 career TD passes and ranks 25th on the state's all-time list in that category. "The fact is that he has done this in three years and with nine different receivers," Clay County coach Aaron Stepp said. "We have had some good skill kids, but it's been different ones." While Lewis is busy re-writing the state record book, he'll also be trying to land a scholarship. Stepp said Lewis runs a 4.7 40-yard dash and is also the Tigers' field-goal kicker, punter and plays safety on the defensive side of the ball. "His intelligence of the game is unparralled," Stepp said. And he does have the colleges interested. Marshall, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Miami (Ohio), Northwestern and a few other Mid-American Conference schools have called on Lewis. This summer, Lewis said he'll go to "a few camps with some schools" that have shown interest. "I just want to try and get noticed a bit," Lewis said. Clay County girl win, boys lose at Middlesboromiddlesborodailynews.comThe Middlesboro boys’ and girls’ tennis teams traveled to Manchester Thursday to take on the Clay County Tigers. The Jacket boys pulled out a 3-2 win, while the Lady Jackets dropped a 3-2 decision to the Lady Tigers. Middlesboro swept the boys singles matches. Akash Patel defeated Phillip Burchell 6-2, 6-3 in the one seed match-up. At number two Noah Robinson got past Jacob Garrison 7-5, 6-3 and at number three Zach Ausmus shut out Mack Asher 6-0, 6-0. In doubles the Tigers turned the tables as Jerrid Nealy and Jon Carmack pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over Middlesboro’s top team of Roger Uy and Chris Aker. In the second doubles match Clay’s Michael Hoskins and Jason Hoskins defeated Jared Barton and Adam Crawford 6-0, 6-3, but Middlesboro still won overall 3-2. On the girls side, defending regional champion Sarah Burchell topped Middlesboro’s Natalie Dubin 6-2, 6-0 at the number one. Lady Jacket number two seed Ashley Mason lost to Clay’s Mallory Garrison 6-2, 6-3 and Middlesboro three seed Morgan Wilson defeated Samantha Gregory 8-2. In doubles, the Lady Jackets number one team of Rachel Maiden and Trinity Goodman lost to Clay’s Gemma Gray and Melanie Smith 6-3, 6-3 while the number two team of Mary Wilson and Priya Mohan topped Lydia Harris and Sydney Combs 6-4, 6-2. But Clay had pulled out the 3-2 win. In a JV doubles match, Middlesboro’s Ashley Mason and Rhyan Martin defeated Destiny Ryan and Mindi Bowling 8-1. Yost to play in NAIA National TournamentSarah YostFormer Clay County Lady Tiger and her Georgetown College Women's Tennis team has earned the right to play for a national championship for the first time since the NAIA team format began in 2000. This is not the team's first appearance in the tournament, as Georgetown played in both 2000 and 2001 as the host school. The Tigers currently own a #14 national ranking and have an overall record of 13-7, with all seven losses coming at the hands of top 20 teams. "We have played a very strong schedule and our seven losses were to EKU, No. 4 Lindsey Wilson (three times), No. 7 Berry, then No. 10 Brenau and then No. 15 Northwood, so our schedule has been difficult," explained head coach Kevin Calhoun. "But we also beat three teams in the top 25 including No. 10 Southern Nazarene. I think we are ready for anything that we are going to see next week." Calhoun said he doesn't expect an intimidation factor to be present when his team takes to the courts. "Despite losing to Lindsey Wilson three times, we competed really well with them all three times and our players aren't the intimidated types." The NAIA National Tennis Championships will be played May 12-16 in Mobile, Alabama at the Mobile Tennis Center. Brackets will be released on Wednesday by 6:00 p.m.
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Post by Local Sports on May 14, 2008 19:53:25 GMT -5
Hobbs selected for All-Star baseball gameharlandaily.comJustin HobbsJustin Hobbs will represent Clay County on the 13th Region Senior All-Star team that will take on the 14th Region Stars at 4 p.m. and the 15th Region Stars at 7 p.m. on June 15 at Knott Central High School in Hindman. The 13th Region All-Stars will be coached by Harlan’s David Evans. Other members of the 13th Region All-Stars include J.T. Shelley of Williamsburg, Jordan McCumbers and Benji Campbell of Whitley County, Kyle Nelson of Bell County, Mike Hammons of South Laurel, Nick Shannon, Ryan Evans and Logan Howell of North Laurel, Jacob Scalf and Andy Mitchell of Knox Central, Clint Cashen and Josh Hart of Corbin, A.J. Gambrel of Barbourville, Josh Johnson of Harlan, Jonathan Fields of Cumberland, and Trevor Lakes of Jackson County. Yost honored as NAIA All-American againSarah YostFrom the men's team, Matias Carcamo was selected as a member of the NAIA All-American second team, the highest individual honor for the school. The junior from Temuco, Chile will return as the Tiger's top seed next season, as will Andres Escalante, a junior from Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, who was named an honorable mention selection. Both Emily Kerrick (Lexington, Ky.) and Sarah Yost (Manchester, Ky.) repeated as honorable mention selections. The juniors were joined by freshman Adrienne Bartlett (Louisville, Ky.), also an honorable mention honoree. The women's team ended the year 13-9 after the school's first appearance as a qualifier in the NAIA National Tournament in Mobile, Ala. and lose only one senior. The ladies received a special honor, being chosen as the 2008 Champions of Character team from all 138 member schools. In addition, Head Coach Kevin Calhoun was named the Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year. The men's team ended the year with an appearance in the NAIA Region XI Tournament in Nashville, Tn. and an overall record of 8-13. Lewis listed as Marshall Quarterback prospectmarshall.scout.comZach LewisBy Luke Beach, Herd Insider Recruiting CoordinatorThe 2009 recruiting class has yet to take shape, but we are giving you a list of prospects who have received scholarships offers and others who are seeing serious attention from The Thundering Herd. Check marshall.scout.com to see who is on the Herd's recruiting radar. Here is a breakdown of the 2009 Thundering Herd recruiting quarter back prospects. 1. Will Gilchrist, QB, 6’2, 175, Savannah Harden Country HS, TN/ as a soph named West Tennessee Sophomore of the year. Has heard from Vandy, Tennessee, Memphis, Marshall, and MTSU. First offer from Louisiana Tech. 2. Bo Cordell, QB, 6’2, 195, Cincinnati Indian Hill, OH/ Interest from Marshall, Indiana, and Miami, OH. Threw for 3,300 yds and 34tds. Led team to regional finals and a 13-2 record. Has Marshall as his #1. 3. Clayton Moore, QB, 6’2, 205 Louisville High School/ Louisville, Miss/ 3,000yards passing, 42 td’s, 850 rushing yards, and led team to 3A state championship. Offers from Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Indiana, and Kansas. 4. Andrew Jackson, QB, 6’2, 200, Lasher High School/ Bloomfield Hills, MI 5. Zack Lewis, QB, 6’2, 195, Clay County High School/ Manchester, KY6. Kier Houston, QB, 6’1, 175, Powell High School/Powell, TN 7. AJ Graham, QB, 6’3, 190, Godby High School/ Tallahassee, Florida Bowling's Colonels Finishes NCAA Regional Tied For 12thFormer Clay County Tiger Trey Bowling and his Eastern Kentucky’s men’s golf team finished tied for 12th at the 2008 NCAA Central Regional. The top-10 teams from each of the three regionals advance to the championship round, the Colonels missed qualifying for the finals by three shots. EKU shot a final round 313 (+29) and finished with a three-round total of 904 (+52). Eastern Kentucky, the 22nd seeded team in the 27-team regional, finished 10 spots higher than it was seeded and finished in front of five teams ranked among the top-50 in the nation. The Colonels finished tied with No. 43 Michigan (+52), and beat No. 8 Georgia Tech (+56), No. 18 Lamar (+59), No. 31 Wichita State (+62), No. 40 Arkansas (+62) and No. 47 Texas Christian (+62). No. 19 Wake Forest (+27) was the wire-to-wire winner. No. 6 Oklahoma State (+37) placed second followed by Illinois (+39) in third. The three-day Central Regional was contested on the 7,420-yard, par-71 Scarlet Golf Course at Ohio State University. In a field of 141 players, junior Jesse Massie tied for 12th with a three round total of 222 (+9). Justin Moore tied for 59th at 15-over-par (228). Senior Phil Hendrickson and junior Trey Bowling tied for 65th with three-round totals of 229 (+16). Ryan Britt tied for 109th at 22-over (235). Bowling was three-over through the first eight holes, but a triple-bogey on No. 18 doubled his score to six-over. It only got worse from there. He opened the final nine holes with three bogeys and a double-bogey. He got to the bottom of the cup on the par-three No. 8 in two shots, but a bogey on the final hole left the junior with a final round score of 83, 12-over-par. The Scarlet course is rated as one of the top collegiate courses in the nation and ranked 81st among all golf courses in the United States. The course was designed by famed architect Dr. Alister MacKenzie, the designer of the famed Augusta National Golf Course and Cypress Point Golf Club. 2008 Pioneer Bowl will offer two impressive gamesBy Jimbo Collins, thetimestribune.comThe 2007 Pioneer Bowl will feature Clay County against Knox Central, and Leslie County versus Lynn Camp. The games will be played at Lynn Camp. The date has been set for Aug. 29 for the teams to kick off the season. The Tigers will play Wayne Mills’ Knox Central Panthers at 6:30 p.m., and Leslie County will take on David Mitchell’s Lynn Camp Wildcats at approximately 9 p.m. Knox Central set school records last season and Mills is looking forward to continuing to build tradition there. “From a team standpoint, last year we had a really good football team,” Mills said. “We started out 4-2 on the season and we beat Rockcastle. We finished two in the district. We had some injuries and lost our quarterback (Corey Smith) to a broken hand middle way through the season. It is tough to regroup from that. Our kids continued to play hard, but offensively we struggled moving the football. “This year we are excited about our team,” he added. “We graduated some nice lineman, but we’ve got some skill (position) kids coming back that we’ve got some confidence in. If our younger kids can come along up front as the season goes along we feel like we will be OK.” Mills knows the Tigers will be a test in the first game of the season. Clay County features one of the best signal callers in the state in senior Zach Lewis. “Going up against Clay County,” Mills said. “I think they have one of the best quarterbacks in the state (Zach Lewis). I think he likes 1,600 yards to pass Tim Couch’s record in passing and that is a good opportunity and goal to set for him that I am sure he is going to try to pass. Offensively I think coach Stepp does as great a job as anybody in Kentucky as far as throwing the football and then they’ve added a running game into that. “It’s made for a pretty potent bunch to come out of the gate with. A 6:30 ballgame against a team that passes a lot —you better be ready to play,” he added. “If you don’t you will find out what kind of shape you’re in really quick. We are concerned for that part of it — just the heat of the summer and the first game of the season.“ Tigers knock out Jaguars in 10 inning classicThe Clay County Tiger baseball team knocked off the defending regional champion North Laurel in a classic 10 inning 2-1 victory in the opening round of the 49th district at Jackson County Monday night. Tanner Gilbert walked with the bases loaded to force in John Wilson with the winning run to give the Tigers a berth in the district finals. In the other semi-final Jackson County won over Red Bird by a score of 20-2. Nick Gray pitched four innings of one-hit baseball to pick up the win. Starter Justin Hobbs pitched the first six innings giving up only three hits and one run. The Tigers scored their first run when pitch runner Josh England scored from second on an infield hit by Wilson after the Jaguar second baseman threw the ball away at first. England was running for Tyler Sumner who was 3-4 on the night at the plate. The Clay County Lady Tiger softball team moved into the district finals with a 11-0 five inning win over host Jackson County Monday night. Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers will play in the 13th regional tournament which will begin Monday night at North Laurel. CCMS Raider baseball win over South LaurelThe Clay County Middle School Raider baseball team closed out their regular season last Tuesday with a win over South Laurel moving their record to 15-4. This season the Raiders set several offensive team records, including Team HRs (10), Individual HRs (Zack McGeorge - 4), and Stolen Bases (Corey Courm - 25). Justin Smith also tied the single season pitching record for most wins with 6. HCHS will compete in same 5A district as Clay CountyBy JOHN HENSON, harlandaily.comHarlan County High School will move to Class 5A under a draft football alignment for the 2009 and 2010 football seasons approved Tuesday by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control. Harlan County will play against several familiar rivals in District 8 of 5A, competing with Clay County, Letcher Central, North Laurel, Perry Central and Whitley County. Harlan County will compete in Class 3A this fall to avoid disrupting other districts that had schedules locked in due to two-year contracts. The Black Bears will play the second year of Cawood’s district schedule, competing against Breathitt County, Fleming County, Estill County and Powell County. The board approved the football committee’s recommendation to maintain the previously approved alignment for 2007 and 2008 along with some minor modifications on a case-by-case basis with regard to a great variance in travel and geography and changes in enrollment figures. “The board chose to move forward by tweaking the current alignment and make minor adjustments rather than starting over and aligning top to bottom or using other variables,” KHSAA Assistant Commissioner Julian Tackett said in a news release. “With only one year into a new playoff system, there really wasn’t enough data to make major revisions.” The draft alignment will be sent to schools for feedback before a final vote. KHSAA FOOTBALL DRAFT ALIGNMENT 2009-2010• CLASS 5A • District-5-1 — Christian County, Hopkinsville, Ohio County, Owensboro District-5-2 — Barren County, Bowling Green, Grayson County, Warren Central District-5-3 — Bullitt Central, Doss, Iroquois, John Hardin, Waggener District-5-4 — Anderson County, Grant County, Jeffersontown, Oldham County, South Oldham District-5-5 — Cooper, Cov. Catholic, Dixie Heights, Highlands, Holmes, Scott District-5-6 — Ashland Blazer, Johnson Central, Montgomery County, Woodford County District-5-7 — Lincoln County, Mercer County, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern District-5-8 — Clay County, Harlan County, Letcher Central, North Laurel, Perry Central, Whitley County Hobbs spins one-hitter to spoil Whitley County's senior nightBy Jerry Burns, thetimestribune.comIn an emotional Senior Night game, Whitley County senior Jordan McCumbers led the way, in what turned into a disappointing 1-0 loss to Clay County. Determined to go out as a winner during his final home game on the mound, McCumbers held Clay County hitless until the seventh inning. Despite allowing two hits in the loss, he still finished the game with eight strikeouts. Clay County’s Justin Hobbs rivaled McCumbers outstanding play. Ted Clifford had the team’s only hit of the game and Whitley County simply found themselves unable to connect with Clifford on base. The Tigers managed to score the winning run without actually hitting the ball. Whitley County committed three consecutive errors to allow Clay County's Zach Lewis to bring home the unearned run. Yost Receives NAIA Champions of Character National AwardDespite Yost win, Georgetown Falls in National TournamentSarah YostGeorgetown College's Women's Tennis was named the NAIA-Buffalo Funds Five Star Champions of Character team at the annual awards banquet held on Sunday, May 11, 2008. All 132 member schools were eligible to submit a nomination and Georgetown was chosen by the coaches association officers. The Tiger team was selected because of exemplary character and sportsmanship on the court, campus and community. Head coach Kevin Calhoun cited many examples in the nomination, including his students' discipline, integrity and willingness to give up personal goals for the benefit of the team. "There is absolutely no doubt that these young athletes have learned much about themselves, who they can be and how to live after their college tennis ends," said Calhoun. "I could not be more proud of them and they way they have embraced the champions of character initiative." But, perhaps junior Sarah Yost, who won the Mid-South Conference's individual champions of character award, said it best. "Character is a choice and we make the right choices and manage them...Every one of my teammates has character. I trust all of them to do what is right, even when it is hard." In the NAIA National Championships, Georgetown fell in the opening round to Union College by a score of 6-3. Two of the wins came in doubles, as Emily Kerrick and Adrienne Bartlett defeated Juliana Negosek and Yeris Vargas 9-7, while Sarah Yost and Bianca Rugimbana beat Camila Cunha and Ximena Aguilar 8-4. Kerrick and Bartlett entered the tournament ranked 13th in the country. It was the team's first earned appearance in the NAIA National Tournament, after competing as a host school in 2000 and 2001.
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Post by Local Sports on Jun 20, 2008 8:02:51 GMT -5
Bowling wins third Tri-County Invitational in playoffBy: Jim McAlister, williamsburgnewsjournal.comTrey Bowling It was an exciting finish in the annual Tri-County Country Club Invitational as well. Two-time champion, Trey Bowling, won his third trophy. Clay County golfers have captured four of the last five titles. Corbin's Jason Vance won the championship last year but Nathan White, a former teammate of Bowling won it all in 2005. Even some of the old-timers were in championship form as Scott Gardner (1991-1992 champ) pushed Bowling to a playoff; Bill Sergent was in the championship flight. Sergent has won the title six times, the overall leader in tournament victories. Kevin Lawson (1999-2000) finished one stroke back of the leaders with a two-day 133. The Tri-County Country Club Invitational must be one of the oldest in the state. 88 golfers played in this year's field. Clay County reaches Final Four before dropping decision to Scott CountyBy Les Dixon, Sports Editor thetimestribune.comDefending 14th Region champion Hazard, 69-62 who are led by junior Josh Whitaker — reached the semifinals, along with 13th Region’s Clay County Tigers (defeated East Jessamine, 52-49), 11th Region’s Scott County Cardinals (defeated Mercer County, 92-41) and Lexington Christians Eagles (defeated Lafayette, 57-44) who Corbin defeated earlier in the week in pool play. Scott County (beat Clay County, 78-56) and Hazard (beat Lexington Christian, 71-54) advanced to the finals before Billy Hicks’ squad won the title, 77-62. Other local teams in the tournament didn’t fare as well. South Laurel reached the Sweet 16 before falling to Scott County, 78-68. Steve Wright’s squad trailed at halftime by only one point before getting outscored by nine points in the second half. The Cardinals reached the Sweet 16 with a 73-56 win over June Buchanan. Brandon Elam’s Knox Central Panthers earned a bye into the Sweet 16 after winning its pool, but dropped am 86-72 decision to East Jessamine. High school notebook: Off-season anything butMike Fields, kentucky.comAnother high school sports season has come to an end, which means it's time to shut down this weekly notebook until mid-August. The off-season promises to be interesting. The legal battle between the KHSAA and Scott County over the eligibility of basketball stars Dakotah Euton and Chad Jackson will be an attention-grabber. • Who'll generate the most buzz for Mr. Football? The obvious candidates: Trinity linebacker Jordan Whiting, who has committed to Ohio State; St. Xavier running back Deuce Finch; Male speedster Justin Green; and Clay County quarterback Zach Lewis, who has a shot at Tim Couch's state record for career passing yards. • The high school football season kicks off in two months. The 61st Recreation Bowl in Mount Sterling on Aug. 30 will have the same matchups as last year: Fleming County vs. Harrison County, and Clark County vs. Montgomery County. Wazoo Sports Receives $2.0 Million to Expand Broadcast NetworkWazoo Sports, a High School Sports Broadcast Network based in London, Kentucky, announced today it has received a $2.0 million equity funding commitment from Meritus Ventures, L.P. a London, Kentucky based venture capital fund. “We are delighted to partner with Meritus Ventures for this important round of initial financing. In addition to capital, Meritus brings valuable strategic insight and experience to the table as we launch Wazoo Sports and aggressively expand our network, capitalizing on the national high school sports opportunities," said Carlos “Doc” Carpenter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wazoo. Carpenter is a native of Clay County. Meritus Ventures is a venture capital fund formed to make equity investments primarily in private companies in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Wazoo Sports is a High School Sports Broadcast Network with offices in London, Kentucky, Knoxville, Tennessee and Benton, Kentucky. Wazoo Sports currently employs 15 people between the three offices. During the 2007-2008 high school basketball season, Wazoo Sports broadcast 88 games LIVE over the Internet. Using the latest in streaming and broadcast technology, Wazoo Sports delivers video content to the user over the Internet on their web site at www.wazoosports.com. Wazoo Sports also provides unlimited ON DEMAND viewing of their content, including all 88 basketball games from this past season. For more information about Wazoo Sports, please visit their web site at www.wazoosports.com or contact Gregg M. Harper, Vice President of Operations at (865) 603-0418. New inductee Couch sets sights on homeBy Travis Waldron, kentucky.comFormer UK and Cleveland Browns quarterback Tim Couch who had some classic matchup with Clay County when he was quarterback at Leslie County was inducted into the Kentucky chapter of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Friday night at the Crown Plaza Campbell House in Lexington. Couch, the record-setting UK quarterback who announced his retirement from the NFL. Couch set several national passing records at Leslie County High School. Clay County senior quarterback Zach Lewis is on schedule to break many of those records this year. After leading UK to the Outback Bowl, he was the No. 1 overall selection in the 1999 NFL Draft and the first pick in the history of the new Browns franchise. He left UK as the school's career leader in passing yards and touchdowns — he was later eclipsed by Jared Lorenzen in both categories — and headlined UK's ”Air Raid“ offense that helped lift the Cats out of the Southeastern Conference cellar. But his five-year pro career was mired in disappointment. Couch struggled to stay on the field, as he suffered multiple concussions and only once made all 16 starts in a season for Cleveland. Still, his career is a source of pride, the Hyden native said. Couch, who will turn 31 in July, is turning his attention to a possible TV career. He worked in New York for College Sports Television the past two seasons, but his goal is to land a job closer to home. He'd also enjoy working closer to the UK football program. CLICK HERE to check out the new Clay County Tiger baseball page! CLICK HERE to visit the CCMS Raider Baseball website! Stepp takes over at Harrison Countykentucky.comAaron SteppHarrison County has named Aaron Stepp its new football coach. He succeeds Ray Graham, who left to become an assistant at Lexington Christian. Stepp coached Clay County the last six seasons. After the Tigers went 0-10 in his first year and 4-6 the second, Stepp led them to records of 8-3, 6-5, 7-4 and 7-4. ”We believe he is one of the bright young coaches in Kentucky,“ Harrison County Athletic Director Lee Kendall said. CLICK HERE to read the story at tigersfootball.blogspot.com.
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Post by Local Sports on Aug 5, 2008 15:09:55 GMT -5
Clay County's record-setting QB waiting courier-journal.comZach LewisClay County High School quarterback Zach Lewis will likely re-write the state record book - passing marks - during his senior season this fall. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Lewis is likely to become the state's all-time leading passer in yards and one of the top couple signal callers in history in touchdown passes. But on the college front, Lewis is still in a holding pattern. "I have talked to a lot of schools," Lewis said. "The bigger ones say they are interested but they are also just telling me to be patient." So while he continues to mow down opponents, Lewis isn't going to rush a decision. Lewis already has offers from Campbellsville, Georgetown and Cumberland and said he has seen a lot of interest from Marshall, Kentucky and Ohio U. "I just have to wait and see what happens," he said. "There's really nothing I can do about (the college situation). I just have to go out and play." And everyone else can watch him become break some impressive marks. He already has 10,584 and has passed former Trinity and University of Louisville star Brian Brohm, now Lewis only trails former Elizabethtown star Chris Todd (10,766) and the state's all-time leader in former Leslie County and Kentucky star Tim Couch (12,167). A four-year starter, Lewis has already thrown for 78 career TD passes and ranks 25th on the state's all-time list in that category. Lewis said he had a good summer and has added 25-30 pounds of muscle to his frame. Clay County opens the season August 29 against Knox Central. Bluegrassrivals.com Eastern Kentucky Top 20 football1. Belfry 2. Bell County 3. Johnson Central 4. Russell 5. Breathitt County 6. Pulaski County 7. Hazard 8. Corbin 9. Prestonsburg 10. Letcher County Central 11. Raceland 12. Knox Central 13. Harlan County 14. Clay County15. Middlesboro 16. Mason County 17. Sheldon Clark 18. South Laurel 19. Southwestern 20. Pikeville Trey Bowling captures Kentucky Open titleBy Mike Fields, kentucky.comTrey BowlingHusbands and wives might have trouble hanging wallpaper together, but Trey and Shellie Bowling proved that spouses can hang on to win a big golf tournament together. Trey Bowling built a five-shot lead with six holes to go, and with wife/caddy Shellie helping to keep him steady, he held on to win the 89th Kentucky Open by two shots at Audubon Country Club on Thursday. Bowling, a Clay County native and a senior at Eastern Kentucky, finished the three-day tournament 10 under (69-66-71—206). Former University of Kentucky golfer Andrew Stephens was runner-up at 74-66-68—208, and earned $10,000 as low pro. Former PGA Tour player Ted Schulz was third at 71-67-71—209. Phil Hendrickson, who swept the State Amateur and Kentucky Open last summer before his senior season at EKU, tied for fourth. Bowling watched Hendrickson's heroics last year and was tickled to follow him to the winner's circle. Bowling began the final round tied for the lead with former Western Kentucky golfer Troy Hawkins. But Hawkins four-putted the first hole for a double-bogey, and Bowling had the lead to himself the rest of the day. He rolled in birdie putts on the second and fourth holes to take command. Play was interrupted for more than an hour by rain, but it didn't bother Bowling. He appeared to have put it away on the par-5 12th when he rifled his second shot — a hybrid from 225 yards — to within 6 feet and made eagle. But he followed that up with a pair of three-putt bogeys. He also bogeyed No. 16 to see his lead shrink to two, but he finished with solid pars. Bowling credited Shellie, a former EKU golfer who is an assistant pro at Andover Golf & Country Club in Lexington, for helping him in more ways than one. Stephens, who graduated from UK in 2007, was the only one to keep any kind of heat on Bowling. Neely wins at NIBROC tennis tournamentJerrid Neeley of Manchester and team mate Melanie Head of Corbin defeated Kristen Sears and Mason Smith of London 6-2, 6-2 in the Mixed B Doubles Finals of the NIBROC tennis tournament in Corbin. 110 players played in this year’s Nibroc Tournament despite temeratures hovering around 95 degrees. A total of 105 tennis matches were played at Corbin High School’s courts. Player to watch: Zach LewisCLICK HERE to watch a video from kentucky.com on Clay County quarterback Zach Lewis as a player to watch this year.
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Post by Local Sports on Sept 3, 2008 16:44:36 GMT -5
High school notebookMike Fields, kentucky.comZach Lewis• Clay County senior QB Zach Lewis threw for 297 yards and two TDs in a loss to Knox Central last week. That pushed him past Chris Todd and into second place on the state's all-time passing yardage list with 10,881 yards. He needs 1,287 yards to break Tim Couch's record. Clay County sophomore J.V. Hooker had 10 catches for 134 yards in the opener. • Bell County Coach Dudley Hilton isn't one to spotlight one player. Seven Bobcats scored TDs, and two kicked extra points in a 50-6 win over Garrard County. Spencer Greer led Bell County with 183 yards rushing. Greer also had a rare fumble. He didn't have a turnover in 13 games last season. Proffitt leaves Notre Dame; mulling decisionBy Les Dixonm thetimestribune.comFormer South Laurel High School basketball star Ty Proffitt announced that he has left the Notre Dame basketball program and will transfer to another school. Last season as a freshman, Proffitt appeared in eight games and averaged 1.0 points per game and 0.4 rebounds. Proffit made the decision after returning from a team trip to Ireland this past Monday. Proffitt said transferring had been on his mind for awhile and said his playing against teams from Poland, Iceland and Ireland will be beneficial for him. So right now, Proffitt said he’s trying to decide on which school to go to. He said that he’s considering schools in and out of the state. Region Referee Assigning Secretary arrested for DUI, speedingthetimestribune.comA Knox County teacher was arrested last Saturday and charged with speeding and driving under the influence. Ray Eric Canady, 28, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and speeding 25 miles over the speed limit. Canady serves as an exceptional learning teacher at Lynn Camp High School. He also serves as the 13th Region Assigning Secretary for basketball referees. Knox County School Board Superintendent Walter Hulett said hewas unaware Canady had been stopped and did not have any information on the incident. Lady Jaguars improve to 8-3 with win over OBIthetimestribune.comNorth Laurel improved to 8-3 on the volleyball season, winning in straight sets in the sweatbox that was the Oneida Baptist gym. “No air-conditioning, and about 85 degrees outside with just a couple of windows in the gym. So yeah, we gave our deodorant a workout,” North Laurel coach Bill Abner said. But the Lady Jags made quick work of the Clay County school, winning 25-13 and 25-17. “Oneida had some ability, one young lady was really tall and athletic,” Abner said. “We just sort of wore them down. North will be off until Thursday, when the Lady Jaguars travel to cross-town rival South Laurel — a team North Laurel has never beaten. “We’ve had no success against them in volleyball,” Abner pointed out. “They have a great program, and they have survived the graduation of Lauren Wombles and Jamie Wyatt and are still cruising right along. Our focus is on trying to be competitive with them.
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Post by Local Sports on Sept 16, 2008 4:22:04 GMT -5
Stellar Final Round by Bowling Sends EKU Golf To Title At Ball Stateekusports.comAt the conclusion of the second round, Eastern Kentucky sat in third place, six shots behind the leader, at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, hosted by Ball State University. The Colonels used a final round even-par 280 to storm into first place and capture the title by nine shots over Ball State. Ball State (866) placed second, Austin Peay (869) finished third and Northern Illinois (872) rounded out the top four. Other teams competing included Bowling Green State, Cincinnati, Ohio and Butler. Eastern Kentucky was seven shots better in the final round than any other team. Seniors Jamie Massie and Trey Bowling led the way over the final 18, both finishing with two-under par 68s. Bowling improved through each round and finished tied for 12th with a seven-over 217. The Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational was contested at the Delaware Country Club, a par-70, 6,438-yard course. More on Zach LewisJody Demling, courier-journal.comZach LewisAnother quick note on Clay County quarterback Zach Lewis, who is just 384 yards from breaking the state record for career passing yards. Lewis, who doesn't play this week, is getting some serious looks from a number of colleges. Many schools are keeping a close tab on his play. Among the schools showing interest are: Ohio U., Marshall, Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky, Gardner-Webb, Miami of Ohio and South Florida. Lewis, who is likely to break the record on Oct. 10 against Perry County Central, is also close to another state mark. Former Leslie County and University of Kentucky standout Tim Couch also holds the state record for career completions with 875. Also, I had an email asking about where Lewis ranks nationally. When he passes Couch on the yardage mark there will be at least eight others ahead of him. There will be at least five ahead of Lewis if he gets past the Couch completions mark. Bowling leads EKU to second place finish in season openerekusports.comBOWLING GREEN, Ohio – All five Colonels finished among the top-30 to lead the Eastern Kentucky men’s golf team to a second place finish at the season opening John Piper Intercollegiate, hosted by Bowling Green State University. EKU, which won this event last season, overcame host BGSU during Tuesday’s final round but finished six shots behind Ohio University. Eastern (294-296-292—882) posted its best round and finished 18 shots over par. Ohio (876) finished 12-over-par. Bowling Green (883) was one shot behind the Colonels in third. Senior Trey Bowling led Eastern and tied for fourth overall with a three-round total of even-par 216. Senior Jesse Massie (222) tied for ninth at six-over. The 75-player John Piper Intercollegiate was contested at Stoneridge Golf Club, a par-72, 7,064-yard course. The Colonels will return to action on September 22 when they begin play in the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational hosted by Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
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Post by Local Sports on Oct 1, 2008 16:26:13 GMT -5
Bowling Wins Cardinal Intercollegiate, Colonels Place Secondekusports.comEastern Kentucky senior Trey Bowling fired a final round 7-under par to capture individual medalist honors by four strokes at the Cardinal Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Louisville. As a team, the Colonels moved up one spot after the final round and finished tied for second, nine shots behind the home team. Bowling’s 65 in the final round was his second such round. The senior from Manchester, Ky., finished 16 shots under par and beat Robert Streb of Kansas State by four shots. Bowling finished with a three round total of 200. Eastern Kentucky turned in a nine-under par 279 in the final round but couldn’t catch the host Cardinals who carded a 15-under third round. EKU finished with a three round total of 843, 21-under par. U of L’s 834 was 30-under. Kansas State made a charge for the top with a final round 17-under to finish tied with the Colonels. Other teams competing in the event included Indiana (848), Marquette (854), Kansas (857) and Cincinnati (897). The Cardinal Intercollegiate was contested at the Cardinal Club, a par-72, 7,001-yard course. The Colonels will continue their fall season on Oct. 13 and 14 at the Xavier Intercollegiate. Clay County volleyball sweeps Harlan Centralharlandaily.comThe Harlan County Lady Bears were swept by visiting Clay County 25-16, 25-15 in volleyball action Tuesday. The Lady Bears won the junior varsity match 21-15, 21-19. The Lady Tigers won the freshman match 15-8, 15-11.
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Post by Local Sports on Oct 11, 2008 11:42:26 GMT -5
Clay County's Lewis can relax with recordBy Jason Frakes, courier-journal.comZach LewisWith the weight of the record chase off his shoulders, Clay County High School quarterback Zach Lewis says things are much clearer for him now. Lewis became Kentucky's career passing leading Friday, completing 22 of 31 passes for 396 yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers' 39-25 victory over Perry County Central. Lewis, a senior who has started since his freshman season, now has 12,495 career passing yards and surpassed the previous state record of 12,167 held by former Leslie County and University of Kentucky star Tim Couch. Lewis set the record on the third play of Friday's game, hitting sophomore C. J. Miller for a 64-yard touchdown pass. The 6-foot-1 215-pounder has enjoyed a solid season, having completed 125 of 199 passes for 1,911 yards and 17 touchdowns with just five interceptions for Clay County (3-3). Lewis said he liked baseball more than football when he was in middle school. Lewis said he has no scholarship offers but that Marshall, Ohio, Eastern Kentucky and Gardner-Webb have showed the most interest. Clay County coach Shannon Arnett said Lewis has the arm and work ethic to play in college. Trey Bowling Earns National Player of the Week AwardFormer Clay County Tiger and EKU senior Trey Bowling during the Cardinal ClassicFormer Clay County Tiger and Eastern Kentucky University senior Trey Bowling has been selected as the Golfweek Magazine Men’s College Player of the Week. Bowling posted rounds of 65, 70 and 65 on his way to winning the Cardinal Intercollegiate last week with a 16-under par total of 200. He won the event, hosted by the University of Louisville, by four strokes over Robert Streb of Kansas State. Bowling led the Colonels to a second place finish overall. Bowling’s rounds of 65 were seven shots under par. McDaniel wins golf regionalharlandaily.comCorbin won the Region 10 Tournament at Wasioto Winds in Pineville with a score of 312, defeating North Laurel and Somerset by three strokes. Rounding out the top five were Rockcastle County and South Laurel with scores of 316 and 318, respectively. The top individual finisher was Clay County’s Todd McDaniel, who posted a 71. South Laurel’s Elliott House shot a 73 to finish second. Corbin’s John Hamilton and Somerset’s David Snyder each shot a 74. Clay County’s Tyler McDaniel and Jackson County’s Tyler Morgan posted a 75. Clay County (323) — Todd McDaniel 71, Tyler McDaniel 75, Tanner Hensley 88, Justin Smith 89 Tyler Sumner 90. OBI Volleyball falls to Whitley CountyBy Andrew Earles, For the Times-Tribune: thetimestribune.comIn the last game of the regular season for the Whitley County Lady Colonels, David Halcomb’s squad beat Oneida Baptist Institute two sets to none, 25-11 and 25-21. The Lady Colonels (11-12) were able to out maneuver a quicker OBI team, beating OBI (3-15 in all aspects of the game. Whitley County was able to score three goals in the first set off of balls that were blocked by OBI back into the Lady Colonels’ front line. The second set was a different story than the first, as OBI was able to take an early lead and keep fighting all the way to the end.
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Post by Local Sports on Oct 18, 2008 22:53:27 GMT -5
McDaniel named first team All-StateBy Jason Frakes, courier-journal.comSt. Xavier High School junior David Payne, who won the state golf title last week, has been named the state's Mr. Golf, the Kentucky Junior Golf Foundation announced yesterday. The awards are based on a season-long points system that includes regular-season invitationals and postseason tournaments. The top 10 boys received first-team All-State recognition. The teams: Boys: 1. David Payne, St. Xavier, 62.75 points; 2. Robert Kirby, Bowling Green, 59.33; 3. Justin Thomas, St. Xavier, 59.00; 4. David Snyder, Somerset, 56.75; 5 Matthew Anderson, Johnson Central, 48.50; 6. Peter Meeks, Marshall County, 46.00; 7. Garrett Hinton, Elizabethtown, 45.08; 8. Jo Whitaker, Johnson Central, 44.50; 9. Dagan Abdon, Greenup County, 42.60; 10. Todd McDaniel, Clay County, 40.50. Jackson takes near record elkBy JOEL WILSON, Glasgow Daily Times: glasgowdailytimes.comKDFW outdoor writer Hayley Lynch tells us that it was a good year for elk hunters. Kentucky’s 2008 bull elk firearms quota hunt ended October 11, with hunters taking 115 bulls in the southeastern part of the state. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife issued 131 bull elk tags this year, including regular lottery drawings, landowner permits, special Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission conservation permits and one youth tag. Kentucky’s elk herd now numbers about 8,500 animals. This year, the department divided the 16-county elk restoration zone into six Elk Hunting Units (EHUs), hoping to spread out hunting pressure and provide hunters with a high chance of success. At least two hunter-harvested bulls received preliminary scores that challenge Kentucky’s current state record for a non-typical elk. An 8-by-8 bull elk taken in Knott County on opening day by Larry Holland of Perry County green-scored in the 390 class in the Boone and Crockett Club scoring system. Clay County’s Kelvin Jackson also took a 7-by-8 bull in Harlan County, which green-scored in the 370 class. Both of these preliminary scores are higher than the current non-typical state record of 349 0/8 held by Andy Kidd of McCreary County. However, official scoring cannot take place for 60 days after the animal is taken, during which time the antlers may shrink slightly due to drying. Department officials have not received notification that any typical bull elk taken by a hunter this year might challenge the current state record of 371 0/8, held by Greg Neff of Kenton County. However, some large bulls may not have been reported and archery season for bull elk continues through Jan. 19, 2009. Kentucky’s cow elk firearms season runs Dec. 13-26. Clay County Middle School football season ends at CorbinBy Travis Smith, Staff Writer: thetimestribune.comThe Redhound middle school football team continued their perfect season Saturday with a 28-12 win over the Raiders of Clay County. Corbin now boasts a 12-0 record going into the conference championship. On its first drive of the game, Corbin ran into a little problem when quarterback Taylor Waddle was picked off by Clay’s Kyle Woods. The Redhound defense, not to be outdone, came right back one play later after Zach Henson recovered a Raider fumble with 5:21 left in the first quarter. Following the change of possession, Corbin’s high potent offense took over. With two good runs followed by a touchdown. The two-point conversion failed, leaving the Redhounds leading 6-0 with 31 seconds left in the quarter. In the second quarter, Clay County answered Corbin’s score after quarterback Tyler Allen found Tanner Hoskins for two good gains through the air, pushing the ball to the Raider 23-yard line. Moments later, Allen hooked up with Kyle Woods in the end zone for a Raider score. Following a penalty on the two-point conversion attempt, Clay County was unable to find the goal line, leaving the game tied at 6 with 5:11 left in the half. But it didn’t take Corbin long to let the air out of Clay’s sails with their second score of the game. But once again, Corbin failed to convert the extra point attempt, leaving them with a 12-6 lead with 2:26 left in the second quarter. However, the Raider offense, on its next possession began slowly moving the ball down the field after several big runs by Hoskins. But Corbin stepped up its defense, forcing Clay County to attempt a 4th down conversion. On the down, Allen again found Woods to pick up the 1st down on the Corbin 30-yard line with 29 ticks left in the half. Following two penalties, which pushed the Raiders back to the 45-yard line, a long pass from Allen to Woods was incomplete, leaving Corbin holding onto a 12-6 lead at the half. In the third quarter, Corbin got things started off right after recovering an onside kick at the Clay County 47-yard line they scored and completed the two-point conversion, giving Corbin a commanding 20-6 lead. Clay County came right back, moving the ball down the field on runs by Kevin Smith and Hoskins. However, the drive stalled after Corbin’s defense tightened down, putting Clay County in another 4th down conversion situation. Faced with a 4th and 20 deep in Corbin territory, Clay’s Allen found Woods down the left sideline for a 35-yard score. After the two-point conversion failed, Corbin saw their lead cut to 20-12 with 4:36 left in the third quarter. The fourth quarter saw both teams trading possessions, but neither were able to add anymore points to the scoreboard leaving the final score 28-12. Clay County ended their season (9-3), while Corbin, (12-0) will face Somerset, a team they defeated earlier in the year 20-16, for the conference championship Thursday at 6 p.m. in Bell County. Lewis now seventh in nation in passing yardageBy Mike Fields, kentucky.comZach LewisWhen Tim Couch set state passing records for career yardage (12,167) and TD passes (133) at Leslie County in the mid-1990s, his numbers were so far off the charts, they looked untouchable. Until now. Last week Clay County senior QB Zach Lewis smashed Couch's yardage record, pushing his career total to 12,490. South Laurel QB Ricky Bowling has 121 TD passes, giving him a shot at Couch's other mark. Is Couch surprised his records are under assault? "Not really," he said. "As time goes by, every record will be broken. I'm still pretty proud of what I accomplished in high school. Those were national records, too. But I'm pleased for kids like Zach Lewis. They're setting the bar even higher, giving the next kids who come along motivation to do even better." Couch and Chris Redman of Male were trendsetters as pass-happy QBs. Redman, who was a year ahead of Couch, finished his career throwing for 7,653 yards and 102 TDs, which would've been state records if not for Couch. "We started throwing all over the place, and it caught on across the state," Couch said. "Now it seems everybody's doing it." Lewis, meanwhile, is glad his pursuit of Couch's record is over. "It's nice to set that aside and focus on the rest of the season," he said. "Our No. 1 goal is to win the district and get that home playoff game. I can assure you that is what is on the mind of each player." Lewis ranks seventh nationally in passing yardage. Ben Mauk of Kenton, Ohio, (17,364 yards) tops the all-time list, followed by Chris Leak of Independence, N.C. (15,593), and J.R. House of Nitro, W.Va. (14,457). OBI advances to soccer region despite heartbreaking loss in district finalsBy Travis Smith, Staff Writer: thetimestribune.comCorbin’s won a close game with Oneida Baptist Institute during Thursday’s 31st District championship soccer. At the start of the game, it appeared Oneida had drawn first blood by finding the net five minutes into the contest, However, the Mountaineers score was taken away because it was ruled they were off sides when the shot was taken. Oneida had five more shots at the goal during the first half, but could not get on in the net. Corbin picked up their lone score with 8:56 left in the first half on a shot by junior midfielder, Joseph Partin. That score would be the only one, either team would see during the first half of play. During the second half, as rain continued to blanket the field, both teams came out with different ideas. On one hand, you had Oneida looking to tie up the game, and on the other hand, you had Corbin looking to add to its lead. But that was not the case, as the second half of play saw neither team finding the net. However, Corbin fans got a scare at the 24 minute mark of the second half of play when Oneida reeled off a shot from about 20-feet out. But junior Andrew Sears was there to keep the ball out of the net, by kicking it away, only inches from the goal line. During the half, both teams took their fair share of shots, but none of them were able to find their mark. Oneida fired off five shots throughout the half, while Corbin got four looks at the goal without either team collecting a goal. Both teams will advance to the 13th Region tournament next week, with Corbin being the defending region champs as well. EKU Men's Golf Wins Second Event Of The Fallekusports.comSenior Trey Bowling finished tied for third at the Xavier InvitationalEastern Kentucky captured its second title of the fall, finishing off a wire-to-wire win Tuesday at the Xavier Invitational. The Colonels’ final round, 2-under, 286 was enough to extend the final margin to five shots over second place Marquette University. Former Clay County Tiger Trey Bowling's final round 4-under 68 propelled the EKU senior from 18th to a tie for third. Eastern Kentucky finished with a three round total of 846, 18 shots under par. Campbell University was the closest challenger to the Colonels at the end of the second round, three shots back. However, the Camels’ 6-over final round 294 dropped the team back to third place at 7-under for the tournament. Marquette, which was tied with EKU at the end of the first round, carded the best round of the day at 283 to finish second at 13-under. Other teams competing in the event included Austin Peay (858), Winthrop (865), Ball State (866), Marshall (872), Maryland (878), Cincinnati (889) and Georgetown (893). Bowling finished with a three round total of 209, seven shots under par and 10 shots behind the individual leader. The Xavier Invitational was contested at the Oasis Golf Club, a par-72, 6,921-yard course in Loveland, Ohio. The Colonels will close out the fall season at the Columbia Invitational on Oct. 24-26. OBI Mountaineers eliminate CardinalsBy Tim Branstetter, Sports Writer: sentinel-echo.comThe South Laurel Cardinals dropped a heartbreaker to Oneida Baptist Institute in the first round of the boys’ 31st District tournament on Tuesday night ,3-0. The Mountaineers came in fired up and took advantage of the Cardinals missed opportunities to claim the victory in a hard fought game. “It’s a big win,” OBI coach Scott Self said. “They have dominated us for 5 or 6 years so it was time to make a comeback.” The Mountaineers scored in the 22nd minute on a tough shot by Hoon Chun for the 1-0 advantage. Just before the half they added another goal on a shot by Albert Momoh for the 2-0 lead. The Mountaineers scored their final goal during the 71st minute as Hun Glo beat Tyler Huff for the 3-0 lead.
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Post by Local Sports on Oct 22, 2008 16:25:36 GMT -5
Corbin outlasts Clay County in regional volleyballBy Travis Smith, Staff Writer: thetimestribune.comIt wasn’t pretty, but it was a win for the Corbin Lady Redhounds in the opening round of the 13th Region volleyball tournament at Corbin High School. Corbin came out in the first set jumping on top of Clay County 6-1. But that all changed after a timeout by Lady Tiger coach Phillip Jones. Following the timeout, Clay County got four consecutive ace serves from Khercie Smith to put them back in the match. With both teams tied at 7, Clay County went on a 8-to-1 scoring run, giving the Lady Tigers a commanding 15-8 lead. Clay’s run was made possible by strong play from Andrea Napier and Jordan Phillips. But when Clay’s scoring stopped, Corbin’s picked up as the Lady Redhounds pulled to within 5 of Clay County 14-19, forcing Jones to take his second timeout. However, Clay’s Phillips was too much for Corbin up front as she collected four of Clay County’s last 6 points to give her team the 25-15 win. In the second set, both teams battled back and forth, tying the game seven times through the first eight points. Corbin finally found its rhythm midway through the set, building a 13-9 lead, which prompted a timeout by Clay County. The Lady Tigers battled back to tie the game once again at 16 each. After going ahead of Corbin 19-18, Corbin coach Alecia Elwell decided to call her second timeout of the set in an attempt to settle down her team. The move seemed to work as Corbin went on to win the set 25-22. The third and final set seemed like a carbon copy of the second, with both teams battling back and forth as the Lady Redhounds took the set and the game with a 25-17 win. Alice Lloyd senior Rodney Mitchell prepares for one last seasonAlice Lloyd College Men's basketball team is looking to make serious improvements on a challenging 2007-08 campaign. This season the Eagles will be led by new head coach, J.R. Hammond, who is no stranger to the college on Caney Creek. Hammond, who was a member of Alice Lloyd men's basketball team for five seasons, helped lead the Eagles to four NAIA National Tournament births to go along with multiple conference tournament championships during his tenure. In his inaugural season, Hammond hopes to restore a program that is yet to live up to the preseason expectations. The newly acquired Hammond is not alone, however, as the Eagle's roster is full of familiar faces and a cast of young talent that promises to deliver. Alice Lloyd returns all players who occupied starting roles from last season including a talented group of five experienced seniors. Topping the list is All-KIAC performers, point guard William Dillard (12 ppg), and former Clay County Tiger, Rodney Mitchell (14 ppg). Other seniors include three year starter Corey Hairston (12 ppg), Eric Mullins (8 ppg), and Preston Simon-Spradlin (6 ppg). Juniors Daniel Day and another fomer Tiger, William Jones, provide starting experience to the eagles as well. Sophomore point guard Casey Dalton and center Corey Dixon who connected on 65% of his field goals last season, along with redshirt freshmen Brandon Hayes, are expected to play pivotal roles this season. The experienced Eagles are eager to embark on the upcoming season with their new coach J.R. Hammond, and look to improve on previous disappointing seasons. "This is our last ride as seniors, and we have all committed ourselves to this team and this season", the seniors commented, "We have worked hard the last four years and feel that it is now our time to help put this program back on top where it belongs". Alice Lloyd will play host to the KIAC Tournament this season and will open with Kentucky Christian University on November 1, 2008. The Women's team will tip-off the action at 2 PM. The Lady Eagles feature former Clay County Lady Tigers Sarah Burchell and Gemma Gray. McDaniel named first team All-StateBy Jason Frakes, courier-journal.comSt. Xavier High School junior David Payne, who won the state golf title last week, has been named the state's Mr. Golf, the Kentucky Junior Golf Foundation announced yesterday. The awards are based on a season-long points system that includes regular-season invitationals and postseason tournaments. The top 10 boys received first-team All-State recognition. The teams: Boys: 1. David Payne, St. Xavier, 62.75 points; 2. Robert Kirby, Bowling Green, 59.33; 3. Justin Thomas, St. Xavier, 59.00; 4. David Snyder, Somerset, 56.75; 5 Matthew Anderson, Johnson Central, 48.50; 6. Peter Meeks, Marshall County, 46.00; 7. Garrett Hinton, Elizabethtown, 45.08; 8. Jo Whitaker, Johnson Central, 44.50; 9. Dagan Abdon, Greenup County, 42.60; 10. Todd McDaniel, Clay County, 40.50. Jackson takes near record elkBy JOEL WILSON, Glasgow Daily Times: glasgowdailytimes.comKDFW outdoor writer Hayley Lynch tells us that it was a good year for elk hunters. Kentucky’s 2008 bull elk firearms quota hunt ended October 11, with hunters taking 115 bulls in the southeastern part of the state. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife issued 131 bull elk tags this year, including regular lottery drawings, landowner permits, special Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission conservation permits and one youth tag. Kentucky’s elk herd now numbers about 8,500 animals. This year, the department divided the 16-county elk restoration zone into six Elk Hunting Units (EHUs), hoping to spread out hunting pressure and provide hunters with a high chance of success. At least two hunter-harvested bulls received preliminary scores that challenge Kentucky’s current state record for a non-typical elk. An 8-by-8 bull elk taken in Knott County on opening day by Larry Holland of Perry County green-scored in the 390 class in the Boone and Crockett Club scoring system. Clay County’s Kelvin Jackson also took a 7-by-8 bull in Harlan County, which green-scored in the 370 class. Both of these preliminary scores are higher than the current non-typical state record of 349 0/8 held by Andy Kidd of McCreary County. However, official scoring cannot take place for 60 days after the animal is taken, during which time the antlers may shrink slightly due to drying. Department officials have not received notification that any typical bull elk taken by a hunter this year might challenge the current state record of 371 0/8, held by Greg Neff of Kenton County. However, some large bulls may not have been reported and archery season for bull elk continues through Jan. 19, 2009. Kentucky’s cow elk firearms season runs Dec. 13-26.
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Post by Local Sports on Nov 7, 2008 14:34:55 GMT -5
Mark your calendar: HoopFest IIcourier-journal.comThe folks that put on the Marshall County HoopFest will also be starting a new event - the Laurel County HoopFest - Jan. 22-24 at South Laurel. It too should be a fantastic event, featuring 16 games with teams from 10 states. The in-state teams will include: PRP, Ballard, Manual, Warren Central, Covington Holmes, North Laurel, Henry Clay, Marshall County, Boone County, Perry Central, McCreary Central and Lexington Catholic. Among the top teams coming in will be Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy, Findlay (Nev.) Prep, Our Savior New American (N.Y.), Arden (N.C.) Christ School, Largo (Md.), Jackson (Miss.) Provine, Cincinnati Princeton and Westbury (Texas) Christian. Click Here for more information. Here's the complete schedule:
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Post by Local Sports on Nov 11, 2008 18:28:05 GMT -5
Abbott steps down at NorthBy Travis Smith, Staff Writer: thetimestribune.comAfter closing out the 2008 season with a 31-8 win over Leslie County, North Laurel head coach David Abbott has called it quits with 2-8 on the year. Abbott, who took over the top spot at North Laurel in 2005 said in an interview Monday he felt the move was the right thing to do, but at the same time it has been a difficult decision. Abbott said he had really enjoyed working with the players at North Laurel and he wished them the best in anything they choose to do in life. During his time at North Laurel, Abbott compiled a 9-31 record, with four games during his first year being lost by five points or less. With the loss of 13 seniors from the 2008 team, Abbott says the next coach will still have a vast amount of talented players coming up. Abbott said one thing he has left the North Laurel program is player numbers. Although it has not been a stellar career at North Laurel, Abbott said he will take from the experience memories which will never be forgotten. One of the biggest Abbott says, was his teams recent win over Leslie County. Abbott, who was ejected during a game against Perry Central on Oct. 24 watched the last two games of the season from the stands because of disciplinary actions taken over his ejection. “I wasn’t allowed to be at the game against Leslie County, so I set up on a hill and watched it. Each time the team scored, they would point in my direction and following the game, the team ran off the field, jumped the fence to embrace me. That is something I won’t forget,” Abbott said. Aside from coaching, Abbott talked about a side many people never see, involving a coach talking with his players about other problems outside of football, Abbott said that was one of the hard things to let go. Abbott, after some time off, says he will be back on the sideline, but for right now he is going to use his time to be with his family.
[glow=black,5,300]Schedules and Results[/glow]CLICK HERE - Clay County High School Football [/b] Clay County High School Volleyball - CLICK HERE[/i][/url] CLICK HERE - Oneida Baptist Institute Volleyball[/b] Oneida Baptist Institute Boys Soccer - CLICK HERE[/i][/url] CLICK HERE - Red Bird High School Volleyball[/b] CLICK HERE - Clay County Tiger Basketball at ihigh.com[/b] Tigers Football Blogspot - CLICK HERE[/i][/url] CLICK HERE - Mike's Clay County Sports Pictures[/b] [/center] Bowling named 2008 Kentucky Golf Association Player of the Yearcourier-journal.comTrey BowlingEastern Kentucky University senior Trey Bowling (Clay County) has been named 2008 Kentucky Golf Association Player of the Year. The award is given to the individual amassing the most points based on performance in various state and national events. Bowling will be officially honored at the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame ceremony at Lexington Country Club on November 13. Courier-Journal Litkenhous Football Ratingscourier-journal.comCLASS 5-A1. Highlands 135.2 10. Whitley County 103.6 11. Mercer County 99.7 18. Letcher Central 89.4 20. South Laurel 81.6 21. Southwestern 81.5 22. Pulaski County 81.4 23. Clay County 79.5 28. Perry Central 70.6 30. North Laurel 65.7 33. Lincoln County 62.0 37. Waggener 45.6
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Post by Local Sports on Nov 28, 2008 13:20:38 GMT -5
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