Coverage area high school basketball teams were back in action Tuesday night after recent snowy and icy conditions canceled several scheduled contests over the past week.
It was a night that featured four seeding games in the 50th District, as the South Laurel Cardinals and Lady Cardinals visited Corbin while the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets and Lady Jackets made the short trip across town to Whitley County High School.
The Lady Hounds were coming off of a 79-72 victory over Knox Central Monday night at Harlan County High School in the finals of this year’s Kentucky 2A Sectional tournament. It was a huge win that advanced Head Coach Isaac Wilson’s squad to the 2A State Championship Tournament in Owensboro later this week.
Unfortunately for the Corbin ladies, they were not able to keep their positive momentum going Tuesday against South, falling by the final score of 52-32. The loss drops them to 12-3 on the year, 0-1 in district play. They will attempt to bounce back this Friday, Jan. 17, when they play Franklin County in the first round of this year’s 2A state tourney.
Corbin 32, South Laurel 52
(Individual scoring information coming soon…)
In the late game at CHS Tuesday, the Redhound boys took the court for the first time since an away game at Ashland Blazer on Jan. 3. The long break didn’t seem to affect them, though, as they managed to knock off the visiting Cardinals, 66-52. The win improves them to 9-5, 1-0 ahead of a trip to Williamsburg this Friday.
Corbin 66, South Laurel 52
Corbin – 16 17 12 21 – 66
S Laurel – 14 8 14 16 – 52
CHS – Ryder Akins 21, Connor Middleton 2, Zach Reynolds 6, Lucas Brittain 5, Dawson Farmer 11, Conner Blackburn 9, Eli Pietrowski 12
SLHS – Josh Steele 8, Max Fullmer 10, Colton Rawlings 4, Kaiden McQueen 2, Jordan Mabe 15, Blaine Baker 4, Landon Howard 6, Kaden Taylor 3
While Corbin and South were battling it out Tuesday, Whitley County and Williamsburg were busy writing the latest chapter in their crosstown rivalry. The Colonels dominated in the girls’ game, defeating the Lady Jackets, 59-14. The win improves Head Coach Michael Petrey’s team to 10-4 on the season, 1-0 in the district. With the loss, Williamsburg falls to 5-8, 0-1. Girls 50th District competition will continue on Friday when Whitley travels to South Laurel.
Whitley County 59, Williamsburg 14
Whitley – 17 19 10 13 – 59
W’burg – 0 4 4 6 – 14
WCHS – Jonna Rice 17, Aubree Clemens 9, Maddie Hopkins 10, Cambree Price 6, MaKenna Taylor 2, Lydia Hale 8, Jaylee Cox 2, Aubree Fore 1, Cristin Siler 4
WHS – Lorelei Coleman 2, Presley Spicer 4, Braylee Evans 4, Ellie Breeding 4
Finally, it was a competitive contest between the Colonel and Yellow Jacket boys teams Tuesday, with the home team pulling away to win in the end, 83-68. Whitley now stands at 12-3, 1-0 ahead of a trip to South Laurel this Friday while Williamsburg drops to 11-3, 0-1 before hosting Corbin on the same night.
Whitley County 83, Williamsburg 68
(Individual scoring information coming soon…)
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