NORTH LAUREL —
After knocking off Rockcastle County in the opening round of the Legacy Nissan Shootout, the Whitley County Colonels have dropped two straight games, including Saturday’s 56-51 loss to Pineville in the third place game of the tournament.
The Colonels got a pair of 16-point efforts from Michael Powers and Boston Bryant Saturday, but it wasn’t enough for the win. Only three other Whitley County players scored in the game, none of them reaching double figures.
Whitley County struggled early as it only scored six points in the first eight minutes of the game and trailed 16-6 after the first quarter.
Things didn’t get much better in the second quarter as Pineville extended the lead by one point and held a 27-16 margin as the teams headed to the locker room at halftime.
Whitley County managed to play the Mountain Lions even in the third quarter, but still trailed by 11 (40-29) as the fourth quarter got underway.
The fourth quarter became a free throw contest as time wound down. Whitley County connected on 13-of-15 from the charity stripe, while Pineville made good on 8-of-11 attempts.
The Colonels outscored Pineville 22-16 in the quarter, but in the end it wasn’t enough to dig them out of the 11-point hole they found themselves in at the beginning of the period.
Pineville was led by John Simpson’s 16 points, while Seth Jeffrey and Jacob Skinner each added 11 for the Mountain Lions.
Whitley County will be back in action Thursday when the Colonels travel to Nelson County to take part in the Nelson County Classic. The Colonels will face Adair County and Kentucky Country Day in their first two games.
Pineville 56, Whitley County 51
Whitley Co. 6 10 13 22 51
Pineville 16 11 13 16 56
Whitley Co. (51) – Powers 16, Bryant 16, D. Rutherford 9, Woods 6, Sasko 4.
Pineville (56) – Simpson 16, Skinner 11, Jeffrey 11, Asher 10, Collett 6, Longworth 2.
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Growing Pains
Colonels lose momentum after win over Rockcastle County
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Twice as Nice
With a 6-3 win over the Clay County Tigers, the North Laurel Jaguars became back-to-back 49th District Champions on Monday night.
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Moving On
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Eight is Enough
The North Laurel Lady Jaguars captured their eighth straight 49th District Championship on Monday night with an 8-1 win over the Clay County Lady Tigers.
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Cardinals breeze by Williamsburg in 10-0 win
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Lady Hounds outlast Whitley
Sydney Reynolds went 2-for-2 at the plate with a home run and Hannah Hart tallied seven strikeouts to lead Corbin past Whitley County, 5-1.
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Lady Cards cruise past Williamsburg
The South Laurel Lady Cardinals made quick work of the Williamsburg Lady Yellow Jackets Monday, using a 14-0 win to advance to the 50th District finals today.
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Panthers pound Lynn Camp, 21-0
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Mixed Results
Lynn Camp, Williamsburg and Whitley County had student-athletes that participated in the Class A and Class 3A State Track and Field Meets on Saturday, but none came up with any team points.
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Fear 'Les' 13th Region Diamond Rankings
With post-season beginning today, I figured I should release my post-season rankings before district tournaments begin.
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