By Les Dixon / Sports Editor
Morgan Johnson powered her way to a 21-point effort, while South Laurel outscored host Middlesboro 23-6 during the second quarter of the Lady Cardinals’ convincing 59-39 win over the Lady Yellow Jackets.
South Laurel trailed 17-13 at the end of the first quarter, but put the game out of reach by outscoring Middlesboro 38-13 in a 16-minute span.
“This is a big win for us,” South Laurel coach Konnie Snyder said. “That is a very hard place for us to play at and I believed we really played well.”
The Lady Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 17-13 edge, but couldn’t recover after the Lady Cardinals outscored them by 17 points in the second quarter, while South Laurel led 36-23 at halftime.
“We really played with a high energy level tonight and we played with a lot of intensity, too,” Snyder said. “I wasn’t really pleased with the way we played during our two scrimmages, but the girls really played well tonight.”
Jessica Dean (10 points) was the only other player to score in double digits for the Lady Cardinals.
South Laurel will be back in action again on Friday at home against Harlan County.
South Laurel 59, Middlesboro 39
South Laurel 13 23 15 8 59
M’boro 17 6 7 9 39
South Laurel (59) - Johnson 21, Dean 10, Burchett 8, House 9, Clontz 5, Walker 4, Anders 2.
M’boro (39) - Coleman 20, Mason 7, Shoffner 5, Gilbert 3, Overbay 2, Moyers 2.
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Cards stand ground
It took a team effort, but South Laurel was able to make the big play late to defeat Harlan County, 5-4, and advance to the semifinals of the 13th Region Baseball Tournament.
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Moving on
It wasn’t easy, but North Laurel managed to sneak by Corbin, 2-1, during the first round of the 13th Region Baseball Tournament Monday.
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Lady Cards slip past Clay County
James Burns’ South Laurel Lady Cardinals continued a recurring theme in the first round of the 13th Region Fastpitch Tournament — scoring runs with two outs and nobody on.
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Bell eliminates Knox Central
Bell County built a comfortable 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth inning against Knox Central in first round action of the 13th Region Fastpitch Tournament Monday, but still needed a leaping catch by centerfielder Alisha Russell to seal the deal on the Lady Bobcats’ win over the Lady Panthers.
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Errors lead to Barbourville’s 15-0 loss to Harlan County
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Knox Central puts up fight before losing to Middlesboro, 6-2
Middlesboro’s Nick Capps took care of business and managed to hold off Knox Central, 6-2, to advance to the second round of the 13th Region Baseball Tournament Monday.
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North runs win streak to 19 games
The North Laurel Lady Jaguars were clicking on all cylinders Monday during first round action of the 13th Region Fastpitch Tournament as they defeated Corbin in five innings, 12-0.
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Tigers drop 10-2 decision
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Who really are the favorites this year?
Corbin and North Laurel High Schools’ first round match-ups in both the 13th Region Baseball Tournament and 13th Region Fastpitch Tournament will highlight Monday’s first round action.
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Fantastic Finish
Brandon Hillard’s Knox Central Panthers almost pulled off a shocker before falling to rival Barbourville, 7-6, in the finals of the 51st District title game Thursday.
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