BOYS' PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Elizabethtown falls at No. 1 Trinity (02/13)

Thirteen was unlucky on the road Tuesday for the Elizabethtown Panthers.

The Panthers were held to just 13 points in the second half as the host Louisville Trinity Shamrocks extended their winning streak to 13 games as the state’s top-ranked team pulled away, 64-37.

Trinity, the defending state tournament champion, has won 15-of-17. Elizabethtown has lost 4-of-5.

Elizabethtown (14-12) trailed by one early in the second quarter and by 10 early in the third before Trinity (24-4) began to pull away.

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown hosts No. 2 Bullitt East at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

CENTRAL HARDIN 69, BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY 60.Five Central Hardin players scored nine points or more as the Bruins (11-12) stunned the visiting Fighting Tigers (19-6), who were ranked in the top 20 in the state less than three weeks ago by The Associated Press.

Junior forward Dillon Glenn led Central Hardin with 12 points, while senior forward Cody Elmore had 11 points and eight rebounds. Senior wing Alex Crowder and senior guard Andy Kerr added 10 points each and senior center Tyler McCullough had nine points and six rebounds.

CENTRAL HARDIN 69, BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY 60

Breckinridge Co.    6     17     18    19—60

Central Hardin     15      7     20    27—69

Central Hardin(11-12)

Dillon Glenn 12, Cody Elmore 11, Alex Crowder 10, Andy Kerr 10, Tyler McCullough 9, Jacob Barnes 6, T.J. Gordon 6, Troy Squires 5. FG: 24-49. FT: 16-20. 3-pointers: 5-21 (Elmore 3-8, Squires 1-5, Kerr 1-3, Barnes 0-3, McCullough 0-2,). Rebs: 29 (Elmore 8, McCullough 6). Assists: 13 (Squires 5). Steals: 10 (Squires 3).

UP NEXT: Central Hardin plays at Meade County at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

LARUECOUNTY 82, WASHINGTON COUNTY 30.The inside-outside game of the Hawks (17-7) was too much for the visiting Commanders (6-20).

Inside, LaRue County junior Tyler Howell had a game-high 24 points and a team-high six rebounds. Outside, sophomore guard Micah Wiseman hit five 3-pointers for the Hawks.

Senior point guard Kelton Ford added a well-balanced stat line of 17 points, eight assists, five steals and four rebounds.

LARUECOUNTY 82, WASHINGTON COUNTY 30

Washington Co.   11      7      8      4—30

LaRue County      21     25     18    18—82

LaRueCounty(17-7)

Tyler Howell 24, Micah Wiseman 20, Kelton Ford 17, Kody Key-Close 10, Michael Neal 6, Tyree Jones 3, Dalton Metcalf 2. FG: 34-62. FT: 8-11. 3-pointers: 6-20 (Wiseman 5-7, Ford 0-6, Jones 1-2, Dustin Coulter 0-2, Key-Close 0-2, Thomas Harman 0-1). Rebs: 27 (Howell 6). Assists: 14 (Ford 8). Steals: 13 (Ford 5).

UP NEXT: LaRue County plays at Marion County at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

MEADECOUNTY54, NORTH BULLITT 41. Senior guard Bryce Garris scored a game-high 20 points as the Green Wave (9-18) pulled away from the visiting Eagles (13-15).

Junior guard Zeb Wilson added eight points and five rebounds for Meade County, while senior forward Connor Williams had six points and 13 rebounds and sophomore guard John Wilson had five points and six assists.

MEADECOUNTY54, NORTH BULLITT 41

North Bullitt          8      9     11    13—41

Meade County     11     13     13    17—54

MeadeCounty(9-18)

Bryce Garris 20, Zeb Wilson 8, Luke Wilson 7, Charles Mattingly 6, Conner Williams 6, John Wilson 5, Kase Mattingly 2. FG: 18-44. FT: 14-16. 3-pointers: 4-14 (B. Garris 3-8, J. Wilson 1-3, C. Mattingly 0-1, Kase Mattingly 0-1, Z. Wilson 0-1). Rebs: 32 (Williams 13, Z. Wilson 5). Assists: 10 (J. Wilson 6, Garris 2). Steals: 4 (4 with 1).

UP NEXT: Meade County hosts Central Hardin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

NORTH HARDIN CHRISTIAN 60, LEXINGTON BLUE GRASS BAPTIST 55. Junior wing Chris Kerulis had 21 points, three rebounds and two steals as the host Falcons (20-2) held on for their ninth straight win.

Senior guard Carlos Jones added 20 points, seven rebounds, four steals and two assists for the Falcons, who led by nine points early in the second half.

NORTH HARDINCHRISTIAN 60, B.G. BAPTIST 55

Blue Grass          10     12     17    16—55

NH Christian        16     15     13    16—60

North HardinChristian (20-2)

Chris Kerulis 21, Carlos Jones 20, Michael Dial 7, Isaac Yates 5, Joshua Jones 4, Juan Dozier 3. FG: 20-53. FT: 16-22. 3-pointers: 4-16 (C. Jones 0-5, Yates 1-4, Dial 1-3, Kerulis 1-2, Dozier 1-1, J. Jones 0-1). Rebs: 28 (C. Jones 7, J. Jones 7). Assists: 6 (C. Jones 2). Steals: 9 (C. Jones 4).

UP NEXT: North Hardin Christian plays in the KCAA 2nd Region Tournament on Feb. 22 against an opponent to be determined.