GIRLS' PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: John Hardin wins program-record 20th game of season (02/10)

Senior center Michelle Montgomery had 23 points and eight rebounds as the John Hardin Lady Bulldogs set a school record with their 20th win of the season by beating Louisville Holy Cross, 56-42, in the fifth annual Duke’s Sporting Goods Valentine’s Classic at East Hardin Middle School in Glendale.

Junior wing Nawdya Fletcher added 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Lady Bulldogs (20-7), while junior wing Zacchea Small had eight points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals.

John Hardin played without starting freshman point guard Tyra Jackson, who suffered a shoulder injury Feb. 1 at North Hardin.

JOHN HARDIN 56, LOUISVILLE HOLY CROSS 42

Holy Cross          14     10     12      6—42

John Hardin         13     16     17    10—56

John Hardin (20-7)

Michelle Montgomery 23, Nawdya Fletcher 13, Zacchea Small 8, Jayla Freeman 4, Tajah Haley 4, Emily Bohannon, Tamera Taylor 2. FG: 18-33. FT: 16-21. 3-pointers: 4-8 (Fletcher 3-4, Bohannon 0-2, Freeman 1-1, Da’Inara White 0-1). Rebs: 27 (Montgomery 8, Fletcher 7, Haley 5, Small 5). Assists: 15 (Haley 5, Small 4, White 3). Steals: 10 (Fletcher 3, Haley 2, Small 2). Blocks: 2.

UP NEXT: John Hardin hosts Bardstown Bethlehem at 6 p.m. Tuesday in a varsity-only game.

NO. 11 CLAY COUNTY 48, NO. 7 ELIZABETHTOWN 47. Clay County senior post Cheyenne Madden hit a mid-range jumper shortly before time expired as the Lady Tigers (21-5) stunned the Lady Panthers (18-7), who had rallied from an eight-point deficit to start the fourth quarter.

Sophomore post Reauna Cleaver had a double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds) for Elizabethtown, while freshman forward Erin Boley had 14 points and sophomore guard Darien Huff had seven points, six steals and two assists.

CLAYCOUNTY 48, ELIZABETHTOWN 47

Clay County          9     13     10    16—48

Elizabethtown        6     13     12    16—47

Elizabethtown(47)

Reauna Cleaver 17, Erin Boley 14, Darien Huff 7, Kinsey Mudd 6, Anna Bowling 2, Alexis Powell 1. FG: 16-41. FT: 13-19. 3-pointers: 2-8 (Mudd 2-4, Boley 0-1, A. Bowling 0-1, Huff 0-1, Rachel Warden 0-1). Rebs: 25 (Cleaver 10). Assists: 9 (Warden 3). Steals: 10 (Huff 6). Blocks: 0.

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown hosts Hart County at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

LARUECOUNTY 70, LEXINGTON BRYAN STATION 57. Junior wing Ivy Brown scored a game-high 31 points, giving her 2,010 for her career, as the Lady Hawks (21-5) pulled away from the Lady Defenders (14-10).

Brown finished off her double-double with 12 rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks as LaRue County won for the third straight game and 10th time in 11 games.

Sophomore guard Alexis Brewer added 23 points, five rebounds and four assists. Senior center Alisha Durbin chipped in with 11 points, 10 rebounds and one block.

LARUECOUNTY 70, BRYAN STATION 57

Bryan Station      18     13     11    15—57

LaRue County      21     13     27      9—70

LaRueCounty(21-5)

Ivy Brown 31, Alexis Brewer 23, Alisha Durbin 11, Haley Holt 3, Alley Evans 2. FG: 27-56. FT: 9-16. 3-pointers: 7-19 (I. Brown 4-10, A. Brewer 3-7, Ha. Holt 0-2). Rebs: 40 (I. Brown 12, A. Durbin 10, Evans 8, Brewer 5). Assists: 15 (I. Brown 6, Brewer 4). Steals: 3 (I. Brown 2). Blocks: 3 (I. Brown 2, A. Durbin 1).

UP NEXT: LaRue County hosts Washington County at 6 p.m. Tuesday.