PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Bulldogs beat Marshall; Lady Bulldogs roll (12/21)

With star senior guard Brandon Price hampered by strep throat, the John Hardin Bulldogs turned to junior forward Keon Williams to lead them past Marshall County on Thursday.

Williams scored 20 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 57-53 win over the Marshals in the T.J. Samson Community Hospital Holiday Classic at Glasgow.

Senior forward Daveon Greene added 13 points and sophomore guard Elijah Smith had 11 for John Hardin (5-1), which won its fifth straight.

Price scored just two points in 8 minutes.

John Hardin 57, Marshall County 53

John Hardin         13      7     14    23—57

Marshall County   14      6     13    20—53

John Hardin (5-1)

Keon Williams 20, Daveon Greene 13, Elijah Smith 11, Josh Miller 7, Patrick Anderson 2, Adryan Jackson 2, Brandon Price 2. FG: 17. FT: 17-26. 3-pointers: 6 (Williams 3, Smith 3).

UP NEXT: John Hardin plays Barren County at 8 tonight in the T.J. Samson Community Hospital Holiday Classic at Glasgow.

LARUE COUNTY 73, FRANKFORT WESTERN HILLS 58. Senior guard Kelton Ford neared a quadruple-double as the Hawks (3-4) rolled past the host Wolverines in the Capital City Classic.

Ford had 28 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and seven steals, while junior forward Kody Key-Close added 20 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal.

Junior forward Tyler Howell and sophomore forward Caleb Sheffer each scored six points for LaRue County, which outscored Western Hills 38-24 after halftime.

Ford has scored 58 points in leading the Hawks to two straight wins.

LARUE COUNTY 73, WESTERN HILLS 58

LaRue County      18     17     21    17—73

Western Hills       17     17     13    11—58

LaRue County (3-4)

Kelton Ford 28, Kody Key-Close 20, Tyler Howell 6, Caleb Sheffer 6, Dustin Coulter 5, Thomas Harman 3, Micah Wiseman 3, Jackson Venegas 2. FG: 33-66. FT: 4-7. 3-pointers: 3-12 (Coulter 1-3, Ford 0-3, Harman 1-2, Wiseman 1-2, Key-Close 0-1, Sheffer 0-1). Rebs: 32 (Ford 10, Harman 9). Assists: 17 (Ford 9, Harman 3). Steals: 14 (Ford 7, Howell 2, Coulter 2).

UP NEXT: LaRue County plays Henry County at 8:30 tonight in the Capital City Classic at Western Hills.

LOUISVILLEEASTERN 45, NORTH HARDIN 33. The Trojans (6-3) were held to one point in the fourth quarter as they lost their second straight game in the Best in Hoops event at Oldham County.

Senior center Tyler Landry had 12 points and eight rebounds for North Hardin, while senior guard Scotty Sterusky chipped in with six points and three steals.

Junior guard Khalil Rasheed, senior guard Nick Lewis and sophomore guard Tyronn King each scored five points.

Former North Hardin player Jordan Brangers, a senior guard, scored a game-high 15 points off the bench.

EASTERN 45, NORTH HARDIN 33

North Hardin        14      7     11      1—33

Eastern                8      8     14    15—45

North Hardin (6-3)

Tyler Landry 12, Scotty Sterusky 6, Khalil Rasheed 5, Nick Lewis 5, Tyronn King 5. FG: 14-37. FT: 3-10. 3-pointers: 2-8 (King 1-3, Rasheed 1-3, Sterusky 0-1, Lewis 0-1). Rebs: 21 (Landry 8, Rasheed 5). Assists: 5 (Lewis 2, King 2). Steals: 7 (Sterusky 3, Rasheed 2).

UP NEXT: North Hardin plays Louisville DuPont Manual at 7 tonight in the Best in Hoops at Oldham County.

WEBSTER COUNTY 63, MEADE COUNTY 55. The Green Wave (3-5) lost their third straight as they fell in the Bardstown Bethlehem Eagles Holiday Classic.

No statistics were available.

UP NEXT: Meade County plays Marion County at 6 tonight in the Bethlehem Eagles Holiday Classic.

GIRLS

JOHN HARDIN 59, BARREN COUNTY 30. Junior guard Tajah Haley had 17 points, five steals, three rebounds and two assists to lead the Lady Bulldogs (9-2) past the Trojanettes in the Food Pantry Holiday Classic at Campbellsville.

Junior center Zacchea Small chipped in with 12 points, seven rebounds and four steals, while freshman wing Emily Bohannon had nine points and one assist.

Senior post Michelle Montgomery added six points and five rebounds.

JOHN HARDIN 59, BARREN COUNTY 30

John Hardin         16     19     13    11—59

Barren County       4     12     10      4—30

John Hardin (9-2)

Tajah Haley 17, Zacchea Small 12, Emily Bohannon 9, Michelle Montgomery 6, Renee Stateman 5, Tamera Taylor 3, Jacqueline Kelly 3, Da’Inara White 2, Tyra Jackson 2. FG: 23-51. FT: 8-15. 3-pointers: 5-14 (Bohannon 3-7, Haley 1-3, Kelly 1-1, Jackson 0-1, Jayla Freeman 0-2). Rebs: 30 (Small 7, Montgomery 5). Assists: 13 (Small 5, Jackson 2, Haley 2). Steals: 24 (Haley 5, Jackson 4, Small 4).

UP NEXT: John Hardin plays Adair County at 8:30 tonight in the Food Pantry Holiday Classic semifinals at Campbellsville.

LEXINGTONCATHOLIC 52, MEADE COUNTY 46. The Lady Waves (6-3) let a 15-point halftime lead slip away as the host Lady Knights outscored them, 39-18 in the second half for an opening-round win the Republic Bank Holiday Classic.

Senior center Maya Luney had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while junior guard Raley Johnson added 15 points, two assists and two steals.

Sophomore forward Morgan Turner had nine points and one steal.

LEXINGTON CATHOLIC 52, MEADE COUNTY 46

Meade County     13     15      7    11—46

Lex. Catholic         8      5     17    22—52

Meade County (6-3)

Maya Luney 17, Raley Johnson 15, Morgan Turner 9, Addi Lynch 5. FG: 17-44. FT: 6-10. 3-pointers: 6-19 (Raley 5-8, Turner 1-5, Kelsey Sutton 0-1, Katelyn Cucino 0-2, Lynch 0-3). Rebs: 24 (Luney 11, Cucino 3). Assists: 10 (Lynch 4, Johnson 2). Steals: 8 (Lynch 2, Cucino 2).

UP NEXT: Meade County plays Simon Kenton at 11 a.m. today in the Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

CAVERNA 66, FORT KNOX 21. The host Lady Colonels routed the Lady Eagles (1-7) for the second time this season in the Caverna Christmas Classic.

No statistics were available.

UP NEXT: Fort Knox plays Clinton County tonight in the Caverna Christmas Classic.