PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Elizabethtown girls win at Muhlenberg County (02/17)

Sophomore post Reauna Cleaver had a double-double and freshman forward Erin Boley just missed one of her own as the No. 9 Elizabethtown Lady Panthers closed the regular season Friday night with a 74-63 win at Muhlenberg County.

Cleaver had 20 points, a game-high 14 rebounds, two blocks and two steals for the Lady Panthers (20-7), who have won 4-of-5. Boley added a game-high 21 points and nine rebounds.

Sophomore guard Darien Huff chipped in with 16 points and two steals, while freshman guard Rachel Warden had six points and a game-high eight assists off the bench.

ELIZABETHTOWN74, MUHLENBERG COUNTY 63

Elizabethtown      19     16     15    24—74

Muhlenberg Co.   16     13     14    20—63

Elizabethtown(20-7)

Erin Boley 21, Reauna Cleaver 20, Darien Huff 16, Alexis Powell 6, Rachel Warden 6, Kinsey Mudd 3, Deanna Downs 2. FG: 26-45. FT: 16-22. 3-pointers: 6-10 (Huff 3-4, Boley 2-3, Mudd 1-2, Warden 0-1). Rebs: 36 (Cleaver 14, Boley 9). Assists: 16 (Warden 8). Steals: 9 (Powell 3).

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays Central Hardin or Fort Knox at 6 p.m. Thursday in the 17th District Tournament semifinals at North Hardin.

 

GIRLS: NORTH HARDIN 60, BARDSTOWN 21. Senior forward Chanel Roberts nearly outscored the host Lady Tigers (5-24) by herself as the Lady Trojans (23-6) won their third straight.

Roberts finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and three blocks. Junior guard Domeneque Taft added 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals, while junior guard Kiera Jones had nine points and four assists.

NORTH HARDIN60, BARDSTOWN 21

North Hardin        26     13     13      8—60

Bardstown            7      4      3      7—21

North Hardin(23-6)

Chanel Roberts 19, Domeneque Taft 13, Kiera Jones 9, Morgan Barrick 5, Jasmine Wilson 4, Brianna Edmunds 3, Zakayshia Pass 3, Tamiah Stanford 3, Sydney Coleman 1. FG: 19-44. FT: 16-30. 3-pointers: 6-16 (Taft 3-8, Jones 1-4, Roberts 1-2, Pass 1-1, Alexis Shelby 0-1). Rebs: 33 (Roberts 13, Taft 5). Assists: 9 (Jones 4, Taft 4). Steals: 12 (Roberts 3, Taft 3).

UP NEXT: North Hardin plays John Hardin at 8 p.m. Thursday in the 17th District Tournament semifinals at North Hardin.

 

GIRLS: JOHN HARDIN 51, TRIMBLE COUNTY 40. Senior center Michelle Montgomery had a double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks) to help the Lady Bulldogs enter the postseason with a four-game winning streak.

Junior guard Tajah Haley added 13 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals for the Lady Bulldogs (22-7), who have won 6-of-7.

Freshman guard Tyra Jackson chipped in with nine points and five rebounds and junior wing Nawdya Fletcher had six points and nine rebounds.

JOHN HARDIN 51, TRIMBLE COUNTY 40

John Hardin         19      8     16      8—51

Trimble County     16     11      6      7—40

John Hardin (22-7)

Michelle Montgomery 15, Tajah Haley 13, Tyra Jackson 9, Nawdya Fletcher 6, Zacchea Small 4, Emily Bohannon 3, Jayla Freeman 1. FG: 18-35. FT: 11-14. 3-pointers: 4-9 (Fletcher 2-3, Jackson 0-2, Bohannon 1-1, Haley 1-1, Montgomery 0-1, Da’Inara White 0-1). Rebs: 34 (Montgomery 10, Fletcher 9). Assists: 13 (Haley 7, Jackson 5). Steals: 5 (Haley 3).

UP NEXT: John Hardin plays North Hardin at 8 p.m. Thursday in the 17th District Tournament semifinals at North Hardin.

 

GIRLS: LOUISVILLE WHITEFIELD 39, FORT KNOX 25.The visiting Lady Eagles (1-25) were held to just six points in the first 24 minutes by the Lady Wildcats (12-14).

Sophomore wing Taiesha Wynder scored a team-high 10 points for Fort Knox. Sophomore wing Brenna Stephenson added seven points.

LOUISVILLEWHITEFIELD 39, FORT KNOX 25

Fort Knox              0      4      2    19—25

Whitefield            11      5     10    13—39

FortKnox(1-25)

Taiesha Wynder 10, Brenna Stephenson 7, Haven Noble 4, Terrionna Jones 2, Bianca Kelley 2.

UP NEXT: Fort Knox, which hosted Washington County on Saturday night, plays Central Hardin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 17th District Tournament semifinals at North Hardin.

 

BOYS: ELIZABETHTOWN 57, LEXINGTON BRYAN STATION 48.Junior guard Nic McDonald’s double-double of a team-high 17 points and a game-best 10 rebounds helped the host Panthers (15-13) end a three-game losing streak by beating the Defenders (18-10).

Sophomore forward Zane Najdawi added 13 points and seven rebounds. Junior post Dominique Harding chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds.

ELIZABETHTOWN57, BRYAN STATION 48

Bryan Station      10      4     20    14—48

Elizabethtown        8     14     14    21—57

 

Elizabethtown(15-13)

Nic McDonald 17, Zane Najdawi 13, Dominique Harding 11, Ja’Von Cotton 6, Chas Jones 5, Zach Patterson 5. FG: 18-35. FT: 17-26. 3-pointers: 4-13 (Patterson 1-5, McDonald 1-2, Ryan Harris 0-2, Guy Williams 0-2, Cotton 1-1, Harding 1-1). Rebs: 37 (McDonald 10, Harding 7, Najdawi 7). Assists: 7 (McDonald 2, Najdawi 2). Steals: 3 (McDonald 2).

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays Fort Knox at 7 p.m. Monday in the 17th District Tournament quarterfinal at John Hardin.

 

BOYS: LARUE COUNTY 68, MARION COUNTY 60. Senior point guard Kelton Ford scored a career-high 39 points while also adding 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals as the visiting Hawks (18-7) edged the Knights (11-16).

Senior guard Dustin Coulter added 10 points and two assists for the Hawks, who have won four straight and 8-of-9. Junior forward Kody Key-Close chipped in with nine points and three rebounds and junior forward Tyler Howell closed in on a double-double with eight points and eight rebounds.

LARUECOUNTY 68, MARION COUNTY 60

LaRue County      16     22      9    21—68

Marion County     14     18     16    12—60

LaRueCounty(18-7)

Kelton Ford 39, Dustin Coulter 10, Kody Key-Close 9, Tyler Howell 8, Caleb Sheffer 2. FG: 25-51. FT: 9-15. 3-pointers: 9-19 (Ford 6-9, Coulter 2-3, Key-Close 1-3, Thomas Harman 0-2, Micah Wiseman 0-2). Rebs: 29 (Ford 10, Howell 8). Assists: 9 (Ford 4, Coulter 2). Steals: 8 (Ford 4, Harman 2). Blocks: 1 (Ford 1).

UP NEXT: LaRue County plays Hart County at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 18th District Tournament semifinals at Hart County.

 

BOYS: FORT KNOX 72, LOUISVILLE WHITEFIELD 52 (FRIDAY).Junior guards Michael Armstead and Kyle Gibson scored 14 points apiece as the visiting Eagles (10-15) won for the fourth time in five games.

Junior guard Chris Jackson scored 12 points and junior wing Michael Powell added nine as the Eagles handed the Wildcats (9-19) their fourth straight loss.

FORTKNOX 72, LOUISVILLE WHITEFIELD 52

Fort Knox            10     16     26    20—72

Whitefield            10     16     13    13—52

FortKnox(10-15)

Armstead 14, Gibson 14, Jackson 12, Powell 9, Allen 6, Luckey 5, Blanco 4, James 4, Pickens 2, Borner 2. 3-pointers: 5 (Gibson 2, Jackson 2, Armstead 1).

 

BOYS: FORT KNOX 70, WASHINGTON COUNTY 57 (SATURDAY).Five Fort Knox players scored seven points or more Saturday as the Eagles closed the regular season by beating the Commanders (6-21).

Senior wing Rashaan Allen scored a team-high 19 points for Fort Knox (11-15), which has won three straight games since Feb. 16-20, 2009.

Junior guard Chris Jackson hit three 3-pointers and finished with 17 points for Fort Knox, which will enter the postseason having won 5-of-6.

Junior guard Kyle Gibson also hit three 3s and finished with 13 points, while junior wing Michael Powell had 10 points and junior guard Michael Armstead had seven.

FORTKNOX 70, WASHINGTON COUNTY 57

Washington Co.   10     10     15    22—57

Fort Knox            11     19     22    18—70

Fort Knox (11-15)

Rashaan Allen 19, Chris Jackson 17, Kyle Gibson 13, Michael Powell 10, Michael Armstead 7, Xavier Luckey 4. FG: 26. FT: 11-20. 3-pointers: 7 (Gibson 3, Jackson 3, Armstead 1).

UP NEXT: Fort Knox plays Elizabethtown at 7 p.m. Monday in the 17th District Tournament quarterfinal at John Hardin.