PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lady Hawks close in on No. 1 seed (01/27)

Junior guard Ivy Brown had a double-double as the visiting LaRue County Lady Hawks moved one step closer to locking up the No. 1 seed for the 18th District Tournament.

Brown had 22 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and four steals as LaRue County topped Caverna, 47-42 on Saturday.

Sophomore guard Alexis Brewer chipped in with 17 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Lady Hawks (16-4, 5-0 district), who won their fifth straight.

LARUE COUNTY 47, CAVERNA 42

Caverna               6     15     12      9—42

LaRue County      13     13     13      7—47

LaRue County (16-4, 5-0)

Ivy Brown 22, Alexis Brewer 17, Alley Evans 4, Alisha Durbin 2, Haley Holt 2. FG: 19-50. FT: 7-11. 3-pointers: 2-11 (Brewer 2-4, Brown 0-5, Delany Eastridge 0-2). Rebs: 38 (Brown 15, Brewer 8). Assists: 11 (Brown 4, Brewer 3). Steals: 8 (Brown 4, Brewer 3).

UP NEXT: LaRue County plays at Bardstown Bethlehem at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

CENTRAL HARDIN 62, THOMAS NELSON 58. Eighth-grade guard Mariah Helton scored 16 points as the visiting Lady Bruins (3-18) snapped a four-game losing skid.

Junior guard Aislynn Barnes chipped in with 13 points, three assists and two rebounds, while sophomore forward Melanie Humphrey had 11 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

Eighth-grade guard Emily Kerr scored eight points for Central Hardin, which won for the first time since Jan. 11.

CENTRAL HARDIN 62, THOMAS NELSON 58

Central Hardin     16     16     14    16—62

Thomas Nelson    15     17      8    18—58

Central Hardin (3-18)

Mariah Helton 16, Aislynn Barnes 13, Melanie Humphrey 11, Emily Kerr 8, Caynan Powell 5, Autumn Jaggers 5, Kelli Krupinski 4. FG: 19-58. FT: 18-35. 3-pointers: 6-21 (Helton 3-8, Jaggers 2-4, Powell 1-4, Shelby Maggard 0-3, Barnes 0-2). Rebs: 48 (Humphrey 8, Jaggers 7). Assists: 11 (Barnes 3, Powell 2, Maggard 2). Steals: 8 (Humphrey 3, Jaggers 2).

UP NEXT: Central Hardin plays at Fort Knox at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the first game of a girl/boy doubleheader.

MEADE COUNTY 54, DAVIESS COUNTY 47. Sophomore guard Morgan Turner had 16 points, six rebounds and four assists as the host Lady Waves (14-8) won their fifth straight.

Junior guard Raley Johnson added 14 points, four rebounds and two steals, while junior guard Katelyn Cucino had 12 points and five steals.

Senior forward Maya Luney scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds.

MEADE COUNTY 54, DAVIESS COUNTY 47

Daviess County    12     12     15      8—47

Meade County     16     16     12    10—54

Meade County (14-8)

Morgan Turner 16, Raley Johnson 14, Katelyn Cucino 12, Maya Luney 8, Addi Lynch 4. FG: 20-49. FT: 3-4. 3-pointers: 11-24 (Cucino 4-5, Johnson 4-9, Turner 3-8, Lynch 0-1, Kelsey Sutton 0-1). Rebs: 17 (Turner 6, Luney 6). Assists: 11 (Turner 4, Lynch 3). Steals: 13 (Cucino 5, Lynch 4).

UP NEXT: Meade County hosts South Oldham at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

NORTH HARDIN CHRISTIAN 46, WESLEY CHRISTIAN 41. Senior Missy Schneider and eighth-grader Skye Brown each recorded double-double as the host Lady Falcons (9-3) won.

Schneider had 10 points and 18 rebounds, while Brown chipped in with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore Shontice Taylor chipped in with 15 points, eight assists and six steals, while sophomore Alysia Smith grabbed 12 rebounds.

NORTH HARDIN CHRISTIAN 46, WESLEY CHRISTIAN 41

Wesley Christian    3     12     16    10—41

NH Christian        12     10      8    16—46

North Hardin Christian (9-3)

Shontice Taylor 15, Skye Brown 11, Missy Schneider 10, Bree Hammond 6, Alysia Smith 4. FG: 16-65. FT: 11-30. 3-pointers: 3-12 (Hammond 2-9, Taylor 1-1, Brown 0-2). Rebs: 54 (Schneider 18, Smith 12). Assists: 13 (Taylor 8). Steals: 11 (Taylor 6, Schneider 3).

UP NEXT: North Hardin Christian hosts Community Christian at 7 p.m. Monday.

BOYS

larue county 75, caverna 43. The visiting Hawks routed the Colonels, who beat LaRue County on its home floor earlier this season, to lock up the No. 1 seed for the 18th District Tournament.

Senior guard Kelton Ford led LaRue County (13-6, 4-1 district) with 22 points, nine steals, eight rebounds and four assists, while junior forward Tyler Howell had 12 points and six rebounds.

Senior guard Dustin Coulter added 11 points, three steals and two assists, while junior forward Kody Key-Close neared a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.

Junior guard Michael Neal scored 10 for the Hawks, who outscored the Colonels 47-24 in the second and third quarters.

LARUE COUNTY 75, CAVERNA 43

Caverna               5     16      8    14—43

LaRue County      11     21     26    17—75

LaRue County (13-6, 4-1)

Kelton Ford 22, Tyler Howell 12, Dustin Coulter 11, Kody Key-Close 11, Michael Neal 10, Caleb Sheffer 6, Micah Wiseman 2, Tyre Jones 1. FG: 26-47. FT: 21-28. 3-pointers: 2-11 (Coulter 2-5, Key-Close 0-1, Ford 0-2, Wiseman 0-3). Rebs: 36 (Key-Close 9, Ford 8, Howell 6). Assists: 10 (Ford 4, Coulter 2). Steals: 15 (Ford 9, Coulter 3)

UP NEXT: LaRue County hosts Meade County at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.