PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: North Hardin holds on against North Oldham (12/19)

The North Hardin Trojans overcame a stellar outing from North Oldham’s David Levitch, a University of Louisville-bound senior guard who scored a game-high 35 points Tuesday night, to get back on the winning track.

Senior center Tyler Landry scored 21 points to lead four Trojans in double figures as they held off the visiting Mustangs, 71-64.

Landry also pulled down a game-best seven rebounds, while sophomore guard Tyronn King added 16 points, three assists, two rebounds and one steal. Senior guard Scotty Sterusky chipped in with 15 points, seven assists, four rebounds and two steals.

Junior guard Khalil Rasheed had 11 points and six rebounds for the Trojans (6-1), who shot 85 percent (17-of-20) from the field in the first half.

Levitch, who also had six rebounds and six steals, will be a preferred walk-on next season for Louisville.

NORTH HARDIN 71, NORTH OLDHAM 64

North Oldham      15     19     12    18—64

North Hardin        18     23     10    20—71

North Hardin(6-1)

Tyler Landry 21, Tyronn King 16, Scotty Sterusky 15, Khalil Rasheed 11, Nick Lewis 6, Malik Thomas 2. FG: 24-39. FT: 22-30. 3-pointers: 1-5 (Lewis 1-2, King 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Rasheed 0-1). Rebs: 23 (Landry 7, Rasheed 6). Assists: 13 (Sterusky 7, King 3). Steals: 5 (Sterusky 2, J.D. Draper 2).

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

ELIZABETHTOWN62, MARION COUNTY 47. Junior guard Nic McDonald had 16 points, four rebounds and three assists to lead the visiting Panthers (4-2) to their third straight win.

Junior forward Ja’Von Cotton chipped in with 15 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals, while sophomore center Zane Najdawi had 14 points and eight rebounds.

Elizabethtown led 17-3 with 2:21 left in the first quarter and never trailed.

ELIZABETHTOWN62, MARION COUNTY 47

Elizabethtown      21     13      9    19—62

Marion County     10      9     12    16—47

Elizabethtown(4-2)

Nic McDonald 16, Ja’Von Cotton 15, Zane Najdawi 14, Ryan Harris 6, Dominique Harding 6, Zach Patterson 5. FG: 21-43. FT: 16-18. 3-pointers: 4-14 (Cotton 2-7, McDonald 1-2, Patterson 1-2, Harris 0-2, Harding 0-1). Rebs: 29 (Najdawi 8, Harding 5). Assists: 11 (McDonald 3, Harris 3). Steals: 6 (Cotton 2).

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays Mason County at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 27 in the Campbellsville University Holiday Classic.

GIRLS

JOHN HARDIN 56, GRAYSON COUNTY 42. Freshman guard Tyra Jackson scored 16 points and had five rebounds to lead the Lady Bulldogs (8-2) past the Lady Cougars.

Junior center Zacchea Small chipped in with 10 points, 11 rebounds and two assists, while senior center Michelle Montgomery had nine points and 11 rebounds.

Junior guard Tajah Haley added nine points and five rebounds.

JOHN HARDIN 56, BARREN COUNTY 42

John Hardin         12     15     16    13—56

Grayson County     7     10     10    15—42

John Hardin (8-2)

Tyra Jackson 16, Zacchea Small 10, Michelle Montgomery 9, Tajah Haley 9, Jayla Freeman 5, Emily Bohannon 3, Renee Stateman 2, Tamera Taylor 2. FG: 20-47. FT: 10-19. 3-pointers: 6-16 (Jackson 2-5, Haley 1-3, Freeman 1-3, Bohannon 1-2, Stateman 0-2, Montgomery 1-1). Rebs: 47 (Small 11, Montgomery 11). Assists: 15 (Haley 6, Jackson 4). Steals: 7 (Seven with 1).

UP NEXT: John Hardin plays Barren County at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Food Pantry Classic at Campbellsville.