PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Saturday's Games (12/23)

Since a season-opening 21-point loss to Louisville Ballard, the North Hardin Lady Trojans have been on quite a roll.

They’ve reeled off 10 straight wins, including going 4-0 to win the Muhlenberg County Christmas Tournament.

Junior guard Kiera Jones had 14 points, three assists and three steals and senior forward Chanel Roberts had a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Lady Trojans beat Muhlenberg County, 57-44 on Saturday.

Junior guard Domeneque Taft chipped in with 11 points, four steals and three assists as she earned championship game MVP honors.

n Earlier Saturday, freshman guard Tamiah Stanford scored 13 points and Taft had 11 points, three assists and two steals to lead the Lady Trojans to a 45-40 win over George Rogers Clark in the tournament semifinals.

Roberts chipped in with seven points and five rebounds, while senior forward Brianna Edmunds scored six.

NORTH HARDIN 57, MUHLENBERG COUNTY 44

North Hardin        11     11     15    20—57

Muhlenberg Co.   10     13     10    11—44

North Hardin (10-1)

Kiera Jones 14, Chanel Roberts 12, Domeneque Taft 11, Tamiah Stanford 9, Morgan Barrick 7, Zakayshia Pass 2, Brianna Edmunds 2. FG: 21-41. FT: 11-22. 3-pointers: 4-8 (Taft 3-4, Jones 1-3, Roberts 0-1). Rebs: 30 (Roberts 11, Barrick 5). Assists: 12 (Taft 5, Stanford 3, Jones 3). Steals: 11 (Taft 4, Jones 3).

NORTH HARDIN 45, GEORGE ROGERS CLARK 40

G.R. Clark            8      4     13    15—40

North Hardin         8     14     12    11—45

North Hardin

Stanford 13, Taft 11, Roberts 7, Edmunds 6, Jones 4, Barrick 2, Pass 1, Tashara Jackson 1. FG: 13-38. FT: 14-21. 3-pointers: 5-13 (Taft 3-6, Jones 1-5, Roberts 1-1, Pass 0-1). Rebs: 26 (Roberts 5, Barrick 5). Assists: 7 (Taft 3, Jones 3). Steals: 6 (Taft 2).

UP NEXT: North Hardin plays Todd County Central at 12:30 p.m. and Mayfield at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Murray Bank Lady Tiger Classic at Murray.

ELIZABETHTOWN 65, LINCOLN COUNTY 60. The Lady Panthers (7-2) couldn’t hold a 20-point lead, letting the Lady Patriots tie it at 55 with 3:22 left to play.

But senior forward Alexis Powell and freshman forward Erin Boley combined to hit four free throws in the final 51 seconds as Elizabethtown held on in the consolation bracket of the Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

Boley led the Lady Panthers with 25 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals, while sophomore forward Reauna Cleaver had 13 points, nine rebounds, one block and one steal.

Junior guard Kinsey Mudd hit four 3-pointers to score 12 points and Powell finished with eight points and three rebounds.

ELIZABETHTOWN 65, LINCOLN COUNTY 60

Lincoln County     14     19      8    19—60

Elizabethtown      25     17      8    15—65

Elizabethtown (7-2)

Erin Boley 25, Reauna Cleaver 13, Kinsey Mudd 12, Alexis Powell 8, Darien Huff 5, Rachel Warden 2. FG: 25-44. FT: 9-13. 3-pointers: 6-11 (Mudd 4-7, Boley 1-2, Huff 1-2). Rebs: 28 (Cleaver 9, Boley 5). Assists: 10 (Warden 4, Boley 3). Steals: 6 (Boley 3).

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays Louisville Mercy or Owensboro Catholic at 2:30 p.m. today in the Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

JOHN HARDIN 58, HENRY COUNTY 29. Junior guard Tajah Haley scored 12 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs (10-3), who took third place in the Food Pantry Holiday Classic at Campbellsville.

Freshman guard Tyra Jackson added seven points and seven assists, while freshman wing Emily Bohannon had six points.

Junior center Zacchea Small chipped in with six points and four rebounds.

JOHN HARDIN 58, HENRY COUNTY 29

John Hardin         20     13     16      9—58

Henry County        6      7      4    12—29

John Hardin (10-3)

Tajah Haley 12, Tyra Jackson 7, Emily Bohannon 6, Zacchea Small 6, Michelle Montgomery 5, Jayla Freeman 5, Tamera Taylor 5, Da’Inara White 5, Renee Stateman 4, Kaitlyn Priddy 2, Katria Sanders 1. FG: 18-50. FT: 13-17. 3-pointers: 8-23 (Bohannon 2-6, Haley 3-4, Jackson 1-3, White 1-3, Freeman 1-2, Khelsie Young 0-2, Jacqueline Kelly 0-1). Rebs: 34 (Taylor 8, Montgomery 7, Small 4). Assists: 15 (Jackson 7, Young 2, Haley 2). Steals: 5 (Five with 1).

UP NEXT: John Hardin plays Lyon County at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the McLean County Lady Cougar Christmas Tournament.

LOUISVILLE ASSUMPTION 46, LARUE COUNTY 37. The Lady Hawks (6-3) struggled from the field, going 6-of-27, as the Rockets pulled away for a win in the Republic Bank Holiday Classic.

Junior guard Ivy Brown led LaRue County with 15 points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists, while sophomore guard Alexis Brewer added nine points and two steals.

Senior forward Haley Holt scored eight points.

ASSUMPTION 46, LARUE COUNTY 37

LaRue County       9      9      5    14—37

Assumption           8      8      7    23—46

LaRue County (6-3)

Ivy Brown 15, Alexis Brewer 9, Haley Holt 8, Alley Evans 3, Alisha Durbin 2. FG: 6-27. FT: 24-33. 3-pointers: 1-6 (Holt 1-3, Brewer 0-2, Brown 0-1). Rebs: 35 (Evans 6, Brown 5). Assists: 3 (Brown 3). Steals: 8 (Brown 4, Brewer 2).

UP NEXT: LaRue County plays East Carter at 1 p.m. today in the Republic Bank Holiday Classic.

PULASKI SOUTHWESTERN 58, MEADE COUNTY 45. The Lady Waves (6-4) went winless in the Republic Bank Holiday Classic.

No statistics were available.

UP NEXT: Meade County plays Henderson County at 7:15 p.m. Thursday in the Owensboro Holiday Classic.

warren east 59, fort knox 42. The Lady Eagles (1-9) lost their eighth straight as Warren East won the seventh-place game in the Caverna Christmas Classic.

No statistics were available.

UP NEXT: Fort Knox hosts John Hardin at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 3.

BOYS

NORTH HARDIN 67, BRACKEN COUNTY 31. Sophomore guard Tyronn King scored a season-high 20 points as the Trojans (7-4) picked up their only win in the Best in Hoops event at Oldham County.

Senior guard Ruben Gosa returned after missing four games and had 13 points, six steals and five assists, while senior center Tyler Landry had a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds. He also blocked seven shots.

NORTH HARDIN 67, BRACKEN COUNTY 31

Bracken County     8      8     10      5—31

North Hardin        16     26     11    14—67

North Hardin (7-4)

Tyronn King 20, Ruben Gosa 13, Tyler Landry 12, Scotty Sterusky 7, Khalil Rasheed 4, J.D. Draper 4, Nick Lewis 3, Malik Thomas 2, Kobe Spruiell 2. FG: 26-59. FT: 13-19. 3-pointers: 2-9 (Gosa 1-6, King 1-2, Rasheed 0-1). Rebs: 44 (Landry 12, Rasheed 5). Assists: 8 (Gosa 5). Steals: 15 (Gosa 6, King 3).

UP NEXT: North Hardin plays Thursday in the Lake Cumberland Hoops Classic at Southwestern.

BARDSTOWN BETHLEHEM 42, MEADE COUNTY 40. The Green Wave (3-7) had a chance to at least force overtime against the Eagles with 2 seconds left, but couldn’t get a clean shot off as time expired in the Bethlehem Holiday Classic.

Senior guard Bryce Garris led Meade County with 18 points, six rebounds and two steals, while junior guard Zeb Wilson had 11 points, five rebounds and two steals.

BETHLEHEM 42, MEADE COUNTY 40

Meade County       7     14     12      7—40

Bethlehem            9      9     12    12—42

Meade County (3-7)

Bryce Garris 18, Zeb Wilson 11, Will King 5, John Michael Millay 4, Luke Wlson 1, John Wilson 1. FG: 13-34. FT: 8-13. 3-pointers: 6-15 (Garris 4-8, Z. Wilson 1-2, Millay 0-2, King 1-1, J. Wilson 0-1, Miller 0-1). Rebs: 29 (Garris 6, Williams 5, Z. Wilson 5). Assists: 9 (J. Wilson 3). Steals: 4 (Garris 2, Z. Wilson 2).

LOUISVILLE DOSS 53, LARUE COUNTY 38. The Dragons held the Hawks (4-5) in check in the championship of the Capital City Classic at Frankfort Western Hills, limiting LaRue County to 11-of-46 shooting overall and 2-of-17 from beyond the arc.

Senior guard Kelton Ford led the Hawks with 16 points, two assists and two steals, while junior forward Tyler Howell chipped in with nine points and 12 rebounds.

Junior forward Kody Key-Close scored six points.

DOSS 53, LARUE COUNTY 38

Doss                  12     18      9    14—53

LaRue County       3      9     13    13—38

LaRue County (4-5)

Kelton Ford 16, Tyler Howell 9, Kody Key-Close 6, Thomas Harman 5, Micah Wiseman 2. FG: 11-46. FT: 14-21. 3-pointers: 2-17 (Ford 0-8, Key-Close 1-4, Harman 1-2, Wiseman 0-2, Howell 0-1). Rebs: 28 (Howell 12, Harman 5). Assists: 4 (Ford 2). Steals: 4 (Ford 2, Harman 2).

UP NEXT: LaRue County hosts Louisville Shawnee at 7 p.m. Thursday in the National Guard Holiday Classic.