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SPORTS
Lady
Rebels play two
By
BRIAN BLAIR
NH
Correspondent
The Owen County Lady
Rebels were in action twice this past week. The first was a home
contest on Feb. 12 against Trimble County.
It may have been two nights before Valentine’s Day, but
there was no love lost in this game. The Lady Raiders came into
Owenton looking to exact revenge for an overtime loss to the Lady
Rebels back at Trimble County earlier in the season.
Trimble County may have
been wearing blue and yellow uniforms, but by the time the game
was over both teams were black and blue. In a hard fought, physical
game, it was Owen County coming away with the 42-39 win over the
visitors from Trimble County.
While players from both teams probably had some bumps and bruises
the next day, the player leaving the biggest mark was freshman,
Jensen Wainscott. While scoring just four points in the first
half, the freshman put in 13 points in the second half, including
a span of eight straight points to finish the third quarter.
Wainscott then scored the first two points of the fourth quarter
to cut the Trimble County lead to one. Kendall Cochran then nailed
a three-pointer to give the Lady Rebels a 29-28 lead with 6:34
to play in the game.
The Lady Raiders were able to get the lead back and with four
minutes to play held a four-point lead at 35-31. Eko Kemper then
scored on a nice pass from Shea Green to cut the lead to 35-33
with 3:25 to play. One minute later, Trimble County’s Jesse
Caudill fouled out. As she left the floor she said something to
one of the officials that warranted a technical foul. Wainscott
then stepped to the free-throw line and made three of four shots
to give the Lady Rebels a 36-35 advantage.
The Lady Rebels held on to the lead and with less than a minute
to play they were on top 38-37 when Kendall Cochran was fouled.
She missed both free throws but Dani Hutchinson grabbed the rebound
and got the ball back to Cochran who was fouled again. This time
she sank both foul shots to give the Lady Rebels a three-point
lead with 20 seconds left to play. Trimble County cut the lead
back to one on a put-back by Morgan Dunlop with 7.6 seconds to
go. Trimble County’s Rachel Barnes was then whistled for
an intentional foul. The call led to another technical foul, this
one on Trimble County head coach, Kerrie Stewart. As a result,
it was more free throws for Cochran who sealed the 42-39 win for
the Lady Rebels.
Wainscott’s 17 points led the Rebels. It was also a career
high for the freshman.
After the game, Coach Osborne complimented Wainscott for her ability
to handle Trimble County’s defensive pressure and for her
own defense against the Lady Raiders ball handlers.
Cochran finished the game with 13 points. The Lady Rebels also
got contributions from Kelsey Williams who scored four points,
grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked four shots. Kemper came off the
bench scoring four points and pulling down five rebounds. Shea
Green also scored four points.
Owen County then traveled to Walton-Verona for a Friday night
match-up against the Lady Bearcats. The game proved to be another
close contest but this time the Lady Rebels ended up on the wrong
side of the scoreboard.
While it may have been slow going on the roadways all week due
to snow and ice, both teams ran up and down the court at a frantic
pace for most of the game. After a back-and-forth first half,
Owen County held a two-point halftime lead at 29-27. The second
half saw both teams scoring runs only to see the other come back.
The Lady Rebels held a six-point advantage early in the second
half, but again the Lady Bearcats came back and tied it up. Owen
County did manage to take a five-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Walton then scored the first five points of the fourth quarter
to tie the score at 44 with seven minutes to play. The next two
minutes saw the Lady Bearcats open up a five point lead of their
own. The Lady Rebels chipped away at the lead and tied the game
at 54-54 on a Wainscott three-pointer with three minutes to play.
The Lady Bearcats once again held a five-point lead after a Lauren
Hargett layup with just under two minutes left. This time Green
nailed a three-pointer to cut the lead to two with 1:42 remaining.
On the next Walton possession McKenzie Garcia’s put-back
of a missed shot put the Lady Bearcats on top 62-58. Jensen Wainscott
connected on her fifth three-point basket of the game to cut the
lead to 62-61 with 55 seconds to play in the game. The Lady Bearcats
then played keep-away until Ashley Bowling scored to give Walton
a 64-61 lead with 13.6 seconds to play. The Lady Rebels were able
to get the ball to Shea Green who got off a three-pointer that
hit the rim at the buzzer
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Wainscott again led the Lady Rebels in scoring with 19 points.
Williams scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds. She
also had three blocks and three assists. Green tallied eight points
while Cochran scored eight points, dished out eight assists and
had three steals. Kemper pitched in with seven points and grabbed
six rebounds. Lauren Lowe came off the bench to contribute five
points and five rebounds. Emma Lowe finished the game with two
points.
The Lady Rebels are now 13-11 on the season. They will wrap up
the regular season at 6 p.m. Friday when they go on the road to
play Grant County.
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Rebels
have a good week
By
BRIAN BLAIR
NH
Correspondent
After a long layoff due to winter weather, Owen County was back
in action this past week. Their game against Trimble County scheduled
for Feb. 13 was postponed due to the weather. The Rebels were
able to play Williamstown at home on Thursday night and at Walton-Verona
on Friday night. In both games the Rebels came out victorious.
Against Williamstown, the Rebels used a balanced offense to defeat
the Demons 67-44. The Rebels got off to a sluggish start before
Daniel Neeley knocked down a three-pointer two minutes into the
game. Williamstown did not score until a Jacob Cheeseman free
throw with just under four minutes left in the first quarter.
The Rebels led 15-5 until Patrick Gatewood’s three-pointer
at the first-quarter buzzer. The Demons then outscored the Rebels
20-18 in the second quarter, including another three-pointer at
the buzzer to cut the Rebels’ lead to 33-28 at intermission.
That would be as close as the Demons would get. Owen County outscored
Williamstown 34-16 in the second half for the win. Most of the
damage came in the paint as the Rebels had little trouble breaking
down the Demon defense. The Rebels also stepped up their own defense
as they limited the Demons to just five second-half field goals.
Jared Perkins led the way for the Rebels with 24 points. He also
had four rebounds. Neeley had 18 points. Neeley also dished out
seven assists and grabbed seven rebounds. Jordan Downey tallied
15 points and snagged seven steals. Perkins and Downey admitted
afterwards they were a little rusty after the long layoff. Downey
said it felt like playing the first game of the season all over
again. After the game Coach Duvall said the Rebels were a little
stale and their timing was a little bit off. He was pleased with
the team’s defensive effort in the second half.
Danny O’Toole scored four points, grabbed six rebounds and
blocked four shots against Williamstown. Clint Hamilton, Zack
Miller and Collin Gamble each scored two points.
On Friday night the Rebels went on the road to take on Walton-Verona.
The Rebels opened up the game by scoring the first seven points
and led 16-10 after one quarter. Owen County began the second
quarter by scoring 10 consecutive points to break the game open
and lead 26-10. The lead at the half had ballooned to 36-18. Neeley
paced the Rebels in the first 16 minutes by scoring 18 points.
The second half proved more challenging. The Bearcats came out
of the lockerroom and began to claw their way back into the game.
Walton’s Scott Kirk scored 10 points in the third quarter
as the Bearcats outscored the Rebels 20-11 in the quarter. The
third quarter also saw Neeley leave the game for a few minutes
after he received a cut over his left eye. Neeley said after the
game the cut occurred when he bumped heads with Zach Miller. Neeley
would return to the game wearing a patch just over the eye.
As the fourth quarter began, Walton trailed by nine. The Bearcats
then put together four quick points, and the Rebels connected
on a free throw and the lead had been trimmed to 48-42 with 6:55
to play. The Bearcats were unable to cut the lead further. The
Rebels maintained the lead, making enough free throws down the
stretch. Neeley was held to just one basket in the second half
but he connected on nine of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter
to propel the Rebels to the victory. Neeley finished the game
with 29 points, five assists and five steals. Miller scored 15
points and grabbed five rebounds. O’Toole tossed in 10 points
and brought down eight boards. Perkins finished the game with
eight points, nine rebounds and four steals. Downey scored six
points and Collin Gamble had one point.
With the two victories the Rebels improve to 15-4 on the season.
Their next game will be Friday night in Dry Ridge when the Rebels
take on Grant County in the regular season finale.
Tourney
Time is Here
By
Brian Blair
NH Correspondent
The classic Christmas
carol says “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”
The writer of the song apparently never experienced the Kentucky
State Basketball Tournament.
The boys and girls 31st District Tournament gets under way next
week at Henry County. The girls will be in action at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday when they take on Gallatin County. The first game will
feature Carroll County and Henry County which begins at 6 p.m.
It will be the fourth meeting this year between the Lady Rebels
and the Lady Wildcats. Owen County has won the previous three,
including a semifinal win in the 8th Region All “A”
Classic. The winner of the game will advance to the championship
game at 7 p.m. March 2.
Coach Duvall and the boys will be in action at 7:30 p.m. Feb.
28 when they battle Gallatin County. For the Rebels, it will be
the fifth time they have faced the Wildcats this season. Their
last meeting came in the championship game of the 8th Region All
“A” Classic when the Wildcats defeated the Rebels
62-57. The first game that night will feature Carroll County battling
Henry County at 6 p.m. The winners on Wednesday night will advance
to the championship game at 7 p.m. March 3.
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