| Local Sports Thursday February 16, 2012 |
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LETCHER COUNTY CENTRAL & JENKINS BOYS/GIRLS BASKETBALL The Letcher County Central Cougar Boys picked up a solid 14th Region win last night by beating the Buckhorn Wildcats 44-37 at LCC. It was a night of poor shooting but solid defense. The Cougars led 17-14 at halftime and led by as many as 8. Buckhorn led by 2 a couple of times in the second half. Logan Johnson had 10 points for the Cougars, Trenton Whitaker had 8 and Koree Stewart had 9 points along with 8 rebounds. Trevor Easterling led Buckhorn with 13 points and their All Region player Matt Day came up with 12, about half of his game average. The Cougars improve to 17-12 and Buckhorn falls to 20-5. The Cougars will wrap up the regular season with a home game tonight against Pike County Central with JV at 6:00pm and Varsity at 7:30pm We'll have tonight's game here on 103.9 The Bulldog with the Cougar Countdown Pregame Show at 7:00pm. Jenkins Cavalier Boys played the Piarist School last night but we don't have a final score. The Cavaliers have 2 regular season games left, at home against Betsy Layne on Friday night and at Red Bird on Saturday. In 14th Region boys action last night Harlan County beat Leslie County 42-37 and Hazard beat Pike County Central 57-55. Tonight you've got Cordia at Jackson City and Owsley County at Breathitt County. The Letcher County Central Lady Cougars finished the regular schedule with a 21-5 record and will begin play Monday in the district tournament. The Jenkins Lady Cavaliers have 2 regular season games left as they play tonight at home against Pike County Central and Friday on the road at Leslie County. The 53rd District Boys AND Girls Tournament begins one week from today on Monday Feb 20th and will be held at Jenkins High School. Monday Feb 20th at 6:00pm it will be Letcher County Central vs. Cordia girls and at 7:30pm Knott County Central and Jenkins boys will play. Tuesday Feb 21st at 6:00pm it will be Letcher County Central vs. Cordia boys and at 7:30pm it's Knott County Central and Jenkins Girls. Friday Feb 24th at 7:00pm will be the girls championship game and Saturday Feb 25th at 7:00pm it will be the boys championship game.
The Cougar wrestlers who will be participating at state are: Brandon Gibson: 3rd place - State Qualifier 132 pound class - Record of 26 wins and 7 losses. Bobby McKenzie: 5th place - State Alternate 138 pound class - Record of 15 wins and 15 losses. Jordan Gibson 5th place - State Alternate 145 pound class - Record of 24 wins and 13 losses. Charles Philpot: 4th Place - State Qualifier 220 pound class - Record of 27 wins and 16 losses. LCC CHEERLEADING The Letcher County Central Cheerleaders will be competing in the KAPOS State Cheerleading Tournament at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday in Bowling Green
UK WILDCATS BASKETBALL The #1 Kentucky wildcats are off all week with their next game not until Saturday when the Cats play Ole Miss at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Tipoff at 4:00pm with Countdown to Tipoff at 2:30pm. Catch all the action of the UK Wildcats here on 103.9 The Bulldog, your home of the BIG BLUE in Letcher County. |
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