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Sick Lady Indians Hold On For TRC Win
By Herb ButlerThe Clark County Lady Indians hosted the Scotland County Lady Tigers on Thursday evening January 31 in a Conference game. Due to illness, the Lady Indians started a different lineup, and they held their own.In the first quarter Kassidy Shuman and Cady Flood led Clark County with three points each, and the Lady…
Read MoreIndians Remain Perfect With 53-47 Win
By Herb Butler The Clark County Indians took on the Scotland County Tigers in a very important Tri Rivers Conference game at home on Thursday, January 31. The Tigers came to town with a very good ball club.In the opening quarter Bryan Plenge had five points, Javis Vineyard added a three, Michael Brennan, Colt Sommers,…
Read MoreLady Eagles Soar To Win at Marion County
By David Sharp Knox County proved their North Shelby Tournament victory over Marion County was no fluke with a 46-32 win at Philadelphia. The Lady Eagles evened their season record at 8-8 with the defensive pressure fueled road win.The Lady Eagles came out of the huddle breathing fire. Knox County scored the contest’s first 11…
Read MoreKC Eagles Stuff Milan Boys in Tri-Rivers Play
By David Sharp Knox County (10-6, 4-1 in the conference) jumped out to a 29-11 first quarter lead in January 22, Tri-Rivers Conference boys’ action and took a 76-35 win from Milan. Dennis Dent recently broke the Knox County High School career rebound record, and is currently over 600 rebounds for his career.Kurt Strange was…
Read MoreEagles And Lady Tigers Top Brashear Brackets
By David SharpBrashear was seeded first in the girls’ bracket and Knox County was placed on top of the boys’ bracket at the 2008 Brashear Tournament, slated for February 4-9. Both top seeded teams are defending tournament champions. Team records listed in this story are as of January 26.The Lady Tigers (8-8) have a first…
Read MoreLady Eagles Take Conference Game From Milan Wildcats
By David Sharp Knox County forced 35 Milan turnovers during a January 22, Tri-Rivers Conference girls’ game at Knox County. The Lady Eagles improved to 7-8 overall on the season and 2-3 in the conference with a 58-29 victory. The rebuilding Lady Wildcats (2-13, 0-2) were limited to 18 rebounds on the night.Knox County led…
Read MoreTop Seeds Hold Serve At North Shelby Tourney
Top Seeds Hold Serve At North Shelby Tourney By David Sharp LaPlata remained unbeaten and Schuyler County repeated as 2008 North Shelby Tournament champions by ten point margins. The tournament was spiced by upsets. Both championship games featured six seeds battling for the top prize. Marion County (5-7) dumped third seeded Brashear by…
Read MoreKC Boys Win First Round Matchup
KC Boys Win First Round Matchup By David Sharp Second seeded Knox County (8-5) scored the first eight points in the opening minute of a January 15, North Shelby Tournament first round boys’ game with North Shelby and went on to a 74-50 victory. Cory Shultz scored a game high 25 points and pulled…
Read MoreMarion County Upsets Tigers In First Round
Marion County Upsets Tigers In First Round By David Sharp Marion County grabbed a 26-14 halftime lead and held off a fourth quarter Tiger rally, and handed third seeded Brashear (9-3) a 51-47 first round North Shelby Tournament loss. The Tigers had a strong second half, outscoring the Mustangs (4-6) 33-25 in the final…
Read MoreTigers Take North Shelby Boys’ Seventh Place
Tigers Take North Shelby Boys’ Seventh Place By David Sharp Conference rival Atlanta (1-11) jumped out to a 15-8 lead in the boys’ seventh place game of the 2008 North Shelby Tournament. The third seeded Tigers responded with a 20-9 second quarter run and held on for a 49-46 victory. Neither side shot…
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