Several important district contests took place in the coverage area Tuesday.
Whitley County played host to a double header with crosstown rivals Williamsburg, and it was a good night for the Colonels. The Whitley girls won 79-52 in game one, followed by the boys team winning a close one, 52-50, in the nightcap.
With the win, the Lady Colonels improve to 6-15, 1-3 on the year while the Lady Jackets fall to 11-8, 1-2. The Colonel boys now stand at 13-9, 1-3 and the Yellow Jackets find themselves at 10-9, 0-3.
Whitley Co 79, Williamsburg 52
Whitley – 26 19 21 13 – 79
W’burg – 20 11 8 13 – 52
WC – Anderson 16, Frazier 6, M Siler 14, Lawson 12, Shope 11, Smith 2, Monhollen 7, D Siler 4, Moses 2, Housley 3
WB – Hall 18, Chapman 2, Williams 17, Caddell 4, Graham 3, Brown 2, Prewitt 6
Whitley Co 52, Williamsburg 50
Whitley – 13 14 6 19 – 52
W’burg – 8 6 17 19 – 50
WC – Hollingsworth 23, T Lawson 7, D Lawson 8, Bowling 6, J Estes 8
WB – Brown 9, Rose 16, Hunter 19, Ponder 4, Powell 2
Next up for the Whitley girls will be an away game at North Laurel High School this Friday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. The Williamsburg girls will travel to London on Thursday for another 50th District contest when they play South Laurel, also at 7:30 p.m. The Whitley boys will host Clay County Friday at 7:30, and the Williamsburg boys will play at South Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
In other action Tuesday, the Corbin Redhounds fell to South Laurel in London by the final score of 60-39. That drops them to 13-5, 2-2 ahead of another away game Thursday at Knox Central High School in Barbourville. Tipoff time for this highly anticipated matchup between two heated 13th Region rivals is set for 7:30 p.m.
