Wayne, W. Va. — Lawrence Co. Boys took care of Wayne 80-70 in the Steele Strong Classic on Saturday at Wayne High School.
The Dawgs improved to 11-9 on the year with the road win over the Pioneers who are now 6-8 on the season.
#1 Hayden Perry looks to drive against #11 Landon Preece of Wayne.
After missing the last four games Kaiden Harris returned and led the Dawgs with 22 points including 3 three pointers. Hayden Perry added 18 points including 5 three pointers. Caden Muncy netted 15 points, Andrew Ratcliffe hit 3 three pointers and tallied 11 points to round out the double figure scorers. CJ Waller and Kaden Johnson scored 5 points each, Isaah Hughes had 3 points and Grant Cochran chipped in with 1 point.
The Bulldogs hit 12 three pointers and went 17 of 27 from the free throw line.
Andrew Ratcliffe drives to the paint against Wayne.
Wayne was led by Landon Preece with 23 points, Colton Heck scored 22 points, Colton Preece had 15 points. Carter Ross added 5 points, Kaiden Hayton had 4 points, Hunter Bryant had 1 point.
The Pioneers hit 3 three pointers and went 12 of 18 from the free throw line.
LCHS 23 19 23 15 – 80
WHS 19 16 16 19 – 70
The Dawgs will travel to District rival Betsy Layne on Friday night before playing the #1 team in Single A Tug Valley ( WV ) Saturday night at 8:30 in the Williamson Field House.
Wayne will play Monday afternoon at West Virginia State vs Scott.
#15 CJ Waller goes up to contest a shot by #0 Colton Heck of Wayne
Bulldog Head Chandler Thompson
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… It was great to have a game Saturday at Wayne and play for a good cause. Coach Meddings at Wayne runs a great program and this event was no different. Very well ran by some great people. Coach Meddings does a really good job with his guys. It was nice to go over there and get a win after them coming to our place and beating us last year. I felt like we shot the ball well and battled some foul trouble to end up finishing pretty strong defensively.”
“… It is unfortunate that we have had some bad weather and cancelations as of late. Unfortunately, that is all part of it and everyone in the state is in the same boat. It’s the teams that respond the best to these situations that will be most likely to find success down the stretch. We had a great practice today and are excited for the opportunity to go play at Betsy Layne Friday.”
