Louisa, Ky. — After a short Christmas break the Lawrence Co. Bulldogs ( 8-1 ) will head to South Carolina to play in the Carolina Invitational beginning on Friday in Charleston.
#10 Andrew Ratcliffe is back from a preseason injury.
Lawrence Co. 71 Portsmouth ( OH ) 60 ( Monday )
In a rescheduled game on Monday afternoon Lawrence Co. was victorious over the Trojans.
Gunnar Woods had a team high 21 points, Kaiden Harris tallied 15 points, Hayden Perry and Kaden Johnson had 12 points each, Luke Fetherolf netted 8 points and Andrew Ratcliffe chipped with 3 points.
The Bulldogs hit 8 three pointers and went 15 of 29 from the charity stripe.
Lawrence Co. 81 Russell 72 ( Saturday )
On Saturday afternoon the Dawgs hit 7 three pointers in the first quarter and went on to beat the host Red Devils in the Russell Shootout.
Hayden Perry connected on 6 three pointers and finished with a game high 33 points, Kaiden Harris hit 3 three pointers and tallied 25 points, Kaden Johnson added 9 points, Gunnar Woods netted 7 points, Braxton Davis 3 points, Caden Muncy and Andrew Ratcliffe chipped in with 2 points each.
#0 Caden Muncy has provided good minutes off the bench so far.
The Dawgs hit 10 three pointers and went 15 of 24 from the free throw line.
Lawrence Co. 70 West Carter 54 ( Friday )
On Friday evening in the Stockyard Bank Challenge at Rowan County the Bulldogs took care of the Comets for the second time this season.
Hayden Perry led the way with 16 points, Kaiden Harris scored 14 points, Braxton Davis tallied 12 points, Andrew Ratcliffe netted 9 points, Caden Muncy and Isiah Hughes 5 points each, Luke Fetherolf had 4 points, Boedy Maynard had 3 points and Kaden Johnson chipped in with 2 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 8 three pointers and went 4 of 6 from the free throw line.
#23 Braxton Davis had a season high 12 points in a victory over West Carter.
The Dawgs will open the Carolina Invitational on Friday versus Bishop England ( SC ) at 6:30. On Saturday at 1:15 they will play Hopewell ( NC ) and after a day off on Sunday they finish up the trip on Monday morning at 9:00 versus Archbishop ( OH ).
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Chandler Thompson
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Very proud of our kids for their effort and performance leading up to Christmas Break. We certainly have some things that we need to improve on, but it is early and we don’t expect it to be perfect right now. I’m proud of the boys. They have had great attitudes and have been very coachable along the way. That is a recipe for success when you factor in how hard they play. Looking forward to a trip in Charleston SC where we play some really good teams!”