Worthington, Ky — Lawrence Co. ( 6-3 ) took down defending 10th Region Champ Campbell Co. 64-56 Saturday evening and will play for the Derby Classic Championship tonight at Raceland.
Player of the game Cody Maynard led the Dawgs with 20 points, Tyler Maynard tallied 19 points, Baden Gillispie chipped in with 13 points, Trenton Adkins 7 points and Chase Sartin 5 points.
LCHS hit 6 three pointers and went 14-20 from the charity stripe.
The Bulldogs have won three in a row and will play tournament host Raceland ( 6-1 ) at 7:15 tonight for the title.
Lawrence Co. 75 Elliott Co. 62 ( Friday )
Lawrence Co. ( 5-3 ) rallied back from a double digit deficit to beat the Lions in the first game of the Derby Classic at Raceland.
The Dawgs forced 24 turnovers in the comeback victory.
Tyler Maynard was named player of the game with a team high 22 points, Cody Maynard wasn’t far behind with 20 points, Trenton Adkins racked up a double double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, Kaden Gillispie 6 points, Chase Sartin and Baden Gillispie 5 points, Will Lafferty 2 points and Alex Ratliff 1 point.
The Bulldogs hit 3 three pointers and went 22-32 from the line.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Chandler Thompson
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… I felt like Friday night we weren’t locked in and as focused as we needed to be against Elliott County. We managed to put together a good enough 4th quarter to pull out the win.
“…Saturday at our walk through, we challenged the guys to be focused and be the best teammate they could be for 32 minutes against Campbell County. Our kids took that challenge to heart and did just that. We were able to put 4 quarters of really good basketball together and pick up a great win for our program. Our bench had great energy the entire game and that carried onto the floor.
“…Overall, effort was great from everyone. But it’s time to move past that one and focus on a very solid Raceland team for the championship of their tournament.”