Huntington, W. Va. — After losing in the Class 2A Section 8 semifinals on Monday the Lawrence Co. Bulldogs ( 10-4 ) bounced back with a 78-61 victory over Huntington St. Joe on Tuesday night.
Senior Wyatt Branham had 5 points off the bench in the win over St. Joe
Against the Fighting Irish Gunnar Woods led the Bulldogs in scoring with 22 points, Kaden Johnson tallied 17 points, Kaiden Harris added 10 points, Hayden Perry netted 8 points, Wyatt Branham and Braxton Davis had 5 points each, Luke Fetherolf and Caden Muncy had 4 points apiece, Andrew Ratcliffe chipped in with 3 points.
The Dawgs hit 5 three pointers and went 9 of 14 from the free throw line.
Pike Co. Central 81 Lawrence Co. 72 ( Monday )
Playing for the first time in exactly two weeks the Bulldogs were eliminated from the Class 2A Section 8 tournament by the Hawks.
Hayden Perry and Kaiden Harris led the Bulldogs with 18 points apiece, Gunnar Woods tallied 14 points, Caden Muncy added 10 points, Kaden Johnson netted 7 points and Andrew Ratcliffe chipped in with 3 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 5 three pointers and went 9 of 15 from the free throw line.
Senior Kasen Staniford has been steady off the bench for the Dawgs this season.
The Bulldogs will travel Floyd Central ( 5-8 ) on Friday night for a 58th District matchup.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Chandler Thompson
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Tough night on Monday against a good Pike Central team. No excuses but anytime you take 14 days between games in the middle of the season you will have some rust and we certainly showed that last night.
“…Great to come to Huntington St Joe and get a win tonight. Coach Maynard does a great job with those guys. Felt like we played a really good second half tonight and hopefully we can build off of that moving forward.”
