Louisa, Ky. — The Lawrence Co. Boys Basketball team will head into the Class 2A Section 8 Tournament with a 9-3 record.
Gunnar Woods hit 9 three pointers in three games during the Carolina Invitational.
Archbishop Alter ( OH ) 89 Lawrence Co. 50
In the final game of the trip on Monday morning the Dawgs ran into a buzzsaw.
Gunnar Woods hit 3 three pointers to lead the Bulldogs with 15 points, Kaiden Harris netted 13 points, Hayden Perry and Kaden Johnson had 10 points each, Luke Fetherolf chipped in with 2 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 7 three pointers and went 7 of 10 from the free throw line.
Hopewell ( NC ) 70 Lawrence Co. 68
In the second game of the trip on Saturday afternoon the Bulldogs lost a tough one to the team from the Tar Heel State.
Kaden Johnson nails a jumper in the Carolina Invitational.
Hayden Perry led the Bulldogs with 17 points, Kaiden Harris tallied 16 points, Gunnar Woods hit 3 three pointers and finished with 13 points, Kaden Johnson netted 11 points, Luke Fetherolf had 8 points and Caden Muncy chipped in with 3 points.
The Dawgs hit 7 three pointers and went 7 of 10 from the free throw line.
Lawrence Co. 71 Bishop England ( SC ) 69
In the first game of the Carolina Invitational on Friday the Dawgs beat the host team in a dandy game.
Hayden Perry eyes the rim before sinking a free throw.
Hayden Perry led the Dawgs with 20 points, Gunnar Woods tallied 19 points, Kaiden Harris netted 14 points, Kaden Johnson added 6 points, Luke Fetherolf and Andrew Ratcliffe had 5 points, Braxton Davis chipped in with 2 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 7 three pointers and went 14 of 20 from the free throw line.
The Bulldogs will play the winner of the Pike Central/Magoffin Co. on Thursday at Floyd Central in the Class 2A Section Tournament weather permitting.
Kaiden Harris takes the ball to the basket in South Carolina.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Chandler Thompson
COACH’S COMMENTS
“…Great week in Charleston SC this week for our team. Our record didn’t go the way we wanted it to but we played some really good teams and overall competed really well.
Day 1 we played a solid Bishop England team that has given us trouble in the past. We were able to pull out the win against them on their home court.
Day 2 we played Hopewell NC. A very big school that is 10-0 and had a chance to beat them. Came up a little short but overall played really well. Lastly, we played Archbishop Alter out of Ohio. They have 3 division 1 players, one going NC State, one going to Wright State, and another that is undecided. We battled well with them in the first half, down 5 at halftime. They had a strong second half and we didn’t shoot the ball particularly well that half and it allowed them to open the game up on us.
“…Undoubtedly, somewhere down the road this trip will make us better. The team was able to create a lot of memories and get better in the process. That’s about all you can ask for!”
