Williamson, WV. — In final game of the 24th Annual Hatfield-McCoy shootout Lawrence Co. defeated # 1 ranked Tug Valley 72-60 on Saturday night at the Williamson Fieldhouse.
#15 CJ Waller with a basket over #11 Cameron Slone.
Photo by Paul Adkins, Mingo Messenger
Lawrence Co. jumped all over the Panthers and led 27-15 after one quarter. The lead ballooned to 41-18 in the second quarter before Tug Valley made a late run to cut into the deficit.
CJ Waller led the Bulldogs with 15 points and 15 big rebounds.
Hayden Perry also netted 15 points, Andrew Ratcliffe tallied 14, and Kaiden Harris added 12 points in double figure scoring. Kaden Johnson added 9 points, Caden Muncy had 5 points and Isaah Hughes chipped in with 2 points.
The Dawgs ( 12-9 ) hit 4 three pointers and went 20 for 28 from the free throw line.
The Panthers ( 9-4 ) were led by Braydun Ferris with 24 points, Carson Newsome 12 points, Aiden Copeland 11 points, Cameron Slone 8 points, Zade Rash 5 points.
Tug Valley hit 5 three pointers and went 7 of 14 from the foul line.
Kaiden Harris breaks the Tug Valley press.
Photo by Paul Adkins, Mingo Messenger
LCHS 27 18 12 15 – 72
TVHS 15 21 13 11 – 60
The Dawgs will return to action on Tuesday for Senior night versus Huntington Expression Prep ( WV ).
Bulldog Head Coach Chandler Thompson
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Very proud of our guys for battling against a really good Tug Valley team at the Williamson Field House tonight. It was a very good challenge for us and our guys responded really well. We got off to a hot start and that certainly helped us throughout the game. We challenged our guys to win the battle on the boards. I have not seen the stats on it yet, but I feel like they did a good job on that.”
“… Any time you can go and win on the road in an environment like that at this point in the year, it is always a step in the right direction. Looking forward to senior night on Tuesday as we host Huntington Expression Prep.”
