Basketball – Page 2

Bardstown Gets the Best of the Girls

Last Friday, the Rebels were defeated by Bardstown, on the road. The final score was 32-60. This was the last regular season game for the Rebels, giving them a loss going into playoffs.

The team’s leading scorer on the night was 8th grader, Addison Yates. She finished the night with 12 total points, all coming off three-pointers. Yates has made a big impact this year from beyond the arc. She is the team’s top three point shooter and a top scorer.

In a brief interview, Yates states, “It always sucks to take a los, especially going into the playoffs. With that being said we must put it behind us and get ready to beat the Admirals. ”

On Tuesday the girls will play Danville in the second round of the 45th District Tournament.

Rebels fall in regular season finale

The Rebels headed to Taylor County on Friday Night to take on the Cardinals in Boyle’s regular season finale. Taylor County came into this game 17-12, with good wins over North Hardin and Hart County.

The Rebels started off slow, and were down 16-9 at the end of the first. They weren’t hitting their shots, and had to start off hot in the second.

They outscored the Cardinals by seven in the second quarter, and tied things up at 32 by halftime! They played great defense and their shots finally started falling.

The second half was more of the same. The game was within six the rest of the game, and the Rebels ended up losing 76-70.

Taylor County shot an astounding 50% from the three-point line, and 57% from the field! They were led by transfer CJ Johnson, who had 26 points and five rebounds, shooting 64% from the field and 77% from the free throw line. Layken Lyons, their leading scorer on the season, added 23 points and seven rebounds on 9-14 shooting.

The Rebels will start their 45th District Tournament campaign on Monday against the Kentucky School for the Deaf.

Close match-up against the Colts

On Tuesday night, the Lady Rebels basketball team was hyped up to play a region rival, West Jessamine.

They were coming off of a close district match-up against Garrard and were looking to get another. Sure enough, the whole game was close; they were fighting until the very end.

At the beginning, the girls were already neck and neck. Both teams stayed fighting for the lead. However, the Colts had the advantage of their shots falling, while the Rebels weren’t doing too hot in that area. They tried to make it up on defense, and at the half the score was 24-23. West Jessamine leading.

The game continued being close and the Rebels kept on trudging along. With about five minutes left in the game, West Jessamine still held the lead at 42-40. Then, at three minutes left, the Rebels finally took the lead, 44-42.

The Colts responded, however, and battled back to a 48-46 lead with under a minute left. A foul and a free throw drained made the lead 49-46, that being the final score.

Sophomore Ashlen Young said that “I think we played well, just made some mistakes on both ends of the floor. Foul calls weren’t on our side either”.

The Rebels play again on Friday at 7:30PM at Bardstown! Be sure to go cheer them on!

Rebels come up short at Pulaski

The Boyle County Rebels headed down to Pulaski County to take on the Maroons on Saturday. The Rebels came into this game 12-12, and the Maroons came in at 18-8, a top 3 team in the 12th region.

The first half of the game was very close, but the Rebels couldn’t keep a lead. They were down 18-16 after the first quarter, and 30-24 at halftime. The Rebels were struggling on the boards, down four in the rebounding category.

The Rebels stayed behind in the third quarter, and they were down 50-41 at the end of the third. The Maroons took their biggest lead of the game in the early moments of the fourth, 54-41. The Rebels then rallied to cut Pulaski’s lead to two with less than a minute left. Guy Turner hit a big shot to keep the game close, and the Rebels ran out of time for a comeback.

The Maroons won a huge 12th region game 62-58; behind the win were great performances from Zak Anderson (17 points), Will Blankenship (15 points), and Ethan Iddlewine (12 points).

Boyle was led by Montavin Quisenberry (21 points), Seneca Driver (16 points, six rebounds), and Guy Turner (12 points). They fell to 12-13 on the season.

The Rebels will head back to Somerset to take on the Briar Jumpers in another tough 12th Region game on Tuesday.

Rebels Wrangle the Lions

On Friday, the Rebels defeated Garrard County, for the second time this season. The final score was 74-56. Giving the girls an 18 point win over the Lions.

The team’s leading scorer on the night was Senior Payton Bugg. She finished the night with 23 total points and went 9/9 from the free throw line. Payton’s sister, Kennedy Bugg, had a great game as well for the Rebs. She had a season high 15 points and 10 rebounds.

In a short interview, senior Payton Bugg states, “This team has such a great bond and so much leadership.”

The Girls will play again Tuesday night vs West Jessamine at home.