Anderson County

Garrard County had to slug it out to down Clay County 15-14 in last week's opener. Now the Golden Lions are going to have to show some more of that toughness against Anderson County in Saturday's Bob Allen Pigskin Classic at Danville. “I liked our determination and grit. I feel like our defense did an outstanding job for the vast majority of the night. When we did have a breakdown, we adjusted quickly and learned from our mistakes,”¿Garrard coach Mark Scenters said of last week's win. “I felt that our young men responded well at critical times, particularly in the third and fourth quarters.

HARRODSBURG - In every conceivable way, Anderson County outplayed Mercer County on Friday night. The Bearcats scored on five of their first six possessions, led by 27 points at the half and routed the host Titans 48-7. “They got after us, they whipped us, they outcoached us, everything. There's not much you can say about it,” Mercer coach Chris Pardue said. “We've got to go in and re-evaluate how we're coaching and what were coaching and a lot of things.” Anderson rolled up 417 yards of offense thanks to a huge night from quarterback Zach Carmichael.

HARRODSBURG¿ - All Chris Souder wanted was for Mercer County to have a shot to win at the end. And the Titans got that shot by rallying from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to get within two late before falling to No. 2 Anderson County 46-43 Tuesday. “We told the kids we wanted to compete and have a chance to win the ballgame. And we had that, so I was real proud of our kids,”¿Souder said. Cassidy Martin scored 17 points with six rebounds and four steals for the Titans (9-5)

LAWRENCEBURG - Derrick Lang of Danville finished second in his weight class at the Anderson County Invitational, and two other Danville wrestlers finished third in the season-opening meet. Lang pinned two opponents in less than a minute before being pinned by Bourbon County's Justin Ishmael 92 seconds into his championship match in the 215-pound class. Chris Booth (125 pounds) and Phillip Mathis (152) each rebounded after losing their first match to win three straight matches and earn third-place finishes in their respective brackets.

The newly formed Boyle County Youth Football will host its first Rebel Bowl on Saturday, with 12 games scheduled at the Boyle County high school and middle school fields. Youth teams with players ages 6 to 12 from Louisville, Lexington, Richmond, Shelbyville, Paris, Anderson County, Mercer County, Lincoln County and Casey County will be participating, along with Boyle teams from Perryville, Junction City and Woodlawn elementary schools.  Games will start at 9 a.m., with the last kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The event is a fundraiser to help pay for league operations that include new helmets and shoulder pads.

Mercer County All-Comers Results At Anderson-Dean Park, Harrodsburg Tuesday GIRLS Team scores - 1. Mercer County (MC) 36; 2. Anderson County 44; 3. Russell County 56; 4. Frankfort 82. Winner - Meagan Smith (Danville) 20:23.85 Other Area Runners - 4. Taylor Gray (MC) 22:42.47; 5. Cora Teets (MC) 24:02.53; 7. Kelsey Arthur (Casey County) 25:26.27; 10. Tori Gray (MC) 25:56.47; 15. Allie Crowell (MC) 27:08.99; 20. Casey Host (MC) 28:29.3; 22. Brooke Lawson (MC)

West Jessamine running back Devin Taylor couldn't have done much more to help the Colts' cause on Friday night as he ran for 324 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-39 losing effort against Anderson County. “That heart that our kids showed, to continue to battle back, and to fight and to claw and have an opportunity at the end (was amazing),” West coach Graham Heasley said. The game paled in comparison to last year's 72-18 thrashing that the Bearcats dealt. Heasley said his team had come a long way from a year ago when it struggled to even be competitive to Friday night, when it played Anderson County as well as any team had all season.

LAWRENCEBURG - Boyle County started strong and defeated host Anderson County 25-11, 25-17 Thursday. It was the third straight win for the Rebels (3-2). "The girls came out and played in fine fashion tonight," coach Dana Stigall said. "We played to win, played hard and worked hard for every point. " Senior Meagan Lankford had 11 assists, five kills and four aces. Stephanie Slone had eight kills, Rachel Staub had five kills, Melissa Shannon had four aces and Bruna Lozano added 10 assists.

Sunday, Nov. 26 College Men's Basketball John R. Collier Tournament at Hanover, Ind.: Third place or championship, Centre vs. Cincinnati-Clermont or Hanover, 1 or 3 p.m. College Women's Basketball Julie Costello Memorial Classic at Crestview Hills: Third place or championship, opponent TBA vs. Centre, 2 or 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27 High School Boys Basketball Anderson County at Casey County, 7:30 p.m....

HODGENVILLE - Three Danville wrestlers qualified for the state tournament Saturday and a fourth qualified as an alternate in the 2nd Region Tournament at LaRue County. Matt Baskin (160 pounds), Evan Hester (189) and Brooks Evans (285) all finished fourth in their classes, and Brandon Lannum (145) was fifth and will be an alternate. In their third-place matches, Baskin was pinned by Tyler Lasley of Central Hardin, Hester lost 3-2 to Justin Underwood of LaRue County and North Hardin's Matt Ballinger pinned Evans.

East Jessamine baseball 5/14: W @ George Rogers Clark, 3-0 5/15: W @ Scott County, 5-4 Pitching: Conner Lindsay (W) 10K in 7.0 innings. Batting: Jacob Burnight (2B) ; Jacob Overstreet (3 walks); Burnight , Barron Blackford (1 RBI). 5/16: canceled (rain) @ Anderson County 5/17: @ Pulaski County (7 p.m.) 5/18: vs. Madison Central (12 p.m.) Record to date: 20-11 On the week: 2-0 East Jessamine softball 5/13: W vs. Rockcastle County, 10-0 Pitching: Haylee Hamm (W)

East Jessamine softball's recent trip to Bowling Green for the Greenwood Border Battle was a tough one, to say the least, with a 1-3 tournament record leaving the Jaguars licking their wounds. On Monday, with 13-3 Anderson County in town, East responded for head coach Tom Hamm and his daughter, junior Haylee Hamm, hours after they left the funeral of a loved one in a 11-9 win. East collectively hit .379, which was made up of 11 hits, a home run and a slew of doubles. The Jags also took their share of hits early in the game, allowing eight runs through the fifth inning, but with what the team allowed on the defensive end, they made up for with their bats as the game reached its conclusion.

West Jessamine All-Comers At Nicholasville Tuesday GIRLS Team scores - 1. Boyle County (BC) 124; 2. Casey County (CC) 110; 4. Burgin (B); 7. Mercer County (MC) 34; 8. Danville (D) 28; 9. Kentucky School f/t Deaf 16. 3,200 relay - 3. Burgin (Sascha Stryker, Anna Vetters, Megan Chaffin, Jacelyn Strugill) 12:48. 100 hurdles - 3. Tiara Cochran (CC) 18.1; 4. Tabitha Evans (BC) 18.4; 5. Summer Burke (B) 18.6; 6. Jadrian Couch (CC) 19.1. 100 - 1. Liz Marcinek (B)

Door broken at business HARRODSBURG - Police were called to the Turpin Masonry on Marimon Avenue on April 3 when it was discovered that someone had broken a glass door and removed property. Willie Turpin reported to police that a non-functional 2000 Yamaha YZ80 dirt bike, blue and white in color and valued at about $1,500, had been removed. The door will cost an estimated $750 to replace.    Man leads police on chase SALVISA - A man attempted to flee from police at about 2 p.m. Wednesday, resulting in a pursuit ending in Anderson County.

HARRODSBURG - A man is facing several charges after a high-speed police chase ended in a crash Monday on Bohon Road. According to state police, a trooper spotted Dallas Corey Crawford, 38, of Russell Springs driving a 1991 beige Ford Taurus without a seat belt. Crawford was driving south on U.S 127 just south of Lawrenceburg when the trooper pulled him over. The trooper was informed Crawford had an active arrest warrant. When the trooper attempted to make an arrest, Crawford resisted and fled from the scene, which began a 40-mile chase into Mercer County.

J.T. Long hit a home run in his first at-bat of the season and pitched his Mercer County team to a win Thursday as the Titans defeated Anderson County 6-3 in their season opener at Harrodsburg. Long, whose walk-off home run gave Mercer (1-0) the win in the 12th Region championship game last season, homered in the first inning, and Mercer took control of the game with a four-run fourth inning. Long allowed three hits and no earned runs in six innings on the mound. “J.T. pitched a very good ballgame in his first outing,” Mercer coach Jeremy Shope said.

HARRODSBURG¿ - All Chris Souder wanted was for Mercer County to have a shot to win at the end. And the Titans got that shot by rallying from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to get within two late before falling to No. 2 Anderson County 46-43 Tuesday. “We told the kids we wanted to compete and have a chance to win the ballgame. And we had that, so I was real proud of our kids,”¿Souder said. Cassidy Martin scored 17 points with six rebounds and four steals for the Titans (9-5)

Two girls basketball teams off to great starts met Thursday on the hardwood of the J.C. Eddleman Gym in Stanford, and one team had to walk away with a loss. Unfortunately for host Lincoln County, it was the Lady Patriots sustaining their first loss of the season, falling 56-46 to Anderson County. Eriel McKee and MacKenzie Cann burned the nets for a combined 40 points to lead the Lady Bearcats to victory. McKee had a team-high 22 points and Cann had 18. “We knew coming in that (McKee and Cann)

The Lincoln County girls suffered their first loss of the year Thursday, dropping a 56-46 home decision to Anderson County. Emily Fox scored 22 points for the Patriots (3-1), who trailed 26-20 at the half and 43-33 after three quarters.  Kourtney Belcher and Tiandra Hocker scored five points each for Lincoln. Anderson (4-0) was led by Eriel McKee's 22 points, while MacKenzie Cann scored 18 points. Anderson County    12    26    43    56 Lincoln County          8    22    33    43 ANDERSON (4-0)

Devin Conley scored 18 points Monday to lead the Garrard County girls to a 50-43 victory over Somerset in the season opener for both teams at Lancaster. Host Garrard took control of the game in the third quarter, when it outscored Somerset 19-6 to take a 36-28 lead after scoring just two points in the second quarter. “We were really sloppy early in the first half. We looked like it was our first game of the year,” Garrard coach Scott Bolin said. “We tried to knock off some rust in the second half and played with a little more intensity, a little sharper.