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LANCASTER - Garrard County coach Steve Stonebraker knows taking on Dunbar is not the easiest way to start the season. However, he also knows playing a Class AAAA team like Dunbar can have a positive impact on his program. "If we could win, it would be one of the biggest wins ever for our program," sad Stonebraker. "If not, then it is a game that will still push our program ahead. Playing a good team in one of the state's best bowl games, or perhaps the state's best bowl game, can only help us. " Garrard opens its season Saturday against Dunbar in the Bob Allen Pigskin Classic at Admiral Stadium in Danville.

VERSAILLES - Sam Morgan placed sixth and Kelly Jameson was 12th Saturday to lead the Boyle County cross country team at the Dunbar Bulldog Cross Country Invitational at Woodford County Park. Morgan finished in 18:01 to help the Rebels place seventh out of 18 teams. Jameson's time of 22:39 led the Boyle girls to an eighth place finish. Boyle County Boy's Results 6. Sam Morgan, 18:01. 37. John Anderson, 20:00. 41. Jonathan Crowe, 20:15. 53. Daniel Bastin, 20:54.

Danville batted around in the first inning to take an early lead against host Paul Dunbar Friday at Lexington. But the defense faltered as the 24th-ranked Admirals' committed five errors in an 8-4 loss to the 13th-ranked Bulldogs at the Dunbar Invitational. Joey Beldon went the distance for Danville (11-5), giving up just four earned runs on six hits with five strikeouts and seven walks. "Joey didn't have his best stuff today, but he probably did one of his best jobs pitching.

The East Jessamine High football game against North Oldham will be played at Dunbar Friday at 7:30 p.m. The game was originally scheduled as a home game but will be moved to Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington. The game is the last regular season game for the Jaguars. Senior night festivities will still be held in the new location. "The field is not condusive to playing a game Friday," district Athletic Director Ken Cox said. East will retain the gate for the game.

LEXINGTON ? George Rogers Clark coach Paul Columbia didn't feel well following his team's 13-7 loss to Dunbar Friday night. "It's as about as sick as I can be after a loss," Columbia said as Dunbar's student body stormed the field following the Bulldogs' successful comeback in the second half. "Dunbar played hard and made some plays, but what a sickening feeling to give it away. It's just a sick feeling. It just shouldn't have happened. " Clark (1-2) committed two of its three miscues in the second half, while the hosts scored two touchdowns to overcome a 7-0 deficit at the break.

The West Jessamine Colts knew Dunbar would be tough as they headed into the 27th District tournament semi-finals at the dog pound Thursday. "I was nervous. I mean, you've got Dunbar, they're a big ranked team. They've got their home field to play on," West senior Kyle Withers said of the defending state champions. West couldn't knock off Dunbar to head to the district finals, losing 4-1. Dunbar scored two quick goals within nine minutes of the first half, one of which was a wide open shot on West goalkeeper Travis Arnold.

Braxston Miller's fade away shot as time wound down at Dunbar edged Lincoln ahead of the Bulldogs for a 68-67 win at the "Dog Pound" in Lexington. It was a case of being in the right place at the right time that allowed the senior Patriot to put up the game-winning shot. Trailing 67-66 as the clock fell under 10 seconds, Lincoln brought the ball up court and Trent Calhoun went for the possible game-winner when he launched a three-point shot. But the shot missed. Miller stumbled at the top of the key and was falling down as the missed shot bounced off the rim. The quick-thinking Miller instinctively reached out for the catch and threw up the shot before hitting the floor.

The outcome looked bleak for West Jessamine as its host Dunbar jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning before the Colts finally got going. But West's efforts weren't quite enough to outlast the Bulldogs, who are ranked in top 30 in the nation this year, losing 7-5. "We're never happy to get close [and not win], but besides the first inning we played pretty well," West coach Jody Hamilton said. "I don't know, I guess it was the first inning jitters, I hope that was the reason.

The George Rogers Clark High School girls' soccer team made up for a disappointing loss to Lafayette earlier this week with an exciting 1-0 win over No. 18 Dunbar on Thursday night at the Cardinal Soccer Complex. The Lady Cardinals (7-8) scored the lone goal of the contest when Taylor Warren connected on a score at the 24:46 mark and held on down the stretch. Kaitlyn Boldt provided the assist on Warren's goal. "It was a great team performance all-around, with maximum effort from every player," Clark coach Bill Kirk said afterward.

On paper, East Jessamine boys' basketball vs Dunbar on Feb. 7 doesn't look that significant. The Jaguars beat a non-district, non-region opponent 96-91 in overtime. But for those in attendance, the game was as thrilling and nail-biting as high-school basketball games can get. We present the game story in its entirety. LEXINGTON - Down 18 points at the half and 11 points in the closing minutes, it took a total team effort from East Jessamine to pull off a thrilling 96-91 win over Dunbar on Tuesday night.