Paris

Charged — William Bryant, 23, of Paris, was charged Tuesday with receiving stolen property under $500. — Aaron Nesbit, 21, of Paris, was charged Tuesday with theft by unlawful taking. Report — At 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to 522 E. Broadway concerning the theft of a PlayStation 3 and some games.

The George Rogers Clark boys basketball team recovered from its first loss of the season with a convincing 81-22 rout over Paris Tuesday night at Norton Gymnasium. The Cardinals, coming off an 71-46 setback to nationally-ranked Memphis White Station in the Kentucky-Tennessee Minute Mart Challenge last weekend, led from start to finish and the contest was never in jeopardy. “I was impressed with how our guys stayed focused for 32 minutes,” Clark coach Scott Humphrey said afterward.

William Regan O’Neill, 85, of 2323 Clintonville Road, husband of Arlene Caudill O’Neill, died Dec. 2, 2010 at his home. A native of Gates Mill, Ohio, he was the son of the late Patrick J. O’Neill and the late Mary Ellen Regan O’Neill. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and was the owner of the Circle O Thoroughbred Farm in Bourbon County. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mary Judith O’Neill of Paris and Kathleen Rose O’Neill of Paris; one son and daughter-in-law, William Regan O’Neill Jr. (Dede)

One goal was enough for the George Rogers Clark boys soccer team. The Cardinals used a goal by Andrew Walker on an assist from teammate Irvin Juarez and escaped with a 1-0 triumph over Paris Thursday night on the road. Clark had eight shots on goal and goal keeper Conner Blankenship collected four saves. “It was not our best effort, but we got the win and we’ll take it,” Clark coach Patrick Fitzgerald said. “We have to stop playing down to competition and start playing our game.

Hosting Tates Creek this Friday, West Jessamine needed to build up as much confidence and momentum as it could heading into the game. On Friday, it was able to get some of that confidence and momentum in a 48-8 drumming of Paris. Drastically undermanned, the Greyhound squad had just 17 players in uniform when they took the field against the Colts. In fact, Paris was a little late getting out to the field at the start of the game, almost as if it were apprehensive to face what it had coming.

Paris was no match for West Jessamine on Friday night as the Colts won easily, 48-8. West took a 20-0 lead in the first six minutes and continued on a high scoring clip through the first half. The Colts led 48-0 at the break. The Greyhounds scored in the fourth to avoid the shutout, but fell to 0-4, while West improved to 4-0. For the full story check out next week's Jessamine Journal.

The Boyle County boys shook off a rough start in their first game Wednesday to come back and blast Paris 73-39 in the third place game of the Jessamine Invitational in Nicholasville. "This was a much better game for us, things seemed to be clicking for us," Boyle coach Steve Adams said. "We got a lot better play out of a lot of people tonight, we got a lot of good things done. " In the first game, a 10 a.m. affair, Boyle (6-1) used a big third quarter to rally past Dixie Heights 44-41 to advance to the third place game.

They say the best things in life are free, and the East Jessamine Jaguars experienced that Tuesday night. The Jaguars (4-2) made 26 free throws compared to six for Paris (2-6) and held off a number of runs for a second consecutive win with a 69-55 victory over the Greyhounds. The Jags never trailed and led by as many as 10 points in the first quarter, only to see Paris cut the lead to 14-9 at the end of the period. Paris continued its run into the second quarter, eventually tying the game at 18 following a 3-pointer by Cody Maggard with 5:52 left in the half.

The streak is over. The George Rogers Clark girls basketball team broke a four-game losing streak Friday night with a 54-34 win over 40th District rival Paris at Norton Gymnasium. The Lady Cardinals (2-4) opened the game with a flurry and raced out to a 19-0 lead by the end of the first quarter that set the tone for the remainder of the contest. "We set the tone early," Clark coach Scott True said. "We did some good things. We knocked down some shots early and that was big for us. To get a win after losing four in a row against a very physical Paris team is a good thing for us. " Clark guard Brittany Black connected on a pair of 3-pointers and scored nine points in the first eight minutes.