Scott County

A successful season came to an end for the Clark Middle seventh-grade football team following a 42-0 loss to Scott County in the finals of the Bluegrass Middle School Athletic Conference Tournament Tuesday night in Georgetown. Clark Middle (9-1) went undefeated during the regular season and defeated Woodford County 8-0 in the opening round of the playoffs last week before the loss to Scott County. In the conference final, Aaron Norris paced Clark Middle’s offense with 60 yards rushing, while Dylan Frazier and Josiah Israel combined for 35 yards rushing and Kameron Finley chipped in with three yards on the ground.

The George Rogers Clark girls soccer team suffered a letdown following a dramatic win over Montgomery County earlier this week. The Lady¿Cardinals, who defeated the Lady Indians 3-2 on penalty kicks Monday night in Mount Sterling, returned to the field Wednesday night and dropped a 10-0 loss to Scott County in Georgetown. Taylor Borman and Brittany Cline had three goals each to pace the hosts. Clark goal keeper Cathryn Banker collected 14 saves to pace the Lady Cardinals. "We missed a few opportunities early and it just went downhill from there," Clark coach Jessica Laswell said.

George Rogers Clark football coach Paul Columbia knows Scott County is loaded and might have one of the best teams ever assembled at the school. “They've had some good ones over the years, you could say this is one of their better teams,” the Clark coach said earlier this week. “You have Louisville Trinity at the top and Scott County would have to be around (number) two or three (in the state).” The Cardinals (5-0) are ranked third in the latest Associated Press Class 6A poll and have flown by their first five opponents.

Last week it was Elijah Bell. This time it was Kevo Edwards. The Scott County running back rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cardinals to a 40-6 victory over George Rogers Clark Friday night at Cardinal Stadium. Although Edwards didn't match Bell's 369-yard effort in the Cards' 53-36 loss at Henry Clay a week ago, his presence was a difference-maker in the battle of the birds. He set the tone with 199 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the first half. “They're a quality football team,” Clark coach Steven Collins said of the Cardinals, ranked No. 3 in this week's Class 6A prep football poll.

Corey Rogers was honored prior to George Rogers Clark’s showdown against Scott County Saturday night at Norton Gymnasium. Rogers, who was awarded with a game ball for reaching the 1,000-point mark during a recent trip to Myrtle Beach in the Beach Ball Classic recently, scored 29 points to lead the Cardinals to a 79-62 win in the battle of the birds in front of a packed house, which included Eastern Kentucky football coach Dean Hood and two members...

No. 10 Boyle County saw its five-game winning streak snapped Friday with a 2-1 loss to No. 2 Scott County in the Lafayette Invitational at Lexington. Boyle (11-5) had beaten Scott 3-0 on April 6 in a Clarksville, Tenn., tournament, but Scott (19-1) got its revenge with two doubles, a walk and a single in its final at-bat in the six-inning game. Boyle pitcher Hannah Miniard allowed only one hit in the first five innings, and she finished with eight strikeouts and only two walks.

East Jessamine running back Blake Hinkle is going back home. Hinkle signed on to play football with Georgetown College last week; he grew up in Scott County. “They've always been in my sights since I was a little kid; I grew up around the program,” he said. “What really drew me to the program is really the feeling you get when you're on campus, the closeness and the atmosphere.” Hinkle ran for an 86-yard touchdown in his first varsity game with East in 2010 and closed his career out with a 99-yard touchdown run against Wayne County.

The George Rogers Clark High School girls basketball team had its three-game winning streak snapped with a 68-46 loss at¿Scott County Wednesday night. The Lady Cardinals had defeated Covington Scott, Harrison County and Paris prior to the setback the Lady Cardinals in Georgetown. Clark welcomed the return of leading scorer Sandra Skinner, who sat out the team's 69-52 victory over 40th¿District rival Paris last week after suffering a concussion in an 82-50 win over Harrison County on Jan. 28 at Norton Gymnasium.

GEORGETOWN - Even for the nation's No. 1 recruit, having Kentucky coach John Calipari and two of his assistants watching him can be cause for a little anxiousness. Throw in about 2,000 Kentucky fans at Scott County on Sunday who also came to see Huntington (W.Va.) Prep standout Andrew Wiggins and it was easy to understand why he might not have had his best game. Not that he was bad. It's just that he's so good that a 17-point, 11-rebound performance in a 61-45 win over Christian Faith Center did not compare to the 29 points he scored in his team's first two games.

LEXINGTON - A well-meaning tongue lashing at halftime is all it took to inspire Scott County guard Bud Mackey to take over the game. Mackey's 22 points helped Scott County rally for a 56-50 victory against Ballard to win the school's second state championship on Saturday night at Rupp Arena. Mackey scored 11 of the Cardinals' 16 points in the fourth quarter and gave the Cardinals their first lead since early in the second quarter when he made two free throws making it 51-50 with 3:10 remaining.

George Rogers Clark coach Steven Collins was pleased with his second spring session as coach of the Cardinals, and he noticed a difference in his team's focus and intensity level since spring drills began on April 9. “We've learned how to take advantage of every repetition,” he said. “We have to get the young kids along the same lines - this is where we're going and this is where we would like to be.” The Cardinals went 1-10 last season and defeated Rowan County in their home finale.

No. 10 Boyle County saw its five-game winning streak snapped Friday with a 2-1 loss to No. 2 Scott County in the Lafayette Invitational at Lexington. Boyle (11-5) had beaten Scott 3-0 on April 6 in a Clarksville, Tenn., tournament, but Scott (19-1) got its revenge with two doubles, a walk and a single in its final at-bat in the six-inning game. Boyle pitcher Hannah Miniard allowed only one hit in the first five innings, and she finished with eight strikeouts and only two walks.

West Jessamine head coach Josh Yost's boys' tennis team claimed victories for the Colts on consecutive days, moving them to 4-2 on the season. Led by their top three seeds, seniors Andrew Monell, Grant Wells and Justin Sanders, West swept its singles competition on the road Monday and Tuesday at Madison Central and Scott County. Monday, the Colts defeated Central 4-1 as sophomore Nick Kulaga and junior Joel Mansur also picked up one of the team's two doubles matches. Singles No. 1 Andrew Monell (WJ)

Boyle County finished 2-2 in the Play It Again Sports Invitational at Clarksville, Tenn., after being eliminated with a 3-1 loss to Memphis (Tenn.) St. Benedict on Saturday. No. 9 Boyle (7-4) gave up a run in the first inning and two more in the third before scoring its lone run in the bottom of the third. Coach Brian Deem said the Rebels missed a couple of crucial scoring opportunities in the early innings. “I wasn't real pleased with how we played today,” Deem said. “We let our fatigue take over.

The George Rogers Clark High School baseball team returned to the diamond following a five-day break and suffered a 4-1 loss to Scott County Thursday at Cardinal Field. The loss was the fifth in a row for Clark, which opened the season with three consecutive victories. Clark's scheduled road game against Henry Clay on Wednesday was canceled because of inclement weather. Scott County, which defeated the host Cardinals 9-5 last week in Georgetown, scored two runs in the third inning, before Clark closed the margin to 2-1 when Steven Davis scored on Luke Sharrock's sacrifice fly to center field in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Unemployment rates fell in 97 Kentucky counties between December 2011 and December 2012, while 21 county rates increased and two stayed the same, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 5.4 percent. It was followed by Fayette and Union counties, 5.9 percent each; Franklin and Oldham counties, 6.1 percent each; Madison and Shelby counties, 6.2 percent each; Scott County, 6.3 percent; Jessamine County, 6.4 percent; and Daviess and Warren counties, 6.5 percent each.

East Jessamine running back Blake Hinkle is going back home. Hinkle signed on to play football with Georgetown College last week; he grew up in Scott County. “They've always been in my sights since I was a little kid; I grew up around the program,” he said. “What really drew me to the program is really the feeling you get when you're on campus, the closeness and the atmosphere.” Hinkle ran for an 86-yard touchdown in his first varsity game with East in 2010 and closed his career out with a 99-yard touchdown run against Wayne County.

The George Rogers Clark High School girls basketball team notched its sixth victory in the past eight games with a 78-32 rout of Pendleton County Saturday night in Falmouth. The Lady Cardinals lost at Scott County 68-46 last week but recovered to defeat the Wildcats and gain more momentum going into the last week of the regular season. “Scott County is a good team, and we're taking nothing away from Scott County whatsoever, I just didn't think we gave our best effort,” Graham said.

The George Rogers Clark High School girls basketball team had its three-game winning streak snapped with a 68-46 loss at¿Scott County Wednesday night. The Lady Cardinals had defeated Covington Scott, Harrison County and Paris prior to the setback the Lady Cardinals in Georgetown. Clark welcomed the return of leading scorer Sandra Skinner, who sat out the team's 69-52 victory over 40th¿District rival Paris last week after suffering a concussion in an 82-50 win over Harrison County on Jan. 28 at Norton Gymnasium.

The George Rogers Clark girls basketball game against Campbell County set for 3 p.m. today has been canceled. The Lady Cardinals are off until Wendnesday when they travel to Georgetown to take on Scott County on Wednesday. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. Clark (10-14) has won five of its past six games, including a 69-52 rout of Paris last Wednesday.