FLATWOODS — A late scoring surge in the final minute by Russell nearly sent the game into an extra frame on Wednesday night. But in the end, the Boyd County Lions held on to earn a 76-73 win over the Red Devils at Marvin Meredith Gymnasium in a battle of Region 16 contenders. Going into the game, Russell coach Derek Cooksey knew that Boyd's experience would be a huge test against a much younger Red Devil squad. "When you're dealing with a very veteran, experienced and well-c

COAL GROVE — The Fairland Lady Dragons got all they needed to start the game. Fairland jumped out to a 30-7 first quarter lead and went on to beat the Coal Grove Lady Hornets 65-22 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Thursday. Bailey Russell buried a pair of 3-pointers as she scored 14 while Addison Godby added 6 points as Fairland bolted to a 30-7 first quarter lead. The Lady Dragons opened up a 47-10 halftime lead as both Stella Whitley and Russell hit 3-pointers and score

PEDRO — Abbey Isaacs was back being Abbey Isaacs. After missing the past two games, Isaacs scored 25 points including a big third quarter as the Chesapeake Lady Panthers pulled away from the Rock Hill Redwomen 48-29 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Thursday. Isaacs and Ciera Nichols each hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points as Chesapeake took a 14-9 first quarter lead. Blayr Knipp scored 4 points and Samantha Bamer hit a 3-pointer for Rock Hill. Four different players scor