Noah leads Dragons to win over Black Mountain

Trent Noah scored 13 points to lead Harlan past Black Mountain 40-17 on Friday in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action.

Zack Burgan paced Black Mountain with 11 points.

Harlan rolled to a 48-8 win in fifth- and sixth-grade action as Maddox Huff led the Dragons with 12 points.

Harlan rolled to a 35-13 win Monday over Green Hills in seventh- and eighth-grade action and won 43-12 in the fifth- and sixth-grade game.

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Harlan (40) — Trent Noah 13, Kyler McLendon 2, Donovan Montanaro 7, Matthew Pennington 8, Aiden Johnson 2, Kelson Napier 2, Cameron Maples 2, Dylan Cox 2, Nate Montanaro 2

Black Mountain (17) — R. Mefford 4, Z Burgan 11, D Harris 1, J Barton 1.

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Harlan (48) — Maddox Huff 12, Dylan Cox 4, Nate Montanaro 4, Vince Smith 2, Matt Nunez 2, Baylor Varner 2, Jackson Luttrell 3, Brody Owens 2, Gage Bailey 2, Will Shepherd 6, Braydon Howard 2, Gunner Burkhart 4, Kenton Hensley 3

Black Mountain (8) — Wilkinson 4, Madden 2, Clark 2.

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Harlan (35) — T. Noah 2, K. McLendon 3, M. Pennington 7, D. Montanaro 3, T. West 2, T. Burgan 2, M. Huff 4, N. Montanaro 3, C. Maples 3, B. King 3, H. Clem 3.

Green Hills (13) — Huff 7, Simpson 4, Shepherd 2.

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Harlan (43) — M. Huff 6, D. Cox 4, N. Montanaro 10, V. Smith 2, W. Shepherd 2, J. Luttrell 3, G. Bailey 6, J. Brewer 2 B. Owens 2, K. Hensley 2, B. Howard 2, B. Varner 2.

Green Hills (12) — Halcomb 2, Huff 7, Whitehead 3.

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Trojans hang on for a one-point win at Wallins

It hasn’t been easy, but the James A. Cawood Trojans survived a second straight challenge this week and stayed unbeaten in county competition with a 38-37 win Thursday at Wallins in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action.

Nathan Daniels scored 10 points to lead the Trojans, who won by earlier in the week against Rosspoint.

Daniel Carmical led the Purple Devils with 17 points.

Trenton Cole poured in 23 points and Evan Simpson added 12 as Wallins won 46-27 in fifth- and sixth-grade action.

Jaycee Carter led the Trojans with nine points.

James A. Cawood will play host to Green Hills on Tuesday. Wallins will play at Cumberland on Tuesday.

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James A. Cawood (38) — Nathan Daniels 10, Jememiah Clem 8, Triston Cooper 8, Jared Rhymer 7, Cameron Lester 3, Gavon Spurlock 2.

Wallins (37) — Daniel Carmical 17, Tanner Griffin 8, Cadyn Duncan 4, Gavin Napier 4, Josh Sergent 4.

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Wallins (46) — Trenton Cole 23, Evan Simpson 12, Connor Daniels 8, Bradley Brock 2, Hunter Napier 1.

James A. Cawood (27) — Jaycee Carter 9, Kaden Jones 8, Brennan Blevins 7, Ryan Daniels 3.

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Kelly, Jordan lead Rosspoint past Evarts

Rosspoint bounced back from a two-point loss Tuesday at James A. Cawood by coasting past visiting Evarts 63-27 in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action Thursday.

Isaac Kelly scored 19 points and Thomas Jordan added 12 for Rosspoint

Chase Sizemore led Evarts with eight points.

Brody Napier scored 26 points as Rosspoint won 59-24 in junior varsity action. Luke Kelly added 12 points.

Ashton Sizemore led Evarts with nine points.

The two teams played to a 13-13 tie in the fourth grade game.

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Rosspoint (63) — Thomas Jordan 12, Cooper McHargue 9, Isaac Kelly 19, Bryan Howard 5, Colby Johnson 8, Daven Johnson 10.

Evarts (27) — Chase Sizemore 8, Chuckie Blackshire 6, Jayden Burkhart 3, Dion Brown 2, Terrin Bennett 5, Hunter Napier 1, Ethan Long 2.

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Rosspoint (59) — Brody Napier 26, Luke Kelly 12, Brett Johnson 4, Brody Branson 7, Blake Hensley 6, Jayce Brown 1, Kayden Hensley 1, Brylee Harmon 2.

Evarts (24) — Ashton Sizemore 9, Benjamin Coleman 7, Aiden Reynolds 6, Grayson Grills 2

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Rosspoint (13) — Gunnar Johnson 12, Rydge Lewis 1

Evarts (13) — Kobe Noe 8, Brenton Bargo 2, Jacob Deleon 3

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Carmical scores 21 as Devils defeat Evarts

Daniel Carmical scored 21 points to lead Wallins in a 54-25 victory Tuesday at Evarts in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action.

Chuckie Blackshire paced the Wildcats with 12 points.

Evarts forced overtime in the fifth- and sixth-grade game, but Wallins recovered to win 56-49 in overtime.

Trenton Cole poured in 21 points to lead the Devils. Evan Simpson and Hunter Napier added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Benjamin Coleman paced Evarts with 15 points. Grayson Grills and Aiden Bunch contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Evarts won 13-3 in a fourth-grade game as Kobe Noe led the Wildcats with six points.

Tucker Hatmaker scored six points and Tanner Griffin added five as Wallins won 44-12 at Green Hills on Thursday in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball.

Garrison Huff led Green Hills with six points.

Evan Simpson scored 10 and Connor Daniels added nine as Wallins won 35-5 in fifth- and sixth-grade action.

Carmical scored 17 and Josh Sergent added 12 as Wallins defeated Bell Central on Jan. 3. Bell Central won 39-28 in a seventh-grade game.

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Wallins (54) — Daniel Carmical 21, Josh Sergent 9, Gavin Napier 6, Cadyn Duncan 5, Teddy Saylor 5, Tanner Griffin 2, Hunter Collett 2, Lane Grubbs 2, Brian Miller 2.

Evarts (25) — Chuckie Blackshire 12, Chase Sizemore 4, Dion Brown 4, Jayden Burkhart 2, Matt Lewis 3.

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Wallins (56) — Trenton Cole 22, Evan Simpson 11, Hunter Napier 10, Connor Daniels 8, Evan Simpson 5.

Evarts (49) — Benjamin Coleman 15, Grayson Grills 11, Aiden Bunch 10, Ashton Sizemore 8, Hayston Bennett 3, Ethan Short 2.

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Evarts (13) — Kobe Noe 6, Brady Freeman 5, Ryan Coots 2.

Wallins (3) — Landon David 2, Tanner Daniels 1.

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Wallins (44) — Tucker Hatmaker 6, Tanner Griffin 5, Josh Sergent 5, Daniel Carmical 5, Hunter Collett 5, Caleb Brewer 4, Ethan Kinder 4, Brian Miller 4, Teddy Saylor 3, Cadyn Duncan 2, Gavin Napier 1.

Green Hills (12) — Garrison Huff 6, Henry Napier 4, James Couch 2.

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Wallins (35) — Evan Simpson 10, Connor Daniels 9, Bradley Brock 6, Hunter Napier 4, Travis Burkhart 4, Ethan Simpson 2.

Green Hills (5) — Ethan Huff 2, Logan Whitehead 2, Coby Bray 1.

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Wallins (58) — Daniel Carmical 17, Josh Sergent 12, Gavin Napier 9, Teddy Saylor 6, Tanner Griffin 5, Hunter Collett 5, Cadyn Duncan 4.

Bell Central (33) — G. Pace 13, D. Thomas 8, J. Philyal 3, I. Smith 3, E. Raby 2, J. McNabb 2, J. Hall 1, K. Nelson 1

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Bell Central (39) — D. Thomas 8, B. Rodgers 6, E. Hampton 5, M. Temple 5, N. Brock 4, L. Littles 4, G. Bever 2, G. Matthews 2.

Wallins (28) — Braydon Hensley 11, Tucker Hatmaker 6, Lane Grubbs 2, Chase Shipman 2, Kaden Saylor 2, Ethan Kinder 2

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Swanner, Sanchez lead Redskins past Cawood

Jonah Swanner scored 14 points and Nazareth Sanchez added 10 to lead Cumberland past visiting Cawood 35-11 on Tuesday in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action.

Dylan Hicks led the Comets with six points.

Cawood won 35-30 in fifth- and sixth-grade action, led by 18 points from Adam Grubbs.

Alex Creech paced Cumberland with 13 points.

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Cumberland (35) — Jonah Scanner 14, Nazareth Sanchez 10, Akime Sanderson 6, Braydon Burton 3, Darius Akal 2.

Cawood (11) — Dylan Hicks 6, Jace Noe 4, Skylar Lorenz 1.

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Cawood (35) — Adam Grubbs 18, Brady Smith 7, Jason Fultz 4, Gage Peck 3, Ethan Shuler 2, Brayden Fultz 1.

Cumberland (30) — Alex Creech 13, DaShaun Smith 6, Aiden Craig 4, Sedrick Washington 4, Josh Duckworth 3.

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JACES edges Rosspoint as Daniels leads Trojans

Two of the county’s top teams clashed in a defensive battle Tuesday as James A. Cawood edged visiting Rosspoint 28-26.

Nathan Daniels led the Trojans with 12 points.

Cooper McHargue paced the Wildcats with 10 points.

Brody Napier scored 16 points to lead Rosspoint to a 40-18 win in fifth- and sixth-grade action.

Jaycee Carter led the Trojans with nine points.

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James A. Cawood (28) — Nathan Daniels 12, Jeremiah Clem 9, Cameron Lester 5, Tristan Cooper 2.

Rosspoint (26) — Thomas Jordan 9, Cooper McHargue 10, Isaac Kelly 5, Samuel Henson 2.

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Rosspoint (40) — Brody Napier 16, Brett Johnson 2, Brody Branson 4, Blake Hensley 6, Jayce Brown 8, Kayden Hensley 2, Jessie Gilbert 2

James A. Cawood (18) — Jaycee Carter 9, Brennan Blevins 7, Bryson Bryant 2.

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Mefford scores 26 as Black Mountain wins

Ryley Mefford scored 26 points to lead Black Mountain past visiting Green Hills 44-30 in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action Tuesday.

Zack Burgan added 12 points for the Tigers.

Garrison Huff led Green Hills with 10 points.

Reggie Cottrell scored 11 points to lead Black Mountain to a 39-17 win in fifth- and sixth-grade action.

Logan Whitehead led the Falcons with nine points.

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Black Mountain (44) — Ryley Mefford 26, Zack Burgan 12, Gabe O’Rourke 2, Drake Harris 2, Johnny Barton 2.

Green Hills (30) — Garrison Huff 10, Keithan Shepherd 8, Dylan Simpson 7, Austin Crain 4, Andrew Tolliver 1.

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Black Mountain (39) — Reggie Cottrell 11, Jacob Clark 7, Jeremiah Madden 6, Jamison Wilkinson 6, Bradyn Madden 2, Joey Stewart 2, Hunter Lawson 2, Cole Howard 2, Dawson Brock 1.

Green Hills (17) — Logan Whitehead 9, Ethan Huff 6, Cody Bray 2.

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County teams fall in regional tourney

All three Harlan County team suffered losses against tough competition in the 13th Region Tournament for seventh- and eighth-grade teams on Saturday at Whitley County.

Cameron Lester scored 12 points to lead James A. Cawood in a 36-24 loss to Clay County.

Harlan fell 43-39 to Pineville as Trent Noah scored 17 for the Dragons.

Josh Sergent scored 14 and Tanner Griffin added 10 for Wallins in a 43-39 loss to Pineville.

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Clay County (36) – Hawkins 9, Hibbard 3, Nicholson 7, Wolf 8, Owens 3, Swafford 4, Sizemore 2.

James A. Cawood (24) — Daniels 6, Clem 4, Lester 12, Cooper 2.

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Pineville (45) — Clark 6, Walters 2, Short 7, Biliter 19, Landrum 2, Moser 6, Mason 3.

Harlan (44) — Trent Noah 17, Matthew Pennington 2, Kyler McLendon 16, Maddox Huff 9.

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Pineville (43) — I. Middleton 14, T. Clark 12, E. Biliter 11, W. Landrum 6.

Wallins (39) — Josh Sergent 14, Tanner Griffin 10, Gavin Napier 8, Cadyn Duncan 6, Daniel Carmical 1.