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A former district foe was on the schedule Tuesday night when the basketball squads from Butler County High traveled to Todd County. Rebel Gym greeted the Butler teams with a rowdy crowd, and a hot and stuffy environment.

Every Saturday for the next couple of months you will find a large number of boys and girls in the gyms at Morgantown Elementary and North Butler.  Yes, that's right.  Jr. Pro boys basketball and cheerleading is in full swing.  This program provides students an excellent source of physical activity as well as provides opportunities for kids to learn some basketball and cheerleading skills.  

A solid first half of basketball by the Butler County Lady Bears (1-3) was overshadowed on Monday night in the second half as the Greenwood Lady Gators came to Morgantown and left with a 66-35 win. 

Whitesville, KY was the destination on Friday night when the basketball teams from Butler County High School loaded up the bus and hit the road. The Bears and Lady Bears each had their second district game of the season, and for one of the BCHS hardwood teams it was going to be a big test without a key part of their attack.

To conclude the Butler County Cross-Country season, a banquet was held on Thursday, December 8th at Butler County High School to honor this years' athletes.

It wasn't pretty, but they got the job done.  That just about sums up this weeks' basketball action for the BCMS boy's basketball team.  The Bears only match up this week was at home against Edmonson County.  This wasn't the first time these two teams had met this season.  Butler County traveled to Edmonson County early in November for their season opener.  At their first meeting, the Bears handily won both games beating their 7th grade team by 17 points and their 8th grade team by 34, but that wasn't quite the case this time around.  The 7th grade team was slow out of the gate offensively

The Butler County Bears traveled up the Natcher Parkway on Tuesday night to Bowling Green to take on the Blue Raiders of Warren East High School. The Raiders are yet another team that Coach Greg Woodcock added to the schedule this season to test his Bears against tougher competition. The Raiders have a high speed, up and down the floor attack this season and feel like they have a chance to compete with Warren Central and Bowling Green High for a possible shot at going to the 4th Region Tournament.

The Oak Ridge Lady Warriors continue their winning streak this past Thursday beating North Hardin 18-16.  Taylor Harris and DeeDee Bratcher both had 6 points and Cortney Jo Williams and Hannah Burden with 3 each. Coach Joe Williams and and assistant coach Scott Burden are very proud of their team as they hold on to their undefeated record!
 

The Butler County Bears returned home on Saturday night to take on the visiting Panthers of Russellville High School. Both teams came into the game winless on the young season and were hungry to grab a victory. The home crowd was treated to an entertaining game which saw four ties and five lead changes.

The Bears and Lady Bears headed into hostile territory on Friday night to open district play against Grayson County High School in Leitchfield. In the first game the Lady Bears faced the Lady Cougars. The Lady Cougars are expected to contend for the 3rd Region Championship this season, and features a lineup loaded with upperclassmen, including six seniors.