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The Butler County High School Bears' basketball team is set to defend its 2013 12th District title tonight against Grayson County.  If the Bears are successful, it would be the first back-to-back district championships since the 1959-60 and 1960-61 seasons.  Regardless of tonight's outcome, Butler County will be going to the Third Region Tournament next week at the Owensboro Sportscenter.  It will be the third straight regional appearance for the boys' team.  The last time a BCHS boys' team made three consecutive regional tournaments were the seasons between 1961 and 1964.

Below is a recap of BCHS boys' basketball achievements in district and regional play. 

BCHS District Championships  Boys Basketball   (1952- Present)
 
1952-53 Season..... District Champion.. NOTE* this was Morgantown HS
 
1953-54 Season..... District Champion.. NOTE* 1st year as BCHS 
1954-55 Season..... District Champion
1955-56 Season..... District Champion
 
1959-60 Season..... District Champion
1960-61 Season..... District Champion
 
2012-13 Season..... District Champion
2013-14 Season..... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
 
 
BCHS Regional Tournament Appearances
Boys Basketball (1952-present)
 
1953-54 Season....Regional Finals lost to Central City 63-79
1954-55 Season.... Regional 1st Rd. loss- Central City 72-87
1955-56 Season....Regional Finals lost to Central City 41-43
1956-57 Season....Regional Finals lost to Hartford HS *score not available
 
1958-59 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss - Hartford HS *score not available
1959-60 Season... Regional 1st Rd. loss-  Beaver Dam HS 53-67
1960-61 Season....Regional Finals lost to Beaver Dam HS 67-74
1961-62 Season... Regional Finals lost to Caneyville HS  47-49
1962-63 Season....Regional Finals lost to Hancock Co. HS 61-63
1963-64 Season....Regional 2nd Rd. loss- Breck Co. *score not available
 
1971-72 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss - Hancock Co. 76-80
1972-73 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss- Bremen HS    51-58
 
1975-76 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss- Apollo HS    65-81
 
1977-78 Season...Regional 1st Rd. loss- Apollo HS      69-96
 
1980-81 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss- Greenville HS 68-104
1981-82 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss- Owensboro Sr. HS 54-96
 
1989-90 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss- Bowling Green HS 78-54
 
2000-01 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss- Daviess Co. 54-58
 
2002-03 Season....Regional 2nd Rd. loss-Daviess Co.  53-71
2003-04 Season....Regional 2nd Rd. loss- Breck Co.    42-87
 
2005-06 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss- Meade Co. 39-66
 
2011-12 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss-Meade Co.    57-87
2012-13 Season....Regional 1st Rd. loss- Oboro Cath. 55-69
2013-14 Season....Regional ? ? ?

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This information was provided to Beech Tree News by Mark Allen, retired Athletic Director at Butler County High School.  This information is based in part on statistics kept by David Clark, longtime statistician and radio announcer for WLBQ 1570 AM in Morgantown.