Lady Bears fall to Edmonson 64-49

Mon, 02/10/2014 - 8:13pm — Diane Dyer

The Butler County Lady Bears ( 7-13 overall, 2-3 district) hosted the Edmonson County Lady Cats (15-5 overall, 4-1 district) on Saturday afternoon in their first district match up. Edmonson County defeated Butler County 64-49.

Chloe Flener scores for Butler County.
Butler County jumped at to an early lead and outscored Edmonson 18-14 in the first quarter behind the hot hand of Chloe Flener, who scored 9 of her 11 points in the first eight minutes. Flener also got in foul trouble and had to sit out the second quarter. The Lady Bears cooled off in the second only managing 5 points as the Lady Cats picked up the defensive pressure.

Lynsie Clark drives to the basket.
Katie Graham led Butler County with 18 points, with 10 points in the fourth quarter. Lynsie Clark added 12 points, knocking down two three-pointers.

Allie Easley
Madison Rich, who came into the game averaging 24.4 points per game, scored 24 points on Saturday. Edmonson County finished 25-for-29 from the free-throw line.

Madison Clark and Shawna West on defense.
Scoring for Butler County: Katie Graham 18, Lynsie Clark 12, Chloe Flener 11, McKinzey Smith 6, Shawna West 2