Beech Tree News Network

The Butler County Lady Bears took the middle game of a three game set last week in the Lady Marshal Holiday Classic at Marshall County.  Butler County defeated Paducah Tilghman 54-36 on Tuesday, fell 58-29 to Shelbyville Central (TN) on Monday, and lost 67-39 to Casey County on Wednesday to conclude tournament play.  

 A difficult 16-4 first quarter deficit proved too much to overcome against a good Shelbyville Central team in the Lady Bears' opening game.  Trailing 30-10 at the half, the Lady Bears weren't able to mount a comeback, losing 58-29.

Addison Hall led Butler County in scoring with 11 points.  

As a team, Butler County hit 9 two-point field goals, scored no points from the three-point line, and was 11 for 22 from the free throw line.

SC     16    14    7    21        58

BC      4      6     9    10        29

Butler County (29):  Hall 11, Flener 8, Graham 5, White 4, Easley 1.  

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Butler County placed eight players in the score book on Tuesday on its way to a 54-36 win over Paducah Tilghman.  Leading 28-17, the Lady Bears put the game away in the fourth quarter.

Chloe Flener led the team in scoring with 14 points and Addison Hall added 10 points.

The Lady Bears hit 18 two-point goals, one three-pointer, and were 15 for 25 from the free throw line.

PT     11    6    7    12        36

BC     15   13   7    19        54

Butler County (54):  Flener 14, Hall 10, Murphy 8, Inscoe 8, Cardwell 5, White 3, Easley 3, Graham 2.

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A competitive first half, which Butler County trailed 26-21, gave way to a disastrous second half and that was the difference on Wednesday as the Lady Bears fell 67-39 to Casey County.  

Chloe Flener had a strong offensive performance, leading the team in scoring with 19 points.  

Butler County had 12 two-point goals, one three-point goal, and was 12 for 20 from the free throw line.

CC     16    10    20    21        67

BC     10    11    20    21        34

Butler County (39):  Flener 19, Hall 6, Inscoe 4, Easley 4, Cardwell 3, Murphy 2, White 1.

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Butler County (7-5) will return to action on Friday, December 30, at home against McLean County (2-7).  The JV game begins at 6 p.m. with the varsity game to follow.