Lady Bears open season 2-0

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 11:41am — Steve Lemaster

MORGANTOWN - Butler County is off to a 2-0 start in the 2020-21 girls' high school basketball season.

The Lady Bears, under the direction of assistant coach Zeke Woodcock, pulled away to beat visiting Beth Haven 69-16 in a girls' high school basketball season opener on Saturday, Jan. 16.

Remaining in the win column two days later, Butler County upended host Allen County-Scottsville 45-34 on Monday Jan. 18.

COVID-19 has forced Butler County to alter its schedule throughout the 2020-21 girls' high school basketball season. A Butler County-Edmonson County girls' basketball game scheduled for Friday, Jan. 22 has been canceled due to COVID-19. Longtime rivals, Butler County and Edmonson County were scheduled to meet for a 12th District hoops matchup.

Butler County has regular season games remaining versus Whitesville Trinity, Russell County, Franklin-Simpson, Lyon County, Cloverport, Edmonson County, Hopkins County Central, University Heights, Daviess County, Muhlenberg County, Logan County, Owensboro, Cumberland County, Todd County Central and Trigg County.

The Lady Bears are slated to compete in the 12th District Girls' Basketball Tournament in March.

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