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MORGANTOWN — Lawson Rice scored 24 points to lead Butler County past Greenwood 76-49 on Tuesday, Jan. 9. 

Lady Bears defeat Glasgow  56-42

MORGANTOWN — Returning to the win column, Butler County defeated Glasgow 56-42 on Monday, Jan. 8.

After registering the win over Glasgow, Butler County evened its record to 8-8. 

Starting strong, Butler County outscored Glasgow 16-6 in the first quarter.

Butler County held on to lead 24-22 at halftime. 

Extending its lead back out, Butler County led Glasgow 40-29 at the end of the third quarter. 

Butler County Middle School recently recognized their eighth grade boys basketball players and cheerleaders.

PADUCAH — Butler County faced a single digit deficit at the conclusion of each quarter as St. Xavier held on to win 82-79 during Mustang Madness at McCracken County High School on Saturday, Jan. 6. 

Following the loss, Butler County, which has faced one of the toughest schedules among boys' high school basketball teams in the state, dropped to 6-5. 

Moving ahead, St. Xavier outscored Butler County 25-18 in the first quarter.

St. Xavier clung to a 43-40 lead at halftime.

MORGANTOWN — Sophomore forward Ann Marie Skaggs recorded a double-double to lead Butler County over visiting Warren Central 56-43 on Tuesday, Jan. 2. 

The win allowed Butler County to halt a losing skid at three games. With the win, Butler County improved to 6-8.

Starting strong, Butler County outscored Warren Central 18-7 in the first quarter.

Butler County led 32-16 at halftime and remained in control after the intermission period.

The Lady Bears led 44-24 at the end of the third quarter. 

Belmont Christian Academy Varsity Basketball team hosted an Annual Christmas tournament on Saturday, December 9. Teams from Louisville, Elizabeth, Mayfield, and Hopkinsville played in the tournament.  Belmont took a win over Faith (Elizabethtown) 53-48, and Northside Baptist (Mayfield) 46-43, which landed them in the championship playoff.  MHG Preparatory (Louisville) and Belmontnwent head-to-head in play with Belmont coming out with the win 80-75. 

Lady Bears drop three-point game to Berea

LOUISVILLE — Butler County couldn't battle back from behind as Louisville Trinity pulled away to win 88-61 in the King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic at Fairdale High School on Wednesday, Dec. 20.

ALBANY — Butler County came up short as Marion County prevailed 96-90 in triple overtime during the opening round of the Best of the Lakes Holiday Classic at Clinton County High School on Tuesday, Dec. 19.

It's the seventh-highest scoring girls' high school basketball game in state history. 

Holding a slim advantage midway through the matchup, Marion County led 36-33 at halftime. 

Butler County shot 31.9 percent (30-of-94) from the field. The Lady Bears made one of seven three-point field goal attempts.