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The Lady Bears traveled to Bowling Green on Tuesday night to take on the powerful squad from Bowling Green High School. BG came into the game at 19-3 and owned an average margin of victory of well over 20 points.

The Bears took the road, a long winding one at that, to Hart County on Tuesday night to face off against the 11 – 11 Raiders. With an unusual game time start of 5:30, the Bears had to head out early for what turned out to be a long night for them. BCHS came out of the gate early and in commanding form for what might have appeared to be an easy victory for the Bears. They took an early lead and held on to it throughout the first half with their largest lead being 8 at one point.

The final regular season district games for the BCHS basketball teams were Friday night in Morgantown. The Wildcats and Lady Cats from Edmonson County rode into town to face the Bears and Lady Bears from BCHS. The games would be the third meetings for the teams this season. (Please note: Half time scoring was given for the Lady Bears in video, final scoring was: West-14, White-6, Drake-5, Flener-4, Turner-4, Easley-2, Graham-1)

Although the battle on the hardwood is over, the Butler County Bears and the Ohio County Eagles are still battling it out online. The recent Bears vs. Eagles basketball match-up was featured by Bluegrass Cellular as one of their Battles in the Bluegrass. The top four plays of the game were selected and are open to voting online. The four plays are the slam dunk by Ohio County Junior Jonathan Wortham, Butler County Sophomore Zeke Woodcock getting the rebound and scoring, OC Sophomore Trevor Lewis scoring under pressure, and BC Sophomore Trevor Jenkins nailing the long 3.

 It was loud and electric in the Hancock County Middle School gym as Butler County's 7th grade team took the floor to take on the Muhlenberg North Stars in the GRVC Championship on Thursday, February 2nd.  These two teams had won a game a piece when playing each other in the regular season, and the Stars were the only team all season to beat the Bears 7th grade team.  The Bears, with the number one seed, had played earlier in the week, taking on Breckinridge County, a four seed, in the first round of GRVC action.  BCMS rolled past the Tigers of Breckinridge with a score of 53 to 10.  On Mon

Butler County native Dean Jenkins has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career as a Blue Raider at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia. Jenkins, currently a senior at Edmonson County High School, played running back and defensive back for the Wildcats this season. The Wildcats finished the season 11-1 overall after a perfect 10-0 regular season. Jenkins is the son of Dwight and Allison Jenkins of Morgantown and Jimmy and Maria Duff of Brownsville. He is the grandson of Jut and the late Billie Mae Jenkins of Quality.

The Lady Patriots of Allen County-Scottsville High School were in Morgantown on Tuesday night to take on the BCHS Lady Bears. The Patriots came into town with a 13-9 record for the first of two games with BCHS this season.

After some tough outings it was time for the Bears and Lady Bears of Butler County to get back to the business of winning Monday night. Their opponents were the Raiders and Lady Raiders of tiny Trinity High School in Whitesville.

BCHS Weekend Cheerleading Clinic 2012

The BCMS Cheerleaders were in competition again Saturday, January 21 at Bowling Green High School. The squad took first place in the Large Division beating Grayson Middle, Warren East Middle, and Monroe Middle School.

Head Cheer Coach Amy Smith-Thomas said, "My cheerleaders have practiced many hours and have put forth so much dedication this season. I owe so much to the support and help that my cheer parents and my administrators give these girls every day."