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Thursday, 

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2012 

Bulldogs will be smaller, but 

quicker for 2012-2013 season 

Sophomore 

Keifer 

Dalton 

It’s roundball season again and with that 

comes a long winter of hoops and sevenyear 

head Coach Todd Messer is expecting 

nothing shy of a very successful year. 

“We have a really challenging schedule 

that these kids are going to embark 

on this year,” Messer said. “Our 

scrimmages will give us a better 

idea on player combinations that we 

want to use.” 

Clinton County has played 

Campbellsville and Casey County 

in preseason competition and Messer 

said the reason he scheduled them was 

to have two different types of teams in 

terms of what defense his team would 

see. 

The Clinton County Bulldogs will 

kick off its season Monday, November 

30 with a road trip to Rockcastle County, 

followed by a home game against 

the Australian National Team. 

“We really jump right into the thick 

of things. Over the course of last year, 

our kids lived on the road and got some 

‘big game’ experience. We are starting 

that way this year with the road trip to 

Rockcastle County. It a place that is very 

difficult to play and against a team with 

a lot of experience coming back. It’s going 

to be a big challenge for us right off 

the bat.” 

During the second game of the season, 

Clinton County will be at home in the 

second game of a double header with 

the Lady Dawgs, hosting the Australian 

National Team. 

Messer said this will be the first test of how his 

boys will handle the rebound aspect of the game. 

“I thought our rebounding kept us out of the 

state tournament last year,” Messer said. “I’m really 

looking forward to that game just to see how 

we match up with some size.” 

Clinton County will then head into the traditional 

part of the schedule with a game against 

Monroe County followed by the first part of district 

play. 

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“The Russell County and 

Cumberland County games will 

be huge in terms of our standings 

at the end of the year,” Messer 

said. 

Following the first part of 

the district competition, Clinton 

County will face Somerset, 

which, according to Messer, will 

be a contender in the 12th Region 

this season with a 6’6” post 

player who transferred from Mc- 

Creary County. 

Once again on the schedule 

will be the Twin Lakes Holiday 

Classic, which Clinton County 

has won two years in a row and 

will be looking for a third title for 

their own tournament. 

“We wanted to make sure we 

brought in high caliber, athletic 

teams who are really going to 

be about ball pressure and pressing 

in order to get us ready for 

the second half of the season,” 

Messer said. “Our tournament 

will give us a really good idea of 

where we are on the state level. 

That was the good thing about 

our boys last year, being senior 

led, they thought they could go 

toe to toe with anybody in the 

state and that culminated in the 

run that got us ranked 12 in the 

state.” 

After the Twin Lakes Holiday 

Classic, Clinton County will 

head to northern Kentucky to 

compete in the Lloyd Memorial 

Classic. 

“It will be a great challenge 

for us,” Messer said. “We will be 

a little diverse in northern Kentucky 

because the kids are a little 

more physical. I have to see how 

our kids respond to where the defence 

will test how we play. They 

will use a lot of forearms to try 

to knock us off our cuts. Whether 

we are able to hold our ground 

will be big challenge for us. Our 

kids have had a great off season 

so far. We have gotten stronger in 

the weight room.” 

Another test for the Bulldogs 

will come after the holiday tournament, 

with a road trip to Warren 

Central, which is ranked 

pre-season number one in the 4th 

Region. 

“I’m sure they will be ready 

for us. They return a veteran 

ball club and after what we did 

to them here last year, we are 

going to have a really big challenge,” 

Messer said. “The good 

thing about moving the game 

back to where we did, is it’s going 

to springboard us into the All 

‘A’ and the type of pressure we 

are going to have to overcome to 

hopefully win it.” 

After the Warren Central 

game, Clinton County will play 

the second half of district competition. 

“We need to find a way to 

make sure we are the number one 

seed,” Messer said. 

This year, Clinton County 

will host the All “A” Regional 

Tournament, which will give the 

Bulldogs a bye into the regional 

tournament. The Bulldogs will 

play the winner of the Metcalfe/ 

Monroe County game in the second 

round. 

“The good thing is whoever 

we play, we will know quite well. 

We will play Monroe County 

early in the year and we will 

have played Metcalfe County 

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twice,” Messer said. “Our kids 

are going to be prepared and they 

will know what we have to do to 

hopefully get through that game. 

If we can, we will have the finals 

right here at home. The last two 

times we’ve hosted the finals, 

we’ve won the region and went 

to the All ‘A’ state and that’s the 

goal this year. Any thing less 

than winning the All ‘A’ is going 

to be a disappointment for me as 

a coach and the rest of our coaching 

staff. Our expectations are, I 

think we are the best team in the 

All ‘A’.” 

If the Bulldogs have a chance 

to participate in the All “A” Classic 

State Tournament in Frankfort, 

KY, some of the games on 

the schedule will be dropped. 

Following Jackson County 

and Allen County/Scottsville, 

Wayne County will travel to “The 

Castle” on January 29, 2013. 

“They have a great line up and 

they were very versatile last year. 

They like to get up and down the 

floor,” Messer said. “It will be a 

big challenge for us. They shoot 

the ball really, really well.” 

To finish the schedule, Clinton 

County will travel to Monroe 

County on its senior night, host 

South Laurel and host Barren 

County on February 14, which 

will be the Bulldogs’ and Lady 

Bulldogs’ final home game of the 

season. 

“According to the ratings, 

Barren County is either third or 

fourth in our region,” Messer 

said. “Top to bottom, it’s as difficult 

of a schedule as we’ve had 

since I’ve been here going on 

seven years.” 

Messer’s goal for this season 

is to make his kids mentally 

tough for the post season play. 

Everything he has scheduled 

during the regular season is to 

prepare them for the post season 

aspect of this year. 

“Not that we didn’t have a difficult 

schedule last year, but we 

wanted to make it even tougher 

for our kids because I feel like 

that over the past six years we 

have made an improvement. I 

wanted to put together a schedule 

that was going to challenge 

us as much mentally as it does 

physically,” Messer said. “There 

are very few games where we are 

going to walk on the floor and 

expect that we have this one in 

hand. It’s really diverse. We have 

the athletic, quick teams who are 

going to press us and we have the 

big, grind-it-out, half court teams 

to where we are going to have 

to do different things to create 

space. That will get us to the post 

season to where we are going on 

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Joe Davis will be one of several outside threats this season for the 

Bulldogs. 

Frank England is one of this year’s three seniors on the squad. His 

ability to move up and down the floor should be an advantage for the 

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Averging almost 15 points per game last season, Colby Langford 

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tion. If you are not the one seed, 

right off the bat you have a difficult 

game.” 

Messer said there are just as 

many similarities as there are 

differences in this year’s and last 

year’s team. Scoring will be different, 

as well as the dynamic of 

the team, but Clinton County will 

dress the same respectable group 

of young men that will give pride 

to the spectators in the crowd. 

“We lost great players last 

season. I’m not saying that los- 

ing Wayne (Stearns) Wendell 

(Maupin), Sawyer (Stalcup), and 

Derek (Albertson) hasn’t put a 

void, in some ways, but we are 

also returning kids who have experience,” 

Messer said. “Keifer 

and Colby have to step up their 

game even more than they did 

last year. Colby a fantastic season 

last year. He led us in scoring 

with 15 points per game He has 

to continue to do that and he has 

to work to improve his all-around 

game. Now he is going to be one 

of the two primary threats that 

people have to match up with.” 

This year, as in the past two 

years, Keifer Dalton will take the 

role as point guard for the Bulldogs. 

Just a sophomore, his leadership 

value is that of a senior 

with the previous year’s experience 

under his belt. 

“He will be turned loose more 

to be more offensively aggressive,” 

Messer said. “He has to 

continue to improve his shooting 

to where people have to guard 

him head-to-head from the three 

point line in.” 

Also playing a huge role on 

this year’s team will be Senior 

Ryan Beard and Sophomore Joe 

Davis. 

“Last season they played in 

every basketball game we had 

and played big minutes,” Messer 

said. “They are different players 

than Sawyer and Wayne, but they 

have great value that will make 

positive contributions in a differ- 


Head Coach Todd Messer will begin his seventh year as head coach at Clinton County. Assistant 

Coaches will be Mike Beard, Nick Irwin, Leighman Messer and Storm Burchett. 

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ent way.” 

A senior for the Bulldogs, 

Frank England has entered the 

starting lineup and will provide a 

positive aspect to Clinton County’s 

game plan this season. 

“He has played lights-out this 

summer and so far in practice his 

confidence level is at the height 

that we’ve waited on it to be,” 

Messer said. “He is as gifted a 

kid as we’ve had. He is athletic, 

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got great spring off the floor and 

can cause some mis-matches by 

stepping out to the perimeter. I 

like the kids that we are replacing 

what we lost with.” 

Messer said he could go down 

the entire lineup on his bench and 

feel confident with whoever is on 

the floor at any given time. 

“As a whole, they are the 

most talented group that we’ve 

had. Each one of those kids gives 

us something,” Messer said. 

“Ethan Cook has a heart the size 

of Texas. He knows all the things 

we expect out of our schemes. 

He will be a stabilizing player 

on the floor. You know when 

he is on the floor, he will do the 

right thing and put the basketball 

where it needs to be.” 

Scoring for this year’s team 

will be somewhat different according 

to Messer. He said there 

probably won’t be one dominate 

player scoring as many double 

digit points for each game, however, 

the accumulation of everybody 

scoring will make them a 

threat. 

“I think we will have seven, 

eight, nine kids come into the 

game and give us six or seven 

points, which adds up just as 

quick as one guy getting 14 

points,” Messer said. “The sum 

of our parts will make us just 

as good as we were last year ... 

we are just doing it a different 

way. We could virtually play 

a different-type rotation each 

game. I can put a line up on the 

floor that is my best against pressure. 

I have another line up that 

is probably my best offensive 

line up ... if somebody wants to 

grind us out in the half court or if 

someone wants to spread us out 

across the floor, I have a line up 

for that.” 

Messer said the versatility of 

his players could make the game 

harder on him as a coach, but 

once he finds what he needs during 

the game, the players will do 

the rest. 

“What’s going to make us better 

is all these kids realize they 

are competing for minutes,” 

Messer said. “It makes practices 

a whole lot more competitive and 

by it being competitive it makes 

each player better and makes the 

team better.” 

This season, Messer said he 

believes his defense will hold its 

opponents to the low 50s during 

each game. 

“We’ve got great quickness. 

We are going to be able to press 

a lot,” Messer said. “I think this 

year we may even be a passinglane-reading 

team. We should be 

able to get a few more easy ones 

where we pick the pass off and 

get a layup.” 

The chemistry for this year’s 

team is similar to last year’s team 

in that each player’s focus is for 

the good of the team. 

“We still have very unselfish 

kids, but to a degree, we may 

be too unselfish,” Messer said. 

“With this group, the cohesiveness 

is just as good as it was last 

year, but I haven’t seen the aggressiveness 

that I saw last year.” 

Bulldog basketball brings in 

a good crowd during the winter 

months and Messer doesn’t expect 

anything less this season. 

“I would hope everyone is as 

excited as the coaches and players 

are,” Messer said. “I think we 

are at the point to where we have 

elevated expectations to where 

there is already a bug of excitement 

of what our potential might 

possibly be. The culture building 

activity that we had at the start 

of the year when the whole district 

came together, we focused 

on school pride, team pride. I 

think it was a big asset and made 

everyone realize that regardless 

whether its a sport or its a classroom 

assignment, or a school activity, 

we all represent our community. 

How we carry ourselves 

is the impression we want to give 

other counties and teams. The 

support we had last season was 

incredible.” 

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“Our cheering section we 

had at the home games in the 

end zone, have really made an 

impression on teams. I’ve heard 

several coaches say they wished 

they had that at their school,” 

Messer said. “I think what has 

happened last year we’ll continue 

to build upon that. I think one 

of the reasons that worked last 

year was because we were successful 

and our kids were fun to 

watch from a peer stand point, as 

well as an adult standpoint. Our 

kids were such great kids, they 

were easy to pull for.” 

Messer’s goals for this season 

are not in any way a step down 

from last year’s 20 plus win season. 

He expects to win 20 plus 

more for the third season in a 

row, win the All “A” for the third 

time during his seven years, be 

contenders for the district title 

and take another step in the regional 

tournament. 

“It’s time to get over the 

hump and find a way mentally 

for our program to take out that 

big name team,” Messer said. “I 

expect for our program to be so 

hard-nosed, that one night, when 

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find that one extra play that you 

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you want it more than the other 

guy. If that happens, I think there 

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and over the course of the next 

couple of years we are going to 

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do something that everybody in 

our community will be proud of 

and that’s what it’s all about.” 

Clinton County will bring 

back some familiar faces on the 

bench in 2012-2013 with assistant 

coaches, Mike Beard, Leighman 

Messer and Nick Irwin. 

“My staff is as good as you 

will find in the state of Kentucky,” 

Messer said. “I can read 

them and they can read me. I feel 

confident that we can go head to 

head with any other staff in the 

state.” 

A new face on the bench this 

season will be Storm Burchett. 

Burchett is a former player at 

Clinton County High School and 

played for Messer all four years 

of his high school career. 

“We are excited to have Storm 

on our staff. He’s played recently 

enough that the kids in practice 

remember how hard that kid 

worked,” Messer said. “When he 

was a player, he was hard-nosed, 

he was driven, he was team oriented 

... he wasn’t the most athletic, 

but he got the job done. I 

think the thing he will bring to 

us is the desire to make the team 

better. He will be able to talk in 

common language, maybe better 

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Meet the Team 

Ryan Beard 

Senior • 6’1” • Guard 

Son of Mike and Lisa Beard 

Ethan Cook 


Son of Kevin and Tammy Cook 

Frank England 

Senior • 6’1” • Forward 

Son of Jim and Margaret England 

Clay Choate 

Junior • 6’0” • Forward 

Son of Tim and Cindy Choate 

Parker Means 


Son of Floyd and Becky Means 

Colby Langford 


Son of Mike and Tina Langford 

Josh Tallent 


Son of Miller and Teresa Tallent 

Travis Starns 


Son of Jerry and Melissa Starns 

Keifer Dalton 

Sophomore • 6’0” • Guard 

Son of Keith and Charlotte Dalton 

Joe Davis 


Son of Robbie and Amy Davis 

Lucas Gibson 


Son of Mike and Paula Gibson 

Glen England 


Son of Jim and Margaret England 

Chance McWhorter 


Son of Grover and Julie McWhorter 

Cole Nelson 

Sophomore • 6’6” • Center 

Son of Jackie and Sherry Nelson 

Chase Anderson 

Sophomore • 6’2” • Forward 

Son of Bubby and Betty Anderson and Stacy White 

Lance Claywell 


Son of David and Debbie Claywell 

Colin Langford 

8th Grade • 6’0” • Guard 

Son of Mike and Tina Langford 

J.R. Rich 

Student Assistant 

Son of Jimmy and Amanda Rich 

Jacob Cross 


Son of Rick Cross and Stacy Hickman 

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Todd Messer 

Bulldogs Head Coach 

Mike Beard 

Nick Irwin 

Leighman Messer 

Storm Burchett 

Seniors: 

Ryan Beard 

During the past couple seasons, he has 

consistently given us quality minutes 

both at the guard and post positions 

becoming our best post defender. He 

is the type of player good teams have, 

who understands you don’t have to 

score points or take a lot of shots to be 

important to your basketball team. This 

season he needs to be able to consistently 

make outside shots to space the floor. He 

is an excellent passer and must continue 

to improve his ability to beat defenders 

off the dribble. He must also continue to 

improve his position defense to become a 

better on the ball defender. 

Ethan Cook 

He is a very knowledgeable player 

and plays the game with tremendous 

determination. Thus, he does all the little 

things right to make his team better. 

He has made himself a good outside 

shooter and possesses a tremendous 

desire to improve as a player off the 

dribble. He works exceptionally hard 

in practice and must continue to use his 

knowledge of the game to offset his size. 

He has steadily improved his overall ball 

handling and passing which He must do 

to continue to become a better position 

defender to offset the quickness of 

opposing guards. 

Frank England 

He is very athletically gifted with great 

spring in his legs. He has had a terrific 

summer and fall offensively. He does 

a good job of creating his own shot 

off the dribble and has improved his 

range, which will allow us to create 

some mismatches for him offensively. 

Defensively, he needs to continue to 

become more physical when defending 

the ball and become a defensive stopper 

for this team. Likewise, we must be able 

to consistently count on his ability to be 

close to a double digit rebounder. 

Juniors: 

Clay Choate 

He gives us another change of pace, 

combo-type player. He is very hardnosed 

and will always make the hustle plays. 

He has a very good first step off the 

dribble when facing the basket, but has to 

continue to develop his range to pull the 

defense out to use his quickness. With 

continued development of his back to the 

basket footwork, he could give bigger 

defenders trouble in trying to match his 

quickness. Defensively, we need him to 

become a better 

defender on the perimeter. 

Colby Langford 

He had a terrific year offensively last 

season and must continue to work to give 

us even more production this season. 

Offensively around the basket he is very 

crafty and does a terrific job of using 

the ball to gain an advantage over taller 

opponents. His ability to consistently 

make the three makes him a tough 

match-up for opposing teams. He needs 

to take on a more active leadership role 

for this team both by example and being 

vocal. Defensively, he needs to continue 

working on being more physical and 

aggressive without fouling in the post 

and continue working on his positioning 

out on the floor to guard quicker 

opponents. 

Parker Means 

He plays exceptionally hard and doesn’t 

care to mix it up in the post area. 

Offensively, he needs to finish stronger 

at the rim and continue to develop post 

moves to offset his size disadvantage. 

He works extremely hard in practice and 

has the strength to be successful in our 

offense. Defensively, he must become a 

better position defender in the post and 

improve his ability to defend out on the 

floor. 

Travis Starns 

He plays exceptionally hard as well 

and will make all the hustle plays. He 

is very hard nosed and always seems to 

be around the ball. He must continue 

working to improve his footwork 

offensively and finishing at the rim, 

while making a conscientious effort to 

becoming a more physical post defender. 

Josh Tallent 

He has terrific quickness and athletic 

ability. He needs to become more 

aggressive and physical on both ends 

of the floor. He has shown the ability to 

score in multiple ways offensively. He 

needs to continue to improve his overall 

ball handling and passing. Defensively, 

he needs to become a more physical 

defender and use his athleticism to 

become a lock down defender. 

Sophomores: 

Chase Anderson 

He possesses very crisp post moves 

around the basket and finishes very well. 

He has gotten stronger and is becoming 

a very good post defender and a chargetaking 

machine. Within our offensive 

system, he does a great job of creating 

lanes to the basket but must continue 

to improve his outside shooting range. 

Defensively, he must improve his lateral 

quickness to defend the dribble. 

Lance Claywell 

He is a terrific offensive player. 

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He shoots the three extremely well and has 

developed into a very good scorer off the dribble. 

He is a good ball handler but must continue to get 

stronger to really utilize it to play through contact 

and create the ability to play multiple positions. 

He must continue to work to become a more 

complete defender and more physical on the floor. 

Keifer Dalton 

He has been outstanding at point guard the last 

two seasons and one of the tops in the state. He 

is a great decision maker and very explosive 

off the dribble. He has worked diligently to 

become a consistent shooter and must have a 

very productive season offensively for us to 

accomplish our goals. He does an exceptional 

job of running our offense and will give us the 

ability to push the ball even more this season. 

Defensively, has terrific footwork in guarding the 

dribble, but has to continue to improve off the 

ball tendencies to alleviate fouls. 

Joe Davis 

He shoots the basketball extremely well and 

gets off the floor very well with his pull-up. He 

has improved steadily his ability to get to the 

rim and become a better entry passer. He must 

be a consistent scorer for us this season every 

game Defensively with his quickness, he must 

challenge himself daily to become a lockdown 

defender versus the dribble and want the 

challenge of guarding the 

other team’s best player. 

Glen England 

He is a good ball handler and possesses excellent 

quickness. He does an exceptional job of 

breaking defenses down off the dribble. He 

will play minutes at the point this season and 

provide even more depth for this team. He must 

continue to develop his mid-range and three point 

shot to fully utilize his abilities off the dribble. 

Defensively, he has a great motor and is a very 

good on the ball defender. 

Lucas Gibson 

He has excellent quickness, jumping ability, 

and strength. His understanding of the game has 

improved greatly. He must continue to become a 

better shooter and ball handler. Defensively, he 

has the quickness to be a very good defender with 

continued work on his footwork. 

Chance McWhorter 

He has excellent athletic ability, length, and 

strength. He shoots the ball well off the dribble 

and has the ability to be a terrific penetrator with 

hard work. He needs to continue to improve his 

outside shooting touch. Defensively, he needs to 

play more physical versus the dribble and play 

more relaxed at all times on the floor. 

Cole Nelson 

He has terrific size and strength around the 

basket. We need him to provide a physical 

presence for this team in the post area. 

Offensively, he has great hands and touch in the 

post. He needs to focus on consistently making 

stronger moves to the rim instead of finesse 

to take advantage of his size. Defensively, he 

needs to establish position quicker to better use 

his strength to move players off the block and 

become more active on the boards. 

Freshmen: 

Eli Brown 

He possesses very good strength and quickness. 

He needs to continue to develop his range 

offensively and overall ball handling off the 

dribble to better utilize his game. Defensively, 

he has the tools to become a very good defender 

with proper positioning. 

Michael Collins 

He is extremely quick and shoots the basketball 

well outside. He needs to continue to develop 

his ability to go both ways off the dribble. 

Defensively, he has the quickness to be a very 

good on the ball defender. 

Chad Smith 

He has good length in the post area. He must 

continue to get stronger and understand offensive 

and defensive assignments, while working harder 

each day. 

Caleb York 

He is a hard worker and shoots the mid-range 

shot well. He must continue to become more 

physical in the post and get quicker off the 

dribble. Defensively, he must do a better job with 

spacing and footwork to defend the dribble. 

8th Grader: 

Colin Langford 

He is very athletic and physical on the floor. He 

shoots the ball well outside and has the ability to 

become very good off the dribble to the rim. He 

needs to continue to develop his ball handling 

and passing on the perimeter. Defensively, he is a 

very good on the ball defender and doesn’t mind 

to mix it up in the post. 

Josh Tallent will come off the bench this season as 

one of the team’s premier juniors. 

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Thompson ready for second year as head coach 

Hannah Campbell will be one of two seniors on this year’s Lady 

Bulldogs basketball team. Her outside shooting will make her a 

threat to opponents in the coming season. 

The Clinton County Lady 

Bulldogs had somewhat of a 

disappointing year last season, 

finishing with a 6-25 record, 

but this year, second year Head 

Coach Darrell Thompson expects 

a much better ball team 

with the veteran players he has 

on the roster. 

The 2012-2013 season officially 

began for Clinton County 

on October 15, 2012, with the 

official beginning of practice. 

Since then, the Lady Dawgs have 

been hitting the hardwood and 

practicing to take their skill set to 

the next level. 

For fans, the season began 

with the “Meet the Bulldogs” 

night on Saturday, November 10 

and at that point, basketball enthusiasts 

saw the first look at the 

Lady Dawgs. 

Thompson said he hopes his 

team will “perform under the 

lights” the way he expects them 

to based on the progress he has 

seen in practice. 

“I feel that last year, against 

Russell, was our best game,” 

Thompson said. “Even though 

we lost, I thought it was the best 

game all year. This summer, it 

carried over. We are still trying to 

figure out roles among the players, 

but we will get to that point.” 

This year, the Lady Dawgs 

have two seniors on the squad 

with Justice Boils and Hannah 

Campbell. Thompson said their 

leadership role is of great value 

to the team. 

“It’s unbelievable. I couldn’t 

ask for anymore as far as their 

leadership is concerned,” 

Thompson said. “They are two 

individuals I think the girls look 

up to. If there is any intensity that 

we need, we will usually call on 

one of the two and they will respond.” 

During the past several years, 

Clinton County has had several 

different coaches with different 

styles to teach to the Lady 

Dawgs. Now, Clinton County 

has picked a coach that is in it for 

the long haul and team chemisty 

is becoming a staple in the foundation 

of Lady Dawg basketball. 

“It’s very important,” Thompson 

said. “Experience is very 

important. If you count playing 

experience, they probably 

don’t have as much as some of 

the other girls, but as far as their 

maturity is concerned, it is very 

valuable to us. They understand 

you have to come out and play 

hard everyday.” 

This year the Lady Dawgs 

will begin its season on November 

26, at Franklin-Simpson. 

Even though the first game is 

an away game, the Lady Dawgs 

have plenty of home game this 

season and according to Thompson, 

he scheduled it that way to 

cut down on traveling time during 

the season. 

“Franklin-Simpson is usually 

a good team and they will be 

experienced,” Thompson said. 

“With a group of young ladies, I 

guess we will grow up fast.” 

After the Monday season 

opener, Clinton County will be 

home on November 30 against 

the Australian National Team. 

“I think the girls are looking 

forward to that game,” Thompson 

said. “I hope the fans get behind 

it too. With it being the first 

home game, I think we will have 

a good crowd.” 

Clinton County will dive right 

into the first half of district play 

with home games against Metcalfe 

County and Cumberland 

County on December 7 and December 

11 respectively. The first 

half of district play will wrap 

up on December 14 at Russell 

County. 

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Justice Boils is one of two seniors on this year’s squad. She played 

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ing good teams. It gives you kind 

of a gauge to go by,” Thompson 

said. “You get to see what you 

need to work on early in the year, 

plus, out of our first eight games, 

five of them are at home and it 

continues that trend throughout 

the schedule.” 

On December 20, the Lady 

Dawgs will travel to Caverna 

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which will be the first of two 

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Following Christmas, Clinton 

County will host the Best of the 

Lakes Classic and according to 

Thompson, it is something the 

Lady Dawgs hope to do every 

year. 

“We got worn down last 

year simply 

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Every 

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We went in this year and tried 

to get the schedule to benefit 

us,” Thompson said. “Our pre- 

Christmas tournament, we are 

traveling to Cave City. We can 

drive back and forth and spend 

the night in our own beds. After 

Christmas (Best of the Lakes 

Holiday Classic) is something 

we are really looking forward to. 

We are hoping it’s a huge success 

and its something we can build 

on. The other thing that the fans 

are going to like about it, is it is 

made up of local teams.” 

Thompson said there are five 

teams in the Best of the Lakes 

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Clay County, TN, and McCreary 

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think this is probably a start.” 

Thompson said he would like 

to expand the tournament next 

year to eight teams. 

During the tournament, teams 

will play a “round robin” style 

of tournament and according to 

Thompson, the games won’t have 

to start early in the afternoon, allowing 

more fans to come out 

and watch each team play. 

“I think the earliest game is at 

5 p.m.,” Thompson said. “It will 

be on December 27, 28 and 29. 

On that Saturday, I think there 

are some earlier games, but most 

people are off of work and can 

come out and watch some basketball.” 

After New Year’s Day, Clinton 

County will move into the 

second half of district play, followed 

by the 4th Regional All 

“A” Classic Tournament, which 

will be held at Lindle Castle 

Gymnasium. 

With the Bulldogs and Lady 

Bulldogs being the host team, 

Clinton County will get the first 

round bye and play the winner 

of Metcalfe County and Monroe 

County game on both the girls’ 

and boys’ sides of the tournament. 

“That’s an interesting first 

round game, Monroe and Metcalfe,” 

Thompson said. “Those 

are two nice teams going at it. 

In pre-season rankings, Monroe 

girls were the top rated team in 

the All ‘A’ in our region. I would 

say they are going to be one of 

the top rated teams in the All ‘A’ 

state.” 

Thompson said the Lady 

Dawgs’ longest road trip of the 

season will come after the All 

“A” when the team travels to 

Russellville to take on the Panthers 

on January 21, which is 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 

“I think we are going to make 

this game an annual game,” 

Thompson said. “It’s my understanding 

that we are going to try 

to keep it every year on Martin 

Luther King Day.” 

Adding Russellville to this 

year’s schedule will give the 

Lady Dawgs a chance to see another 

4th Region opponent during 

the season. 

“There are a lot of teams that 

we just didn’t see last year,” 

Thompson said. “I’ve tried to get 

Warren East and South Warren, 

but I get tired of driving to Bowling 

Green every year when they 

don’t want to return the favor.” 

Clinton County also added 

Taylor County to its schedule 

this season, with both a home 

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Thompson said. “It will be a 

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the regular season. 

“That’s what everybody plays 

for,” Thompson said. “You can 

look at college coaches ... They 

divide their schedules up. We 

are the same way. The way our 

schedule works out, we have 

a few games, then we play the 

district schedule, we play a few 

more, then we play the second 

half of the district schedule. All 

of that is geared up for the end 

of the year. That’s what I told 

the girls. When it comes district 

tournament time you can be 20-0 

or 0-20 ... it doesn’t matter. With 

losing two key seniors last year 

with Breonia (Thurman) and Veronica 

(Lowhorn), we have lost 

significant scoring, but I think 

we have players who will step up 

and take up the slack.” 

During last season’s final 

game against Russell County, the 

Lady Bulldogs pulled together 

and gave the Lady Lakers a scare 

late in the fourth quarter. Eventually 

losing 62-48, Russell County 

extended its lead from the foul 

line and not from the field. 

“I told the girls, you are only 

as good as your last game. If 

they had went out there and laid 

an egg then I don’t think people 

would be excited to see them 

play this year. I hear a lot of comments 

that people are excited to 

watch us play. That’s what we 

are trying for.” 

Thompson said this season 

will look a lot different as far as 

from the fan’s perspective. 

“Last year, we were a little 

conservative,” Thompson said. 

“This year we are going to open 

it up a little ... see what we can 

do. These girls have worked 

to get better. I don’t know how 

many coaches could have won 

six games and been pleased with 

the effort ... I never have to question 

these kids’ efforts. We’ve 

had about three good practices in 

a row and I don’t see any letting 

up.” 

Thompson will have the same 

look on the bench with his assistant 

coaches, except for the addition 

of a new face or two. 

Jessica (Cummings) Conner, 

was a Lady Bulldog during 

what many have considered the 

best years of Lady Bulldog Bas- 

ketball. On her playing resume, 

she was a starter on the team that 

picked up runners-up honors in 

the KHSAA State finals against 

Lexington Catholic, as well 

as having two All “A” Classic 

Championship rings. 

“I think it’s a necessity to 

have a female around the girls. 

It’s nothing against Tim (Hicks) 

and Patrick (Stalcup), but one 

of the girls came up to me after 

practice one day and said she felt 

more comfortable having a female 

on staff,” Thompson said. 

“We will still have Tim and Patrick 

and Bozie York. Bozie does 

a lot of things that people don’t 

see. He goes out and helps us 

get sponsors for the Christmas 

tournament, scouting tapes and 

stuff like that. Any night I go on 

a scouting trip, all I have to do is 

pick up the phone and he is ready 

to roll.” 

At the beginning of the school 

year, Superintendant Charlotte 

Bernard brought the entire 

school district together and hosted 

a “pep rally” of sorts at the 

high school. Thompson believes 

that day will play a huge factor 

in attendance this winter. 

“The message wasn’t that 

it is just Clinton County High 

School’s team, it’s the whole 

county’s team,” Thompson said. 

“That’s what we emphasize everyday 

with our young girls and 

the older girls as well. We told 

them this year that they have to 

be ambassadors for the basketball 

team. Not only at the high 

school, but out in the public as 

well. Get out and you represent 

us. We are hoping that if people 

see a positive influence from the 

players, how they act, how they 

behave, how they interact with 

everyone, that they say ‘I’m 

going to go and support those 

kids.’” 

Looking ahead to the future, 

Thompson is in direct contact 

with the feeder program for the 

Lady Dawgs’ Basketball team. 

He believes it is essential for 

every great team to have a great 

beginning. 

“It’s a necessity. I wish we 

had the facilities and opportunity 

to where the younger girls 

could come in everyday and 

not let their seasons end in November,” 

Thompson said. “I am 

well pleased with what’s going 

on with our feeder system. Can 

we do more? Absolutely. I was 

informed the other night that I 

have a group of parent volunteers 

who are taking first and second 

graders to Somerset to play in a 

rec league. It goes back to ‘WE 

ARE BULLDOGS’ and we are 

not just the high school team. 

It’s everybody’s team and those 

parents who are taking the time 

to take their kids there or taking 

them to various camps, that’s all 

a part of it.” 

As the season gets underway 

next Monday at Franklin-Simpson, 

Thompson is ready and eager 

to get this season started. 

“I’m very excited. It’s a new 

year and when you see the girls 

and how enthusiastic they are to 

show up for a practice, you just 

want them to succeed,” Thompson 

said. “You can’t wait for it to 

start so they can see if their hard 

work has paid off. I really think 

we will be making steps in the 

right direction. 

The Lady Dawgs’ first home 

game will be Friday, November 

30, against the Australian National 

Team. That game will be 

a double-header with the Bulldogs. 

Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. A 

complete schedule can be found 

elsewhere in this special section. 

Lady Bulldogs Head Coach 

Darrell Thompson will be in his 

second year as head coach in the 

2012-2013 season. 

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Hannah Campbell 


Daughter of Pat and Melissa Campbell 

Justice Boils 

Senior • 5’6” • Forward 

Daughter of Phillip and Joanna Boils 

Alex Beard 

Junior • 5’7” • Guard 

Daughter of Mike and Lisa Beard 

Tara Elmore 


Daughter of Jackie and Pam Elmore 

Whitney Bookout 


Daughter of David Bookout and Teresa Bookout 

Ansley Stalcup 


Daughter of J.R. and Patricia Stalcup 

Shyanne McWhorter 


Daughter of Scott McWhorter and Wendy McWhorter 

Cori Langford 

Freshman • 5’8” • Forward 

Daughter of Mike and Tina Langford 

Kayla Dicken 

Freshman • 5’10” • Center 

Daughter of Kelly and Keisha Dicken 

Macy Campbell 

Eighth Grade • 5’5” • Guard 

Daughter of Pat and Melissa Campbell 

Makenzie Polston 

Eighth Grade • 5’5” • Forward 

Daughter of Turk and Kim Polston 

Bree Boils 

Eighth Grade • 5’5” • Guard 

Daughter of Phillip and Joanna Boils 

Allee Hopper 

Eighth Grade • 5’11” • Center 

Daughter of Bill and Sandee Barnett 

Joelie Hicks 

Seventh Grade • 5’7” • Guard 

Daughter of Tim and Johnnie Hicks 

2012-2013 


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Ethan Daniels 


Son of Garry Daniels and Julie York


Seniors: 

Hannah Campbell 

Hannah is the other half of our senior duo, who provides us 

with valuable experience. She is one of our better outside shooters 

and is starting to gain confidence in her abilities. To become 

a complete player Hannah needs to improve her ball handling 

skills and defensive toughness. 

Justice Boils 

Justice is one of our two seniors and has shown great improvement 

over the past year of playing. She gives us a strong post 

presence, is an excellent passer and shots the ball well from 15 

feet. Another quality that Justice has is her leadership qualities, 

and with such a young team this is an absolute must. One area 

that she needs to improve on is her footwork in the post, which 

last year caused her to commit several turnovers. 

Juniors: 

Alex Beard 

Alex is a player that gives us a lot of flexibility in our lineup 

since she has the ability to play multiple positions. She has proven 

to be our most consistent and effective outside shooter and we 

expect her offensive numbers to increase this season as her physical 

stamina has improved since last year. We need Alex to stay 

aggressive on the floor at all times. She sometimes gets caught 

watching the game. 

Whitney Bookout 

She is one of the best athletes on the team, who really excels 

in an open court game. Whitney has the ability to get to the rim 

and the free throw line with ease. She needs to work on her ball 

handling skills as well as playing every second hard. 

Tara Elmore 

Tara finished last year on a high note with her best game coming 

in the district tournament. If she picks up where she left off 

Tara could be a player who enables us to enjoy team success. Her 

strongest asset is offensive rebounding but also her biggest weakness 

is her consistent work ethic. 

Sophomores: 

Shyanne McWhorter 

She is one of the hardest workers on the team who always 

guards our opponents best offensive player. Shyanne has improved 

her overall guard skills which will allow her to play some 

minutes at the PG position. Her biggest area for improvement is 

to develop a reliable jump shot. 

Ansley Stalcup 

Played mostly PG last year and led the team in assists per 

game as well as doing a nice job scoring-wise for us. Would like 

to play Ansley some this year at the 2 guard spot to take advantage 

of her well-rounded offensive skills. For her to become the 

best player she possibly can be, her decision making skills must 

improve. 

Freshmen: 

Kayla Dicken 

She went from seldom playing to having a breakout game 

against Pulaski County where she earned double figures in points 

and rebounds. She is a player that will be counted on to provide 

depth to our front court. Look for Kayla to have a big year if she 

continues to work hard and improve on her shooting percentage. 

Cori Langford 

Another versatile player who is capable of playing many different 

positions on the floor. With her size, she can create matchup 

problems for opposing guards and when playing the post her 

quickness and ball handling skills allows her to take advantage 

of other teams post players. Cori must start trusting her abilities 

and gain confidence in herself. 

Eighth Grade: 

Bree Boils 

One of many of our talented 8th grade class who will be expected 

to give the team valuable minutes at the PG position. 

Bree is a strong physical guard who can get to the basket with 

ease, her main point of improvement is using her weak hand with 

greater proficiency which will lead to her having more scoring 

opportunities and reducing her turnovers. 

Macy Campbell 

Also a talented young guard who worked her way into the 

starting lineup last season providing us with another scoring option. 

She was beginning to play with more confidence last season 

when she suffered an unfortunate knee injury. Came back 

and played well this summer but showed signs of early fatigue. 

That is something that we can correct, but Macy must now work 

on regaining confidence in her own abilities and hopefully stay 

healthy. 

Makenzie Polston 

Another young inside player who works extremely hard to 

make herself the complete basketball player. She has a high 

basketball IQ and always finds herself around the basketball. 

Makenzie is one of the best rebounders on the team, but must 

work on her outside shooting range. 

Allee Hopper 

A young post player who, if she continues to work hard, could 

see some valuable minutes this season. Plays with a strong physical 

presence but must work on her footwork and post skills to 

reach her full potential. If she does that, it will not only make her 

better but the team better as well. 

Sixth Grade: 

Joelie Hicks 

At only a 6th grader, Joelie will be the youngest member of 

the varsity team this year.. Her biggest asset is her confidence 

in herself and her own abilities, however, she needs to work on 

getting her shot off quicker and becoming more comfortable with 

her left hand. 

Darrell Thompson 

Lady Dawgs Head Coach 

Tim Hicks Patrick Stalcup 

Assistant Coaches 

Bozie York Jessica Conner 

CCHS Lady Dawgs 

Good Luck 

Hannah 

& Macy! 

Have a 

Great 

Season 


Go Big Blue! 

Clinton County P.V.A. 

PAT CAMPBELL 

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Cheerleaders 

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Thursday, November 22, 2012 Clinton County News - Big Blue Preview Page 15 

The Clinton County Bulldogs 27-26. 

with under a minute remaining 

pulled off a very impressive win Stearns hit a shot with 4:50 to cut the lead to 10 points, but 

over Metcalfe County Friday to extend the lead by three, but Langford hit two more shots 

night, defeating the Hornets by Metcalfe County got back to from the foul line to extend the 

14 points, 58-44. Clinton County 

also lost a game this week at 4:37 mark. 

remaining. 

within one on a field goal at the lead to 12 points with 37 seconds 

the hands of neighboring Wayne The Bulldogs went up by four Dalton scored the final points 

County. The Cardinals defeated points when Langford stepped of the game with a field goal to 

the Bulldogs by a final score of out and drilled a three pointer push the lead and the win to 14 

62-55. 

from the left corner, 32-28. points for Clinton County, 58-44. 

Clinton County continued Individual scoring for Clinton 

to remain more than one basket County was: 

apart from Metcalfe County until Stearns ................................... 18 

the end of the third quarter when Langford ................................ 15 

back-to-back baskets by the Hornets 

tied the score at 36 at the end Dalton ...................................... 9 

Maupin .................................. 13 

The anticipation of last Friday 

night’s game against Metcalfe 

of the third period. 

Parrish ..................................... 2 

County was very high. Metcalfe 

Despite the close game, Clinton 

County never lost compo- 

Beard ....................................... 1 

defeated the Bulldogs during the 

first meeting between the two 

sure. The Bulldogs took the lead 

squads on December 10, at Metcalfe 


again at the 6:30 mark when 

Langford hit a basket. Will Parrish 

followed up making two free 

Friday night, Clinton County 

wanted revenge and they had to 

The Clinton County Bulldogs 

throws for a 40-36 lead. 

do it without junior starter Sawyer 

Stalcup. 

they are capable of playing, but 

pulled together and played like 

Metcalfe County scored again 

to cut the lead to two points, but 

Stalcup will be out for the season 

due to an ACL tear in his left 

en point loss, 62-55, to Wayne 

fell behind at the end for a sev- 

Stearns was sent to the line and 

made both shots to regain the 

knee. According to Head Coach 

County last Tuesday. 

four point lead, 42-38. 

Todd Messer, he will be scheduled 

for surgery as soon as possi- 

most of the game, despite having 

The Bulldogs held its own for 

With 5:19 on the clock, Metcalfe 

County hit a field goal to 

ble and is hoping to make a complete 

recovery by next season. 

At the start of the game, 

a slow start offensively. 

cut into Clinton County’s lead. 

Ryan Beard was sent to the line 

As the Bulldogs came out on 

Wayne County went up four 

after being clothes-lined by a 

the floor, it was clear the game 

points right out of the gate. 

Metcalfe County player, where 

was going to be well worth the 

Clinton County’s Wendell 

he hit one of two. Stearns continued 

to be the go-to guy for Clin- 

ticket price of admission. Metcalfe 

County drew first blood by 

lead to two points, but the Cardi- 

Maupin made a basket to cut the 

ton County, hitting another field 

putting two points on the board. 

nals hit a three pointer on its next 

goal for a five point lead, 45-40. 

Clinton County’s Keifer Dalton 

hit a basket to tie the score 

Colby Langford hit a bucket 

possession for a 7-2 lead. 

Midway through the final period, 

Clinton County started to 

at two, but Metcalfe County hit a 

to cut the lead to three, but a basket 

by Wayne County saw the 

control the clock. Dalton went to 

three pointer for a quick 5-2 lead. 

the line and made one of two for 

Both teams started off with a 

Cardinals maintain its five point 

a six point lead. 

great deal of intensity, pushing 

lead. 

Metcalfe County answered 

the ball up and down the floor. 

Both teams traded baskets for 

with one of two from the line to 

With 6:10 on the clock, Wendell 

Maupin hit a basket, fol- 

the clock, Wayne County reached 

several minutes and with 3:39 on 

cut the lead back to five. On the 

other end, Langford made one of 

lowed by Dalton to take an 8-5 

a six point lead, 14-8. 

two from the foul line to regain 

lead. Metcalfe County responded 

The Bulldogs followed up 

the six point lead. 

with a three pointer to tie the 

with a three pointer by Stearns 

With 2:56 on the clock, and 

score at eight. Metcalfe County 

and a basket by Maupin and a 

time running out for the Hornets, 

finished the quarter with two 

field goal by Dalton to take a one 

Russell Kingred, one of Metcalfe 

more baskets and a 12-8 lead. 

point lead, 15-14. 

County’s two 6’8” twins received 

During the second quarter, 

Wayne County scored again Junior Wayne Stearns took the ball to the basket and put up a shot over Metcalfe County’s Russell 

a technical foul and fouled out 

Metcalfe County continued to 

to take the lead by one, but a Kingred during the first half Friday night. Both teams were tied at the end of three quarters, but it was 

of the game. That gave Clinton 

score, grabbing a six point lead, 

three pointer by Dalton pushed Clinton County hanging on in the end to defeat the Hornets, 58-44. Stearns finished the game with 18 

County two foul shots and possession. 

Stearns hit both foul 

14-8. 

the Bulldogs up by two points points. 

Clinton County’s Wayne 

with 29 seconds on the clock. 

shots and Clinton County started 

Stearns, who was held scoreless 

Wayne County scored at the would last through the first part 

working off the clock. 

in the first quarter, took control, 

end of the first period for an 18- of the fourth quarter. 

With 1:51 on the clock, Stearns 

went back to the line and hit 

making back-to-back field goals 

18 tie to start the second quarter. Wayne County hit a three 

to cut the lead to two points, 14- 

At this point during the game, pointer at the beginning of the 

one of two for a nine point lead, 

12. 

both teams were going after each fourth quarter to move up by 

50-41. 

Metcalfe County continued to 

other on both offense and defense 

and it was clear, both teams Clinton County cut the lead 

seven points, 55-48. 

Clinton County got a stop on 

knock down three pointers as the 

defense and Metcalfe County 

Hornets went up by five points. 

wanted the win. 

to four on a basket by Maupin 

sent Langford to the line where 

Clinton County cut the gap when 

At the start of the second and one of two from the foul line 

he hit both shots for an 11 point 

Maupin made a basket, followed 

quarter, it was Wayne County from Langford, 55-51. 

lead with 1:42 on the clock. 

by a free throw from Dalton 

who drew first blood with a three Wayne County hit a three 

Another defensive stop 

which was the start of a 9-2 run 

pointer for a 21-18 lead. Stearns pointer with 3:09 on the clock to 

by Clinton County forced the 

for the Bulldogs to finish the half 

answered with a three pointer to move back up by seven, 58-51, 

Bulldogs to run a special out 

with a five point lead, 24-19. 

tie the score, but Wayne County but a basket by Langford cut the 

of bounds play that saw Beard 

At the start of the second 

was there to add two points to the lead down to five. Stearns cut the 

throw the ball the length of the 

half, Maupin scored a basket under 

the goal, followed by a free 

Clinton County tied the score 58-55, but that was as far as Clin- 

board. 

lead to three on a midcourt drive, 

floor and hit Langford on the other 

end for a layup, 54-41. 

throw from Colby Langford for a 

again with a basket by Dalton ton County would go in the game 

The remainder of the game 

27-19 lead. 

with 4:13 on the clock, 23-23. as Wayne County hit four free 

saw Clinton County playing keep 

Metcalfe County cut the lead 

Both teams traded baskets for throws in the final 18 seconds to 

away. Grant Kingred, of Metcalfe 

County, hit a three pointer 

on a three pointer and two baskets 

to get to within one point, 

ton County took the lead with 59 Individual scoring for Clinton 

most of the second quarter. Clin- 

defeat the Bulldogs, 62-55. 

seconds on the clock with a three County was: 

pointer by Beard, 34-32. Stearns Maupin ...................................14 

added two more points for a four Stearns ....................................13 

point lead, but Wayne County Dalton .....................................12 

finished the half with a basket to Langford ...................................9 

cut Clinton County’s lead to two Beard ........................................5 

points, 36-34, at the half. Parrish ......................................2 

For the majority of the third 

quarter, both teams hustled and Clinton County was back in 

matched each other point for action on Tuesday night as the 

point. 

Bulldogs traveled to Cumberland 

It wasn’t until the final 31 seconds 

of the quarter when Wayne Russell County on Friday night 

County. The team will also host 

County begun an 8-0 run that to complete the regular season 

district competition. 

Will Parrish took the ball to the hoop during Clinton County’s win Colby Langford put up a shot against Wayne County on Tuesday, 

over Metcalfe County Friday night, 58-44. 

January 4. Clinton County lost the game 62-55. 

Ryan Beard put up a three pointer during Clinton County’s game 

against Metcalfe County on Friday, January 7, 2011. The Bulldogs 

won the game by a final score of, 58-44. 

Clinton County refused to give 

up. Glasgow was a better team, 

on paper and on the floor, but the 

effort Clinton County showed 

was probably the best fans have 

seen all year. 

The Clinton County Lady did Thurman as she hit a three Glasgow only out scored 

Bulldogs hosted Glasgow Friday pointer to cut the lead to five after 

Glasgow jumped out to a 16-8 the final quarter, but the damage 

Clinton County by five points in 

night at Lindle Castle Gymnasium 

in what turned out to be a lead. 

had already been done. 

positive effort on the Lady Dawgs’ 

behalf. 

er, Glasgow hit another three 4-20 on the year with the 86-63 

After Thurman’s three point- 

The Lady Bulldogs moved to 

Even though the final scoreindicated 

a 23-point loss for Clin- 

up by 10 points, 21-11. 

Individual scoring for Clinton 

pointer and a field goal to move loss. 

ton County, the “Ladies in Blue” Thurman was then fouled on County was: 

displayed a toughness and a lot the next possession and hit one Thurman .................................30 

of determination that hasn’t been of two from the line for all of Morgan ...................................16 

seen on the floor this season. Clinton County’s points, 21-12. Stalcup ......................................6 

Clinton County scored 63 Glasgow hit a three pointer Dalton .......................................4 

points in the game, which is only with 1:19 on the clock to take Campbell ..................................3 

the fifth time this season the Lady a 24-12 lead. Morgan was sent Elmore ......................................2 

Dawgs have scored more than the line on the next possession, 

where she hit one of two. McWhorter ...............................1 

Beard ........................................2 

60 points. Also, Glasgow was a 

decent girls’ team that came into To close out the first quarter, 

Clinton County’s game with a record 

of 11-8. 

where two shots were made for a 

Glasgow was sent to the line 

Breonia Thurman had an unbelievable 

game from start to fin- 

As the second quarter started, 

first quarter score of 26-13. 

ish, scoring 47 percent of Clinton Morgan hit a field goal to cut the 

The Lady Dawgs traveled 

County’s points with 30. lead to 11 points, but Glasgow 

to McCreary Central Thursday 

was there with another three 

night, finishing the game with a 

pointer to extend its lead to 14 

18 point loss, 59-41. 

points, 29-15. 

Head Coach Carter Adams 

Thurman would score again 

said it was one those games 

at the 5:10 mark, but Glasgow 

where he felt like his team was 

At the beginning of the game, 

would answer with a field goal to 

still on the bus. 

Clinton County’s Thurman drew 

push the Lady Scotties back to a 

“Stevi and Thurman can’t put 

first blood with a basket 45 

14 point lead. 

a whole game together,” Adams 

seconds after tip off. Glasgow 

Glasgow had no trouble scoring 

throughout the half, but Clin- 

said. “They were hitting shots 

knocked down the first three 

they don’t normally hit and we 

pointer, on its way to nine first 

ton County couldn’t find itself on 

were missing shots we normally 

half three pointers, to take a 3-2 

offense. The first half concluded 

make.” 

lead. 

with Glasgow taking a 14 point 

Thurman hit another field 

lead into the locker room, 44-30. 

Individual scoring for Clinton 

goal to regain the lead with 6:40 

During the second half, Clinton 

County began to be more 

County was: 

on the clock, but three pointer 

Morgan ...................................13 

number two and three came back 

fear less with the basketball. 

Beard ........................................8 

to back and saw the Lady Bulldogs 

down by five with 5:12 on 

Even though Glasgow had already 

taken control of the game, 

McWhorter ...............................5 

Thurman ...................................4 

the clock. 

and that didn’t change until the 

Elmore ......................................3 

The Lady Dawgs cut the lead 

final buzzer, Clinton County remained 

strong and its determina- 

Lowhorn ...................................3 

to three points on a field goal by 

Dalton .......................................2 

Thurman with 5:01 remaining 

tion didn’t let the Lady Dawgs 

Thrasher ...................................2 

on the clock. Glasgow’s first two 

lay down and quit. 

Stalcup ......................................1 

point field goal came with 4:36 

Clinton County continued to 

on the clock, but Thurman was 

match Glasgow throughout the 

Clinton County’s next game 

there to add to the Lady Dawgs 

third quarter and finished down 

will come Friday night as the 

scoring, 11-8. 

by 20, 65-45. 

Lady Dawgs travel to Monroe 

Glasgow continued to hit 

The fourth quarter went pretty 

much like the first three, but 

County to take on the Lady Falcons. 

Game time is set for a 6 Clinton County fans saw the Lady Bulldogs fight hard against the Lady Scotties as the Lady Dawgs 

Breonia Thurman scored two of her game high 30 points against Glasgow Friday, February 4, 2011. 

shots down the stretch, but so 

p.m. start. 

never gave up, despite the 23 point loss, 86-63. 

Stevi Morgan tried to get a shot off in the first half, but was fouled 

in the process. Morgan finished the game with 16 points. 

Clinton County’s Ansley Stalcup went up for a shot against 

Glasgow on Friday, February 4, 2011. 

Alex Beard went for a steal during the first half against Glasgow 

on Friday night, February 4, 2011. 

Keistan Dalton put up a shot during the first half against Glasgow 

on Friday night. Despite the Lady Dawgs effort, Glasgow won the 

game by 23 points, 86-63. 

Clinton County High School JROTC 

Also dedicated to the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs basketball team is the Clinton County JROTC. 

They present the colors in a very elegant fashion before every home game. 

In the above photo the band was performing at the 2012 Foothills Festival Parade. 

2011-2012 

CCHS Varsity Schedule 

Date Opponent Location Team Time 

Nov 26 Rockcastle County A BJV/BV 5:30 

Nov 26 Franklin-Simpson A GJV/GV 6:00 

Nov 30 Australian National Team H GV/BV 6:00 

Dec 4 Monroe County H GV/BV 6:00 

Dec 7 Metcalfe Co. H GV/BV 6:00 

Dec 8 Greenwood A GJV/GV 3:00 

Dec 11 Cumberland Co. H GV/BV 6:00 

Dec 14 Russell County A GV/BV 6:00 

Dec 17 Somerset A BJV/BV 5:30 

Dec 18 Taylor County H GJV/GV 5:30 

Dec 20-22 Twin Lakes Invitational H BV TBA 

Dec 20-22 Caverna Holiday Classic A GV TBA 

Dec 27-29 Best of the Lakes Classic H GV TBA 

Dec 27-29 Lloyd Memorial Classic A BV TBA 

Jan 3 Warren Central A BJV/BV 6:00 

Jan 4 Metcalfe County A GV/BV 6:00 

Jan 8 Cumberland Co. A GV/BV 6:00 

Jan 11 Russell County H GV/BV 6:00 

Jan 16 All “A” Semi-Finals H GV 7:30 

Jan 17 All “A” Semi-Finals H BV 7:30 

Jan 18 All “A” Finals H GV/BV 6:00 

Jan 19 Jackson County A BJV/BV 4:30 

Jan 21 Campbellsville A BJV/BV 4:00 

Jan 21 Russellville A GV 4:00 

Jan 22 McCreary Central H GJV/GV 5:30 

Jan 24 Allen Co./Scottsville H GV/BV 6:00 

Jan 26 Bethlehem A GJV/GV 5:00 

Jan 29 Wayne County H GV/BV 5:30 

Jan 31 Caverna A BJV/BV 6:00 

Feb 2 Pulaski County H 9G/GJV/GV 4:00 

Feb 4 Glasgow H BJV/BV 6:00 

Feb 5 McCreary Central A GJV/GV 5:00 

Feb 8 Monroe County A GV/BV 6:00 

Feb 9 South Laurel H BJV/BV 5:30 

Feb 11 Taylor County A GJV/GV 5:30 

Feb 12 Monticello A GV/BV 5:30 

Feb 14 Barren County H GV/BV 6:00 

Feb. 18-22 16th District Tourney GV/BV 6:00 

Clinton County High School Band 

It wouldn’t be the same going to a ballgame without the 

Clinton County High School Band providing entertainment and motivation for both teams and 

fans. In the above photo the band was performing at the 2012 Foothills Festival Parade. 

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