Charleston, South Carolina, — Lawrence Co. Boys basketball ( 10-2 ) played in the prestigious Carolina Invitational this past week and went 1-2.
Dawgs enjoying some time on the beach before playing in the Carolina Invitational.
Calvary Day School 68 Lawrence Co. 63 ( Tuesday )
In the opening game of the Carolina Invitational the Dawgs suffered their first loss of the season to Calvary Day out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Cody Maynard led the Dawgs with 24 points including 4 three pointers, Trenton Adkins tallied 22 points, Tyler Johnson scored 16 points and Kaden Gillispie chipped in with 1 point.
Lawrence Co. hit 9 three pointers and went 11 of 19 from the foul line.
Tyler Johnson nailed 7 three pointers against Oceanside Academy.
Lawrence Co. 98 Northwood Academy 51 ( Wednesday )
The Bulldogs played the host school and cruised to a big victory in their second game of the trip.
Ten different Dawgs scored led by Cody Maynard with 29 points, Tyler Johnson netted 17 points, Trenton Adkins tallied 12 points, Will Lafferty scored 9 points, Logan Ratliff 7 points, Kaden Gillispie and Andrew Bloomfield 5 points each, Dawson Bellomy 4 points, Rayson Adkins and Ryder Brown finished with 2 points each.
Cody Maynard finished with 82 points in three games in the Carolina Invitational.
Lawrence Co. hit 10 three pointers and went 14 of 20 from the foul line.
Oceanside Academy 84 Lawrence Co. 77 ( Thursday )
In the final game of the trip the Dawgs lost a high scoring affair bright and early Thursday morning to the squad from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
Cody Maynard led the Dawgs with 29 points, Tyler Johnson hit 7 three pointers and finished with 25 points, Trenton Adkins scored 10 points, Will Lafferty tacked on 7 points, Kaden Gillispie scored 4 points and Andrew Bloomfield chipped in with 2 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 12 three pointers and went 11 of 24 from the charity stripe.
The Dawgs will return to action on Tuesday when they host Belfry in the Class 2A Region Tournament.
Full Schedule Below for the Class 2A Tournament with all games at LCHS for Boys and Girls.
Monday January 3rd
6:30 Pike Central vs Rowan Co. Girls
8:15 pm Pike Central vs Rowan Co. Boys
Tuesday January 4th
6:30 Belfry vs Lawrence Co. Girls
8:15 pm Belfry vs Lawrence Co. Boys
Wednesday January 5th
6:30 pm Rowan/Pike Central winner vs Magoffin Co. Girls
8:15 pm Rowan/Pike Central winner vs Magoffin Co. Boys
Thursday January 6th
6:30 pm Belfry/Lawrence Co. winner vs Floyd Central Girls
8:15 pm Belfry/Lawrence Co. winner vs Floyd Central Boys
Saturday January 8th
6:00 pm – Girls Championship
7:45 pm – Boys Championship
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Chandler Thompson
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… It was a very good team trip to Charleston, SC this week. We were able to play 3 games against good competition. We were able to see length and athleticism that will be the best we see all year. We as coaches were very proud of the way our boys competed. We competed in the high level bracket and our guys never backed down. Got beat in a close game against Calvary Day, NC. They were very long and athletic and shot the ball extremely well. We were then able to beat Northwood Academy, SC before losing another close one to the #6 team in AAA Oceanside Collegiate Academy they were definitely the biggest and strongest team we have played this year.”
“… We were proud of our kids fight and willingness to compete and we came home knowing that we undoubtedly got better as a team this week. On top of that we were able to create memories that will last a lifetime!”
