45th District regular-season ends Friday

Published 4:01 pm Thursday, February 9, 2017

LINCOLN COUNTY (17-7, 4-1) AT DANVILLE (15-7, 5-0)

Girls basketball, 6 p.m. Friday

Last five games: Lincoln County 3-2; Danville 4-1

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Last meeting: Danville, 62-58 (Jan. 6)

 

LINCOLN COUNTY PATRIOTS

Kaitlynn Wilks had 18 points and seven boards the last time the two teams played, and Jenna King had eight points and 12 rebounds. … Emma King leads the Pats with 18.3 points per game. … Wilks averages 12.8 points and 8.3 rebounds. … The Pats have won the last two 45th District titles.

 

DANVILLE ADMIRALS

The Ads are on a three-game winning streak. … Three different players, Ivy Turner, Zenoviah Walker and Alyvia Walker, have all led the Ads in scoring during those games. … Danville has made 37.5 percent of its 3-pointers during the last three games. … Alyvia Walker had 21 points and seven rebounds in the last meeting with Lincoln, and Kennedy Walker added nine points and 10 rebounds.

 

What it means: Simple — winner takes the No. 1 seed for the 45th District tournament.

 

LINCOLN COUNTY (20-7, 5-0) AT DANVILLE (9-15, 2-3)

Boys basketball, 7:30 p.m. Friday

Last five games: Lincoln County 5-0; Danville 2-3

Last meeting: Lincoln County, 70-46 (Jan. 6)

 

LINCOLN COUNTY PATRIOTS

The Patriots have won six straight games, including wins over Southwestern and Mercer County. … Noah Young (25.0 ppg) and Devin Alcorn (15.8) are leading the Pats over that span. … The team is making 75 percent from the free throw line and over 40 percent from 3-point distance in those games. … Young’s 23 points led the Pats in the last win over the Ads.

 

DANVILLE ADMIRALS

The Ads have won three straight home games by an average of seven points. … Jared Southerland averages a team-high 16.1 points, and Zach Thornton adds 10.0 ppg. … In the last meeting, Southerland had 11 points and Thornton had 10. … DeShaud St. Martin averages 9.6 points and 5.0 rebounds.

 

CASEY COUNTY (19-8) AT MERCER COUNTY (20-6)

Girls basketball, 7:30 p.m. Friday

Last five games: Casey County 1-4; Mercer County 4-1

Last meeting: Mercer County, 85-58 (Feb. 13)

 

CASEY COUNTY REBELS

Three players average double figures points for the Rebels, led by Gena Cravens’ 15.8 ppg. … Natalie Duggins adds 11.2 ppg and Lauren Lee averages 10.8. … Cravens, Duggins and Lee have hit nearly 41 percent of their 703 3-point attempts. … The Rebels have won 60 percent of their games against 12th Region teams this year.

 

MERCER COUNTY TITANS

The Titans are 15-2 against teams from Kentucky this year. … Seygan Robins puts up 15.2 ppg, one of four Mercer players to average double digits. … Lyric Houston (11.9 ppg), Lexy Lake (10.8) and Emma Souder (10.6) are the others. … Houston grabs nearly six rebounds per game. … The Titans have won at least 20 games each season over the last eight seasons.

 

Lynn Camp (15-10) at Burgin (13-11)

Boys basketball, 7:30 p.m. Friday

Last five games: Lynn Camp 3-2; Burgin 5-0

Last meeting: Lynn Camp, 67-37 (Feb. 13, 2015)

 

LYNN CAMP WILDCATS

The Wildcats have won six of their last 10 games. … Bruce Hopkins, Jacob Bundy and Max Burd all average double digit points. … Lynn Camp is shooting nearly 39 percent from 3-point distance. … Bundy is second in the team in rebounding.

 

BURGIN BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs have won five straight games by an average of 30 points. … Jordan Hurst is averaging 22 points and 11 rebounds during the streak, and Micah Dunn adds 15 ppg. … On the season, Hurst is putting up 16 points and nine rebounds per game. … Dunn averages 13.6 points.

 

Other games of note — Kentucky Country Day at Boyle County boys, 7:30 p.m. Friday; Marion County at Danville girls, 6 p.m. Monday; Casey County at Danville boys, 7:30 p.m..

 

All records and statistics as of Tuesday, Feb. 7. Statistics from KHSAA.org.

 

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