The Clinton County Bulldogs added two wins to the W column this week as the team traveled to Metcalfe County Friday night, and hosted Pickett County Tuesday night.

Clinton County 72

Metcalfe County 51

Clinton County traveled to Metcalfe County Friday night, January 9, to take on the Hornets for the third time this season.

The first meeting between the two teams saw the Dawgs pull out an 82-35 victory. The second meeting during the Twin Lakes Holiday Classic had much the same outcome with the Dawgs winning, 74-41.

Friday night’s game wasn’t much different as the Dawgs led at the end of the first quarter, 26-8.

The second quarter saw Metcalfe County with a little more life, matching Clinton County 15-15 to trail the Dawgs by 18 at the half, 41-23.

During the third quarter, Clinton County picked up the pace a little by scoring 20 points in the period to lead the Hornets, 61-34.

During the final period, Clinton County’s offense was lacking somewhat, scoring only 11 points in the period, compared to Metcalfe County’s 17. But the damage had already been done by the Dawgs as Clinton County picked up its 11 win of the season, 72-51.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Dalton 19

Smith 16

Claywell 15

Langford 7

McWhorter 4

Gibson 4

Collins 2

E. Smith 2

Summers 2

Clinton County 74

Pickett County 62

The Clinton County Bulldogs put together an impressive second half against the Bobcats in order to pull out the victory, but in the first half, the Dawgs struggled on offense and had a small hole to climb out of.

To start the game, Cole Nelson hit the first basket for a quick 2-0 lead.

Pickett County tied the score at two just before Clinton County put together a 7-0 run to lead, 9-2 with 5:40 on the clock.

Pickett County then hit two from the foul line and a three pointer to cut the lead to two points with 3:36 remaining in the quarter, 9-7.

Two baskets by Lance Claywell gave Clinton County a six point cushion 13-7, but Pickett County came back and scored a three point play to cut the lead to three, 13-10.

Keifer Dalton scored a field goal to put the Dawgs up by five points with 1:59 remaining, but Pickett County answered with a field of its own to get back to within three points, 15-12. Clinton County added four more points to the board to finish out the period, while Pickett County put up two to cut the Dawgs’ lead to five points, 19-14.

During the second quarter, Clinton County went cold from the floor. Pickett County tied the score with 5:18 on the clock, but a field goal by Ethan Smith put Clinton County back up by two, 21-19, with 5:02 remaining in the half.

One free throw by Colin Langford put the Dawgs up by three points, but a three pointer by Pickett County tied the score at 22 with 3:50 on the clock.

Twenty seconds later, Dalton scored a field goal to regain the lead, but a three pointer by the Bobcats gave Pickett County its first lead of the game, 25-24.

The Dawgs took the lead back on a field goal and a free throw by Smith, 27-25, but Pickett County put together an 8-0 run to end the quarter up six points at the half, 33-27.

It took Clinton County almost the entire third quarter to climb out of the hole it had dug. With both teams scoring back and forth throughout the period, Clinton County finally took the edge it needed when Glen England stole the ball at mid-court and took the ball down for a layup to tie the game at 46, with 2:40 on the clock.

Chance McWhorter hit two shots from the foul line to take the lead, 48-46 and on the next possession, Dalton made a mid-court steal to put the Dawgs up by four, 50-46. Pickett County hit two shots from the foul line just before the quarter ended to cut the Dawgs’ lead to two points after three, 50-48.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Clinton County took control. A three point play by Dalton put the Dawgs up by five points, 53-48, but a three pointer and a field goal by Pickett County tied the score at 53 with 6:45 remaining in the game.

At that point, Clinton County buckled down and put together a 17-0 run that would eventually seal the fate of the Bobcats, 70-53.

With 2:50 remaining, Pickett County would score nine more points to finish the game, but Clinton County added four points to the scoreboard during that time and already outscored the Bobcats 15-5, giving the Bulldogs the 74-62 win and its 10th of the season.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Dalton 21

Claywell 18

Smith 16

McWhorter 6

Langford 5

England 4

Nelson 4

Clinton County traveled to Cumberland County Tuesday night, too late for press deadline, to take on the Panthers. The Dawgs will also host Russell County at The Castle Friday night to wrap up regular season district play. The Bulldogs will play first Friday night with tip off beginning at 6 p.m.

Clinton County will also travel to Todd County Central Monday, January 19 for the opening round of the All “A” Classic Regional Tournament. Brackets for that tournament can be found in this week’s edition.

Above, Colin Langford put up a shot in the lane during Clinton County’s victory against Pickett County Tuesday night. Below, Lance McWhorter was hit in the mouth on a jump shot with no foul called during Tuesdays game.