The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs dropped three games last week with losses to McCreary County on Tuesday, Allen County/Scottsville on Thursday and Bethlehem on Saturday night.

Clinton County 60

Bethlehem 66

Clinton County picked up a game Saturday night that wasn’t on the original schedule and hosted Bethlehem at the Castle in hopes of picking up a win against the 2-17 Bethleham.

Head Coach Darrell Thompson said the Lady Banshees shot 74 percent from the floor during the second half and 85 percent from the free throw line for the game.

The Lady Dawgs lost the contest, 66-60.

During the first quarter, Clinton County scored 10 points to tie Bethlehem after one.

The Lady Dawgs started the game with a 9-2 run, but Bethlehem finished the quarter with an 8-1 run for a first quarter score tied at 10.

During the second quarter, Stalcup went to the line during the first 20 seconds to hit two of two to regain the lead, 12-10.

The score went back and forth for the Lady Dawgs over several minutes during the second period, but finally grabbed a five point lead with 5:06 on the clock, 18-13.

The Lady Dawgs continued to lead the quarter and finished the half with a six point favor, 25-19.

During the second half, Bethlehem came out on a mission. The Lady Banshees took the lead with 3:41 on the clock and never looked back.

The Lady Dawgs got to within three points on a three pointer by Shyanne McWhorter with 40 second remaining in the third, 39-36, but Bethlehem hit two shots from the foul line to finish the third quarter with a five point lead, 41-36.

During the final period, defense wasn’t much of a factor as both teams went back and forth on the offensive side of the floor.

The Lady Dawgs only scored two less points than Bethleham in the final period, 25-23, but the Lady Banshees held on for the win, 66-60.

Clinton County committed 21 turnovers for the game.

Individual scoring for the Clinton County was:

Beard 17

Stalcup 13

Lowhorn 10

Thurman 7

McWhorter 5

Elmore 4

Bookout 3

Dicken 1

Clinton County 40

Allen Co./Scottsville 46

The Lady Dawgs played the first game of a boys/girls double header Thursday night that resulted in Clinton County losing a six point game, 46-40.

At the end of the first quarter of play, Clinton County led by one point, 11-10.

Just before halftime, Clinton County continued to lead the game and picked up 12 points during the second quarter, 23-17, but during the third quarter, the Lady Patriots scored 16 points and held the Lady Dawgs to only six, 33-29 Allen County lead.

The final period, Clinton County struggled to catch up. The Lady Dawgs scored 11 points and Allen County put up 13 for a 46-40 victory over Clinton County.

The Lady Dawgs finished the game with 25 turnovers.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Stalcup 12

Thurman 12

Bookout 8

Elmore 4

Beard 2

Lowhorn 2

Clinton County 56

McCreary County 65

On Tuesday, January 24, the Lady Dawgs hosted McCreary County in a junior varsity/varsity game at Lindle Castle Gymnasium.

The game resulted in a loss for the Lady Dawgs as several players, as well as Head Coach Darrell Thompson were out for the game.

Thompson was out of town due to a death in the family, while Justice Boils and Macy Campbell were on the injured list.

The game started slow for both teams as Clinton County allowed McCreary County to score five points before grabbing a bucket.

Ansley Stalcup got on the board first for the Lady Dawgs and as it would turn out, would be the only field goal scored in the first quarter for Clinton County.

McCreary County led the game at the end of the first period, 14-2.

With work cut out for them, Clinton County continued to struggle on the offensive side of the floor going one of 18 from the field during the first quarter and two minutes of the game.

Breonia Thurman hit a three pointer with 6:14 on the clock, and McCreary County answered with a field goal to extend its lead to 15 points, 20-5.

Stalcup scored two points from the free throw line to cut the lead to 13, but a basket by the Lady Raiders extended the lead back to 15 points with 4:15 on the clock, 22-7.

Stalcup stepped up and hit a three pointer with more than two minutes before halftime, but a three pointer by McCreary County showed a 15 point lead with 1:49 on the clock.

Clinton County managed to score 13 points total in the first half as Thurman hit a bucket, followed by a free throw by Stalcup to end the half, 25-13.

During the second half, McCreary County started off with a three pointer, 28-13, but an 8-0 run by the Lady Dawgs put Clinton County to within nine points, 30-21.

McCreary County went three for four from the line to lead by 12, but a basket by Veronica Lowhorn cut the lead to 10 with 4:10 on the clock.

Lowhorn then hit another basket, followed by a field goal by Stalcup to cut the lead to six points with 3:11 remaining in the third period.

The Lady Raiders then scored five straight points for a 36-27 lead, but Lowhorn again scored to keep the Lady Dawgs in the fight, 38-29.

With 1:29 on the clock, Lowhorn scored another basket to cut McCreary’s lead to seven points, but the Lady Raiders hit a field goal with a little more than a minute on the clock for a 40-31 lead.

The Lady Bulldogs didn’t give up, trailing at the end of the third quarter by only 10 points, 44-34.

At the start of the fourth quarter, McCreary County took control scoring back to back field goals and leading by 14 points.

The Lady Dawgs’ Shyanne McWhorter and Kayla Dicken combined for four points to cut the lead to 10, but a 6-0 run by McCreary Central put the Lady Raiders up 55-38 with 2:02 on the clock.

During the final two minutes, Clinton County scored six points compared to McCreary’s two points, but the damage had already been done as Clinton County lost the game, 56-44.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Stalcup 15

Thurman 15

Lowhorn 8

Bookout 2

Dicken 2

McWhorter 2

The Lady Dawgs traveled to Wayne County Tuesday night, too late for press deadline, and will host Monticello at home on Saturday night with the junior varsity taking the floor around 5 p.m.

Veronica Lowhorn sent a ball to the hoop Tuesday night against McCreary Central. Clinton County lost the game 56-44.

Shyanne McWhorter put up a shot Tuesday night against McCreary County. Clinton County lost the game, 65-56.