The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs moved to 6-20 on the year after three losses this week against tough opponents.

Despite losing three games, the Lady Dawgs have also been on the down side with some key injuries that have put several players on the bench, nursing their wounds.

Tuesday night, January 31, starters Breonia Thurman, Justice Boils and Macy Campbell were on the injured list against Wayne County, with Thurman and Boils expected to be back and at full strenght this week.

Campbell, on the other hand, went down during the Russell County game two weeks ago and is out for the season due to a knee injury.

Clinton County 42

Monticello 52

The Lady Bulldogs hosted Monticello Saturday night in a junior varsity/varsity matchup that saw the Lady Dawgs put out tons of effort, but unable to grab the win.

During the first quarter, Clinton County fell behind early, but grabbed the lead on a free throw by Shyanne McWhorter and a three pointer by Ansley Stalcup, 4-2.

Monticello cut the lead to one point on a free throw, but a basket by Alex Beard gave the Lady Dawgs a three point lead with 4:51 on the clock.

Monticello then hit a three pointer to tie the score, followed by another three pointer to take a three point lead.

Clinton County stayed close and didn’t give up as Beard knocked down a three pointer to tie the score at nine points each with 1:45 remaining.

Monticello would score aggain before the quarter ran out, and Clinton County hit a free throw to close out the quarter, 11-10, Monticello lead.

During the second quarter, both teams continued to struggle from the floor as Monticello extended its lead to three points.

McWhorter cut the lead to two on a basket and Stalcup took the lead with two free throws, 14-13.

Monticello then put together an 8-0 run that would have the Lady Dawgs playing catch up the remainder of the night, 21-14.

One free throw made by McWhorter cut the lead to six points, but two free throws made by Monticello pushed the Lady Trojans’ lead to eight, 23-15, midway through the second quarter.

With 3:23 on the clock, Clinton County began to fight back as Kayla Dicken hit two free throws to start an 8-0 run that would finish with a tie score, 23-23, with 2:12 remaining before halftime.

Monticello scored five more points to end the half as Clinton County hit one more free throw for a halftime score of 28-24.

During the second half, Tara Elmore cut the lead to one point on a three pointer, followed by a three pointer by Beard to take the lead, 30-28.

Monticello began an 8-0 run to regain the lead by four points and with a fired up crowd, the Lady Dawgs couldn’t capitalize and fell behind by six at the end of the period, 36-30.

As the final period got underway, Elmore hit a basket to cut the lead to four points, but a three pointer pushed Monticello’s lead to seven, 39-32.

Clinton County’s wind seemed to be let out as Monticello grabbed a 10 point lead with 3:20 on the clock, 45-35, and continued to keep the Lady Dawgs at arms length.

The Lady Bulldogs matched Monticello point for point for the remainer of the game and finished with a 10 point loss, 52-42.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Beard 8

Stalcup 7

McWhorter 6

Elmore 5

Dicken 5

Thurman 5

Bookout 4

Lowhorn 2

Clinton County 28

Glasgow 66

This week the Glasgow Scotties were ranked 14th in the Cantrell ratings published in the Lextington Herald-Leader Monday morning.

Although this isn’t the first time Clinton County has faced the top ranked team, the Lady Dawgs were powerless Friday night on the road as the team suffered a 38-point loss.

Individual scoring for Clintoin County was:

Stalcup 9

Emore 5

Beard 5

B. Boils 3

Langford 2

Dicken 2

McWhorter 2

Clinton County 22

Wayne County 52

The Lady Bulldogs started off the week on the road as the team traveled to Wayne County Tuesday night, January 31.

Clinton County had Campbell, Justice Boils and Thurman out for the game and Clinton County struggled from the floor.

The Lady Dawgs finished the first quarter with three points and only one field goal.

Wayne County finished the quarter with 11 points to lead 11-3 to start the second quarter.

Clinton County’s offensive game stepped up a little in the second quarter, scoring eight points, but Wayne County came up with 24 points to take a 35-11 halftime lead.

Head Coach Darrell Thompson used most of his bench in the first half, putting 11 players on the floor.

During the second half, Clinton County continued to struggle and Wayne County continued to run away with the game.

The Lady Cardinals finshed the third quarter with a 27 point lead, 43-16.

The final quarter saw Clinton County score only six points to Wayne County’s nine for a 52-22 final.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Beard 7

Stalcup 7

McWhorter 4

B. Boils 2

Langford 2

Clinton County will be back in action Friday night to host Monroe County for senior night, and will travel to Pulaski County Saturday night to take on the Maroons.

Makenzie Polston fought for the ball during Tuesday night’s game against Wayne County.

Kayla Dicken put up a shot in the lane Tuesday night against Wayne County. Clinton County lost the contest by a final score of 52-22.