The Clinton County Bulldogs pulled off win number two in the Twin Lakes Holiday Classic Monday night by a final score of 67-52. The Bulldogs improved its record to 6-3 on the year.

Clinton County played Casey County in the second game of the tournament and had some problems with the Rebels in the early part of the game.

The Bulldogs got off to a slow start as Casey County was living behind the three point line. The Rebels hit five three pointers in the first quarter to lead, 22-15.

In the second quarter Clinton County fought back and made more baskets in transition, but the hot shooting Rebels weren’t going away so easily.

The Bulldogs opened up the second quarter with two baskets, one by Wendell Maupin and one by Colby Langford, to cut the lead to three points, 22-19.

Casey answered with a basket of its own, but back-to-back baskets by Keifer Dalton got the Bulldogs to within one point, 24-23.

Maupin was fouled on the next play and went to the foul line where he hit only one of two to tie the score at 24 with 4:36 on the clock.

From that point, it was trading baskets until the end of the period. Casey County hit another three pointer to move up by three, 27-24, but a shot by Stalcup fell with 4:14 on the clock to get to within one point.

Casey County knocked down another three pointer with 3:14 on the clock to move up by four points, 30-26. The next trip down the floor, Langford found the rim and layed a shot in for two points to cut the lead to two points. Casey answered again with a basket to move up by four points with 1:41 remaining in the half, 32-28.

With 52 seconds remaining in the half, Casey County scored again to push the lead to four points, 34-30. With under a half a minute remaining, Langford hit a basket to cut the lead to two and just before the buzzer sounded, Sawyer Stalcup hit a short jumper to tie the score at 34 and send both teams into the locker room at an even keel.

As the second half got underway, Clinton County took control of the game with a 5-0 run. Casey answered with a three pointer, but back-to-back baskets by Wayne Stearns and Maupin put the Bulldogs up by eight points with 5:06 on the clock in the third quarter, 45-37.

Clinton County finished the third quarter in complete control as Stearns hit the last bucket of the period for a 53-45 lead.

In the final period, once again it was all Clinton County as they kicked it into high gear.

Another 5-0 run to open the quarter on two baskets by Stearns and a three pointer by Dalton, saw Clinton County grab a 15 point lead, 60-45.

Casey County answered with a three pointer, but Stearns scored two more baskets with 3:49 on the clock, 64-48.

With under four minutes remaining in the game, Clinton County was able to move into “coast mode,” but Casey County didn’t quit playing.

Stearns would hit another basket to move the Bulldogs ahead 66-51 and Clay Choate hit one of two from the foul line to reach a final score of 67-52.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Stearns 22

Stalcup 12

Dalton 12

Maupin 10

Langford 6

Parrish 4

Choate 1

Clinton County 76

Magoffin Co. 49

The Clinton County Bulldogs, hoping to come out with a championship title in its own Twin Lakes Holiday Classic, got off on the right foot Monday afternoon with a win in the opening contest of that tourney.

After a fast, hard-hitting start, much on the shoulders of Clinton County’s Sawyer Stalcup, the Bulldogs coasted throughout most of the second half en route to a 76-49 victory over the Magoffin County Hornets.

Clinton County’s victory sent the team into a second contest later that evening with a 1-0 tournament record, facing Casey County also on Monday.

In the opening victory, the Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead as guard Sawyer Stalcup all but took over on both ends of the court, dropping in 17 first quarter points and making several key defensive plays as well.

Stalcup’s opening quarter burst led the Bulldogs to a 27-18 lead and with Clinton County teammates joining in the offensive charge during the second quarter, Magoffin County found themselves facing a 41-23 deficit at halftime.

Although it had trailed by as many as 20 points in the first half action, Magoffin County continued to put up a valiant effort as the second half played out.

Following a brief Hornet run as the third quarter got underway, Clinton County saw its lead cut to just 13 points, 43-30 but by the end of that third period, the Bulldogs were back in complete control and holding an 18 point advantage, 56-38.

Clinton County more or less coasted for the final eight minutes of play, with a host of younger players coming off the bench to grab some valuable playing time as the key players took advantage of the chance to rest for the upcoming contest later that night.

The Bulldogs earned the 27 point win with a 76-49 final score.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Stalcup 22

Stearns 19

Maupin 13

Langford 6

Dalton 4

Davis 3

Cook 3

England 3

Choate 2

Clinton County 57

Russell County 48

The Clinton County Bulldogs headed into its Christmas tournament with a record of 4-3 after a disappointing loss to district rival Russell County on Friday night.

The boys in blue played the Lakers down to the final minutes, but couldn’t pull off the win in a game that was much closer than the final score depicted, 57-48.

The Bulldogs started the game off on a positive note as Wendell Maupin scored Clinton County’s first two baskets for an early 4-0 lead.

Russell County battled back and got to within one point, but a basket by Wayne Stearns put the Bulldogs up by three points, 6-3, midway through the first period.

Russell County took the lead with 2:32 remaining in the first quarter, when Russell County’s Nick Coffey, a 6’4” eighth grader made back-to-back baskets for a one point lead, 7-6.

Clinton County finished the quarter scoring another basket, but Russell County scored two buckets to give the Lakers an 11-8 lead moving into the second quarter.

Russell County continued to put points on the board and slowly pulled away from the Bulldogs.

With 4:54 on the clock, Kiefer Dalton made a free throw to cut the lead to seven, 16-9. Clinton County made a come back as Stearns made a basket, followed by two free throws to cut the lead to two points, 16-14.

Russell County would make two more baskets before the end of the period to take a four point lead at halftime, 20-16.

As the second half got underway, Russell County continued to be a problem for the Bulldogs. The Lakers jumped out to a six point lead, 25-19 after two made free throws by Russell County with 6:29 on the clock.

The Lakers continued to stay out of the Bulldogs’ reach throughout the third quarter finishing with a five point lead, 33-28.

As the final period started, Stearns made a free throw to cut the lead to four, but two back-to-back three pointers pushed the lead out to 10 points, 39-29.

Stearns cut the lead to eight points on a jump shot in the paint, but a foul shot made by Coffey extended Russell County’s lead to nine with 5:52 on the clock.

With 5:24 on the clock, Clinton County started to make a run as Sawyer Stalcup hit a basket to cut the lead to seven points. Stearns hit back-to-back baskets and cut the lead to three points, 42-39.

Russell County then added two points to the board, but Colby Langford dropped in a basket to keep the game close, 44-41.

The Lakers came back and added a field goal to its side of the scoreboard for a five point lead. Stalcup was then fouled on an offensive play and sent to the line for two shots. He drained both attempts, cutting the lead back to three.

Russell County was then fouled and sent to the foul line, but the Lakers only made one of two for a four point lead.

Stalcup was then fouled again on the next possession, where he again knocked down two of two from the line and cut the Lakers’ lead to two points with 1:42 on the clock, 47-45.

In the final 1:38, Russell County made nine free throws while Clinton County added only one basket and a free throw to its side of the scoreboard.

The Lakers finished the game with a nine point victory, 57-48.

In district play, Russell County hit the 2-0 mark, also defeating Metcalfe County in overtime.

As a team, the Lakers are 6-0 heading into the holiday season.

The Bulldogs move to 1-2 in the district, with its only district win coming last week against Cumberland County.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Stearns 20

Stalcup 8

Maupin 7

Langford 6

Parrish 4

Dalton 3

Beard 1

Clinton County 79

Cumberland Co. 56

The Clinton County Bulldogs picked up its first district win of the season Tuesday, December 14, 2010, against the Panthers of Cumberland County, 79-56.

The Bulldogs were down in the opening minute as Cumberland County broke the ice with the first basket of the game. For Clinton County, that’s all it took as the Bulldogs then put together an 8-0 run for a 10-2 lead with 6:34 on the clock.

Cumberland County added a basket to the visitor’s side of the board to cut the Bulldog lead to six points. Maupin then hit two shots from the foul line, followed by a basket to extend the lead to 10 points, 14-4.

For the remainder of the period, Clinton County added full court pressure and capitalized on the youth of Cumberland County in order to grab a 19 point lead at the end of the first quarter, 29-10.

During the second quarter, Clinton County continued where it left off with a three pointer by eighth grader Joe Davis, 32-10.

Clinton County reached its first 20 point lead with 1:46 on the clock in the first half when Stalcup knocked down a jumper, 43-23.

The Bulldogs finished the half with an 18 point lead, 48-30.

The second half went down much like the first with Clinton County in complete control of the game.

Cumberland County scored 12 points in the third quarter, compared to Clinton County’s 14 points.

The boys in blue cruised in the fourth quarter picking up another 17 points while Cumberland County added only 10. The Bulldogs finished the game with a 23 point victory, 79-56.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Stearns 21

Stalcup 12

Maupin 12

Langford 12

Parrish 8

Dalton 6

Davis 5

England 2

Cook 1