LCHS Basketball

By Jason Fite/Sports writer

The Lewis County High School Lady Panthers and Panthers traveled to Centerville for a pair of games against the Hickman County Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs on Tuesday, January 3, at Hickman County High School.

The Lady Bulldogs got off to a hot start to open the game as they shut out the Lady Panthers over the first eight minutes of play and sprinted out to an 18-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Lady Panthers would finally get on the board in the second quarter, tallying eight points in the period, but it was the Lady Bulldogs that continued to control the tempo of the game. Hickman County pulled out to a 37-8 lead as the game reached the halfway mark.

Lewis County's struggles continued in the third quarter as they were again limited to only eight points and the Lady Bulldog lead grew by 35 points to 51-16.

With a running clock in the fourth quarter the Lady Bulldogs outscored the Lady Panthers 12-7 as they cruised to a 63-23 win over the Lady Panthers.

Desirae Warman had 7 points in the loss for Lewis County, Jayden Moore added 6, Kailee Thomas had 4 points, and Kerrigan Reeves, Aryn Shepherd, and Blayr Clayton each had 2.

Lewis County struggled from the tip in the boys' clash as the Hickman County defense held the Panthers to only six first quarter points, four coming from Bryson Clayburn as the Bulldogs held an 11-6 advantage after one quarter.

As play continued in the second quarter the Bulldogs were able to increase their lead to 25-16 as the teams went to the locker room at halftime.

The pace picked up after the break as Lewis County got five points each from Dyer Barnes and Wyatt Bosheers to cut the Bulldog lead to 37-32 moving into the fourth quarter.

The Panthers fought to overtake the Bulldogs in the fourth quarter as Clayburn dropped six but Lewis County came up short at the buzzer, dropping the final 48-44.

Bryson Clayburn was high-point man with 15 in the loss, Dyer Barnes added 9, Wyatt Bosheers had 7, Drew Ray 4, Cade Lomax 3, and Malachi Bruce, Kyle Holcomb, and Jalen Smith each had 2.

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The Lewis County Lady Panthers and Panthers opened District 10AA play at home on Tuesday night, January 10, as they hosted the Mt. Pleasant Lady Tigers and Tigers at LCHS.

The Lady Panthers exploded in the first quarter off the opening tip with Kerrigan Reeves leading the way with seven first quarter points and Jayden Moore knocked down two three-pointers. Lewis County's defense held the Lady Tigers to seven first quarter points and held a 23-7 lead at the end of the first period.

The Lady Tigers would rebound in the second quarter and cut into the Lady Panther lead despite six points in the period from Desirae Warman as the Lady Panther lead was 35-22 as the game reached halftime.

The Lady Panthers regrouped at the half and the third quarter was another big quarter for them as they outscored the visitors 14-3 to stretch their lead out to 49-25 as play moved on to the final eight minutes of regulation.

Lewis County continued to pour it on in the fourth as six different Lady Panthers contributed to the total and cruised to a big District 10AA win at home 69-31.

Desirae Warman dropped 20 points in the win, Kerrigan Reeves added 17, Keira Halbrooks had 12, Jayden Moore had 8, Blayr Clayton and Ruth Jennings 4 each, and Klayr Shepherd and Aryn Shepherd each had 2.

The District 10AA matchup between the Panthers and Tigers started with a fast pace with the Tigers outscoring the Panthers 19-16 in a first quarter that saw Dyer Barnes score seven for Lewis County.

Mt. Pleasant opened up their lead in the second quarter with a 21-point period as Dyer Barnes again pushed the Panther offense with seven of the teams fifteen and the Panthers found themselves trailing at the half 40-31.

Lewis County started their comeback after the break with Bryson Clayburn leading the way with twelve in the quarter and Lewis County cut the Tiger lead to two at 55-53 as the game rolled into the fourth quarter.

Lewis County saved their best for the fourth as Bryson Clayburn held the hot hand with ten points and the Panther defense held the Tigers to only nine fourth-quarter points and the Panthers rolled to a big District 10AA win 78-64.

Bryson Clayburn dropped 30 points in the win, Dyer Barnes had 27, Wyatt Bosheers added 6, Drew Ray 5, Malachi Bruce 4, and Cade Lomax and Malachi Bruce each had 3.

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The Lewis County Lady Panthers and Panthers travelled to Pulaski for a pair of District 10AA contests against the Giles County Lady Bobcats and Bobcats on Friday night, December 13.

The Lady Panthers, coming off a big District win on Tuesday at home against Mt. Pleasant, were playing to start the District 10AA schedule 2-0. But Giles County came out of the gate with intensity and limited Lewis County to only two field goals over the eight-minute stretch and held a 14-4 lead heading into the second quarter.

Giles County continued to add to their lead in the second period as they outscored the Lady Panthers 13-8 to take a 27-12 lead in at the halftime break.

The third quarter did not go as the Lady Panthers had hoped as they continued to struggle on the offensive end of the floor, tallying only four in the period while going 0-5 at the free throw line and Giles County extended their lead to 40-16 moving on to the fourth quarter.

The Lady Bobcats would win the fourth quarter 18-10 and handed the Lady Panthers their first District 10AA loss in a 58-26 final.

Desirae Warman had 8 points in the loss, Keira Halbrooks added 7, Addison Osborne 4, Kerrigan Reeves 3, and Jayden Moore and Gabii Ortiz 2 points each.

Giles County jumped on the Panthers early in the boys' game as they poured in 26 first quarter points and took a double-digit lead at 26-11 after eight minutes of action.

The Panthers found some offense in the second quarter as Dyer Barnes scored 8 and the Panthers inched closer with Giles County holding a 46-32 lead as the game reached the halftime intermission.

The Bobcats had their best quarter coming out of the locker room to start the second half as their attacking offense and smothering defense propelled them to a 27-15 period and they took control of the game at 73-44 as play moved on to the fourth quarter.

The Panthers would outscore the Bobcats 14-5 in the final eight minutes of action, but the Bobcat lead was just too much, and the Panthers were handed their first district loss 78-58.

Malachi Bruce had 13 in the loss, Dyer Barnes had 12, Bryson Clayburn 10, Cade Lomax 9, Drew Ray 6, and Wyatt Bosheers 3.

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The Lewis County Lady Panthers and Panthers stepped out of classification in a break from their District 10AA schedule as they traveled to Spring Hill to take on the District 8AAA Spring Hill Lady Raiders and Raiders on Monday, January 16.

In a rematch of a November 28 game in Hohenwald in which the Lady Raiders took down the Lady Panthers 81-49, Lewis County was looking for redemption and to build momentum for a return to district play later in the week.

The Lady Panthers and Lady Raiders matched each other point-for-point over most of the opening quarter as Desirae Warman scored eight first-quarter points and the Lady Raiders held a slim 15-14 lead at the end of the period.

While the pace slowed in the second, the teams continued with their back-and-forth play as Lewis County pulled to a tie at 24-24 before halftime with Kerrigan Reeves going 6-6 at the free throw line in the quarter.

The third quarter was the downturn for the Lady Panthers as they struggled to maintain possession and find the basket while Spring Hill picked up the tempo while outscoring Lewis County 21-5 to take a 45-29 lead into the fourth quarter.

The Lady Raiders would continue to add to their lead down the stretch and handed the Lady Panthers a 58-40 loss.

Desirae Warman had 14 in the loss, Kerrigan Reeves added 10, Blayr Clayton and Gabii Ortiz each had 4, Ruth Jennings 3, Klayr Shepherd and Keira Halbrooks 2 each, and Jayden Moore 1.

The Raiders, who downed the Panthers in Hohenwald earlier in the season 78-49, used their transition game to build an early lead at 16-10 by the end of the first quarter.

The Panthers were able to cut into the Raider lead in the second quarter with five different players contributing on offense and a better defensive effort as Spring Hill took a 31-27 lead in at the half.

The Raiders came out of the halftime break hitting on all cylinders as the aggressive defense would lead to sprint-out transition baskets and they outscored the visitors 18-12 in the third to build a 49-29 lead as play moved to the fourth period.

In the fourth the Panthers were able to pull to within 14 but the Raider lead was just too much, and Spring Hill took the win handing the Panthers a 74-56 loss on the road.

Dyer Barnes finished the night with 19 points, Bryson Clayburn added 14, Malachi Bruce and Julian Jones each had 6, Drew Ray had 4, Cade Lomax 3, Jalen Smith 2, and Wyatt Bosheers and Ryan Tanner each had 1.