Join us on Friday night for Cougar Mania. The doors open at 5:30 and the event will kick off at 6 p.m. The high school and middle school cheerleaders will perform as well as intrasquad scrimmages by our basketball teams. The swim team will also participate in the event. There may also be a few surprises, so come get your first look at all of our Winter Sports teams.
The Cougars and Lady Cougars have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season. Both teams scrimmaged this past week and have one more scrimmage scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 26. The girls will travel to Monroe County and the boys will host Metcalfe County and McLean County.
In addition to on the court activities, both teams also recently participated in the Paul Gray Media Day and the Lady Cougars also made an appearance on WBKO Sports Connection.
Middle School Girls Basketball
The Lady Cougars hosted Warren East last Monday night at Chandlers and came away with a doubleheader sweep. The JV team won by a score of 28-20 and the Varsity team won 47-24. Seven Lady Cougars put points on the board for a collective win. Anslee Buchanon led the way with 14, Macie Clinard added 10, and Britton Wetton finished with 9.
On Thursday evening, the Lady Cougars hosted the Lady Colonels of Christian County. The JV team suffered defeat by a score of 30-20. However, the varsity team pulled together and came away with a 32-27 victory.
The Lady Cougars traveled to Barren County this evening before a district matchup at Russellville on Tuesday. The Lady Cougars will then host Drakes Creek on Thursday night for 8th Grade Night. Good luck to the Lady Cougars!
Middle School Boys Basketball
On Tuesday night the Cougars traveled to Bowling Green to take on St. Joseph. The JV team started the night with a 34-23 victory and the Varsity followed it up with a dominating 57-14 win. Every player on the roster scored in the Varsity game.
Friday night, the Cougars traveled to Ohio County to take on the Eagles. The JV team moved their record to 4-2 by defeating a physical Ohio County team by a score of 27-24. In the nightcap, the Varsity team battled all night long against a good Ohio County team. The Cougars had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but fell short by 2 points by a score of 44-42 to run their record to 3-3.
Up next for the Cougars is a district game on Tuesday night vs Russellville at home before hosting Drakes Creek on Thursday night for 8th Grade Night.
Additionally…
The Swim team kicked off their season at Hopkinsville on Saturday. We will have a full recap in next week’s newsletter!
A special thanks to Heather Blick for providing photos and action shots of our sports teams. To view her photos
https://memoriesbyheatherblickphotography.pixieset.com/?fbclid=IwAR030BmlNQD20JT8MKxCR6XP9Q6i-SGexW2ugoBOZciVP1WnKv6wMvVt8Nk