Darren Doyle, story: Madison Doyle, photos:
The Lady Cats notched their first district win of the season against Butler County on the road Friday night with the help of Mia Goad's 15 points and 7 rebounds off the bench, and senior shooting guard Chanley Logsdon's 14 points, which included four, three-pointers.

Edmonson County held a 9-7 lead after the first quarter but a huge second quarter that saw the Lady Cats outscoring the Lady Bears 22-9 allowed them to take a 31-16 lead into the locker room at the half. 

Edmonson County was able to keep the turnovers down to 13, a sharp contrast from much higher numbers in earlier games and impressed with a team 30 rebounds.

Point guard Katie Lindsey was the third Lady Cat in double figures with 10 points. Emma Vincent added 7 points and 9 rebounds, Lauren Ballance and Josi Morrison each added 4 points, and Madison Harrison and Macie McCombs each added 3 points.

Edmonson County improved to 4-3 on the season and is set to take on Franklin-Simpson at home on Thursday at 6pm at home in the 2018 Rafferty's Caveland Classic.

A big third quarter from Butler County sealed the deal against the Wildcats in a 75-63 loss in Morgantown on Friday night. Turnovers were down slightly, but the Bears were simply able to knock down more shots as the Cats struggled from the field.

Chaz Wilson delivered once again for Edmonson County with 21 points and 5 rebounds. He also shot 6/8 from the free throw line. 

Dalton Decker and Griffin Spainhoward added 10 points each. Trent Taylor added 7 points off the bench. Eli Booker had 6, Nick Clemmons had 5, and Mason Pierce added 4 points. 

Edmonson County is now 2-6 on the season and is scheduled to take on Hancock County today at 2pm at home. 

Darren Doyle, story: Madison Doyle, photos:
Turnovers were a key factor once again for the Wildcats as they fell to Barren County 64-49 on the road on Monday night.

The Trojans led 10-4 after the first quarter and miscommunication on the part of Edmonson County allowed Barren County to keep them within an arm's reach as the Cats trailed 27-20 at the half. 

Barren County continued their offensive success in the third quarter, led by the Trojans' 6'6" Will Bandy, who ended up with 25 points on the night, but the Wildcats started putting together a run in the final minutes of the third quarter.

Edmonson County compiled an 11-2 run from the end of the third through the start of the fourth that cut Barren's lead to 44-39 with 7:19 to go in the game, but that would be as close as the Cats would get as the Trojans went on to outscore Edmonson 20-10 in the remainder of the quarter and hold on for the 64-49 win. Edmonson County has had 20 or more turnovers in each loss this season.

Chaz Wilson led the Wildcats with 11 points and 9 rebounds. Mason Pierce added 10 points, and Griffin Spainhoward put up 9. The remaining scorers for the Cats were: Decker, Clemmons, and Smith with 5 each, and Booker and Woosley each added 2.

"I can't ask for any more effort from these kids," said Coach Mac. "Something good is going to happen to the soon, I promise you. It's like I told them in the locker room, I'll give them the two wins and I'll take the five losses as the coach," he said, noting their record of 2-5.

"We battled, but we got into a hole early. We cut it to 5 there late, we just made some turnovers that hurt us, or they got a second shot. They need to be rewarded with a win, but we're going to work on it between now and Friday."

Edmonson is scheduled to take on Butler County on the road Friday night in a G/B doubleheader beginning at 6pm. 

Darren Doyle, story: Madison Doyle, photos:
The Lady Cats held their own against the 5-0 Barren County Trojanettes for the first quarter but it was short-lived as Barren County used all of their many tools to break away for a big win on Monday night.

Edmonson County struggled to gather any offense against Barren County, who used a combination of defenses to keep the Lady Cats out of rhythm. 

The Trojanettes also out-rebounded the Lady Cats, connected on six, three-point attempts and were led by senior Bailey Pedigo's 21 points.

Emma Rose Vincent led the Lady Cats with 11 points and four rebounds. She was the only Lady Cat in double figures. Also scoring for Edmonson was Katie Lindsey with 8, Lauren Ballance added 4, and Chanley Logsdon, Madison Harrison, and Shea Vanmeter all added 2 points each.

"I was proud of the way we came out. We had a really sound first quarter," said Coach Weaver. "We didn't turn the ball over, but in the second quarter we started giving up all those offensive rebounds. That kind of changed things up a little bit. They are good, and I'll give them credit."

Weaver said the team is experiencing growing pains and is a work in progress; however, he's seeing improvements as the season progresses, despite losses like Monday night's.

"Hopefully we'll turn this thing around. They've got to have some confidence, it's their team now. And I've got confidence in them, I'm not giving up on them and I think they'll start to get more aggressive."

Edmonson County is 2-3 on the season and is scheduled to take on Franklin Simpson at home tonight in a girls-only varsity match beginning at 6pm. 

Edmonson Voice Sports:
Local cabinet man Mark Woosley, who is also vice president of the ECHS boys basketball boosters, was recently contracted to build new lockers for one of the locker rooms at Diddle Arena for WKU. During the process, he inquired with WKU Volleyball head coach Travis Hudson, who is also an ECHS graduate and former Wildcat athlete, about the possibility of purchasing the older ones at WKU for an upgrade for the boys high school team. 

Coach Hudson was able to arrange the sale of the old lockers to the boys team for a very affordable price. Booster president Jason Rose along with treasurer Michelle Wilson got together and made the decision to complete the purchase. 

Team volunteers met at Diddle Arena on Saturday to disassemble the lockers and haul them to ECHS for the remodel.  Woosley, Rose, Eric Spainhoward, Erick & Michelle Wilson, and Michael Meredith were all involved along with the help of Coach Mac and Mrs. McClintic. ​

Darren Doyle, story: Madison Doyle, photos:
The Wildcats were greeted by the Grayson County Cougars on Q Daryius McHenry's two-handed dunk from a lob pass just seconds into the game on Friday night for the Cougars' first points. That led to a big quarter from Grayson County and an 18-8 deficit for the Cats heading into the second; however, Edmonson County regained their composure, there were no more dunks, and Edmonson pulled out a very gritty, hard-earned 51-43 district win on Friday night.

Edmonson County dialed in their 2-3 zone defense in the second quarter which shut down Grayson County's offense. A 16-5 run in the quarter gave the Wildcats a 24-23 lead at the halftime break. The Cats shot no free throws during the entire first half. 

Grayson County responded in the third with a 10-4 run that put them on top 36-34 heading into the fourth quarter.

Once again, the Cats adjusted in the fourth, tightened up their defense and went to work. Edmonson County regained the lead at 38-37 with just over five minutes to go on Chaz Wilson's bucket. They never trailed again. Edmonson County hit their free throws down the stretch. Wilson hit eight straight foul shots during the game (8/10). He finished with a team-high 16 points and 14 rebounds. 

Edmonson County went on to win 51-43 in their first district win of the season.

"It was a great win and I'm so proud of these kids," said Coach Mac. "We got down early and I was concerned, but the kids responded and did a great job."

Coach Mac credited the Wildcat defense for the surge in the second quarter, coupled with solid rebounding. Edmonson County also turned the ball over less and improved their free throw shooting (71%), two factors that have led to struggles in previous game.

Mason Pierce added 13 points, Dalton Decker had 12, Eli Booker scored 6, and Nick Clemmons and Griffin Spainhoward added 2 points each. 

Edmonson County is now 2-3 on the season and will take on South Warren tonight on the road.