Pats Travel to Wayne County

The Pats will make the trip to Wayne County tomorrow night for a tough early season test against 12th region foe Wayne County.

It will be a double-header. The girls will play first, and the boys will follow. Should be two very entertaining games. The boys have one common opponent. Wayne County defeated Rockcastle County by ten points last Tuesday. Lincoln County played the Rockets last Friday night and defeated them by 18pts.

Wayne County Boys- 2-0 (wins over Mercer Co./Rockcastle Co.)
Wayne County Girls- 0-2

Lady Pats Fall to Lady Rockets, 63-47

The Lady Pats suffered their first loss of the season Friday night in Stanford. The Lady Rockets controlled the game, and easily defeated Lincoln County 63-47.

This was the second game in a row that the Lady Pats had played against a top 25 team.

Scoring:

Fox-8
Upchurch-11
Bustle-14
Coleman-6
Smith-8
Saylor-1

Pats Beat Rockets 59-41

Lincoln evened their record at 1-1 on Friday night, when they defeated the Rockcastle County Rockets in Stanford.

The Pats and Rockets were tied 35-35 in the third quarter. The Pats then went on a 17-0 run to take a 52-35 lead. The Rockets didn't get their first bucket of the 4th quarter until the 3:00 mark. By that time the Pats had too big of a lead. Good win for the Pats (1-1).


Long-20 (5- 3pt)
Cooper-12
Hill-11
Allison-5
Edgington-2
Luke Hill- 2pts
Cummins-2
Deboard-2
Ward-2

Double-Header Against Rockcastle County

The boys and girls will play a double-header in Stanford tonight. The boys will play the first game at 6:00pm. The girls game will follow, probably around 7:30.

Both games should be very good. Especially the girls game. Both Rock and LC are considered a top 25 team by most around the state. The two, along with defending champ Casey County, are expected to compete for the 12th region title.

Pats Drop Home Opener, 61-49

The Russell County Lakers played spoiler for the second year in a row to the Lincoln County Patriots. Last year the Pats ventured to Russell County and lost. This year, they hosted the Lakers and lost again.

The Pats got off to a great start, and led 17-9 at the end of the first quarter. Foul trouble and good shooting by the Lakers allowed them to take control of the game in the second and third quarters. They eventually built a 17 point lead before LC decided to make a comeback.

LC cut the lead to six with a minute to go, but it was too little too late. The Lakers held on to win by a final score of 61-49.

Scoring:

Zack Hill-17pts
Matt Cooper-14pts

50-48, Lady Pats Knock Off Lexington Catholic

The Lady Pats used a 15-4 run in the 3rd quarter to erase a 10 point halftime deficit. This was a statement win for LC, it's a big deal to go to Lexington and knock off Catholic. The Lady Pats have raced off to a 2-0 start and have a huge regional game against Rockcastle County on Friday night.

The play of the game was a huge block by senior center Kendra Brown. She rejected a potential game tying shot by Lex Cath with five seconds left in the game. Huge play.


Bustle-10
Upchurch-15
Brown-8
Smith-7
Coleman-3
Fox-6

Boys Home Opener

The Girls got the season off to a good start last night, blowing out Pulaski County. Tonight, the boys will play their first game of the year at home against Russell County.

Tip off is set for 7:30 pm in Stanford. If you can't make it there, tune in to 102.9 FM for play-by-play coverage.

The Pats lost in the second round of the regional tournament last year to McCreary Central. They were two time defending champs of the 12th region prior to last year.

*The boys lost the season opener at Russell County last year.