High School Sports

The schedule doesn't get any easier for the Marion County Lady Knights, especially with one of the top teams in the Fifth Region in the horizon in Nelson County.
First, the Lady Knights must contend with Tim Peterson's Taylor County Lady Cardinals, who will visit the Roby Dome at 6 p.m., Jan. 20. The Lady Cards, who were a respectable 9-7 heading into their matchup with the Elizabethtown Lady Panthers Jan. 13, are looking to put an end to a losing streak that reached five games after a 60-35 loss to the Russell County Lakers Jan. 13.

Washington County Commander D.T Yocum continues to give the Knights nightmares.
Yocum, who averaged 22.5 in the two meetings between the cross-county rivals last year, scored 35 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter, as the Marion County Knights saw a 12-point lead evaporate against Washington County, falling 80-75 in the Border War at the Roby Dome Saturday, Jan. 7.

After taking care of business on Saturday night against the Washington County Commanderates, the Marion County Lady Knights will turn their focus to another cross-county rival, this time within the 20th district. In Marion County's third district game of the season, the Lady Knights will make the journey to Campbellsville High School this Friday, Jan. 13, to tangle with the Campbellsville Lady Eagles, anxiously awaiting a chance to avenge their 50-26 loss at the Roby Dome Dec. 17.

The Marion County Knights are gearing up for a rematch of last year’s thriller against the Sayre Spartans, which they won 58-55. Marion County hosts the Spartans on Friday, Jan. 6.
Sayre’s Jake Duby scored 17 points in last year’s matchup and he will be looking to replicate some of that magic in the Roby Dome. Through six games, Duby 18.5 PPG and has displayed the hot hand, shooting 50.7 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from downtown. He is in second year as a Spartan after transferring to Sayre from Jeffersontown after his sophomore year.