WNKY News 40 TelevisionHigh School Sports Archives - WNKY News 40 Television https://www.wnky.com South Central Kentucky News, Weather & Sports Tue, 26 Dec 2023 21:25:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wpcdn.us-east-1.vip.tn-cloud.net/www.wnky.com/content/uploads/2021/07/j/d/cropped-news-40-social-profile-pic-32x32.png High School Sports Archives - WNKY News 40 Television https://www.wnky.com/category/high-school-sports/ 32 32 Warren Central hosts State Championship Ring Ceremony for Boys’ Basketball https://www.wnky.com/warren-central-hosts-state-championship-ring-ceremony-for-boys-basketball/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 21:25:31 +0000 https://www.wnky.com/?p=1879055

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren Central Dragons added some bling to their fingers.

The 2022-23 champion boys’ basketball squad got to rep their state championship rings tonight at a ceremony held at Warren Central High School.
The ceremony featured the seniors who have since graduated, including Chapelle Whitney.
Whitney said tonight was a perfect close to his chapter at Warren Central High School.
” I remember us freshman year talking about going to state championships and going to state so I feel like this is just the bow to the story,” Whitney said. “The ending, you know.”
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SCORE

Franklin-Simpson 59 vs. Allen County-Scottsville 35
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Week one of Friday Night Hoops is in the books!

Maxwell Trink and Patrick Carey break down the big high school games in our area.

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SCORES

Warren Central 67 at Franklin-Simpson 65
Butler County 93 vs. Russellville 59
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Bowling Green, KY. – The Glasgow Scotties hit the road to take on the South Warren Spartans on Tuesday night.

Both teams entered the match-up with a 2-2 record, and Glasgow started the game off strong, but South Warren fought back to take over and maintain a strong lead.

The Spartans get their 3rd straight win, 71-62, and will look to grow their win streak this Saturday against Adair County, while the Scotties drop their 3rd in a row, and will hope to bounce back on Friday against Warren East.

 

 

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SCORES

Barren County 42 vs. Warren East 36
Barren County 72 vs. Warren East 50
Bowling Green 56 at Glasgow 49
Bowling Green 82 at Glasgow 60
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Girls

Russellville 24 at Greenwood 76

Boys

Russellville 48 at Greenwood 64
Elizabethtown 44 at Bowling Green 37
Owensboro 64 at Warren Cenral 50
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LEXINGTON – The Bowling Green Purples defeated Cooper in the KHSAA Football Class 5A  State Championship 28-14.

Deuce Bailey was named the MVP of the game leading the charge for the Purples with 70 rushing yards and completing 16 of 28 passes.

This is Bowling Green’s eighth state title in program history.

Congratulations, Purples.

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Bowling Green, KY – The Bowling Green Purples are heading to Lexington on Saturday night to play in the 5A state championship game against Cooper.

The Purples are coming off a dominant win over Owensboro this past weekend in the semi-finals.

This will be the second straight year Bowling Green has appeared in the 5A Championship, after falling to Frederick Douglass last season.

Quarterback Deuce Bailey has been stellar this season and is looking to finish the job this year.

“It’s been an up and down year as high school football often is. I mean, with injuries and things that have gone on, but we pulled it together. We’re healthy. Now we’re playing our best ball at the best time of the year. So, this is this is this team’s chance to leave a really lasting legacy and be considered one of the great teams that have played our school,” head coach Mark Spader said when asked about the championship game.
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BOWLING GREEN, KY. – The Bowling Green Lady Purples enter the year after winning the district and region championships and falling in the state tournament to Owensboro Catholic.

The team lost a few key seniors but will look bounce back with a new group.
And the boys’ team is looking to get back to the top of the district and region after falling in both championship games to Warren Central last season.
With every single player from last year returning, they will be a force in the area led by forward Mason Ritter and guard Deuce Bailey.
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