DAILY NEWS, BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY Sports TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012 - PAGE 5B PREP BASKETBALL Purples still No. 1 despite loss to WC

By the Daily News Scottsville moved up one spot to The Bowling Green boys’ eighth, while Franklin-Simpson The Daily News basketball team’s nine-game dropped a notch to ninth. Warren Area Top 10 winning streak came to an end Central held steady at No. 10. last week, but the Purples held The weekly poll includes all Boys (FPV) Record Total Pts Pvs 1. Bowling Green (5) 18-5 133 1 on to the top spot in the latest teams from Region 4 and Butler 2. Glasgow (4) 15-5 130 2 3. Clinton County (4) 18-3 128 3 Bowling Green Daily News County and Edmonson County 4. Warren Central (1) 15-7 96 7 Area Top 10. 5. Logan County (1) 16-8 93 6 high schools, which are mem- 6. Greenwood 15-7 77 4 Five teams received first- bers of Region 3. 7. Russell County 14-5 71 5 8. Barren County 15-8 38 8 place votes in the boys’ poll this The voting panel includes 9. Warren East 11-8 32 9 week, as Bowling Green edged 10. Russellville 12-8 22 10 Daily News sportswriters Chad Others receiving votes: Franklin-Simpson 1. Glasgow and Clinton County Bishop, Micheal Compton and Girls (FPV) Record Total Pts Pvs with five first-place votes and Zach Greenwell; Daily News 1. Monroe Co. (15) 19-3 150 1 133 points. Glasgow held at sec- 2. Glasgow 16-3 133 2 sports editor Malcolm C. Knox; 3. Bowling Green 16-3 121 3 ond with four first-place votes Daily News city editor Daniel 4. Greenwood 19-5 104 4 5. Todd Co. Central 15-6 85 5 and 130 points. Clinton County Pike; Chad Young of WKCT 6. Russell County 13-6 67 6 received four first-place votes 7. Metcalfe County 13-9 46 7 930 AM in Bowling Green; 8. AC-Scottsville 13-9 37 9 and 128 points overall. Andrew Dawson and Jeff Woods 9. Franklin-Simpson 12-11 35 8 10. Warren Central 11-11 27 10 Warren Central, which beat of WBKO-TV; James Mooney- Others receiving votes: Barren County 14, Bowling Green 76-71 on Friday, han of WFKN 1220 AM in Russellville 1. earned one first-place vote, Franklin; Norm Haney of jumping from seventh to fourth. WBGN 1340 AM; Joe Brunk of Citizen-Times in Scottsville; Logan County got the final first- WWKU 1450 AM; Jay Turner and John Brett Reynolds of place vote and moved into the of WCDS 1230 AM in Glasgow; WRUS 610 AM in Russellville. top five. The Cougars have won Joe Myers of WCLU 1490 AM Voting was conducted before eight straight games. in Glasgow; Don Meador of The Monday’s games. Greenwood, Russell County, Barren County, Warren East and Russellville rounded out the boys’ poll. AIR DUCT CLEANING There was little movement on Getting Sick, Stuffy the girls’ side, with Monroe from Allergies or :+2/(+286( County again the unanimous No. Asthma? Does Your 1. The rest of the top five Home have remained intact, with Glasgow  an Odor or is Up to second, Bowling Green third, it Dusty? 5 vents. Each Additional Vent Greenwood fourth and Todd We can help protect your family $7 against bacteria, MOLD, and other ASK County Central fifth. ABOUT known microorganisms, let our Indoor Russell County held at sixth OUR Air Quality Technicians tell you how! )5(( 12+,''(1)((6 and Metcalfe County remained DRYER VENT at seventh. Allen County- CLEANING CARD Joshua Lindsey/Special to the Daily News 1-888-780-7472 Warren East’s Justice Martin (left) keeps the ball away from Caverna’s Ciara Waggoner on Monday at WEHS. From Page 3B Parker scores 15 for Lady Raiders, East still loses ninth straight it together for four quarters. Early with 15 points, while Justice Mar- Reagan Kingery added 14 on in the year we were having tin added 13 points and five points and 12 rebounds, while Mr. Kelly Arnold of very slow starts. The first quarters rebounds. Ciara Waggoner finished with 13 were our bad quarters and we Madison Faulkner finished points for the Lady Colonels. played well in the third. We’ve with 32 points and eight rebounds Warren East will return to Gemini Homes is kind of flip-flopped, but we are for Caverna. action at 6 p.m. today, when it starting to put streaks together. “She’s an amazing player and plays at Cumberland County. giving back to our CHS — 8 16 22 15 — 61 Hopefully real soon we’ll get she’s very young,” Pruden said. WEHS — 8 14 16 6 — 44 over that hump and put four quar- “She has a bright future ahead of CHS — Waggoner 13, Faulkner 32, Kingery 14, Embry 2. community by ters together.” her. We tried some different WEHS — Houchins 3, Bibb 2, Renfro 2, Young 4, Ju. Martin 13, Gilbert 1, Parker 15, Hawkins 2, Je. Parker led the Lady Raiders looks, but tonight was her night.” Martin 2. building a stronger From Page 3B Lady Purples force 25 Logan County turnovers, win sixth straight literacy heritage. with the ball and take it up strong,” Marshall said. “We were My class and I would like to give a big THANK YOU to Gemini Homes for trying to keep the intensity up and keep pushing it in there.” sponsoring our classroom and allowing each student to have access to a Logan County’s only points in the fourth quarter came on a newspaper each week. My 5th grade students have loved looking through jumper by senior guard Jaylin Jones at the 6:48 mark. the newspaper and discussing current events that are taking place in the Jones scored 10 points to pace the Lady Cougars, who fin- world. Each week was exciting because students would not know what new nuggets of information they would be reading. The newspapers have helped ished with 25 turnovers. Freshman guard Maegann Hardison spark imaginations, debates, and great conversations that would not have scored eight points, including two 3-pointers. ordinarily taken place. Using the newspapers for math, reading, and social “I thought early on, our kids did exactly what we asked studies activities helps the students use their knowledge they have learned them to do,” Logan County coach Scot MacAllister said. “I in the classroom in real life. Each week we have had the opportunity to read Woody’s adventure in the series “Doghouse Divided,” and this will give the thought that was the worst officiated game I’ve ever been a students prior knowledge when we begin our Civil War unit. Once again, part of, and you can quote me on that. Hand it to Bowling thank you Gemini Homes, for sponsoring our classroom with Newspapers in Green, those kids took advantage of what they got. That kind Education. of stuff took us out of what we wanted to do.” Above: Mrs. Yates stands next to posters Mrs. Amy Yates constructed by her students which was a Senior forward Kendra Barnett scored nine points for Alvaton Elementary newspaper activity. Bowling Green, while freshman forward Keely Vincent added six points and eight rebounds. The Lady Purples play at 6 p.m. today at South Warren, and THANK YOU Vaughn said they’ll try to carry over Monday’s toughness. MR. ARNOLD FOR “It shows that we can get physical back with anybody,” she THE SUPPORT YOU GIVE said. “We can beat and bang just like anyone else if we put our minds to it, no matter what grade you are or how big you are.” TO THE NIE PROGRAM AT Pete Rodman/Daily News Logan County plays at Russellville at 6 p.m. Friday. ALVATON ELEMENTARY. Bowling Green’s Diamond Marshall BGHS — 13 22 11 16 – 62 (center) shoots Monday over Logan LCHS — 6 8 5 2 – 21 BGHS – Vaughn 16, Marshall 16, Barnett 9, Gray 6, Vincent 6, Boards 5, Pruitt 2, Antho- County’s Paige Glass (right) and Polly ny 1, Glass 1. Cowan at LCHS. LCHS – Jones 10, Hardison 8, Hunt 2, Brooks 1. From Page 3B Wildcats have six players averaging at least 9.9 points per game) and last in turnovers matter of carrying out assign- to the rim, he’s dunking balls (17.2 per game). ments, being ready to play, hav- when he can. He, offensively, is Kentucky could feast off those ing fun and embracing the atmos- playing like he did at the end of marks. The Wildcats are second phere more than anything. I just last year.” in the nation in defensive field think it’s more mental right now, If facing a Kentucky team goal percentage at 36.4 percent the mental toughness part of it.” loaded with talent isn’t enough, the and in blocked shots with 204, Kentucky has six players aver- 23,000-seat Rupp Arena has including 101 by 6-foot-10 fresh- aging 9.9 points or more. Davis is proven to be the most difficult man Anthony Davis. averaging a double-double with place in the SEC to get a win in the The Vols’ only win away from 13.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per past few seasons. The Wildcats

Knoxville came in the Maui Invi- game, while the Wildcats’ sixth also will be breaking out special tational against host Chaminade man, senior guard Darius Miller, uniforms as part of Nike’s “plat- in what was technically a neutral is hitting 63 percent of his shots inum” line for this game only. site game, and they haven’t won over the last four games. Martin said his players need to in Lexington since a 75-67 victo- “Darius Miller is playing really learn how to enjoy that kind of ry on Feb. 7, 2006. aggressive offensively,” Calipari atmosphere. “I think it’s more mental than said. “He’s getting in the middle, “Just go, play, have some fun anything,” Martin said. “I think he’s making that little floater, he’s and compete,” he said. “The great “ our preparation is there. It’s just a making shots, he’s getting strong ones love that environment.” Our My PopsPops supportssupports buildingbuilding From Page 3B our our educationeducation whilewhile buildingbuilding Giants planning on keeping quiet during days leading up to game “ Ryan, the subject of foot-fetish first,” Branch said. “You’re not “Man, it was a pep rally,” Tuck homes homes toto fitfit youryour needs.needs. reports in New York. going to jeopardize what we have said. “What was he supposed to This season, Belichick muz- going here. Look at the big pic- say?” ~ Kelly~Kelly Arnolds’ Arnolds' granddaughters, granddaughters, Khloe Khloe Latham Latham & & SkylarSkylar Anderson. Anderson ~ zled longtime self-promoter Chad ture and put the team first.” Linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka Ochocinco, known to do anything Coughlin sees it the same way, had the same reaction when Ð including changing his name Ð which is why his Giants weren’t reporters gave him a chance to to get attention when he was in about to instigate anything when put a little edginess into Super Cincinnati. The receiver has been they hit town. Coughlin’s philos- Bowl week. One Size Doesn’t Fit All! on good behavior this season after ophy, which he had printed on T- “I wouldn’t expect anything (270) 782-8893 • www.yourgeminihomes.com arriving from the Bengals in a shirts in 2007: “Talk is cheap. else,” Kiwanuka said, referring to trade, wanting to play in a Super Play the game.” Brady’s comment. “Now if some- Bowl rather than cover one for his Not even a little prodding one wants to come out and throw social media network. could get them riled up. When some legitimate trash talk, we So, Ochocinco has followed Brady’s comments to the pep will talk about that. the team philosophy, which rally back home were mentioned “But it’s just that you guys receiver Deion Branch summed Monday, the Giants immediately need something to do for the up Monday. came to his defense. week, I guess.” “Do what’s right, put the team Yes, they took his side. Could be a quiet week.