This week in Kentucky high school sports history
Posted by Mike Fields on January 29, 2008
1965
Lexington Dunbar edges Louisville Central 52-51 on Ronald Young’s free throw with five seconds left, giving Bearcats Coach S.T. Roach his 500th career win in front of 7,500 fans in UK’s Memorial Coliseum. James Hamilton’s 17 points lead Dunbar . . . Hazel Green runs its record to 17-0 even though 6-4 center Paul Andrews is out with a fractured thumb . . . Meade Memorial 6-6 star Alvin Ratliff returns to action after missing four weeks with a broken hand . . . Mike Casey has 18 points to lead Shelby County past Oldham County . . . Wurtland doesn’t miss a shot in the first half — but it takes only two as it tries to freeze the ball against Raceland, a team it lost to 89-56 earlier in the season. Wurtland’s strategy doesn’t work as it trails 14-4 at halftime and loses 32-12 . . . Mort Fraley of Lexington Catholic leads the city in scoring with a 21.2 average, just ahead of Dunbar’s Bobby Washington (20.3) and Henry Clay’s Bobby Atkinson (19.9).
1977
The KHSAA puts tickets to the Sweet Sixteen on sale at $32 per set . . . Bo Lanter has 27 points to spark Woodford County past Richmond Madison . . . Allen Central, coached by Harold Wallen, beats Johnson Central, coached by Harold’s dad Wendell Wallen . . . Unbeaten Jeffersonville, Indiana’s No. 1 team, beats Ballard, Kentucky’s No. 1 team, 57-55. Jeff Lamp leads all scorers with 19 points . . . Bruce Jones’ 34 points power Bath County past Fleming County . . . Greg Todd has 34 points to lead Berea in a romp over Shopville . . . The KHSAA announces that regional tournaments in wrestling and gymnastics will be postponed because of the state energy crisis. Fayette County school officials lift a ban on athletics that was put into effect because of a request from Columbia Gas to conserve energy . . . Henry Clay plays for the first time in a month . . . Robert Newsome has 21 points as Virgie improves to 17-1 with a win over McDowell.
1993
Keith Ohr hits 7 of 10 three-pointers and has 27 points to lead Estill County over Madison Central . . . Darnell Burton has 34 points as Dunbar ends Bryan Station’s 14-game winning streak. Burton pushes his career point total to 1,931, making him the second-leading scorer in city history behind Mike Allen of Bryan Station . . . Charmain Bolton and Allison Tate combine for 31 points to lead Dunbar’s girls past Lafayette . . . Nicholas County, led by MVP Kim Denkins, wins the girls’ All “A” Classic title, beating Webster County in the finals . . . Dilce Combs wins the boys’ All “A” championship when Cavanaugh Trent hits a 10-foot jumper with six seconds left in overtime to beat Fulton County 67-66. Heston Beverly has 24 points to lead Dilce Combs and is named MVP . . . Mason County hits 21 of 28 shots in the first half in a victory over Scott County. Shawn Myrick’s 28 points pace the winners.
