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HCHS coach Mike Orr

Red Devils use speed and pressure to win in opener

The Hornets opened the varsity season by going toe-to-toe against the top ranked team in the region here Tuesday. The Owensboro Red Devils’ defensive pressure and slashing offense allowed them to pull away for a 79-60 win over Hancock County. “Owensboro is relentless with their pressure and we won’t play another team with their speed…

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Hornets fall 44-33 to Mustangs in regional

The Hornets season came to an end after a 44-33 loss to Muhlenberg County in a quarterfinal game of the 3rd Region tournament held at the Sportscenter in Owensboro Tuesday. Hancock County finished its season with a record of 8-12. “We played extremely well and we stuck to the game plan,” HCHS coach Mike Orr…

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Keown hits seven 3’s… Hornets beat Breck 66-59

Kaleb Keown hit seven 3’s and the Hornets defeated Breckinridge County 66-59 during 11th District tournament action at HCHS Wednesday. “Kaleb got us going and gave us a cushion, and what I really liked was that when they cut the lead to one (point) we closed the game out. We made the plays we had…

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Powers scores game winner at Meade

Evan Ferry tied the game with a “3” then stole the ball and passed to Devyn Powers, who scored the winning basket in the Hornets 63-61 victory over district rival Meade County at Brandenburg Saturday. “They jumped on us early and often but we kept chipping away. Evan and Darian (Clay) were huge down the…

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Scoop shot at the buzzer lifts Commodores over Hornets

The Hancock County boys took one on the chin when Perry Central’s Ethan Edwards scored on a putback at the buzzer to give the Commodores a 54-53 victory over the Hornets here Saturday. “Our kids flat out played well enough to win this basketball game. There were just some things that didn’t go our way…

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