Tuesday Night Highlights: Feb. 6, 2024

Several important district contests took place Tuesday night in coverage area high school hoops action.

In Williamsburg, the Lady Jackets and Yellow Jackets made the trip across town to face the Whitley County Lady Colonels and Colonels. In the girls’ game, Whitley won by the final score of 54-30, improving them to 14-9 on the season, 2-3 in district play. The Lady Colonels’ final regular season district contest will take place Monday, Feb. 12, when they host the Corbin Lady Hounds (14-8, 4-1).

With Tuesday’s loss, the Lady Jackets fall to 4-14, 0-5. They will travel to play at South Laurel (16-9, 4-1) this Friday, Feb. 9.

The Whitley boys were also victorious Tuesday, defeating Williamsburg, 66-26, to improve to 18-5, 3-2. They will host Corbin this Friday, while the Jackets will also travel to South Laurel (12-8, 2-3).

As for the Redhounds, they dominated the visiting Cardinals Tuesday, 54-29. The win gives them an overall record of 13-7, and puts them in the driver’s seat in the district at 4-1.

Look inside this week’s News Journal for additional sports coverage, and be sure to check out special district tournament preview content in two weeks!