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The Adair County Indians were able to overcome an early deficit to win by double digits in the first round of the 5^th region tournament on Thursday. The Indians took down the Central Hardin Bruins by a score of 64-52.

“We played a great defensive game,” says head coach Deron Breeze. “I’ve been saying it all year, we have to keep the score low in order to give ourselves the best chance to win in the postseason.”

The Bruins had a great game plan that revolved around a stingy 2-3-matchup zone defense. The Bruins outrebounded the Indians in the first half, but the Tribe ended up outrebounding Central Hardin by double digits in the second half. Once the Indians started to hit a few jump shots, the Bruin defense had to speed up the game. The ACHS bench made an excellent adjustment coming out of halftime by running the “four corners” offense; an offense dedicated to spreading the floor, holding the ball, and forcing zone defenses to play man-to-man concepts.

“We wanted to slow the game down and make them come out and guard us,” says Breeze. “That was something we talked about in our preparation.”

Overall, the Indians were locked in on every single play on each end of the floor, leading to one of their best team performances of the season.

Zion Harmon led the team in scoring with 26 points, six assists, two steals, and two rebounds. Dre Boyd finished with 15 points and 9 rebounds while shooting seven of eight from the field; Boyd had two very nice two-handed dunks as well. Senior Hunter Cundiff brought energy and toughness, just like he always does, to finish with 15 points and seven rebounds. The Bruins did their best to shut down Corey Melton offensively, but Melton contributed in a big way defensively and by rebounding; Melton finished with three points, a team-high 11 rebounds, with one steal and one assist. Blane Frazier played great defense and hit his only shot, a three pointer from the left wing. Frazier also added two steals and two rebounds to the stat sheet. Late in the game, Byron Corbin came in and sunk two key throws to help secure the double-digit win for the Tribe.

“We were happy to get the win and now we have to start working on our game plan for LaRue,” says Breeze.

The Indians will play LaRue County in the second round of the regional tournament Monday night at Marion County High School at 7:45 CT. Be sure to come out and support your Indians as they look to return to the region championship for the second consecutive season.

By Adam Capps

Assistant Editor

adam@adairvoice.com

A large crowd came out to watch the Indians take down the Central Hardin Bruins in the first round of the 5th region tournament held at Marion County High School.

Zion Harmon fires a no-look pass to Dre Boyd who finished the play with a nice two handed slam at the rim.

The ACHS Indians and Lady Indians are set to take on Hart County tonight. The ladies are set to play at 5:30 while the boy’s team will tip-off at 7 p.m.

The location for this game has been changed to Hart Memorial Gymnasium located at 1400 North Jackson Hwy., Hardyville, KY, 42746

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The ACHS swim team had a great outing last week during their home match versus Barren County. On the boys side, the team finished first against Barren while the girl’s team finished second, however the ladies only competed with three swimmers.

“We did very well considering we only had three girls in the water,” says head coach Turk Dogruyol. “Most of our swimmers finished with their best time of the season and I was very happy about that.”

Cy Yarberry, Ryan Wilkerson, Michael Gold, Samantha Henson, and Patience Grubb all notched season best times in each of their respective events. Yarberry shaved four seconds in the 100 freestyle, Wilkerson dropped 10 seconds in the 100 freestyle, while Gold won the 100 freestyle while shaving his season best time by five seconds. Henson and Grubb each shaved two seconds off of all their times in each event they competed in.

“For our second home match of the year, I thought we did well,” says coach Turk. “We still have things that we can work on in practice to continue to get better both as individuals and as a team.”

Coach Turk is hopeful that he will be able to take at least one swimmer to the state finals this season and in the program’s inaugural season, this would be a fantastic accomplishment.

“We have some talented folks and I’m really hoping that we have some people who qualify for state,” says coach Turk. “To take members of our team to state would be an amazing accomplishment for this season and we could build on that in the future as well.”

The team’s next meet is scheduled for Dec. 16 at Elizabethtown at 3 p.m. CST; their next home meet is set for Jan. 9^th vs. Oldham County.

Good luck to the swimmers and congrats on a great season so far!

By Adam Capps

Sports Writer

adam@adairvoice.com

From left—Andrew Godsey, Garren Pearson, and Connor Anderson ready to dive into the pool for the 50 meter freestyle.

Cy Yarberry finished second in the 50 meter freestyle on Thursday against Barren County.

Several Swimmers Shine During First Home Meet

The ACHS swim team competed in the program’s first home match ever last week against Fort Knox and Hardin County Schools at the LWC Holloway Health and Wellness Center Natatorium. Coach Turk Dogruyol was excited to announce that all of the ACHS swim team finished with their season best times in each of their events; a great accomplishment for such a young and new team.

“The team performed well, especially considering that this is a new team,” says Coach Turk. “I did have to remind them of staying focused; they are not concentrating enough sometimes and that caused some of our kids to swim in the wrong heat or miss their events.”

It is normal for an inexperienced team to be out of the loop during their first few meets, but Coach Turk is also very pleased that each swimmer logged their best times of the year in each event they competed in.

“Everybody finished with their best times of the season and that is quite an accomplishment,” says Turk. “At our next meet, we will be focusing on staying alert and where we need to be to avoid further heat confusion in order to limit our mistakes outside of the pool.”

ACHS junior Camellia Pearson finished in first place in the 100 breaststroke while her younger brother, Garren, turned in a regional cut time in the 500 freestyle. In order to compete at regionals in the 500 freestyle, swimmers must beat a time of six and a half minutes; Garren easily qualified by finishing with a time of 5:50.

“We are already getting a taste of success and we just have to keep working and building off of each practice and each meet,” says Coach Turk.

The Indians next home swim meet is set for Thursday, Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the Holloway Health and Wellness Center Natatorium.

By Adam Capps

Sports Writer

adam@adairvoice.com

The Adair County Indians opened their season with a convincing win versus Cumberland County at John Burr Memorial Gymnasium on Tuesday by a score of 85-48.

Freshman Zion Harmon led the Indians from the start, blistering the Panthers with 16 points solely in the first quarter versus the Panther’s 7. The Indians took a comfortable 45-16 lead at the half and had already emptied their bench by the end of the second quarter.

The second half was much of the same story, as the Indians would cruise to victory from a strong defensive effort. The team recorded 15 steals, 16 assists, and 34 rebounds in the game.

The Tribe was led in scoring by Zion Harmon with 41 points to go along with four rebounds, three steals, and five assists. Anthony Payne chipped in 16 points with a rebound, a steal, and an assist while senior Corey Melton added 15 points to go along with nine rebounds, one steal and four assists.

Blane Frazier notched five points with two rebounds, a steal and two assists while Dre Boyd added four points with two rebounds, a steal and an assist. Senior Hunter Cundiff hustled on every play to finish with a team high six steals to go along with eight rebounds, three assists and a perfect two-for-two from the charity stripe.

The Indians will be back on the court tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Green County. Congrats to the Indians for a nice season opening win and good luck the rest of the year!

By Adam Capps

Sportswriter

*All stats are unofficial

May 9th, 2017

The entire community is invited to attend the upcoming Spring Concert featuring local choir students Thursday, May 11 in the ACHS cafeteria. Adair County students ranging from elementary school-aged through high school will perform, starting at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free to the public.

“These students have improved tremendously,” says ACHS music teacher and choir director Ginna Marsh. “Their hard work and dedication has paid off, which has allowed us more opportunities. I hope everyone can make it to the concert to hear the progress that they have made.”

The resurgence of the choir program has already had a positive impact on many students, including senior Wes Stone. “At the beginning of the year, I had no experience singing in front of people,” Stone explains. “If it wasn’t for Ms. Marsh taking me under her wing, I would have never unlocked my singing capabilities. I hope everyone can see the progress that we have made over the past year.”

In addition to Thursday’s performance, the middle and high school choirs will combine to participate in the “Music in the Parks: Kentucky Kingdom” competition this Saturday, May 13. The group will compete against choirs from Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee.

“It’s exciting to see how we’re growing and what the future might hold for Adair County’s choir program,” Marsh says.

 
By Wes Feese
Media Relations, Adair County Schools

For the first time in school history, Adair County will have a middle school volleyball team. They will get their start today by hosting Campbellsville at 5 p.m. with a seventh and eighth grade game scheduled.
After hosting their first game, the Lady Indians will travel to Russell County on Tuesday and play at Taylor County next Thursday.
Coaches Jamie Bailey and Julie Spinks are excited for the program to start and are ready to get the season rolling.
“We are entering the season with great expectations,” Coach Bailey said.

The Indians will host a playoff game on Friday night in the Class 3A playoffs. They will take on Union County (6-4), who will come in as a rush-heavy offensive team.

“Union County will be another tough physical opponent that will serve as a huge test for us,” Coach Clay Stephens said. “We are very fortunate to be playing this one at home in front of our great fans, who show up and support us every game. Our guys are much more comfortable here. They play very well here and that might be the deciding factor on the outcome of the game.”

The factor of playing at home may come into play as the Indians are 5-0 at defending home field this season and are 2-3 on the road. For Union County, they are only 2-3 while playing on the road this season as well.

These two squads only have one common opponent during the regular season and that is Hart County, which they both beat very easily.

The Braves of Union County will be led offensively by junior quarterback Jacob Winters and senior running back Dontae Smith. They both record the bulk of yards and touchdowns per game for the majority of the season.

Jordan Lasley, Cameron Lasley, and Chance Melton tend to be the main offensive guys for the Indians this season as they rack up the majority of the yardage and touchdown per game.

Defensively, Lonnie Grant has recorded five interceptions this season and leads the team in tackles with 89. Justin Miller has recovered four fumbles during the regular season and returned one for a touchdown.

The battle between the teams to see who will advance is planned for kickoff at 7 p.m. on Friday night. Go support your local Indians football team as they look to advance deep into the Class 3A playoff bracket this season.

By Josh Withers
Sports Writer

The Adair County Middle School Indians improved to 2-0 Tuesday evening with a dominating 38-6 win over Green County.

“I was very impressed,” says head coach John Peck.  “We came out and did what we needed to do.  We’ve got a strong line and strong backs so we wanted to come out and be physical and kind of overwhelm them.  I thought we did that.”

Running back Cameron Harmon set the tone early with three long first quarter touchdown runs en route to a 24-0 advantage after one quarter of play, and the Tribe never looked back.  The big boys up front dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and Green County never managed to build any momentum.

“Our line has been devastating on offense and defense both games,” Peck says.  “They’re a unique group for middle school linemen.  I thought [Harmon and running back Gary Crawford] ran the ball really well, but our line gets a lot of credit on those runs too.”

Going forward, Peck says the squad is as focused on improving every day and making sure no one does anything to jeopardize the season.

“We know we have talent,” Peck says.  “What’s important for us is being the best group we can be at school, in the classroom, and with our behavior.  So far they’ve done that—it’s a smart group.  We feel like we can do something special, so don’t mess it up.”
The squad’s next contest is scheduled for next Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Hart County.  Kickoff is at 5 p.m.

By Wes Feese
Media Relations, Adair County Schools