Kentucky High School Basketball - Newport overwhelms Butler County
December 28, 2024: Morgantown, KY 42261 The Newport Wildcats basketball team scored 73 points and limited the host Butler County Bears to 41 in the Wildcats non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Wildcats now have a 6-6 record. They play next when they host Boyd County for a non-league game on Sunday, December 29. Newport will confront a Lions team coming off a 87-66 non-league loss to Bryan Station (Lexington, KY). The Lions record now stands at 4-6.
With the loss, Butler County falls to 5-6 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Waggener (Louisville, KY) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league game on Thursday, January 2. The Wildcats go into the game with a record of 3-4. Waggener lost 41-38 in their recent non-league game against Bullitt East (Mt. Washington, KY)