Jennings County High School

The Jennings County Lady Panthers traveled to Lawrenceburg High School to face the Lady Tigers in a potential sectional matchup and delivered a dominant performance, earning a 55-30 victory. Jennings County built a double-digit lead within the opening minutes, using defensive pressure to force several live-ball turnovers that led to easy baskets in transition. Sophomore Bradleigh Matern capped the opening quarter with a fast-break layup just before the buzzer, giving the Lady Panthers an 18-3 advantage. Freshman Elin Speer opened the second quarter with an and-one basket. Frequent fouls slowed the pace for the remainder of the period, but Jennings County maintained control and took a 30-10 lead into halftime. Etta Young paced the Lady Panthers with 10 first-half points. Jennings County continued to pull away in the third quarter. Hailey Dunham and Etta Young knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to stretch the lead to 27 points. The Lady Panthers entered the fourth quarter ahead 46-22 and cruised to a 55-30 victory, outscoring Lawrenceburg in every period. Etta Young led the way with a standout performance, finishing with 21 points, while Aniston Kent added 12. Full Varsity Scoring Etta Young 21 Aniston Kent 12 Elin Speer 7 Addison Petro 4 Jaydence Scruggs 4 Hailey Dunham 3 Bradleigh Matern 2 Ilene Hifo 2 The Jennings County junior varsity team also earned a convincing victory, defeating Lawrenceburg 42-13. Alexus Sporleder led the way with 12 points, followed by Madelyn Abel with 7 and Brianna Phillips with 6. The Lady Panthers improved to 3-0 on the season. Jennings County returns to action Saturday, November 14, at New Albany, with the junior varsity game tipping off at noon.