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<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONDON \u2014 The defending 13th Region champion North Laurel Lady Jaguars captured their fifth consecutive win over crosstown rival South Laurel on Thursday for the first time since since winning six straight against the Lady Cardinals from Feb. 3, 2014 to Jan. 9, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Powered by junior Brooke Nichelson\u2019s 27 points, North Laurel captured a 55-40 win over the Lady Cardinals on a night South Laurel honored former Laurel County Hall of Fame coach Roy Bowling with the school\u2019s basketball court dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFirst off, I want to thank South Laurel and Coach Souder for making sure all of Laurel County was included in dedicating the floor to Coach Roy Bowling,\u201d North Laurel coach Eddie Mahan said. \u201cCoach Bowling is not only a tremendous coach but a tremendous person who I have admired long before I coached her at North Laurel. \u00a0It means a lot to me personally to have been the first Laurel County team to have won on that floor named after a Laurel County and statewide coaching legend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mariella Claybrook also scored in double figures, finishing with 10 points, and 15 rebounds for the unbeaten Lady Jaguars, who are now 2-0, after defeating two of the 13th Region\u2019s top five ranked teams. Chloe McKnight followed with a nine-point scoring effort while Jaelyn Black added four points. Haley Combs (three points), and Emma Carl (two points) also scored for North Laurel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe came out in the first 12 minutes of the game playing the way I wanted us to,\u201d Mahan said. \u201cFoul trouble and fatigue became an issue after that and we struggled to score much of the game after that. \u00a0It was our size and rebounding that kept us in control of the game.\u00a0
\u201cBrooke had a good game with 27 points and 12 rebounds but I still felt like she left a lot out there. She is a unique athlete,\u201d he added. \u201cMariella Claybrook looked like a freshman at times tonight but still had 10 points and 15 rebounds that really helped out it away tonight. \u00a0As she gets more comfortable offensively she will be an even greater asset to us and can\u2019t wait to see just how good she will end up being.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shelbie Mills led South Laurel (0-1) with 22 points, hitting two 3-pointers while finishing 12-of-13 from the free-throw line. Skeeter Mabe added 11 points while Maci Messer (four points), and Kenna Andes (three points) followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNorth Laurel is such a veteran team right now and we are just the opposite,\u201d South Laurel coach Chris Souder said. \u201cSo, rough first game but I told our kids I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way by exposing what we have been preaching in practice. We did some really good things defensively in the second half. We shot horrible but some of that has so do with NL length and size. We will be a good basketball team our kids will continue to work.\u00a0
\u201cIt was a great community game honoring a Legend in Coach Bowling,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m just glad to be a small part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicholson started red hot out of the gate, scoring 14 points while hitting all three of her made 3-pointers during the first quarter to give the Lady Jaguars an 18-9 advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Claybrook added five points in the second quarter while Nichelson added three points as North Laurel outscored the Lady Cardinals, 14-6, in the second quarter to build a comfortable 32-15 advantage at halftime. South Laurel was held without a field goal during the period, scoring all of its points from the free-throw line (6-of-10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mills caught the hot-hand during the third quarter, scoring seven points while hitting all four of her free throw shots, as the Lady Cardinals outscored the Lady Jaguars, 11-10, to cut their deficit to 42-26 entering the final quarter of play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nichelson wrapped up North Laurel\u2019s win with eight points in the final eight minutes while hitting 6-of-8 shot attempts from the free-throw line. South Laurel outscored the Lady Jaguars, 14-13, during the period behind six points from Mabe, five points from Mills, and three points by Andes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n