Today's Sports

Two local high school football players signed letters of intent last week to play college football.

Corey Roberts of Eminence High School and Billy Collier of Henry County High School signed their letters at ceremonies held at their respective schools.

Roberts, who played offensive line, linebacker and defensive end in his four-year career at Eminence, signed with Campbellsville University in the school library on Thursday evening while family, friends, coaches and administrators looked on.

When the Henry County Wildcats hosted District 30 rivals Gallatin County on Jan. 28, poor free throw shooting by the host Wildcats was their ultimate downfall. Henry County hit just 10 of 25 free throws for 40 percent while the visiting Wildcats hit 24-32 for 75 percent.

“We missed 15 free throws and lost by eight points,” Coach Enoch Welch said. That tells the whole story.”

The Henry County Lady Cats traveled to Warsaw on Jan. 29 to take on the Gallatin County Lady Wildcats and fell 58-37. The Lady Cats trailed by just nine points at the break but a slow start in the third quarter sealed the game for Gallatin County.

In the first period the Lady Wildcats jumped out to a 13-5 lead but Henry County came back in the second period and played them evenly. The Lady Wildcats were only able to add one point to their lead going into the locker room.

The Eminence Warriors hosted the Owen County Rebels on Jan. 22 in the first round of the All A Classic after losing to the Rebels just six days earlier in a similar scenario.

Whether you attribute it to a hot start for the Rebels or a slow start for the Warriors, the first period of both games was the downfall for Eminence.