SLIDE SHOW: Bowling Green bests Greenwood in doubleheader
Published 9:32 pm Friday, January 24, 2025

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Bowling Green senior Deuce Bailey (2) shoots a layup around Greenwood junior Ojare Murrell (12) in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green senior Braylon Banks (3) shoots a layup over Greenwood senior Ryan Troutman (24) in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood senior Asher Pettus (4) shoots a layup as Bowling Green senior Joseph Hurt (13) jumps to block in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood junior Landon Meador (33) shoots a layup as Bowling Green freshman Hudson Aikins (15) reaches to block in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Former Bowling Geren basketball coach Ernon Simpson receives a plaque for being inducted into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame before the start of the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green Purples head coach D.G. Sherrill gathers the team in a huddle during a timeout in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood Gators head coach Will McCoy gathers the team in a huddle during a timeout in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood senior Nick Simpson (3) shoots a layup over Bowling Green senior Kadyn Carpenter (10) in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green senior Braylon Banks (3) knocks the ball loose from the hands of Greenwood senior Ryan Troutman (24) in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green senior Deuce Bailey (2) looks to pass the ball around Greenwood senior Tyler Reiter (14) in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green senior Kadyn Carpenter (10) moves the ball around Greenwood senior Garrett Hatcher (5) in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green senior Jace Wardlow (1) shoots a three-pointer in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood senior Nick Simpson (3) passes the ball sideways to junior Ojare Murrell (12) in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood junior Landon Meador (33) tries to push past Bowling Green freshman Hudson Aikins (15) to shoot a layup in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green senior Kadyn Carpenter (10) shoots a layup as Greenwood junior Ojare Murrell (12) reaches to block in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green senior Braylon Banks (3) shoots a three-pointer in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood senior Garrett Hatcher (5) tries to move the ball around Bowling Green senior Luke Idlett (12) in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood junior Ojare Murrell (12) shoots a free throw in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green senior Luke Idlett (12) looks to pass the ball around Greenwood sophomore Kash Simpson (10) in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green freshman Hudson Aikins (15) shoots a layup over Greenwood junior Landon Meador (33) in the Purples’ 66-50 win over the Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood sophomore Molly Tandy (10) reaches to block a layup by Bowling Green junior Kori Ware (40) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood junior Ava Morrison (30) blocks a layup by Bowling Green senior Katy Smiley (10) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green junior Aniyah Smith (32) pushes into Greenwood senior Gracyn Nealon (11) to shoot a layup in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood eighth grader Anzlee Hendrix (1) shoots a layup over Bowling Green junior Aniyah Smith (32) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood junior Ava Morrison (30) shoots a layup over Bowling Green junior Aniyah Smith (32) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green sophomore Emma Macy (12) shoots a three-pointer in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green junior Kori Ware (40) shoots a layup over Greenwood eighth grader Anzlee Hendrix (1) and freshman Molly Spidel (15) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood senior Gracyn Nealon (11) attempts to wrestle the ball from the hands of Bowling Green junior Aniyah Smith (32) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood sophomore Molly Tandy (10) shoots a three-pointer over Bowling Green sophomore Emma Macy (12) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green Lady Purples head coach Calvin Head gathers the team in a huddle during a timeout in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood Lady Gators head coach Terrance Williams gathers the team in a huddle during a timeout in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green sophomore Emma Macy (12) shoots a three-pointer over Greenwood eighth grader Anzlee Hendrix (1) and junior Ava Morrison (30) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood senior Gracyn Nealon (11) blocks a layup by Bowling Green senior Katy Smiley (10) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood eighth grader Anzlee Hendrix (1) moves the ball past Bowling Green sophomore Maddie Davenport (24) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood sophomore Molly Tandy (10) shoots a free throw in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Greenwood senior Savannah White (5) moves the ball around Bowling Green sophomore Emma Macy (12) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green junior Aniyah Smith (32) shoots a layup over Greenwood senior Gracyn Nealon (11) in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Bowling Green senior Katy Smiley (10) shoots a three-pointer in the Lady Purples’ 37-31 win over the Lady Gators at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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The Bowling Green Purples won 66-50 over the Greenwood Gators after the Lady Purples won 37-31 over the Lady Gators during a doubleheader at Bowling Green High School on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Photojournalist for the Bowling Green Daily News since 2019. Any news or sports tips? Send them my way at grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com!
