Lexington came out on the winning end of an overtime thriller with Little Axe last Friday night. The Bulldogs won 74-72.

Zeke Faulkenberry’s 18 points led the Bulldogs. Drew Dierking (16) and Ty Mixon (15) joined him in double figures.

Colt Mixon added eight.

Dierking was a “monster on the  boards” with 18 rebounds for Lexington.

“The Little Axe game was hard fought by both teams. The score was back and forth for the majority of the game,” said head coach Kyle Wells.

Lexington held a 29-25 halftime lead.

According to the coach, Lexington would pull ahead and each time Little Axe responded with three-pointers.

The second half was more back-and-forth action. With the score knotted at 63-all at the end of the fourth quarter, the game was sent to overtime.

Ty Mixon got a quick six points to start the extra quarter and the Bulldogs never relinquished the lead.

“Ty stepped up huge for us at the beginning of overtime,” Wells said.

Faulkenberry was in foul trouble for Lexington, picking up his third early in the third quarter.

“It’s difficult, at times, for your offense to flow smoothly when your main ball handler is sitting on the bench.”

Lexington was at Casady on Tuesday night and will be home on Friday night for Homecoming against Davis.

Girls

Last Friday the Lady ‘Dawgs picked up a lopsided 70-18 win over Little Axe.

Twelve girls scored in the win, led by 14 for Abby Sample and 10 for Ryleigh Markovich.

It was all Lexington as the Lady ‘Dawgs outscored Little Axe in each quarter and ran away with a win.

Last Tuesday in Davis, Lexington dropped a 46-24 game with the Lady Wolves.

Davis held a 25-14 lead at halftime. And the second half was more of the same, as Davis outscoring Lexington 21-10.

Kiely Givens led the Lexington scorers with seven points. Natalie Dicksion added six while Addi Lippel added four.

The Lady ‘Dawgs were at Casady on Tuesday night and then will be home hosting Davis for Homecoming on Friday.