Dawson Springs HS Basketball

01/14/2026

An ugly win is still a win!
Panthers overcome slow start, and starters fouling out to get past CCA in overtime. Panthers were led by Cooper Burge’s 22 points. Jaydon Plunkette, who was the focal point of the box and one defense by CCA, still managed to score 20 points. Noah Riley had 12 points, Easton Bourland added 11, Ethan Slaton chipped in 7 but was a beast on the boards. CJ Motley scored 1 point in valuable minutes off the bench.

01/09/2026

It’s GAME DAY Panther Nation!!
The Panthers will be traveling to Fort Campbell to play in the 2nd Region All A Classic semi-finals against the Blazers of University Heights. Game time is set for 6pm.
Make sure you fill out the visitors pass sent by our school district to help you get on base quicker.
Looking in forward to competing for a spot in the championship game!!
Let’s go Panthers!!

01/07/2026

On to the semi finals!!
The Panthers take down the Cardinals 67-59 in the opening round of the 2nd Region All A Tournament. Dawson was led by senior Jaydon Plunkette’s 23 points. Cooper Burge added 14. Easton Bourland scored 12 while holding Livingston‘s high-scoring guard to just 11 points, 13 points below his average. Noah Riley had 9. Ethan Slaton chipped in 7 points. And CJ Motley added 2 points in valuable bench minutes.
The Panthers will play on Friday night against UHA at 6pm at Fort Campbell High School, for a spot in the All A Region championship game Saturday. We will be sending information out over the next day for any fans that wish to attend the game.


12/31/2025

While in Corbin, the Panthers got to meet a man with an inspiring story. Travis Freeman lost his eyesight at the age of 12 to an infection but continued to play football for the Rebounds, even while being completely blind. He eventually went on to become the equipment manager for the University of Kentucky football team. He later received a Master of Divinity and a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He currently serves as an adjunct professor at the University of the Cumberland’s and as the President of the Freeman Foundation. His life story was written in the book “Lights Out”, and later inspired the major motion picture “23 Blast”. Thank you, Travis for taking the time to meet and talk with our players!!

12/31/2025

The Panthers ended their trip to Corbin for the Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament with an 83-76 victory over Jellico, TN!!
Five Panthers ended the night in double figures, led by 21 points from both Easton Bourland and Ethan Slaton. Cooper Burge had 14 points, Jaydon Plunkette added 13 and Noah Riley finished the night with 11. CJ Motley chipped in 3 points in quality minutes off the bench.
After the game CFIT organizers selected Jaydon Plunkette to the All-Tournament Team! Ethan Slaton was also recognized as the Dunk Contest Champion! Congratulations to both and to all the Panthers on an outstanding tournament!!

12/30/2025

Sophomore Ethan Slaton getting ready to participate in the Dunk Contest at the Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament.
He put on a great show, and we’ll find out tomorrow if he is declared the winner!!

12/30/2025

Dawson falls to host Corbin at Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament.
The size of the Redhounds proved to be too much for the Panthers as Corbin dominated the rebounding and won the game 84-45. Dawson played a tight first quarter but could not match the size of Corbin.
The Panthers were led by Jaydon Plunkette with 14 points. Easton Bourland scored 12. The remaining Panthers in the scorebook were Cooper Burge with 9, Ethan Slaton with 6, Noah Riley, and Lucus Duke each had 2.
Corbin was led by Evan Ellis’ 29 points, while Eli Pietrowski scored 18.
The Panthers will play again tomorrow at 5:30(EST) in their final game of the Cumberland Falls Invitational. Good luck Panthers!!

12/29/2025

Hot start to the 3rd propelled the Generals to the win in our matchup yesterday.
The Panthers were led by Ethan Slaton and Easton Bourland with 10 points each. Noah Riley and Cooper Burge added 9 apiece. Jaydon Plunkette had 8 points. Trevor McKnight and CJ Motley chipped in 2 points each. And freshmen Aedan Crook and Zach Creekmur both scored their first varsity points with 2 and 1 off free throws in the 4th quarter.

The Dawson Springs Panthers were looking to build on their last win going into their game against Jackson County at the Cumberland Falls Classic. But they were unable to do so, and they went down to the

12/28/2025

Your Dawson Springs Panthers take the floor this afternoon against the Jackson County Generals at 4pm (3pm at home) in the 2025 Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament at Corbin High School in Corbin, Ky. Good luck Panthers!!

12/24/2025

From our basketball family to yours…We wish each of you a very Merry Christmas!! 

12/23/2025

The Panthers have an up and coming supporting cast that improves with every rep they get. Senior Trevor McKnight has put in the work over the years and is getting his moments on the floor and has played well. Junior CJ Motley is a newcomer to the Panthers but continues to show improvement every day. He’s made every field goal attempt he’s taken this year. Sophomore Lucus Duke works hard day in and day out. He’s continuing to improve and will become a central piece in the future.
Others not pictured that are developing well, and showing promising futures include Junior Preston Drennan, Sophomores Chase Miles, Chandler Anderson and Matthew Stanley, Freshman Zach Creekmur, Aedan Crook and Mikel Day.
The future is bright Panther Nation!!