14TH REGION TOURNAMENT: Lady Cougars cruise in opening round

WHITESBURG – Letcher Central dominated from the opening tip as the Lady Cougars rolled past Jackson City, 78-41, in the 14th Region Tournament matchup played at LCCHS Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

Kaylee Banks poured in 20 points as Central improved to 23-10. Brooklynn Collins followed with 13 while Brook Bates chipped in eight. Twelve different players inked the scorebook in the win.

The Lady Cougars advance to face Hazard (19-10) Friday night at home.

At Whitesburg

(14th Region Tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

JC (12-18)…..9   8  10  14 – 41

LC (23-10)…24  22  22  8 – 78

Scoring:

Jackson City (41) – BreAnna Tincher 6 10-18 22; Riley Turner 1(2) 1-3 9; Faith Moore 0(3) 0-0 9; and Chloe Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8(5) 11-21 42.

Letcher Central (78) – Brooklynn Collins 3(2) 1-5 13; Brooke Bates 4 0-2 8; Loren Boggs 3 0-0 6; Kaylee Banks 9 2-6 20; Tori Holcomb 1 0-0 2; Keira Couch 3 1-2 7; Bailey Kincer 1 1-2 3; Abby Howard 0(1) 0-0 3; Kaylee Banks 3 1-1 7; Jaylin Whitt 1 0-2 2; Heidi Bentley 1 0-0 2; and Farrah Combs 2 1-2 5. Totals: 31(3) 7-22 78.