PIKEVILLE – Defending 15th Region champion Pikeville ran out to an 11-0 lead and never looked back in rolling past Lawrence County, 69-51, in the quarterfinal matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night.
McKenzie Maynard, playing in her second game since becoming eligible, paced the Lady Panthers (24-7) with 20 points and Alivia Gearheart followed with 14. Trinity Rowe tossed in 12 and Kelsey Jo Tackett chipped in nine.
Kensley Feltner led all scorers for the Lady Bulldogs (19-14) with 23 points. Alexis Ratliff chipped in nine.
At Pikeville
(15th Region Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PK (24-7)….17 14 20 18 – 69
LC (19-14).…9 18 14 10 – 51
Scoring:
Pikeville (69) – Trinity Rowe 6 0-0 12; Kelsey Jo Tackett 0(3) 0-0 9; Alexia Wilkerson 0 4-4 4; Alivia Gearheart 0(3) 5-6 14; Kirsten Cole-Williamson 2 3-3 7; Emma Ratliff 0(1) 0-0 3; and McKenzie Maynard 6(1) 5-6 20. Totals: 14(8) 17-19 69.
Lawrence County (51) – Kensley Feltner 9 5-9 23; Kyleah Ward 1 0-0 2; Brooke Neal 0(1) 0-0 3; Kaison Ward 2 0-0 4; Alexis Ratliff 0(3) 0-0 9; Ellie Webb 0(1) 0-0 3; Tyra Hammond 1 3-5 5; and Abby Nelson 0 2-2 2. Totals: 13(5) 10-19 51.