INEZ – In a season filled with tragedy for Martin County’s Lady Cardinals – the light at the end of the tunnel shines bright.
Standout Madison Thompson finished with 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to power the Lady Cardinals to a 51-33 victory over Magoffin County to punch their ticket to the 57th District girls’ championship game and into next week’s 15th Region Tournament in Pikeville.
Thompson’s double-double also lifted the Lady Cardinals to their 20th win in 29 games. Magoffin County’s season ends at 2-26. Alyssa Allen followed with 12 points.
Macy Thacker had 12 points to lead the Lady Hornets.
At Inez
(57th District Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MA (2-26)….6 6 6 15 – 33
MC (20-9)…15 12 15 9 – 51
Scoring:
Magoffin County (33) – Shay Blanton 1 2-3 4; Stephanie Helton 0 3-4 3; Macy Thacker 3(2) 0-1 12; Haley Barnet 1(1) 0-0 5; Kara Risner 0 1-2 1; Abigail Bradley 1 0-0 2; and Kennedy Williams 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 6(5) 6-10 33.
Martin County (51) – Madison Thompson 8(1) 9-12 28; Lynndsey Cassell 1 2-4 4; Kristen Isaac 2 2-3 6; Brittany Thompson 0 1-2 1; and Alyssa Allen 3(2) 0-0 12. Totals: 14(3) 14-21 51.
Johnson Central…57
Paintsville………..24
INEZ – Johnson Central’s Lady Eagles took charge early on and rolled to a 57-24 victory over cross-town rival Paintsville in the opening round of the girls’ 57th District Tournament played at Martin County High School on Monday night.
Kelci Blair poured in 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to move Johnson Central, now 16-13, into the championship game and punch their ticket to next week’s 15th Region Tournament in Pikeville.
Her double-double effort was followed by Sammi Sites’ 16 points and K.K. Vannoy chipped in eight.
Paintsville, which finished the season at 9-20, was led by Hope Auxier’s five points and six rebounds.
At Inez
(57th District Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (9-20)…..4 6 9 5 – 24
JC (16-13)…10 26 17 4 – 57
Scoring:
Paintsville (24) – Camryn Helton 1 0-0 2; Ava Hyden 1 2-2 4; Chloe Hannah 1 2-2 4; Emilea Preece 2 0-0 4; Izzy Chirico 1 1-1 3; Hope Auxier 1(1) 0-0 5; and Bethany Tackett 1 0-1 2. Totals: 8(1) 5-6 24.
Johnson Central (57) – K.K. Vannoy 2(1) 1-1 8; Kelci Blair 3(2) 7-8 19; Sammi Sites 4(2) 2-2 16; Becca Wright 1 0-0 2; Faith Fairchild 1 0-0 2; Taylor McKenzie 0(1) 1-3 4; and Clara Blair 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 11(8) 11-14 57.