Betsy Layne and Lawrence County will meet in the 58th District tournament championship game for the third straight year after the Bobcats knocked off Prestonsburg, 69-58, in the semifinals played on Tuesday night.
Brady Robinson scored 22 points and Carter Parson fired in 19 as Betsy Layne moved to 19-9. Andrew Kidd added 10.
Blackcat eighth-grader Braxton Keathley led all scorers with 23 points. Kaden Allen added 10.
The championship game will be played at Lawrence County on Thursday night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Both teams moved on to regional play next week.
At Louisa
(58th District tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (14-15)….13 17 14 14 – 58
BL (19-9)……12 19 15 23 – 69
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (58) – Braxton Keathley 7(3) 0-0 23; Connor Napier 2 2-6 6; Brian Halbert 2(1) 1-2 8; Kaden Allen 2(2) 0-0 10; Wes Salisbury 0 1-2 1; Grant Varney 3 0-0 6; and Caleb Lawson 1 2-2 4. Totals: 17(6) 6-12 58.
Betsy Layne (69) – Carter Parsons 3(3) 4-4 19; Andrew Kidd 2 6-6 10; Byron Tackett 2 1-1 5; Cameron Pente 1 2-6 4; Brady Robinson 6(1) 7-9 22; Tanner Martin 3 0-0 6; Isaiah Allen 0 2-4 2; and Andrew Collins 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17(4) 23-32 69.
Lawrence County….73
Floyd Central………65
Lawrence County won the rubber match with Floyd Central and secured a spot in the 58th District tournament championship game with a 73-65 win in a game played in Louisa on Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs improved to 17-14 and earned a berth in the 15th Region tournament as well with the win. Floyd Central’s season ended at 19-9.
Blake Marcum led the Bulldogs with 19 points while Hayden Perry followed with 16. Kaden Gillispie and Andrew Bloomfield tossed in 10 each.