Betsy Layne’s Brady Robinson put the Bobcats on his back following an injury which sidelined leading scorer Jordan Frazier.
Robinson fired in a game-high 36 points and Betsy Layne eliminated Floyd Central, 63-48, in the opening round of the boys; 58th District tournament played at Junior Newsome Arena on Monday night.
The Bobcats, now 11-8, will face Lawrence County (11-9) in the championship game on March 18.
Chase Mims finished with a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. Andrew Kidd tossed in eight.
Braden Moore led the Jaguars, whose season ended at 7-15, with 20 points. Ronnie Sammons tossed in 10 and Tanner Hall added eight.
Frazier suffered a season-ending torn ACL.
At Stanville
(58th District tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
FC (7-15)……6 15 11 16 – 48
BL (11-8)……24 6 17 16 – 63
Scoring:
Floyd Central (48) – Tanner Hall 0(2) 2-3 8; Braden Moore 3(3) 5-5 20; Brody Buck 0(2) 0-0 6; Ronnie Sammons 4 2-2 10; Dalton Younce 1 0-0 2; and Dawson Moore 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9(7) 9-10 48.
Betsy Layne (63) – Brady Robinson 9(5) 3-3 36; Chase Mims 6 0-2 12; Andrew Kidd 1 6-10 8; Byron Tackett 1 2-2 4; Donnie Hamilton 1 0-0 2; and Shawn Howell 0 1-2 1. Totals: 18(5) 12-19 63.
Next up: Betsy Layne (11-8) vs. Lawrence County (11-9), championship, 7 pm, Mar. 18.
Lawrence County…68
Prestonsburg………52
Lawrence County punched its ticket to the boys’ 58th District tournament championship game with a 68-52 win over Prestonsburg in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Monday night.
Cody Maynard fired in a game-high 27 points as the Bulldogs improved to 11-9. Kaden Gillespie followed with 14 and Trenton Adkins added 12. Will Lafferty net eight.
Ryan Rose and Grant Justice paced the Blackcats (9-14) with 15 and 14 points, respectively. Connor Hopkins tossed in 11 and Will Gullett had nine.
At Stanville
(58th District tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (9-14)…….11 15 7 19 – 52
LC (11-9)…….18 15 15 20 – 68
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (52) – Grant Justice 4(1) 3-4 14; Will Gullett 2 5-8 9; Ryan Rose 2(1) 8-9 15; Jon Little 0 0-4 0; Connor Hopkins 1(3) 0-0 11; Jacob Martin 0(1) 0-0 3; and Kaden Allen 0 0-2 0. Totals: 9(6) 16-21 52.
Lawrence County (68) – Cody Maynard 9(2) 3-4 27; Trenton Adkins 6 0-2 12; Kaden Gillespie 3(1) 5-6 14; Baden Gillespie 1 0-1 2; Will Lafferty 2(1) 1-2 8; Dawson Bellomy 1 0-0 2; and Zach Holt 1 1-2 3. Totals: 23(4) 10-17 68.
Next up: Lawrence County (11-9) vs. Betsy Layne (11-8), championship, 7 pm, Mar. 18.