Floyd Central took the lead away from Prestonsburg in the second period and went on to score a 74-46 win in the girls’ 58th District tournament matchup played Junior Newsome Arena on Tuesday night.
Kennedy Harvel led four Lady Jags (17-4) in double figures with 22 points. Katie Jo Moore followed with 18 while Jada Johnson tallied 13. Natalie Holle tossed in 10.
Celina Mullins had 22 points for the Lady Blackcats, who finished the season 14-15. Faith Lazar tossed in nine.
At Stanville
(58th District tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (14-15)….11 13 12 10 – 46
FC (17-4)……11 24 31 8 – 74
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (46) – Celina Mullins 3(3) 7-9 22; Faith Lazar 4 1-2 9; Alivia Slone 0(1) 4-4 7; Alexis Skeens 0 4-6 4; and Maggie Nelson 1 2-4 4. Totals: 8(4) 18-25 46.
Floyd Central (74) – Kaylee Hall 1 0-0 2; Natalie Holle 1(2) 3-3 10; Kennedy Harvel 5(3) 3-4 22; Jada Johnson 5(1) 0-0 13; Katie Jo Moore 7 4-6 18; Riley Jo Compton 0(1) 2-2 5; Chelsea Johnson 1 0-1 2; and Grace Martin 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22(6) 12-15 74.
Next up: Floyd Central (17-4) vs. Lawrence County (17-10), championship, 7 pm, Mar. 19.
Lawrence County….57
Betsy Layne………..55
The defending champs are still alive – barely.
Lawrence County rallied in the final quarter to force overtime against Betsy Layne and then squeezed out a 57-55 win in the girls’ 58th District tournament game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Tuesday night.
Sophomore standout Kensley Feltner finished with a game-high 38 points and 18 rebounds as the Lady Bulldogs, now 17-10, advanced to the championship game against Floyd Central on Friday night. Kaison Ward tossed in 11.
Kim Akers scored 21 points for the Lady Bobcats, whose season ended at 10-16. Katie Kidd added 12 and Sydney Newsome tossed in 11.
At Stanville
(58th District tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (10-16)……12 13 16 10 (4) – 55
LC (17-10)……..8 19 9 15 (6) – 57
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (55) – Madilyn Meade 1 1-4 3; Kim Akers 8 5-6 21; Katie Kidd 5 2-3 12; Kenadie Boyette 1 0-1 2; Lauren Watkins 2 2-4 6; and Sydney Newsome 1(3) 0-0 11. Totals: 18(3) 10-18 55.
Lawrence County (57) – Kensley Feltner 10 18-25 38; Kaison Ward 4 3-5 11; Sophie Adkins 0(1) 0-0 3; Ellie Webb 0(1) 0-0 3; and Tyra Hammond 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15(2) 21-32 57.
Next up: Lawrence County (17-10) vs. Floyd Central (17-4), championship, 7 pm, Mar. 19.