GOODY – Phelps standout Trey Francis scored 21 of his game-high 27 points in the final quarter, including 16 of 19 from the free throw line, to lift the Hornets to a 66-57 victory over Belfry in the boys’ 60th District Tournament championship game played on Thursday night.
The Hornets improved to 21-10 overall and earned the number one seed in next week’s 15th Region Tournament in Pikeville. Belfry, which dropped to 10-18, will enter the regional as a number two seed.
Francis also grabbed 13 rebounds to finish with a double-double. Dominick Francis followed with 16 points and Cameron Sanson chipped in 10.
Sal Dean paced the Pirates with 18 points while Brett Coleman and Caleb Spears followed with 11 each.
At Goody
(60th District Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (10-18)….8 13 9 27 – 57
PH (21-10)…12 11 14 29 – 66
Scoring:
Belfry (57) – Tyler Chaffin 3; Austin Hager 7; Caleb Spears 11; Brett Coleman 11; Sal Dean 18; Jaxson Thompson 5; and Ben McNamee 2. Totals: 13(7) 10-15 57.
Phelps (66) – Trey Francis 27; Jason Casey 2; Dom Francis 16; Cameron Sanson 10; Seth Mayhorn 5; and Landon Dotson 6. Totals: 11(7) 23-26 66.