The Pikeville Lady Panthers will play for the school’s first-ever All “A” Classic state basketball tournament championship after knocking off Owensboro Catholic, 59-52, in the semifinals played at Corbin Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Pikeville, now 16-2, will face Covington Holy Cross at Noon on Sunday.
Kyera Thornsbury finished with a game-high 18 points and Trinity Rowe added a double-double, scoring 14 points while dishing out 11 assists.
Leighan Jackson tossed in 11 points and Rylee Theiss grabbed eight rebounds.
At Corbin
(All ‘A’ Classic State Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PK (16-2)……10 13 19 17 – 59
OC (16-4)……14 8 17 13 – 52
Scoring:
Pikeville (59) –Trinity Rowe 1(3) 3-4 14; Kristen Whited 1(1) 2-2 7; Kyera Thornsbury 1(4) 4-5 18; Leighan Jackson 5 1-4 11; Rylee Theiss 1 1-2 3; Kylie Alvin 0(1) 0-0 3; and Shyla Kidd 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 9(10) 11-17 59.
Owensboro Catholic (52) – Carmen Riley 0(2) 0-0 6; Hailee Johnson 1 7-8 9; Aubrey Randolph 3(1) 4-6 13; Katie Hagan 1 0-0 2; Delany Cooper 1(1) 0-0 5; and Jenna Krampe 4 9-10 17. Totals: 10(4) 16-20 52.