Photo credit: Ray Justice Photography
The Paintsville Lady Tigers and Lawrence County Lady Bulldogs punched their tickets to the girls’ 15th Region tournament semifinals with wins at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night.
Emilea Preece fired in 17 points to lead three Paintsville players in double-figure scoring in a 50-22 victory over Belfry. Camryn Helton followed with 15 and Kylie Kinner net 12.
Cushi Fetcher finished with 14 in her final game with the Lady Pirates. Jenna Sparks had 12 rebounds.
Lawrence County’s Sophia Adkins hit five straight three-point baskets in the third period to help spark a 57-41 win over the Shelby Valley Lady Kats in the nightcap.
Kensley Feltner finished with a double-double in the win with a game-high 29 points and 14 rebounds.
Alyssa Elswick had 22 in her final game with Valley.
Paintsville and Lawrence County will meet in the semifinals on Friday night.
Paintsville……50
Belfry…………22
At Pikeville
(15th Region quarterfinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (19-12)….15 10 12 13 – 50
BF (16-15)……7 2 8 5 – 22
Scoring:
Paintsville (50) – Camryn Helton 1(4) 1-3 15; Kylie Kinner 2 8-10 12; Ava Hyden 0(1) 0-0 3; Kali Mulchay 0(1) 0-0 3; and Emilea Preece 4(1) 6-11 17. Totals: 7(7) 15-24 50.
Belfry (22) – Kyra Justice 0 1-2 1; Cushi Fletcher 5(1) 1-2 14; Linzee Phillis 0(1) 0-0 3; Jenna Sparks 1 0-0 2; and Hope Coley 10-0 2. Totals: 7(2) 2-4 22.
Lawrence County…57
Shelby Valley………41
At Pikeville
(15th Region quarterfinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (22-10)…..12 10 11 8 – 41
LC (26-7)……10 11 19 17 – 57
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (41) – Kylie Alvin 1(1) 0-0 5; Kyra Looney 0(1) 0-0 3; Jazzy Meade 2 1-1 5; Alyssa Elswick 6 10-11 22; Cassidy Rowe 2 0-0 4; and Sadie Johnson 0 2-2 2. Totals: 11(2) 13-14 41.
Lawrence County (57) – Kensley Feltner 11 7-12 29; Sophie Adkins 0(5) 0-0 15; Leandra Curnutte 0 0-2 0; Kaison Ward 0 4-4 4; Tyra Hammond 1 2-2 4; Addison Bloomfield 1 0- 2; and Abby Nelson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13(6) 13-20 57.
14TH REGION TOURNAMENT
Letcher Central…..61
Perry Central……..47
Letcher Central ran out to a double-digit lead in the opening quarter and the Lady Cougars went on to beat Perry Central, 61-47, in the girls’ 14th Region tournament semifinals in a game played on Tuesday night.
Kaylee Banks fired in 20 points as the Lady Cougars moved to 25-9. Keira Couch and Loren Boggs followed with 12 points each.
Central will face Owsley County in the championship game on Thursday.
At Hazard
(14th Region semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (19-14)….5 12 14 16 – 47
LC (25-9)….18 16 13 14 – 61
Scoring:
Perry Central (47) – Kyra McAlarnis 4(1) 5-7 16; Emmalee Neace 3(1) 3-3 12; Lexie Mullins 3 4-5 10; Shyan Couch 1(1) 0-0 5; Aliyah Fannin 1 2-2 4; and Kendra Lawson 0 0-1 0. Totals: 12(3) 14-18 47.
Letcher Central (61) – Kaylee Banks 6 8-12 20; Keira Couch 5 2-4 12; Loren Boggs 6 0-2 12; Tori Holcomb 1(3) 1-2 12; Heidi Bentley 1 1-5 3; Jaylin Whitt 1 0-0 2; and Kaylee Banks 0 0-1 0. Totals: 20(3) 12-26 61.