Woodford County hit clutch free throws down the stretch to knock off Elizabethtown, 59-48, in the quarterfinals played at Rupp Arena on Friday morning.
Jasper Johnson and Aden Nelson paced the Yellow Jackets (22-12) with 16 points each.
Ayden Evans tossed in 12 for E’town, which finished the season at 24-10.
At Lexington
(Sweet 16 tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTER:
WC (22-12)…18 8 14 19 – 59
EL (24-10)…..13 8 12 15 – 48
Scoring:
Woodford County (59) – Makhi Smith 1 7-8 9; Jasper Johnson 5 6-6 16; Aden Nelson 2(2) 6-7 16; Layton Stark 1 0-0 2; Santonio Waide 5 2-2 12; Jaunte Jenkins 0 2-2 2; and John McCrear 0 2-4 2. Totals: 14(2) 25-29 59.
Elizabethtown (48) – Trey Durbin 2(1) 1-1 8; Ayden Evans 5 2-4 12; JuJuan Williams 2(2) 1-1 11; Obian Howard 1 1-2 3; Jquan Williams 1 0-0 2; Taquan Townsend 2 2-2 6; Wyatt McAdams 0(1) 1-2 4; and Alex Evans 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14(4) 8-12 48.