Prestonsburg, Ky. — Sophie Adkins found Emalynn Kitts for the game winning basket with under five seconds left as Lawrence Co. beat Prestonsburg 68-66 in overtime on Friday night.
#32 Emalynn Kitts scored the game winning basket against Prestonsburg.
The Lady Dawgs moved to 8-8 on the season and 4-0 in 58th District play.
Adkins led the Bulldogs with 38 points and 18 rebounds, Jada Patton added 14 points, Caroline See tallied 6 points, Kitts and Maddison Artrip had 4 points each and Gracie Woods chipped in with 2 points.
Sophie Adkins continued her scoring spree with another 30 point game.
The Bulldogs didn’t hit a three pointer and went 10 of 18 from the free throw line.
The Blackcats ( 8-9 ) were led by Allison Howard with 18 points, Audrey Prater scored 17 points, Ashley Tackett had 13 points, Jade Fitzpatrick had 12 points, Amelia Newsome 8 points.
#22 Caroline See played well in both Bulldog wins this week.
PBurg hit 3 three pointers and went 16 for 21 from the charity stripe.
The Bulldogs will host District rival Floyd Central ( 11-6 ) at home on Friday evening at 6:00.
LCHS 9 16 17 17 9 – 68
PHS 13 17 12 17 7 – 66
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
Coach Feltner talks to her team before the start overtime.
“ Big district win for our girls. Prestonsburg was a much different team this time than when we played them earlier. Our girls struggled early in the game but found a way to win in the end. I’m proud of how they battled and competed when things didn’t go our way. We have to work this week to clean some things up and get ready for another tough week. “
