Louisa, Ky. — Lawrence Co. Girls ( 16-10 ) basketball ended the regular season with a 73-71 overtime loss to Tug Valley ( W. Va. ) on Wednesday night.
#1 Kensley Feltner looks to pass down low to #13 Kyleah Ward in a recent game.
The Bulldogs were led by Kensley Feltner with 34 points, Sophie Adkins scored 14 points including 4 three pointers, Ellie Webb scored 12 points including 4 three pointers, Kaison Ward 9 points and Tyra Hammond chipped in with 2 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 9 three pointers and went 10 of 18 from the foul line.
Tug Valley ( 2-1 ) was led by Kaylea Baisden with 26 points, Makayla May 22 points, Allysa Newsome 11 points, Audrey Evans 8 points, Autumn Hall 6 points.
The Panthers hit 5 three pointers went 18 of 27 from the foul line.
TVHS 18 12 17 17 9 = 73
LCHS 18 13 10 23 7 = 71
2021 LCHS Senior Cheerleaders
L to R Faith Bradley, Kiersten Pannell, Whitney New, Kennedy Sexton, Emma Caldwell
Lawrence Co. 77 Morgan Co. 71 OT ( Tuesday )
Lawrence Co. picked up a nice overtime win over the Cougars.
The Bulldogs were led by Kensley Feltner with 31 points, Kaison Ward tallied 17 points, Sophie Adkins hit 4 three pointers for 14 points, Ellie Webb hit 3 three pointers for 9 points, Kyleah Ward 4 points and Tyra Hammond 2 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 9 three pointers and went 20 of 32 from the foul line.
Morgan Co. ( 15-9 ) was lead by Jenna Hampton with 31 points, Emily Adkins had 14 points, Aspen Ferguson 12 points, Autumn Ross and Cora Beth Hammonds 7 point each.
The Cougars hit 7 three pointers and went 13 of 19 from the foul line.
LCHS 16 13 13 24 11 = 77
MCHS 13 17 21 15 5 = 71
The Bulldogs will open the 58th District tournament at 8:00 Tuesday night at Betsy Layne. Lawrence Co. swept the Bobcats in the regular season.
#1 seed Floyd Central will play Prestonsburg at 6:00 on Tuesday in the other semifinal game.
The Championship Game is set for 7:00 on Friday also at Betsy Layne.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… We finished the season winning 6 of our last 7. We definitely deserved that 7th win at home. Our girls have come out each game competed and played extremely hard. That’s all we can ask them to do. Our focus now is Betsy Layne on Tuesday. The girls are ready and excited to compete in the district tournament this week.”