Stanville, Ky. — In the postseason all you want to do is survive and advance and that is exactly what Lawrence Co. ( 17-10 ) did with a 57-55 nail biter over Betsy Layne ( 10-17 ) in the first round of the 58th District tournament Tuesday.
Kensley Feltner with the short jumper against Betsy Layne.
Kensley Feltner poured in 38 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs, Kaison Ward tallied 11 points, Ellie Webb and Sophie Adkins scored 3 points each, Tyra Hammond chipped in with 2 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 2 three pointers and went 21 of 31 from the charity stripe.
Betsy Layne was led by Kim Akers with 21 points, Katie Kidd 12 points, Sydney Newsome 11 points, Lauren Watkins 6 points, Madi Meade 3 points, Kenadie Boyette 2 points.
The Bobcats hit 3 three pointers and went 10 of 18 from the foul line.
BLHS 12 13 16 10 4 = 55
LCHS 8 19 9 15 6 = 57
Kaison Ward scored 11 points in a victory over Betsy Layne
Lawrence Co. will play Floyd Central at Betsy Layne on Friday night at 7:00 for the 58th District championship.
The Jaguars swept the Bulldogs in the regular season with both victories coming in Langley.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“ We knew this was going to be a dog fight we just didn’t realize it was going to be this big of one. Betsy Layne played a great game and have a solid team. Our girls were able to execute when they needed to and fortunately for us we survived. We are very blessed to be playing in the district championship game Friday night.”
