Eastern, Ky., — Floyd Central hit a long three pointer at the buzzer to capture the 58th District Championship over Lawrence Co. 83-80 in Overtime on Thursday night.
58TH ALL-DISTRICT TEAM MEMBERS FROM LC
CJ Waller, Kaden Johnson, Hayden Perry, Kaiden Harris
CJ Waller hit a three pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime before the Jaguar heroic three pointer at the buzzer to win the District.
Kaiden Harris led the Bulldogs with 26 points including 4 three pointers, Hayden Perry added 19 points, Kaden Johnson, Caden Muncy and CJ Waller had 11 points each and Andrew Ratcliffe chipped in with 2 points.
The Dawgs hit 6 three pointers and went 12 of 15 from the free throw line.
Floyd Central was led by Dylan Boyd with 22 points, Brayden Turner 18 points, Chris Spriggs 13 points, James Sammons and Lucas Howard 11 points each, Logan Meade 6 points and Christian Johnson 2 points.
The Jaguars hit 11 three pointers and went 14 of 20 from the free throw line.
LCHS 19 15 15 20 11 – 80
FCHS 16 10 22 21 14 – 83
The Dawgs ( 18-11 ) will host Paintsville ( 14-14 ) on Saturday at 6:00 in the Super Region Tournament. The winner will play Pikeville ( 20-4 ) on Thursday at 8:15 at the Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville.
Floyd Central ( 24-5 ) will play the winner of Pike Co. Central/Magoffin Co. at the Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville on Wednesday at 8:15.
58th Cheerleading Runner-Up
Bottom L to R Lyndsey Ward, Chloe Adkins, Anna Salyers, Ellie Smith, Lexi Frazier, Bailey Blankenship
Middle L to R Blair Cantrell, Bella Prince, Hayden Boggs, Kelsey Fyffe, Ady Bartley, Melissa Blankenship
Standing L to R Jennifer Pannell, Anna Mitchell, Laila Dolen, Sophie Wellman, Jenna VanHoose, Kara Adkins, Piper Ward, Claire Ratcliffe, McKinley Burton, Kiersten Pannell
Bulldog Head Coach Chandler Thompson
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Tough way to lose in a district championship. I hate it for our kids, but hats off to Floyd Central. They made a tough shot at the end of OT to win the game. We are excited about the opportunity to respond to that loss tomorrow night. We are thankful for the opportunity to play and have the chance to advance tomorrow evening. Come out and support our girls and boys at 4 and 6pm tomorrow!”
