Eastern, Ky. — Lawrence Co. ( 12-15 ) avenged two earlier losses to Floyd Central ( 20-7 ) with a 59-52 victory in the semifinals of the 58th District Girls Tournament on Monday.
The Lady Dawgs got off to a great start and led 9-2 before battling foul trouble and trailed 29-21 at the halftime break.
Jada Patton was 6 of 8 from the free throw line in a win over Floyd Central.
In the second half Jada Patton took over with 20 points and Lawrence County seized control before sealing it at the free throw line by going 7-9 down the stretch.
Patton led all scorers with 28 points, Brooke Marcum added 17 points, and Maddison Artrip tallied 9 points.
Caroline See netted 3 points and Emalynn Kitts chipped in with 2 points.
Brooke Marcum splits the double team attempt from Floyd Central.
The Bulldogs hit 3 three pointers and went 16 of 22 from the free throw line.
Floyd Central was led by Reagan Lafferty had 16 points, Brooke Sammons had 11 points Chole Crace 9 points, Maddy Engle had 7 points, Jaylin Blanton 4 points, Mahayla Garcia 3 points and Aubree Moore 2 points
The Lady Jags hit 4 three pointers and went 10 of 19 from the free throw line.
LCHS 11 10 18 20 – 59
FCHS 15 14 9 14 – 52
Maddison Artrip beats the Jaguar press
The Lady Dawgs will play for a District Championship at 7:30 on Wednesday versus Betsy Layne ( 14-13 ) at Floyd Central
Floyd Central will host Magoffin Co. at 6:00 in a Play in game for the Super Regional Tournament.
Bulldog Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… I’m so proud of our girls. We got down early, battled through some adversity in the 2nd quarter but what a second half we had. We talked at the half about everything we needed to clean up. I felt we played such great defense and when we play defense our offense will come. That’s what we’ve told them all year.
“… They were determined to get back to playing for a championship and were blessed to be right back there tomorrow night. In practice today our focus is one more win this week. We’re not just satisfied with being in the championship we want to hang another banner. We’re excited and blessed with the opportunity.”
