Louisa, Ky. — Lawrence Co. Boys will play in the Class 2A semifinals after beating Belfry 76-72 on Tuesday night.
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Cody Maynard drilling a long three pointer versus Belfry.
Lawrence Co. improved to 11-2 as Cody Maynard poured in 29 points and Trenton Adkins backed him up with 28 of his own to lead the Bulldogs to victory, Tyler Johnson tallied 10 points, Will Lafferty netted 7 points and Kaden Gillispie added 2 points.
The Dawgs hit 6 three pointers and went 8 of 21 from the foul line.
Trenton Adkins at the foul line in the second half versus Belfry.
Belfry fell to 5-4 on the season and was led by Sal Dean with 27 points, Demahjae Clark had 16 points, Cross Taylor 14 points, Ty Peterson 11 points, Makaden Maynard had 4 points.
The Pirates hit 6 three pointers and 6 of 11 from the foul line.
BHS 21 12 14 25 = 72
LCHS 18 17 24 17 = 76
The Dawgs will face District rival Floyd Central ( 10-3 ) tonight at 7:00 at LCHS.
The winner will battle Magoffin Co. ( 7-5 ) on Saturday at 7:45 for the Class 2A championship with the winner headed to Owensboro for the Class 2A state tournament.
Tyler Johnson passing the ball inside to Kaden Gillispie in the Class 2A tournament.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Chandler Thompson
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Very proud of our kids for coming through with a really big win in the first round of the 2A tournament. Belfry is a really good team and was leading the state in points scored per game. We did a really good job defensively containing their best three players. They are certainly a tough matchup for anyone they play, but we feel like our kids did a really good job at buying in and getting stops. Our kids had a different look in their eyes last night and in practice the day before. Us coaches really felt like they were locked in and it showed in the game last night.”
“… Super proud of Cody Maynard for becoming the second leading scorer in program history, and Trenton Adkins for becoming the newest member of the 1,000 point club and 500 rebound club. Those two are great leaders, and although they are not into personal accomplishments and more into team accomplishments, they are very deserving of their accomplishments and we are glad to recognize them! Couldn’t be more proud of this group of young men!”
