Pond Creek, Ky. — Lawrence Co. ( 7-2 ) let one slip away 56-53 on the road at Belfry (7-3) Monday night.
Kensley Feltner shown here against Martin Co. had 29 points in a close loss to Belfry earlier this week.
The Bulldogs led by seven late in the fourth period before the Pirates came from behind to steal one away.
Lawrence Co. led 17-15 after one period before Belfry outscored the Dawgs 14-7 to lead 29-24 at the break.
In the third period LC took control with a 18-6 run to take control heading to the final period with a 42-35 lead.
In the final period Lawrence Co. led until the final seconds before Belfry took the lead and won the game.
Lawrence Co. was led by Kensley Feltner with 29 points, Brooke Neal hit 3 three pointers in the first quarter for 9 points before leaving the game with an injury, Kyleah Ward 6 points, Sophie Adkins 5 points, Tyra Hammond 4 points, Ellie Webb and Kaison Ward had 2 points each.
Sophomore #20 Brooke Neal hit 3 first quarter three pointers before leaving the game with a season ending injury versus Belfry.
The Dawgs hit 5 three pointers and went 12 of 17 from the charity stripe.
Kyera Thornsbury led Belfry with 29 points, Cushi Fletcher scored 11 points, Kyra Justice and Alyssa Varney 6 points each, Linzee Phillips and Jenna Sparks 2 points each.
Belfry hit 1 three pointer and went 13 of 21 from the foul line.
LCHS 17 7 18 11 = 53
BHS 15 14 6 21 = 56
Lawrence Co. will travel to Langley tonight to face a tough Floyd Central ( 8-0 ) squad in a key 58th District matchup. Both teams are 1-0 in District play.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Tough loss on the road. Give Belfry credit for taking us out of our game plan. We didn’t take care of the basketball well enough or shoot free throws well down the stretch to win the game, especially when we built a 7 point lead late in the game we turned the ball over way too much. We have to learn how to close a game out better. We have a huge district game coming up on Friday night so we will take the next few days to prepare for Floyd central. It’s going to another rough game on the road.”
