February 23, 2018
Langley, Ky. — Floyd Central (15-9) won the Girls 58th District Championship over Lawrence Co. (20-8) Thursday night 60-51 in the schools first year of existence.
58th District Runner Up Lady Bulldogs
The Lady Dawgs were cold from the start and the Lady Jaguars were hot as they drained six three pointers in the first half to build a 38-25 lead at the break.
Both teams struggled in the third quarter and scored only six points apiece.
In the fourth the Lady Dawgs made a run to cut the lead to 8 with 4 minutes left but didn’t get any closer.
Lawrence Co. was led by Lexi Ratliff with 20 points, Kelly Davis tallied 9 points, Kendra Spaulding and Kassidy Cavins 8 points each, Hannah Rucker finished with 6 points.
Lawrence Co. 13 12 6 20 – 51
Floyd Central 23 15 6 16 – 60
Both teams will advance to the 15th Region tournament along with Johnson Central and Sheldon Clark from the 57th, Shelby Valley and Pikeville from the 59th, Pike Central and Belfry from the 60th.
The Region draw will be Saturday morning at the Expo Center and Lawrence Co. will play Shelby Valley, Johnson Central or Pike Central.
* Lady Bulldog Head Coach Melinda Feltner was named 58th District Coach of the Year.
* Hannah Rucker, Kendra Spaulding, Kelly Davis, Kassidy Cavins and Lexi Ratliff were named All District for the regular season.
* Rucker, Spaulding, Davis and Ratliff made 58th District All Tournament team.
Lady Bulldogs Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Last night we had a rough second quarter that we couldn’t recover from. We battled back and fought hard the entire game. I’m proud of our kids’ efforts. We cut their lead to 8 with about 4 minutes to go in the game and we had 2 crucial turnovers we couldn’t score and that killed us last night. We have to learn from our game last night and get ready for the regional tournament. We draw tomorrow morning and will know more of how we need to prepare for our next game. This is the best time of the season and I want our girls to play loose and enjoy their opportunities. This is our 4th trip in 5 seasons and we know we are very fortunate to be here. We just want to take advantage of our opportunities and leave everything on the floor.”
“… We appreciate all the support of our teaching staff, student body and community. The atmosphere was amazing! I hope they can make the trip back to the Expo next week.”
