Naugatuck, W. Va. — Lawrence Co. ( 13-4 ) knocked off the defending state champion Tug Valley Panthers 76-66 on Wednesday night.
Kaison Ward eying a free throw attempt as Sophie Adkins and Emmallee Holt look on.
The Dawgs won for the fourth straight time in a very tough place to play.
Kensley Feltner led the way with 24 points, Sophie Adkins tallied 20 points including 3 three pointers, Emmallee Holt hit 4 three pointers and finished with 12 points, Kaison Ward scored 9 points, Tyra Hammond chipped in with 5 points, Emily Artrip and Leandra Curnutte added 3 points each.
The Bulldogs hit 9 three pointers and finished 17 of 32 from the foul line.
Kensley Feltner goes in for a basket against Rowan Co.
Kaylea Baisden led the Panthers with 33 points, Autumn Hall 17 points, Audrey Evans 7 points, Emily Hatfield 5 points, Kenzie Browning and Kenzie Browning had 2 points each.
Tug Valley hit 8 three pointers and went 18 of 24 from the line.
LCHS 19 12 14 31 = 76
TVHS 9 18 22 19 = 66
Lawrence Co. 53 Greenup Co. 48 ( Tuesday )
The Dawgs trailed most of the way but clawed their way to the road victory.
Kensley Feltner scored a game high 28 points and also pulled down 12 rebounds, Sophie Adkins tallied 11 points, Kaison Ward added 8 points, Emily Atrip scored 4 points and Abby Nelson chipped in with 2 points.
The Bulldogs hit 2 three pointers and went 13 of 27 from the foul line.
Greenup Co. fell to 10-3 on the season and was led by Emma Frazier with 14 points, Rachel Bush 13 points, Gabby Karle 8 points, Emily Maynard 7 points, Taylor Gammon 6 points.
The Musketeers hit 5 three pointers and went 15 of 30 from the foul line.
LCHS 13 9 13 18 = 53
GCHS 13 13 14 8 = 48
Rowan Co. 58 Lawrence Co. 53 ( Sunday )
The Dawgs trailed early but fought their way back into the game before coming up just short in the Class 2A Section 8 Championship game.
Kensley Feltner led the Bulldogs with 31 points, Sophie Adkins tallied 7 points, Tyra Hammond 5 points, Kaison Ward and Emily Artrip scored 4 points each, Abby Nelson chipped in with 2 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 2 three pointers and went 21 of 28 from the foul line.
Rowan Co. improved to 12-5 and was led by Haven Ford with 31 points, Katie Chandler 15 points, Hailey Rose 9 points, Destiney Utterback 3 points.
The Vikings hit 6 three pointers and went 14 of 19 from the free throw line.
RCHS 17 19 6 16 = 58
LCHS 6 11 18 18 = 53
The Dawgs will return to action Saturday at 1:00 with a trip to Perry Co. Central and then host District rival Betsy Layne at 6:00 on Monday.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Tough loss against a really good Rowan County team. We knew it would be a tough game. We dug ourselves a hole in the first half. Give them credit, we didn’t come out ready to play and they took advantage of it. In the second half we looked a little more like ourselves. We competed and fought the rest of the game and continued to chip away. We cut the lead to 3 under 15 seconds but couldn’t get any closer. I’m definitely proud of our effort in the second half but against a team like Rowan County we have to be ready to go when we tip and we wasn’t tonight. We have to learn from it and get better.”
