Stanville, Ky. — The third time was the charm as #2 seed Lawrence Co. ( 18-10 ) defeated #1 seed Floyd Central ( 17-5 ) 72-58 Friday to win their second straight Girls 58th District Championship at Junior Newsome Arena.
The Jaguars were 2-0 this season against the Bulldogs with both wins coming at home.
With the title on the line super sophomore Kensley Feltner wasn’t going to let that happen again as she posted a career high 47 points including 17 of 18 from the foul line she also grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out 6 assists and was named the tournament’s MVP for here efforts. Kaison Ward 10 points and 11 rebounds, Sophie Adkins 6 points and 6 rebounds, Kyleah Ward 4 points, Ellie Webb 3 points and Tyra Hammond 2 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 4 three pointers and went 24 of 28 from the charity stripe.
Floyd Central was led by Katie Jo Moore with 22 points, Grace Martin 17 points, Jada Johnson 10 points, Kennedy Harvel 6 points, Chelsea Johnson 2 points and Riley Jo Compton 1 point.
The Jaguars hit 3 three pointers and went 9 of 15 from the foul line.
LCHS 16 12 17 27 = 72
FCHS 12 15 11 20 = 58
Lawrence Co. will face Pike Co. Central on Thursday night at 8:15 in the first round of the 15th Region Tournament at the Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville. Lawrence Co. swept PCC in the regular season.
Floyd Central will play Belfry on Wednesday at 6:30.
58th District tournament MVP and Kensley Feltner and All District team Sophie Adkins, Kaison Ward, Ellie Webb
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Back to Back District champions sounds awesome, we are so happy and excited for this. We have been working for this since back in October. What a season and to finish it with a District championship tops it off. We finally got them on a neutral court after losing twice to them in Langley. So proud of our kids, That is the best defense we played all season long. We knew who we had to shut down and we had to make them take tough shots. I thought Sophie Adkins played great and everybody else did their jobs. Overall we dug deep and came out with the victory.”
“… We struggled a little shooting but did the other stuff pretty well and that was huge. Ellie Webb didn’t shoot very well but hit some big free throws down the stretch.”
“… I don’t like to talk about her but as her coach Kensley Feltner put us on her back and willed us to victory. If we don’t have her it is tough for us to get into our offense and tough to get shots up. She get everyone around her involved and in position to score.”
“…Now it time to go make some noise at the Region Tournament next week. We are excited for another opportunity to coach these girls in a very challenging year. We can’t wait.”
