Louisa, Ky. — Lawrence Co. girls basketball defeated Johnson Central 57-39 on Friday at the Dawg House.
Lawrence Co. improved to 3-1 with the victory over the Golden Eagles.
Kensley Feltner beating the Golden Eagle defender to the basket.
Kensley Feltner was the leading scorer in the game with 18 points, Kaison Ward hit 3 three pointers and finished with 13 points, Tyra Hammond and Sophie Adkins scored 8 points each, Abby Nelson finished with 7 points, Brooke Neal scored 3 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 7 three pointers and went 10 of 14 from the foul line.
Tyra Hammond knocking down a first quarter free throw versus Johnson Central.
Johnson Central ( 0-3 ) was led by Taylor McKenzie with 14 points, Madison Thacker 7 points, Clara Blair 5 points, Abby Burchett 4 points, KK Vannoy and Abbie Stambaugh 3 points each, Haylee Marsillett 2 points and Makinley Cantrell 1 point.
JC hit 2 three pointers and went 9 of 17 from the charity stripe.
Lawrence Co. 68 Magoffin Co. 27 ( Tuesday )
The Dawgs traveled to Salyersville and came away with another road victory.
Brooke Neal playing sound defense against Johnson Central.
Kensley Feltner paced LC with 30 points, Brooke Neal hit 3 three pointers and finished with 11 points, Kaison Ward scored 9 points, Sophie Adkins 6 points, Abby Nelson and Emily Atrip finished with 5 points each.
The Dawgs hit 6 three pointers and went 12-16 from the foul line.
Magoffin Co. ( 1-6 ) were led by Angel Mullis with 16 points.
The Hornets went 7 of 12 from the charity stripe.
LCHS 22 18 23 5 = 68
MCHS 5 12 8 2 = 27
The Bulldogs will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Shelby Valley ( 5-0 ) and then back up 23 to Prestonsburg ( 4-1 ) for their first District game of the year.
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Lawrence Co. Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Extremely proud of our girls effort this week. I felt they played with high energy on both sides of the ball. We traveled to Magoffin earlier in the week and played a young team. I still felt we were able to control the tempo and play the style we want to. We finished on Friday night with Johnson Central. They have had our number the last few years. It was great to come out and be able to play the way we did. I really liked our defensive effort and it’s awesome to see our girls all able to contribute offensively. It was a great double header with our boys and we appreciate all the support. Great Friday night atmosphere for basketball.”
“… We have a tough week ahead. We travel Tuesday to Shelby valley, who just won the WYMT classic, play our first seeded district game against Prestonsburg on Thursday and finish up with Pike central Friday night. Weeks like this will keep preparing us and helping us get better.”
