Hazard, Ky. — In an early morning contest in the Big Lou Coaches vs Cancer Classic Perry Co. Central defeated Lawrence Co. 64-57 Saturday.
#22 Leandra Curnutte and #23 Kaison Ward defends the Blackcat shooter.
Lawrence Co. was led by Sophie Adkins with 24 points, Kaison Ward added 16 points, Jada Patton netted 7 points, Abby Nelson had 5 points, Leandra Curnutte chipped in with 4 points.
The Dawgs ( 5-3 ) hit 3 three pointers and went 5 off 7 from the free throw line.
Perry Co. Central was led by Kyra McAlarnis with 21 points, Emmalee Neace had 18 points, Taylor Couch 5 points, Shyanne Couch, Harli Feltner and Brooklyn Cornette had 4 points each, Ryleigh Feltner and Ashlyn Dixon had 3 points each.
The Commodores ( 4-2 ) hit 6 three pointers and went 14 of 23 from the free throw line.
LCHS 17 8 14 18 = 57
PCHS 17 20 15 10 = 64
Lawrence Co. 67 Prestonsburg 36 ( Friday )
The Bulldogs led from start to finish and improved to 2-0 in 58th District play with the road victory over the Blackcats.
Nine different Dawgs cracked the scorebook led by Sophie Adkins with 20 points, Kaison Ward and Leandra Curnutte tallied 9 points each, Jada Patton and Hallie Adkins added 7 points each, Abby Nelson and Madison Artrip had 5 points each, Jenna Murphy 3 points and Addison Bloomfield chipped in with 2 points.
The Dawgs hit 7 three pointers and went 4 off 6 from the charity stripe.
Prestonsburg was led by Audrey Prater with 11 points, Allison Howard had 8 points, Baylee Stephens 4 points, Whitney Howard 3 points, Haley Lafferty, Amelia Newsome and Sierra Slone had 2 points each.
The Blackcats ( 5-2 ) hit 2 three pointers and went 2 of 2 from the free throw line.
LCHS 20 18 17 12 = 67
PHS 8 13 5 10 = 36
Boyd Co. 83 Lawrence Co. 59 ( Tuesday )
Sophie Adkins with Head Coach Melinda Feltner was presented a ball for her 500th career rebound.
After Belfry cancelled the day before the Dawgs picked up a game with a very good Boyd Co. team and the Lions ( 6-1 ) picked up the road victory.
The Dawgs were led by Sophie Adkins 20 points, Kaison Ward tallied 15 points, Leandra Curnutte netted 11 points, Abby Nelson added 6 points, Addison Bloomfield had 4 points and Jada Patton chipped in with 3 points.
Lawrence Co. hit 4 three pointers and went 19 of 26 from the free throw line.
University of Pittsburgh signee Audrey Biggs poured in 30 points, Jasmine Jordan had 21 points, Jada Ray 16 points, Sophie Stevens 11 points, Taylor Bartrum 3 points, Myla Hamilton 2 points.
Boyd Co. hit 8 three pointers and went 23 of 30 from the free throw line.
BCHS 27 18 18 25 = 83
LCHS 13 14 13 19 = 59
The Bulldogs will return to action on Wednesday in the Gateway Holiday Classic at Montgomery Co. High School at 1:00 versus Nicholas Co. ( 5-1 ) out of the 10th Region.
Other teams in the tournament are host Montgomery Co. Greenup Co. Bryan Station, Madison Central and Hazard.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Melinda Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… We had a challenging week this week. After a cancellation we picked up Boyd County. It was a tough game for us but showed the areas we need to improve on and that’s what we want right now. We are just working to get better every day.”
“… It was great to get a big district win Friday night. Feels good to be 2-0 right now in district play. I was proud of how our girls responded on the defensive end. Defense is going to be the key in how successful we can be.”
“… With a very quick turnaround at 10 AM Saturday morning we played a tough Perry Central team. We got in foul trouble early in the second quarter and got down but kept battling and cut the lead to within 4. We couldn’t get any closer. It was a tough loss on the road for us. We are still working to get better every game.”
