PIKEVILLE – Pikeville ran out to a 16-point, first quarter lead against Pike County Central and the Lady Panthers went on to score a 61-49 victory in the girls’ 15th Region Tournament quarterfinals played at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Central Feb. 28.
The Panthers, now 25-7, never trailed in the game and led by as many as 19 in eliminating the Lady Hawks, who saw their season end at 20-12.
Grace Bartley led four Lady Panthers in double-figure scoring with a game-high 15 points. He also had seven rebounds. Kelsey Jo Tackett finished with 14 while Alivia Gearheart added 11 and Kirsten Cole-Williamson tallied 10 points and seven boards.
Cassidy Mullins paced Pike Central with 14 points while Bailey Birchfield tossed in nine. Haley Boyd and Kelsi Brinager chipped in seven each.
At Pikeville
(15th Region quarterfinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (20-12)…..5 12 3 29 – 49
PK (25-7)……21 7 10 23 – 61
Scoring:
Pike Central (61) – Bailey Birchfield 0(3) 0-0 9; Haley Boyd 1(1) 2-2 7; Kelsi Brinager 2 3-4 7; Lexi Newsome 1(1) 0-0 5; Cassidy Mullins 1(4) 0-0 14; Chloe Neece 0(1) 0-0 3; and Alicen May 2 0-0 4. Totals: 7(10) 5-6 49.
Pikeville (61) – Grace Bartley 2(2) 5-7 15; Kelsey Jo Tackett 1(3) 3-4 14; Leslie Stewart 0 2-2 2; Alivia Gearheart 2 7-8 11; Kirsten Cole-Williamson 2 6-9 10; and Trinity Rowe 1 7-8 9. Totals: 8(5) 30-38 61.