HINDMAN – Letcher Central landed four players in double-figure scoring as the Lady Cougars raced past host Knott County Central, 54-46, to capture the girls’ 53rd District Tournament championship Feb. 21.
LCC, now 18-9, will enter the 14th Region Tournament next week as a number one seed while the Lady Patriots dropped to 22-7 and will be placed as a number two.
The Lady Cougars used a big fourth quarter to take the lead away and go on to win.
Brooke Bates and Loren Boggs tossed in 12 points apiece while Emma Maggard and Brooklynn Collins added 10 apiece while Kaylee Banks chipped in eight.
At Hindman
(53rd District championship)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LCC (18-9)….8 15 6 25 – 54
KCC (22-7)…5 15 12 14 – 46
Scoring:
Letcher Central (54) – Emma Maggard 4 2-3 10; Brooklynn Collins 2(2) 0-0 10; Brooke Bates 5 2-4 12; Loren Boggs 1 10-14 12; Kaylee Banks 4 0-3 8; and Jessica Boggs 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(2) 14-24 54.
Knott Central (46) – Jada Higgins 6(1) 1-2 16; Madison Ashley 2 0-0 4; Keara Mullins 1(1) 2-3 7; Kylie Gayheart 1(1) 0-0 5; Emily Williams 2 1-3 5; Brooke Mason 0(1) 0-0 3; Courtney Hayes 1 0-0 2; Presley Fletcher 1 0-2 2; and Natalie Slone 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15(4) 4-9 46.
53rd District Boys
Knott Central…….72
Letcher Central….61
ERMINE – Letcher Central was outscored 22-8 in the third period and it proved to be the difference as Knott Central escaped with a 72-61 victory in the boys’ 53rd District Tournament championship game played at LCCHS Gymnasium Feb. 20.
Tyler Boggs led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points for the Cougars, now 18-12 overall heading into next week’s 14th Region Tournament. Caleb Stidham tossed in 12 while Greg Kincer and Parker Williams added 10 apiece. Ryan Lebrun chipped in nine.
At Ermine
(53rd District championship)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LCC (18-12)…18 16 8 19 – 61
KCC (22-9)….19 13 22 18 – 72
Scoring:
Letcher Central (61) – Tyler Boggs 6 2-4 14; Trevor Hardin 0(1) 0-0 3; Greg Kincer 2 4-6 10; Caleb Stidham 3(2) 0-0 12; Parker Williams 2(2) 0-0 10; Ryan Lebrun 0(3) 0-0 9; Dakota Shepherd 0 1-2 1; and Dylan Webb 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(10) 7-12 61.
Knott Central (72) – Darron Whitaker 4(1) 3-5 14; Khalil Slone 6(2) 4-4 22; Josh McGuire 3 1-2 7; Branson Couch 4(1) 3-3 14; Gannon Couch 3 6-8 12; and Colby Napier 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 20(5) 17-22 62.