ERMINE – The Letcher Central Cougars overcame an early deficit to turn back Cordia, 78-74, in the opening round of the 53rd District Tournament played at LCCHS Gymnasium Feb. 18.
Greg Kincer fired in 26 points and Tyler Boggs finished with 23 and grabbed 14 rebounds to finish with a double-double as the Cougars, now 18-11, advanced to the championship game and secured its place in the 14th Region Tournament next week.
Dakota Shepherd followed with 10 points and Parker Williams chipped in eight.
At Ermine
(53rd District Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
CR (8-22)…..23 13 14 21 – 74
LC (18-11)…..16 25 14 23 – 78
Scoring:
Cordia (74) – Kalil Harris 4(1) 2-4 13; Darryn Pringle 3(1) 4-6 13; Anthony Glasgow 5(1) 2-3 15; Miles LaPoint 6 2-3 14; Brandon Muzo 2 1-2 5; John Ramon 1 0-0 2; and Anthony Hidalgo 0(4) 0-0 12. Totals: 21(7) 11-18 74.
Letcher Central (78) – Tyler Boggs 8 7-8 23; Trevor Hardin 0(1) 2-4 5; Greg Kincer 6 14-19 26; Caleb Stidham 1(1) 0-3 5; Parker Williams 4 0-0 8; Ryan Lebrun 0 1-2 1; and Dakota Shepherd 3 4-4 10. Totals: 22(2) 28-40 78.