PIKEVILLE – Shelby Valley battled back from a first-half deficit to take the lead away from Belfry and the Lady Kats went on to post a 43-35 victory in the girls’ 15th Region Tournament quarterfinals played at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center Feb. 27.
Valley, now 18-15, advanced to next Monday night’s semifinal matchup with Johnson Central. Belfry’s season ended at 13-18.
Alyssa Newsom paced the Lady Kats with a game-high 17 points while Alyssa Elswick followed with 13. Tori Hampton tossed in eight.
McKenzie Maynard led the Lady Pirates with a double-double, scoring 12 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Kylea Stanley finished with nine and Lyndsey Miller added eight.
At Pikeville
(15th Region quarterfinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (18-15)……7 8 10 18 – 43
BF (13-18)…….8 8 5 14 – 35
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (43) – Alyssa Newsom 2(2) 7-8 17; Tori Hampton 2(1) 1-2 8; Alex Stanley 0(1) 0-0 3; Alyssa Elswick 3 7-10 13; and Laci Johnson 1 0-1 2. Totals: 8(4) 15-21 43.
Belfry (35) – Ariel Mounts 0(1) 0-0 3; Linzee Phillips 1 1-1 3; McKenzie Maynard 4 4-4 12; Kylea Stanley 2 5-8 9; and Lyndsey Miller 1(2) 0-0 8. Totals: 8(3) 10-13 35.