JACKSON – Don’t look now but Letcher Central’s Lady Cougars are knocking on the door of a 14th Region Tournament championship.
Emma Maggard and Brooklynn Collins led a balanced scoring attack Saturday afternoon to rally the Lady Cougars to a 63-54 victory over host Breathitt County in the semifinals.
Kaylee Banks added 12 and Kenzie Craft tossed in nine as Central moved to 20-9.
The Lady Cougars will face Knott County Central (24-7) at 7 p.m. Monday night. Central defeated the Lady Patriots in the 53rd District finals last week.
At Jackson
(14th Region semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LCC (20-9)….21 9 18 15 – 63
BC (19-13)….14 17 18 5 – 54
Scoring:
Letcher Central (63) – Emma Maggard 7 0-0 14; Brooklynn Collins 4(1) 3-4 14; Kenzie Craft 0(3) 0-0 9; Brooke Bates 3 1-6 7; Loren Boggs 2 1-1 5; Kaylee Banks 4(1) 1-2 12; and Jessica Boggs 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(5) 6-13 63.
Breathitt County (54) – Hannah Griffith 2 1-2 5; Amy Brewer 8(1) 4-9 23; Adreonna Schutz 5 2-6 12; Emalee Watts 0(4) 0-0 12; Kaylea Ritchie 0 0-1 0; and Bayleigh Miller 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(5) 7-18 54.
(Photo courtesy of EastKy Photography)