Floyd Central rolled to its third straight district championship with a 3-0 victory over Betsy Layne at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
It marked the third straight year the Lady Jaguars won the title match by a 3-0 score.
Allison Turner had a team-high 12 kills and two blocks in the 25-10, 25-19 and 25-19 win. Ally Stumbo followed with 10 kills, four assists and one block while Kiara Warrens totaled a team-high 19 digs and two aces. Amelia Wallace had a team-high 19 assists, two digs, two kills and two aces.
Both the Lady Jaguars and Lady Bobcats move onto the 15th Region tournament next week.
Pikeville………3
East Ridge…….2
Pikeville took a close first set against East Ridge and then had to overcome a two-one deficit to beat the Lady Panthers, 3-2, in a thriller played at Jenkins High School on Tuesday night.
Kaylee Wells had 28 kills and McKinlee Potter followed with 21 in the 26-24, 23-25, 10-25, 25-21 and 15-12 win. Emily Grace Gearheart totaled 28 digs and Kara Lee added 19 while Riley Tavis had 42 assists and five kills.
Sarah Tackett paced the Lady Warriors with 25 kills, 13 digs and three serving aces while Haley Park added seven kills, nine digs and two assists.
Hannah Blackburn finished with 11 kills and Alexis Little totaled 24 digs and five aces. Hannah Thacker totaled nine kills while Lilly Rivera had nine digs and Emily Lester collected eight digs.
Lakin Puckett finished with three kills, 38 assists and four digs.
57TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Paintsville……..3
Magoffin Co……0
Defending 15th Region champion Paintsville dominated from start to finish in a 3-0 victory over Magoffin County in the semifinal-round match played at Johnson Central on Tuesday night.
Kara Ward and Hailey Little had 10 kills apiece in the 25-12, 25-6 and 25-13 win. Kaitlyn Newsome added four kills, four digs and four serving aces. Bella Blackburn totaled 27 assists, two digs, six aces and two kills. Hadley Hardin added six kills and Alissa Mullins finished with seven digs.
Martin County…..3
Johnson Central…1
Martin County rolled to a 3-1 victory over Johnson Central to secure a spot in the 15th Region tournament next week.
Maddie Thompson finished with 12 kills, 27 digs and three blocks in the 25-20, 16-25, 25-18 and 25-20 win. Kristen Isaac followed with six kills, 16 assists, 19 digs and one serving ace.
Lauren Horn had nine kills and one block while Lakyn Porter added five kills. Alyssa McCoy totaled 14 assists, eight digs and one ace and Jenna Grayson collected 38 digs and five assists.
Lila Spaulding finished with 13 digs and one ace and Kira Osborn had six kills and three digs and Alli Grayson had two kills and six digs.
Here is a look at Wednesday’s matches:
The 53rd District tournament championship will be played at 6 p.m. tonight at June Buchanan as Letcher County Central and Knott Central clash. Both teams will advance to the 14th Region tournament next week.
The 60th District tournament semifinals will be played at 7 p.m. tonight at the McCoy Athletic Center as the host Lady Hornets faces Belfry. The winner will advance to face Pike County Central in the championship match on Thursday.