53RD DISTRICT TOURNAMENT: Letcher Central cruises into title game

Letcher Central dominated from start to finish as the Lady Cougars raced past Cordia, 78-13, to advance to the 53rd District tournament finals in a game played on Saturday.

Kyleigh Wright led the Lady Cougars (14-12) with 13 points. Loren Boggs tossed in 10 and Kaylee Banks added nine. Brooke Bates net eight.

At Ermine

(53rd District tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

CR (2-21)……3     0     3    7 – 13

LC (14-12)…..23  20  17   18 – 78

Scoring:

Cordia (13) – Delilya Stidham 0(2) 1-2 7; Summer Dye 0(1) 1-1 4; Madison Williams 1 0-0 2; and Keely Shepherd 0 0-2 0. Totals: 1(3) 2-7 13.

Letcher Central (78) – Kyleigh Wright 6 1-1 13; Loren Boggs 4 2-2 10; Kaylee Banks 3(1) 0-0 9; Brooke Bates 2(1) 1-1 8; Heidi Bentley 3 1-2 7; Bailey Kincer 2(1) 0-0 7; Keira Couch 3 0-0 6; Tori Holcomb 1(1) 1-2 6; Sydney Craft 0(1) 0-0 3; Jaylin Whitt 2 0-0 4; Kaylee Banks 0 3-4 3; and Farrah Combs 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27(5) 9-12 78.

Next up: Letcher Central (14-12) vs. Knott Central (16-7), championship game, 7 pm, Mar. 16.