STANVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) – In a game that saw 11 lead changes and eight ties, the Lawrence County Lady Bulldogs pulled off a nail-biting 48-46 victory over the Betsy Layne Lady Bobcats at Junior Newsome Arena on Monday night.
Betsy Layne held an early advantage, leading 15-14 at the end of the first quarter and led by as many as 10-points before Lawrence County battle back to tie the game at 28-28 at the half.
With under two minutes remaining, Lawrence County secured the lead for good on a 3-pointer by Maddison Artrip, giving the Lady Dawgs a 45-44 lead. Seventh grader Gracie Woods would follow a Betsy Layne miss with a layup giving Lawrence County their largest lead of the night, 47-44 with 1:28 remaining.
Betsy Layne made a late-game push with a layup by Jaden Pente, cutting the lead to 47-46 with 0:32 seconds left, however Lawrence County was able to play keep-away from the Betsy Layne defense to force a pair of fouls, sending Sophie Adkins to the line where she converted one free throw, giving the Lady Dawgs a 48-46 lead.
Betsy Layne would fail to get a clear shot in the end and fall in defeat.
Adkins led all scorers with 25 points, shooting 9-of-17 from the field while adding 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Artrip scored 13 points and connected on four 3-pointers for Lawrence County.
Betsy Layne’s Kinleigh Martin scored a team-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Shyla Kidd added 12 points and Pente finished with 10.
Betsy Layne moved on to Super Regional play in a “First Four” matchup against Belfry, defeating the Lady Pirates to advance to “Super Saturday”, where they’ll face a district runner-up on the road. Betsy Layne could possibly play Paintsville, Shelby Valley or Pike County Central.
Lawrence County advanced to the district championship facing Prestonsburg.
(Photo credit: Faith Lazar and In The Paint Studio)
Scoring by Quarters:
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Betsy Layne 15 13 9 9 46
Lawrence Co. 14 14 9 11 48
BETSY LAYNE (46) – Kidd 2, (1) 7-8 12. Pente 4, (2) 10. Jarrell 1, 2. Hall 1, (1) 3. Martin 8, (1) 2-2 19. Williams 0,0. Collins 0,0. Anderson 0,0.
FG Pct: 39%. FT Pct: 90%. 3-PT 5-19 (Kidd 1-3, Pente 2-4, Jarrell 0-5, Hall 1-2, Martin 1-2, Collins 0-3). Fouls 13. Fouled out: Jarrell. Rebounds 30. Assists 11. Turnovers 14.
LAWRENCE COUNTY (48) – Adkins 9, (4) 3-4 25. Maynard 0,0. Artrip 4, (4) 1-2 13. See 0,0. Patton 2, 4-10 8. Bloomfield 0,0. Woods 1, 2. Fitzpatrick 0,0. Kitts 0.0.
FG Pct: 40%. FT Pct: 44%. 3-PT 8-21 (Adkins 4-8, Maynard 0-2, Artrip 4-9, See 0-1, Kitts 0-1). Fouls 8. Fouled out: none. Rebounds 22. Assists 8. Turnovers 9.
