Beacon Ladies Hoops: February 14, 2023
James Collier
The Ashland Beacon
GIRLS 64th DISTRICT
ASHLAND 20-6
Ashland went 2-1 this week with wins over Raceland and Boyd County and a loss to Russell.
Ashland fell to Russell, 62-48. Kenleigh Woods had 21 for the Kittens. Ella Sellars and Gabby Karle had 13 each.
Ashland bounced back with a 75-55 win over Raceland. No stats were reported.
Ashland closed the week with a 73-68 win over Boyd County. Woods had 29 in the win. Sellars tossed in 26. Karle added 13.
Ashland welcomes Montgomery County Monday and Menifee County Thursday. Ashland will meet Fairview in the opening round of the district tournament on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The event will be played at Boyd County Middle School.
BOYD COUNTY 18-11
Boyd County went 1-1 this week with a win over Menifee County and a loss to Ashland.
Emilee Neese netted 20 and hit six 3s to lead the Lions to a 57-39 win over Menifee County. Audrey Biggs added 12. Jasmine Jordan had 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Boyd County fell to Ashland, 73-68. Biggs led the way with 22 points. Jordan added 20 points and 12 rebounds. Taylor Bartrum had 13.
Boyd County welcomes Russell Monday and visits Rowan County Friday. The Lions earned a bye to the 64th District Championship by securing the top seed and will play for the title Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
FAIRVIEW 8-20
Fairview went 0-2 this week with losses to Glenwood, OH and Cordia.
Fairview fell to Glenwood, 62-16. Mia Newton had 8 in the loss.
The Eagles fell to Cordia, 46-22. No stats were reported.
Fairview welcomes Johnson Central Wednesday and visits Villa Madonna Saturday. The Eagles will play Ashland in the opening round of the district tournament on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS 63rd DISTRICT
RUSSELL 18-11
Russell went 2-2 this week with wins over Ashland and East Carter and losses to Lawrence County and Fairland.
Shaelyn Steele led the Devils with 24 points in their 62-48 win over Ashland. Josie Atkins added 13. Bella Quinn had 10.
Steele dropped 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds against Lawrence County but it was not enough to outlast the Bulldogs in a 75-74 loss at the horn. Quinn kicked in 15. Atkins had 10.
Russell cruised past East Carter, 71-30 and fell to undefeated Fairland, 54-51. No stats were reported.
Russell closes the regular season with a trip to Boyd County Monday night.
RACELAND 7-20
Raceland fell in all three contests this week with losses to Cabell Midland, Ashland and Greenup County.
Raceland lost to Cabell Midland, 72-30 and to Ashland, 75-55. No stats were reported.
Raceland was upended by Greenup County, 64-36. Nim Maynard had 16 in the loss.
Raceland visits Morgan County Tuesday, welcomes East Carter Thursday and travels to Pres-tonsburg Friday.
GREENUP COUNTY 14-10
Greenup County went 2-0 this week with a pair of district wins over Lewis County and Raceland.
Greenup County watched a 9-0 lead to start the game with Lewis County evaporate in the sec-ond half and a heave before the horn by Emily Maynard for a shot at the tie missed the mark, but a whistle sounded, sending Maynard to the line for three free throws with 0.4 seconds on the clock. The senior hit all three to force overtime and the Musketeers stole away a win in Vanceburg, 61-57 over Lewis County. Rachel Bush led the Musketeers with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Kennedy Spencer tossed in 13. Maynard had 12.
Greenup County cruised to a 64-36 win over Raceland. Bush tossed in 23. Maynard had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Mikenzie Boltz added 10.
Greenup County welcomes Menifee County Monday, travels to Pike County Central Wednesday and Lawrence County Friday.