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Boone County got beat 33-26 by Montgomery County in
the opening round of the Kentucky girls’ basketball state tournament on
Thursday at Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky.
Montgomery County, trailing 20-18 entering the
fourth quarter, out-scored the Lady Rebels 15-6 in the final period to
advance to the quarterfinals on Friday.
Boone County tied the game at 24-24 with 6:14 left
in the game on a Jackie Hicks jumper but only scored one basket the rest
of the way. Hicks scored 10 points and finished with seven rebounds.
Shooting woes plagued both teams. Montgomery
County shot only 17.4 percent from the field for the game while Boone
County managed just 25 percent. Montgomery County held a 46-32
rebounding margin. Maggie Prewitt scored a game-high 14 points for
Montgomery County. |