The Owsley County Lady Owls fell short of victory against Estill County on Wednesday in the championship game of the 56th District Tournament at Lee County, with a final score of 49-36. Both teams will advance to Knott County Central next week for the 14th regional tournament. The Lady Owls will face a winning team from the 53rd, 54th, or 55th districts, while the Lady Engineers will play a runner-up team from the same districts. The drawings are scheduled to take place at Knott Central on Friday.
The Lady Owls managed to keep the game close through the first quarter and the initial four minutes of the second quarter. However, Estill connected on a pair of 3-pointers just before halftime, and built a 25-17 lead.
Owsley remained in contention in the first half primarily due to a series of 3-pointers, including three from Harley Dooley and one each from Kamilla Marcum and Kiley Taylor. Nevertheless, the Lady Engineers utilized a strong second quarter margin, outscoring Owsley 13-6 and establishing an 8-point halftime advantage. Turnovers, including some unforced errors, proved detrimental to the Lady Owls, as Estill converted many of them into points. Owsley committed 19 turnovers throughout the game, which impacted their limited shot attempts. In contrast, Estill, with only 5 turnovers, attempted a significantly higher number of shots. Notably, the Lady Owls did have a 14-13 rebounding advantage.
Harley Dooley led Owsley in scoring with 13 points, including four 3-pointers. Kamilla Marcum scored 12 points, while Madi Cornett contributed 6 points with a pair of 3-pointers. Kiley Taylor scored 5 points, and Delaney Smith added 2 points. The Lady Owls successfully made eight 3-pointers throughout the contest.
Estill's Callee Snowden led her team in scoring with 20 points, accompanied by numerous assists and a pivotal role in their defensive strategy. Snowden was named PRTC Player of the Game and later received the tournament's MVP Drew and Jeremiah Smith Award. Center Maddie Cole scored 12 points, totaling 35 points in her two tournament games. Ava Hale scored 8 points, Kynlee Brown contributed 5 points, and Kadara Skinner and Jenna Jackson each scored 2 points.
In addition to Snowden's MVP Smith Award, Lady Engineer Kynlee Brown received the Steve Bennett Defensive Award, and Jenna Jackson won the Bobby Bowling Sixth Player Award.
The All-Tournament team consisted of Ava Hale, Callee Snowden, Kadara Skinner, and Madi Cole from Estill County, Kamilla Marcum, Delaney Smith, and Harley Dooley from Owsley County, Kali Flinchum and Marti Kirk from Powell County, and Natalie Reed and Miranda Wyrick from Lee County.
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