Lady Knights claim sixth straight district title

Only one team had won five straight Girls’ 20th District Tournament titles and now there is only one with six in a row as Marion County’s Lady Knights (28-4) accomplished the feat with a 70-47 romp over Adair County in the district championship encounter on Friday night at Taylor County High School.
Coach Trent Milby’s club   held leads of 6-0, 14-2 and 22-6 before Kyvin Goodin-Rogers’ three-pointer at the half-time horn made it 40-18. The Lady Knights’ lead grew to as many as 36 (58-22) before Adair County scored nine of the final 11 points in the third quarter and claimed the fourth frame 16-10.
Goodin-Rogers led a balanced MCHS attack with 19 points while Makayla Epps, the tourney’s Most Outstanding Player, had 15, Bre Elder 12 and Logan Powell 10.
Katie Keltner had 20 for Adair County (25-5) while Mercedes Cox had 15 for Adair County. The Lady Indians played without two senior starters with knee injuries — Chanley Otterson who missed the last two weeks of the season and Hali Wheat, who was injured in the first-round win over Taylor County.

Marion County Lady Knights 70,
Adair County Lady Indians 47
20th District Tournament
At Taylor County
Championship
Adair County Lady Indians (47)
Player    FG    FT    TP
Taylor    1    0-0    2
K. Keltner    7    5-7    20
Cox    4    5-10    15
A. Keltner    1    2-4    4
Lawless    1    0-0    2
Peck    0    0-0    0
Coomer    0    0-0    0
Kemp    0    0-0    0
Smock    0    0-0    0
McCloud    1    2-2    4
Totals    15    14-23    47
Marion County Lady Knights (70)
Player    FG    FT    TP
Elder    5    2-3    12
Goodin-Rogers    9    0-0    19
Powell    5    0-0    10
Tonge    2    0-0    4
Epps    7    0-0    15
Fenwick    1    0-0    2
Calhoun    0    0-0    0
May    1    0-0    3
Howard    0    1-2    1
Burton    0    0-0    0
Bridgewater    0    0-0    0
Rakes    2    0-0    4
Thomas    0    0-0    0
Totals    32    3-5    70
ACHS    8    10    13    16    —    47
MCHS    20    20    20    10    —    70
3-point goals — Adair County 3 (Cox 2, K. Keltner 1), Marion County 3 (Goodin-Rogers 1, Epps 1, May 1). Officials — Wayne Edwards, Adrian Goodman, Willie Tennant.

2011-12 Girls’ 20th District
basketball awards
All-Tournament Team
Bre Elder    Marion County
Makyala Epps    Marion County
Kyvin Goodin-Rogers    Marion County
Logan Powell    Marion County
Mercedes Cox    Adair County
Katie Keltner    Adair County
Kassidi Taylor    Adair County
Rachel Riggs    Taylor County
Haley Wright    Taylor County
Brittany Vaught    Campbellsville
Most Outstanding Player
Makayla Epps    Marion County

All-Season Team
Bre Elder    Marion County
Makayla Epps    Marion County
Kyvin Goodin-Rogers    Marion County
Mercedes Cox    Adair County
Katie Keltner    Adair County
Chanley Otterson    Adair County
Hannah Howard    Taylor County
Rachel Riggs    Taylor County
Brittany Vaught    Campbellsville

All-Academic Selections
Hali Wheat    Adair County
Masi Wilson    Campbellsville
Emily Fenwick    Marion County
Rachel Riggs    Taylor County