Regular season district play wrapped up for four coverage area basketball teams Tuesday when Whitley County squared off against crosstown rivals Williamsburg in a girls-boys double header at JB Mountjoy Gymnasium.
The girls game was ultra-competitive, with the visiting Lady Colonels pulling out the 59-51 win to improve to 9-17, 3-3 on the year and solidify the number two seed in the upcoming 50th District tournament at South Laurel High School. With the loss, the Lady Jackets fall to 13-12, 1-5 and will come into the district tourney as the number four seed.
Whitley Co 59, Williamsburg 51
Whitley – 16 10 10 23 – 59
W’burg – 11 12 20 8 – 51
WC – Anderson 13, Frazier 9, M Siler 11, Lawson 14, Shope 2, Smith 3, Lewis 3, Monhollen 2, D Siler 2
WB – Hall 20, Chapman 9, Williams 12, Caddell 1, Graham 9
In the late game Tuesday, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, going on to defeat the Colonels in convincing fashion, 70-51 to improve their season record to 14-11, 1-5. Meanwhile, Whitley falls to 13-12, 1-5 meaning a draw must take place to determine who will be the number three and number four seeds in the boys 50th District tournament.
Williamsburg 70, Whitley Co 51
W’burg – 21 19 17 13 – 70
Whitley – 7 14 10 20 – 51
WB – Brown 5, Rose 12, Hunter 24, Ponder 11, Powell 2, L Bray 13, J Bray 3
WC – Hollingsworth 8, T Lawson 6, D Lawson 2, Bowling 11, J Estes 4, G Estes 10, Downs 8, B Lawson 2
For an in-depth preview of the 2019 boys and girls 50th District championship tournaments, be sure to look for the special section inside next week’s print edition of the News Journal – Wednesday, February 13!
