Lady Bears fall in region tournament's opening round

Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:32am — Diane Dyer

OWENSBORO — Butler County was limited late as Breckinridge County battled back from behind to win 55-46 in the opening round of the 3rd Region Girls' Basketball Tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter on Monday, Feb. 28.

The loss eliminated Butler County from the 3rd Region Girls' Basketball Tournament. Among the top hoops teams in the 3rd Region, Butler County exited the 2021-22 girls' high school basketball season 25-4.

With the win, Breckinridge County (25-6) advanced to the semifinals of the 3rd Region Girls' Basketball Tournament.

Butler County and Breckinridge County were tied 9-9 at the conclusion of the first quarter. Moving ahead after the initial quarter in the girls' high school basketball postseason matchup, Butler County led 27-18 at halftime.

But Breckinridge County answered, battling back to lead 34-32 at the conclusion of the third quarter.

Finishing strong, Breckinridge County managed to pull away for the win over 12th District champion Butler County in the final frame.

Taylor Leach scored 19 points to lead the Lady Bears. Leach was the only Butler County player to reach double figures in scoring.

Following Leach in scoring for Butler County, Gracie Cardwell, Jaelyn Taylor and Jenna Phelps added eight points apiece.

Rounding out Butler County's scoring, Graci Leach chipped in three points.

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