Christian Fellowship played in the championship game of the Kentucky Christian Athletic Conference (KCAC) Tournament on Saturday, advancing following a 51-10 win over Highlands Latin. Despite 42 combined points from Gracie Howard and Lillian Burnett, the Lady Eagles fell in the title game 74-62 to Whitefield Academy.
Whitefield Academy (16-5), 7th Region All “A” Classic champions, advanced with a 60-4 win over Heritage Christian. All four of Whitefield’s scorers finished in double figures led by junior Camryn Poole with 26 points. The Lady Eagles 62 points were the most scored against the Lady Wildcats this season.
Howard and Burnett were selected to the KCAC All-Tournament Team for their play. Howard scored a combined 36 points and Burnett 30.
CFS (13-4) will play their second district game of the season on Tuesday at Marshall County (11-4).
CFS vs Highlands Latin
CFS 24 15 6 6 – 51
Highlands 2 0 4 4 – 10
CFS: G. Howard 14, Burnett 10, Warren 6, Jackson 6, Shields 5, Hudson 2, R. Howard 2, Tyson 2, Neal 2, Ryan 2
Highlands: Petrie 4, Moran 2, Lasoi 2
CFS: FG 24/43, 3 PT 1/3 (Shields), FT 2/4 (Howard 2/2), REB 37 (Tyson 8), PF 3, AST 9 (Jackson 4)
CFS vs Whitefield Academy
CFS 12 16 15 19 – 62
Whitefield 25 18 17 14 – 74
CFS: G. Howard 22, Burnett 20, Jackson 10, Warren 5, R. Howard 3, Shields 2
Whitefield: Poole 26, Spieker 17, Thompson 16, S. Ritter 15
CFS: FG 21/39, 3 PT 5/8 (Howard 3, Jackson 2), FT 15/21 (Burnett 6/10, Jackson 4/4), REB 32 (R. Howard 9), PF 15, AST 9 (Jackson 5)
Whitfield: FG 29/54, 3 PT 7/24 (Poole 3), FT 9/15 (Poole 7/10), REB 23
