Lynchburg-Clay, Whiteoak set to play in respective district semifinal games on Thursday

The following is a look at Lynchburg-Clay’s Division III SE District Semifinal and Whiteoak’s Division IV SE District Semifinal, both set for Thursday, Feb. 22.  

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024
Division III SE District Semifinal (Southeast 1 Bracket)

No. 7 Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs vs. No. 6 Minford Lady Falcons, 8 p.m. at the Waverly Downtown Gym. 

• Lynchburg-Clay: 18-5 overall, 11-2 Southern Hills Athletic Conference, Div. II (second place)

• Minford: 18-5 overall, 9-1 Southern Ohio Conference III (first place)

• Common Opponents (2023-24)
Minford
- Whiteoak (win, 57-42)
- South Webster (win, 45-42; win, 46-30)
- Portsmouth West (win, 39-37)
- Wheelersburg (win, 42-32)
- McClain (win, 36-21)
- North Adams (loss, 47-55)

Lynchburg-Clay 
- Whiteoak (win, 55-47)
- South Webster (win, 61-49)
- Portsmouth West (loss, 31-51)
- Wheelersburg (win, 56-45)
- McClain (win, 62-36)
- North Adams (loss, 46-53; loss, 45-51)

• Tournament Results
- Lynchburg-Clay defeated Wheelersburg, 56-45 at Chillicothe High School on Saturday, Feb. 17 in sectional finals. 

- Minford defeated Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant, 55-40 at Northwest High School on Saturday, Feb. 17 in sectional finals. 

• Highlights 
- Lynchburg-Clay has three 1,000-plus point scorers on their roster (Jade Massey, Macy Etienne, Addison West), as all three players achieved that feat this season. 
- Minford junior Lindsee Williams scored 16 points in their sectional final win. (Per Paul Boggs, PDT)
- LCHS senior Jade Massey scored 21 points in their sectional final win. 
- Lynchburg-Clay is averaging 57.9 points per game this season while allowing 42.5 ppg.
- Minford has scored an average of 43 ppg while allowing 35 ppg.

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024
Division IV SE District Semifinal (Southeast 1 Bracket)

No. 5 Whiteoak Lady Wildcats vs. No. 4 Symmes Valley Lady Vikings, 8 p.m. at Wellston High School 

• Whiteoak: 14-9 overall, 8-5 SHAC, Div. II, second place 

• Symmes Valley: 15-6 overall, 8-2 Southern Ohio Conference II, second place 

• Common Opponents (2023-24) 
Symmes Valley 
- Minford (loss, 51-64)
- Manchester (win, 71-24)

Whiteoak
- Minford (loss, 42-57)
- Manchester (win, 72-40; win, 68-28)

• Tournament Results 
- Symmes Valley defeated Manchester, 71-24 on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Northwest High School. 

- Whiteoak defeated Paint Valley, 51-32 on Thursday, Feb. 15 at Hillsboro High School.

• Highlights
- Whiteoak’s Lydia Carr scored 17 points in their sectional final win. 
- Jaylie Parr of Whiteoak scored her 1,000th career point this season. 
- Whiteoak has scored an average 46.7 ppg this season and allowed 42.2 ppg.
- Symmes Valley is averaging 54.9 ppg and has allowed 40.6 ppg.