PIKEVILLE – Belfry’s Katie Ball hit a short jumper falling away from the basket with 22 seconds remaining to provide the Lady Pirates with the margin needed to escape Johnson Central, 53-52, in the girls’ 15th Region Tournament thriller played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night. Ball finished with a game-high 26 points, 17 rebounds and five block shots as the Lady Pirates (16-14) advanced to the semifinals Friday night against defending champion Pikeville. Kyera Thornsbury followed with 12 points and hit some clutch shots in the win. Johnson Central, which saw its season end at 16-15, battled […] The post 15TH REGION TOURNAMENT: Belfry holds off Johnson Central to advance appeared first on Mountain Top Media.