PIKEVILLE – Floyd Central overcame a third-period deficit to take the lead away from Martin County and held on to escape with a heart-stopping 52-51 victory in the opening round of the girls’ 15th Region Tournament played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Monday night. The Lady Jags, now 20-8, advance to Friday night’s semifinals while the Lady Cardinals season ends at 21-10. Both teams had chances in the final minute. Floyd Central missed a trio of one-and-one free throw attempts, the Lady Cardinals missed a pair of foul shots and then threw the basketball away on the game’s final […] The post 15TH REGION TOURNAMENT: Floyd Central edges Martin County in thriller appeared first on Mountain Top Media.