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Manual defeats Perry County 70-61 in girls' LIT semifinal

Written by the Courier-Journal

April Wilson posted 29 points and five steals to lead the Manual High School girls’ basketball team to a 70-61 victory over Perry County Central in Saturday morning’s semifinals of the Republic Bank/Coca-Cola Louisville Invitational Tournament at Bellarmine University’s Knights Hall.

Wilson, a Purdue signee, hit 9 of 14 shots and 9 of 10 free throws and scored 24 of her points in the first half. Kara Wright and LeAsia Wright both scored 16 points for Manual (20-2), No. 1 in The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous Ratings.

Manual will face the Marion County-Mercy winner in tonight’s 8 o’clock championship game.

Sophomore Kayla Rankin had 17 points and six rebounds to lead No. 4 Perry County Central (19-2), which led 24-12 early in the second quarter before Manual rallied for a 38-34 halftime lead.

Katelyn Smith added 16 points, and Kendall Noble pitched in 11 points, 10 assists, six rebounds, three blocks and three steals