Polk girls lose Lynch to knee injury

Polk County sophomore basketball standout Ansley Lynch will be sidelined for several games after suffering a knee injury in Friday’s loss at Hendersonville.

Laura Lynch said her daughter, Polk County’s second-leading scorer and leading rebounder, suffered an injury to her medial patellofemoral ligament during the game. The MFLP holds the kneecap in place.

Laura Lynch said the preliminary diagnosis is a tear of the MFLP ligament. If an MRI confirms that diagnoses, Ansley Lynch is expected to have minor outpatient surgery in the next few days, then begin rehabilitation.

Ansley Lynch entered the Hendersonville game coming off two of her best performances of the season, including an 18-point, 12-rebound effort at Avery.

With exams set for this week, Polk County is back in action on Friday, hosting Mountain Heritage in a Western Highlands Conference clash.