Two-time defending champion Pikeville turned up the defensive pressure to run away and beat Martin County, 73-50, in the 15th Region All “A” Classic Tournament semifinal game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Monday night.
Senior Trinity Rowe fired in a game-high 25 points and dished out 10 assists as the Lady Panthers improved to 11-1.
Kristen Whited tossed in 15 points and Leighan Jackson added a double-double, with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Laken Williams led the Lady Cardinals (11-5) with 15 points and Brooke Marcum scored 12.
At Pikeville
(All ‘A’ Classic Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PK (11-1)….16 18 22 17 – 73
MC (11-5)….8 9 15 18 – 50
Scoring:
Pikeville (73) – Trinity Rowe 5(3) 6-8 25; Kristen Whited 1(3) 4-4 15; Kyera Thornsbury 2 2-4 6; Leighan Jackson 4 4-6 12; Rylee Theiss 2 4-4 8; Kylie Alvin 0(2) 0-0 6; and Shyla Kidd 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14(8) 21-28 73.
Martin County (50) – Alyssa Allen 1 2-3 4; Brooke Marcum 3(1) 3-4 12; Katie Marcum 1(1) 3-6 8; Chloe May 0(1) 0-0 3; Laken Williams 3(1) 6-9 15; Kennadi Mollett 1 2-2 4; and Maci Maynard 1 2-2 4. Totals: 10(4) 18-26 50.
Shelby Valley….48
Betsy Layne……40
Shelby Valley pulled away from Betsy Layne in the final three minutes to advance to the 15thRegion All “A” Classic Tournament championship game with a 48-40 in a matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Monday night.
Sadie Johnson finished with a game-high 17 points while Zoee Johnson added a double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
Lindsey Bowman tossed in 11 points, all in the first half, as the Lady Kats moved to 10-2.
Haleigh Damron paced the Lady Cats (9-5) with 11 points. Laci Hall chipped in nine.
At Pikeville
(All ‘A’ Classic Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (10-2)….9 12 9 18 – 48
BL (9-5)….11 9 9 11 – 40
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (48) – Zoee Johnson 6 1-2 13; Lindsey Bowman 0(3) 2-2 11; Sadie Johnson 5(1) 4-6 17; Miley Riddle 0 2-2 2; and Jazzy Meade 0 5-6 5. Totals: 11(4) 14-18 48.
Betsy Layne (40) – Haleigh Damron 4 3-4 11; Jaden Pente 1(1) 0-0 5; Kinleigh Martin 2 2-2 6; Laci Hall 3(1) 0-0 9; Jayden Jarrell 2 0-1 4; and Maddy Collins 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 13(3) 5-7 40.