PIKEVILLE – Shelby Valley scored the game’s first 18 points and the Wildcats went on to beat Pikeville, 66-52, in the 15th Region boys’ All “A” Classic semifinal matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday night.
Mr. Basketball candidate Cody Potter fired in a game-high 33 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the Wildcats improved to 14-4. Elijah Sykes followed with 16 points and Kaden Robinson tossed in 10.
The Panthers, now 10-7, were led by Nick Robinson’s 18 points. Grayson Harris finished with 13.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All ‘A’ semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PK (10-7)….1 14 10 27 – 52
SV (14-4)…22 11 9 24 – 66
Scoring:
Pikeville (52) – Seth Pugh 3 0-2 6; Grayson Harris 4 5-6 13; Rylee Samons 0 1-2 1; Connor Byers 1 4-4 6; John Flanery 1 2-2 4; Nick Robinson 5(1) 5-9 18; and Tate Walters 1 2-2 4. Totals: 15(1) 19-27 52.
Shelby Valley (66) – Keian Worrix 1 1-2 3; Cody Potter 7(4) 7-8 33; Elijah Sykes 4 8-11 16; Kaden Robinson 3(1) 1-2 10; Aaron Bates 0 0-1 0; and Russ Osborne 0 4-4 4. Totals: 15(5) 21-29 66.
Paintsville…..31
Phelps………28
PIKEVILLE – Paintsville managed to escape Phelps and advance to the All “A” championship game with a 31-28 win in a game played at Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday night.
Colby Fugate led the Tigers, now 8-8, with 13 points and Nick Keeton added 10.
Dominick Francis paced the Hornets (10-9) with 10 points and Jason Casey tallied eight.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All ‘A’ semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (8-8)……9 8 3 11 – 31
PH (10-9)…11 6 4 7 – 28
Scoring:
Paintsville (31) – Nick Keeton 5 0-2 10; Braxton Tharp 1 0-0 2; Colby Fugate 4 5-19 13; Baron Ratliff 1(1) 0-0 5; and Rex Castle 0 1-2 1. Totals: 11(1) 6-14 31.
Phelps (28) – Jason Casey 4 0-0 8; Dominick Francis 2(2) 0-0 10; Cameron Sanson 1 0-0 2; Trey Francis 2 0-2 4; Seth Mayhorn 1 0-0 2; and Landon Dotson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11(2) 0-2 28.
Pikeville……..…..78
Martin County….71
PIKEVILLE – Pikeville survived Martin County’s
comeback late in regulation as the Panthers earned a hard-fought 78-71 win over
the Cardinals in overtime to advance to the semifinals of the All “A” Classic
played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Friday night.
The Cardinals, now 7-11, erased a nine-point deficit and had a last-second
chance in regulation to win.
Rylee Samson led three Panthers (10-6) with 27 points. Grayson Harris tallied 13 and Nick Robinson tossed in 10.
Brady Dingess led Martin County with 21 points. Trey James finished with 19 and eight rebounds while Braxton Maynard netted 11.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All ‘A’ quarterfinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (7-11)….8 18 10 21 (14) – 71
PK (10-6)…14 13 16 14 (21) – 78
Scoring:
Martin County (71) – Brady Dingess 5(2) 5-6 21; Ethan Smith-Mills 3 1-3 7; Jordan Dalton 1(2) 0-0 8; Braxton Maynard 3(1) 2-2 11; Trey James 6 7-7 19; and Luke Hale 0(1) 2-2 5. Totals: 18(6) 17-20 71.
Pikeville (78) – Seth Pugh 2 0-0 4; Laithan Hall 0(1) 0-0 3; Grayson Harris 5(1) 0-0 13; Rylee Samons 3(3) 12-12 27; Connor Byers 3 2-2 8; John Flanery 2 0-1 4; Peyton Boyd-Blair 0 2-2 2; Nick Robinson 5 0-0 10; and Tate Walters 2(1) 0-1 7. Totals: 22(6) 16-18 78.
Shelby Valley….61
Prestonsburg…..57
PIKEVILLE – Prestonsburg nearly erased a 16-point deficit in
the final six minutes of play as Shelby Valley held on to escape with a
nail-biting 61-57 win in the quarterfinals of the All “A” Classic played at the
Appalachian Wireless Arena on Friday night.
Cody Potter finished with 19 points and Keian Worrix followed with 14 as the
Wildcats improved to 13-4. Kaden Robinson added 10.
Gunner Williams led all scorers for the Blackcats (6-8) with 29 points. Graham Burchett finished with 12 and Adam Slone added nine.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All ‘A’ quarterfinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (6-8)……13 12 4 28 – 57
SV (13-4)…12 13 18 18 – 61
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (57) – Adam Slone 3(1) 0-1 9; Grant Justice 2 1-2 5; Graham Burchett 1(2) 4-4 12; Gunner Williams 4(4) 9-9 29; and Will Gullett 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11(7) 14-18 57.
Shelby Valley (61) – Keian Worrix 3(1) 5-7 14; Cody Potter 4(2) 5-6 19; Zack Johnson 3 1-1 7; Kaden Robinson 1(2) 2-2 10; Elijah Sykes 4 0-0 8; Chaz Brown 1 0-2 2; and Russ Osborne 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16(5) 14-22 61. ��H���P��4