PIKEVILLE – Shelby Valley and Phelps will clash at the Appalachian Wireless Arena tonight to decide the 15th Region girls’ All “A” Classic championship.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
The Lady Cats, now 10-5, knocked off Pikeville, 58-48, while the Lady Hornets (11-5) bounced Betsy Layne, 57-49.
Alyssa Elswick led three Valley players in double figure scoring with a game-high 16 points. Alyssa Newsom followed with 12 and Zoee Johnson tallied 10.
Alexia Wilkerson and Trinity Rowe paced the Lady Panthers (12-4) with 11 points each and Kirsten Cole-Williamson tossed in nine.
Meanwhile, Kylie Hall had a big day for the Lady Hornets, scoring 21 points and grabbing 14 rebounds to finish with a double-double. Danielle Prater followed with 14 and Chloe Smith finished with 10. Kacie Dotson chipped in eight.
Alexandria Jarvis finished with a double-double for the Lady Bobcats (5-13) with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Madilyn Meade tossed in 12.
At Pikeville
(All ‘A’ Classic semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PK (12-4).…16 7 7 18 – 48
SV (10-5) ….14 11 19 14 – 58
Scoring:
Pikeville (48) – Kirsten Cole-Williamson 4 1-6 9; Kelsey Jo Tackett 1(2) 0-0 8; Alexia Wilkerson 2(2) 1-2 11; Emma Ratliff 1(1) 0-0 5; Trinity Rowe 5 1-1 11; and Rylee Theiss 2 0-0 4. Totals: 15(5) 3-9 48.
Shelby Valley (58) – Laci Johnson 2 2-2 6; Alyssa Elswick 7 2-3 16; Alyssa Newsom 4(1) 1-3 12; Cassidy Rowe 0(2) 0-0 6; Tori Hampton 3 2-4 8; and Zoee Johnson 5 0-0 10. Totals: 21(3) 7-12 58.
At Pikeville
(All ‘A’ Classic semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PH (11-5)….8 18 14 17 – 57
BL (5-13)….8 13 13 15 – 49
Scoring:
Phelps (57) – Danielle Prater 1(1) 9-10 14; Kacie Dotson 3 2-4 8; Chloe Smith 2(2) 0-1 10; Kylie Hall 5 11-14 21; Alyssa Sargent 0 2-3 2; and Amelia Casey 0 2-2 2. Totals: 11(3) 26-34 57.
Betsy Layne (49) – Lauryn Watkins 2 0-0 4; Madilyn Meade 4 4-4 12; Alexandria Jarvis 8 1-3 17; Kenadie Boyette 1(2) 0-1 8; Katie Kidd 1 0-2 2; Sydney Newsome 1 0-0 2; Amelia Blackburn 0 2-2 2; and Kim Akers 0 2-2 2. Totals: 17(2) 9-13 49.
Saturday, Jan. 11
Betsy Layne…..…62
Prestonsburg……51
PIKEVILLE – Betsy Layne built a double-digit lead in the opening half as went on to beat Prestonsburg, 62-51, in the All “A” Classic quarterfinals played at Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday.
Katie Kidd and Alexandria Jarvis fired in 14 points each as the Lady Bobcats moved to 5-12. Madilyn Meade followed with 11 and Kenadie Boyette chipped in 10.
Faith Lazar led all scorers for the Lady Blackcats (4-8) with 23 points. Celina Mullins added eight.
At Pikeville
(All ‘A’ Classic quarterfinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (5-12)…..13 21 11 17 – 62
PB (4-8)…….13 11 7 20 – 51
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (62) – Lauryn Watkins 2 3-9 7; Madilyn Meade 2 7-13 11; Alexandria Jarvis 5 4-5 14; Kenadie Boyette 2(2) 0-0 10; Katie Kidd 7 0-0 14; and Kim Akers 3 0-0 6. Totals: 21(2) 14-27 62.
Prestonsburg (51) – Alison Campbell 0 4-4 4; Destiny Elliott 2 1-2 5; Celina Mullins 1(1) 3-4 8; Alivia Slone 0(1) 0-0 3; Faith Lazar 7(1) 6-6 23; Maggie Nelson 0 3-5 3; and Kylie Stephens 0(1) 2-2 5. Totals: 10(4) 19-23 51.
Friday, Jan. 10
Shelby Valley.….48
Martin County…26
PIKEVILLE – Shelby Valley turned up the heat against Martin County and forced the Lady Cardinals into 17 turnovers en route to a 48-26 win in the All “A” Classic quarterfinals played at Appalachian Wireless Arena on Friday.
Alyssa Elswick had 21 points and eight rebounds as the Lady Cats improved to 9-5. Kelsey Owens chipped in nine off the bench.
Kristen Issac paced the Lady Cardinals (8-5) with 13 points and Madison Thompson added seven and 12 rebounds.
At Pikeville
(All ‘A’ Classic quarterfinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (9-5)…..4 15 15 14 – 48
MC (8-5)….1 6 8 11 – 26
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (48) – Laci Johnson 2 0-0 4; Alyssa Elswick9(1) 0-1 21; Alyssa Newsom 2 0-0 4; Tori Hampton 1 2-2 4; Kelsey Owens 1(1) 4-4 9; Jazzy Meade 0 2-2 2; and Zoee Johnson 2 0-2 4. Totals: 17(2) 8-11 48.
Martin County (26) – Madison Thompson 2 3-7 7; Lakyn Porter 1 0-0 2; Lynndsey Cassell 0(1) 0-1 3; Kristen Issac 4 5-7 13; and Alyssa Allen 0 1-2 1. Totals: 7(1) 9-17 26.
Pikeville………..…64
Jenkins………………42
PIKEVILLE – Pikeville ran out to a big lead early on and cruised to a 64-42 win over Jenkins the All “A” Classic quarterfinals played at Appalachian Wireless Arena on Friday.
Kirsten Cole-Williams led the Lady Panthers, now 12-3, with a game-high 19 points. Trinity Rowe finished with 11 and Alivia Gearheart netted 10.
Lindsey Rose paced the Lady Cavaliers (4-9) with 17 points and Jerrica Thacker tossed in 14.
At Pikeville
(All ‘A’ Classic quarterfinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JK (4-9)..….11 4 8 19 – 42
PK (12-3)….25 13 16 10 – 64
Scoring:
Jenkins (42) – Jerrica Thacker 5 4-4 14; Lindsey Rose 7 3-5 17; Alexis Ritchie 1 2-4 4; Skye Brown 1 2-3 4; and Cadence Firth 0(1) 0-4 3. Totals: 14(1) 11-16 42.
Pikeville (66) – Kirsten Cole-Williamson 6 7-8 19; Kelsey Jo Tackett 1 0-0 2; Alivia Gearheart 4 2-2 10; Lexi Wilkerson 2 2-2 6; Emma Ratliff 0(1) 0-0 3; Trinity Rowe 4(1) 0-0 11; Rylee Theiss 2 1-2 5; Kylie Hall 1 0-0 2; and Leighan Jackson 3 0-1 6. Totals: 23(2) 12-15 66.