Belfry held on down the stretch to slip past Johnson Central, 47-44, in a game played at BHS Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Cushi Fletcher and Kyera Thornsbury scored 14 points each to pace the Lady Pirates, now 8-4. Jenna Sparks followed with nine.
Clara Blair led all scorers with 19 points for the Lady Eagles, who dropped to 7-2. Sammi Sites tossed in 12 and Kelci Blair chipped in eight.
Johnson Central was playing for the first time since beating East Ridge back on January 22. The Lady Eagles missed five games because of COVID restrictions.
At Goody
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (7-2)……9 16 5 14 – 44
BF (8-4)….11 11 11 14 – 47
Scoring:
Johnson Central (44) – Kelci Blair 1(2) 0-0 8; Sammie Sites 2(2) 2-2 12; Taylor McKenzie 0(1) 0-0 3; Clara Blair 4(3) 2-2 19; and Sophie Younce 1 0-2 2. Totals: 8(8) 4-6 44.
Belfry (47) – Kyera Thornsbury 4 6-10 14; Cushi Fletcher 4(1) 3-6 14; Jenna Sparks 4 1-4 9; Kyra Justice 0(1) 2-2 5; Addison Smith 1 0-0 2; Alyssa Varney 1 0-0 2; and Linzee Phillips 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14(2) 13-24 47.
Next up: Johnson Central (7-2) at Lawrence County (7-4), 2 pm, Feb. 6; Belfry (8-4) at Pikeville (7-4), 7:30 pm, Feb. 6.
Greenup County…47
Pike Central………44
Pike Central’s fourth-quarter rally came up short as the Lady Hawks fell to Greenup County, 47-44, in a game played on the road Wednesday night.
Emalie Tackett led the Lady Hawks, now 2-8, with 16 points while Hannah May tossed in 10.
At Greenup
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (2-8)..….8 11 6 19 – 44
GC (1-6)…..2 16 18 11 – 47
Scoring:
Pike Central (44) – Emalie Tackett 6 4-10 16; Hannah May 1(2) 2-2 10; Abigail Hess 0(2) 0-0 6; Alexis Taylor 1 2-4 4; Sarah Justice 2 0-2 4; Lindsey Bowman 1 0-1 2; Lakota Johnson 0 1-2 1; Allie Spears 0 1-2 1; and Kaiden Hess 0 0-2 0. Totals: 11(4) 10-25 44.
Greenup County (47) – Rachel Bush 5(1) 5-5 18; Emily Maynard 0(3) 3-5 12; Taylor Gammon 1(2) 1-2 9; Emma Frazier 1 0-2 2; Katie Shaffer 1 0-0 2; Sarah Hall 1 0-2 2; and Kennedy Taylor 1 0-2 2. Totals: 10(6) 9-18 47.
Next up: Pike Central (2-8) at Phelps (1-6), 7:30 pm, Feb. 5.
Letcher Central…..71
Lawrence County…54
Letcher Central got off to a quick start and rolled to a 71-54win over Lawrence County in a game played at LCCHS Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Kaylee Banks poured in 24 points to lead the Lady Cougars, now 6-5.Loren Boggs followed with 13. And Brooke Bates added 10. Keira Couch chipped in nine.
Lawrence County’s Kensley Feltner paced all scorers with 37 points.
At Ermine
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (7-4)..…..8 18 9 19 – 54
LCC (6-5)…21 19 14 17 – 71
Scoring:
Lawrence County (54) – Kensley Feltner 12(2) 7-13 37; Kyleah Ward 2 0-0 4; Ellie Webb 0(3) 0-0 9; and Tyra Hammond 1 2-5 4. Totals: 15(5) 9-18 54.
Letcher Central (71) – Kaylee Banks 8 8-10 24; Loren Boggs 5 3-4 13; Brooke Bates 3(1) 1-2 10; Keira Couch 2(1) 2-4 9; Tori Holcomb 2(1) 0-0 7; Jaylin Whitt 2 0-1 4; Farrah Combs 1 0-0 2; and Kaylee Banks 0 2-4 2. Totals: 23(3) 16-25 71.
Next up: Lawrence County (7-4) vs. Betsy Layne (3-6), 6 pm, Feb. 5; Letcher Central (6-5) at Cordia (1-9), 6 pm, Feb. 4.
In other games on Wednesday night:
Wolfe County placed four players in double figure scoring as the Lady Wolves rolled past Phelps, 71-30.