HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Belfry, Valley score lopsided wins

Photo courtesy of Ray Justice Photography

Belfry dominated from the early going and rolled to an 89-55 win over Phelps in a district matchup played on Wednesday night.

DeMahjae Clark led six Pirates (14-9) in double figure soring with 22 points. Bol Kuir tossed in 15 and Ben McNamee added 13. Tyler Chaffin, Caleb Spears, and Sal Dean scored 12 each.

Jaeshon Nugent had a game-high 24 points for the Hornets, now 5-17. Jaylen Wells added nine and Keandre Galaurb-Jackson net eight.

At Goody

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PH (5-17)….13  13  15  14 – 55

BF (14-9)…..24  26  23  16 – 89

Scoring:

Phelps (55) – Jaeshon Nugent 24; Keandre Galaurb-Jackson 8; Eric Daniels 5; Mason Prater 6; Jaylen Wells 9; Tristan Blankenship 6; and Mikey Flemings 3. Totals: 18(4) 7-8 55.

Belfry (89) – DeMahjae Clark 22; Bol Kuir 15; Ben McNamee 13; Tyler Chaffin 12; Caleb Spears 12; Sal Dean 12; Caden Woolum 2; and Jonathan Banks 1. Totals: 28(7) 12-21 89.

Next up: Phelps (5-17) at Johnson Central (17-2), 6:30 pm, Mar. 11; Belfry (14-9) at Lawrence County (10-8), 7:30 pm, Mar. 11.

Shelby Valley……90

Floyd Central…….51

Shelby Valley’s offense was on fire as the Wildcats ran past Floyd Central, 90-51, in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Wednesday night.

Keian Worrix poured in a game-high 32 points. He hit eight, three-point baskets, including one the length of the floor as time expired in the quarter. Kaden Robinson followed with 29 as the Wildcats improved to 16-6. Logan Hawkins tossed in eight.

Braden Moore had 16 to lead the Jaguars, now 7-14. Brody Buck tossed in 11 and Tanner Hall added nine.

At Robinson Creek

Scoring:

Floyd Central (51) – Braden Moore 5 6-7 16; Brody Buck 2(2) 1-2 11; Tanner Hall 3(1) 0-0 9; Ronnie Sammons 3 0-0 6; Nathan Watkins 2 0-0 4; Dalton Younce 1 1-2 3; and Skyler Hall 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(3) 8-11 51.

Shelby Valley (90) – Keian Worrix 2(8) 4-4 32; Kaden Robinson 4(6) 3-3 29; Logan Hawkins 4 0-0 8; Jacob Hall 2(1) 0-0 7; Anthony Pallotta 3 0-0 6; Chaz Brown 1(1) 0-0 5; and Russ Osborne 0(1) 0-2 3. Totals: 16(17) 7-9 90.

Next up: Floyd Central (7-14) vs. Betsy Layne (10-8), at Betsy Layne, 58th District tournament, 6 pm, Mar. 15; Shelby Valley (16-6) at Pike Central (14-9), 7:30 pm, Mar. 11.