HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Belfry winning streak at two games

The Belfry Pirates went on the road to Elliott County and knocked off the Lions, 57-45, in a game played on Thursday night.

Jonathan Banks stripped the nets for a game-high 24 points and pulled down 17 rebounds for a double-double as the Pirates won their second straight game. 

Eric Daniels followed with 14 points while Chase Varney and Cody Erwin added 10 each.

At Sandy Hook

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BF (3-12)…13 12 13 10 – 57

EC (2-13)…11 16   8 10 – 45

Scoring:

Belfry (57) – Chase Varney 10; Jonathan Banks 24; Eric Daniels 14; Cody Erwin 10; Noah Brown 2; and Cayden Varney 1. Totals: 20(1) 14-32 57.

Elliott County (45) – Aiden Barker 2; Elijah Faulkner 3; Kyler Fannin 16; Lake Adkins 8; Nathan Sturgill 8; Ruyland Brickey2; and Corbin Craft 6. Totals: 10(4) 13-24 45.

Belfry……………….…..66

Mountain Mission, Va…61

Belfry took the lead away from Mountain Mission in the second quarter and held on in the second half to score a 66-61 win at home on Tuesday night.

Jonathan Banks had a big game with a game-high 30 points and 25 rebounds as the Pirates snapped a 12-game losing streak.

Cody Erwin added seven points.

At Goody

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MM (4-9)……15 12 17 17 – 61

BF (2-12)……15 20 14 17 – 66

Scoring:

Mountain Mission (61) – Leule Sahale 8; Imani Chacha 13; Abel Mesfin 10; Cliff Gashumba 10; Kaab Dawit 11; Emmanuel Maginga 7 and Alex Nyakemori 2. Totals: 15(9) 4-6 61.

Belfry (66) – Cody Erwin 7; Noah Brown 6; Jonathan Banks 30; Chase Varney 4; and Cayden Varney 4. Totals:  27 12-24 66.