Photo credit: DUSTY LAYNE
Pikeville overcame a four-point, halftime deficit to rally past 59th District rival Shelby Valley in the second half for a 59-40 win at the T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers, now 16-1, outscored the Lady Kats (15-6) by a 38-16 margin following the break.
Kyera Thornsbury, who was ruled eligible to play earlier in the day, tossed in 12 points in her first game as a Lady Panther, along with Trinity Rowe to lead a balanced scoring attack.
Rylee Theiss tossed in 10 while Emma Ratliff added nine and Kylie M. Hall chipped in eight.
Alyssa Elswick paced Valley with 14 points and Cassidy Rowe added 12.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (15-6)….11 13 9 7 – 40
PK (16-1)……9 11 21 18 – 59
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (40) – Cassidy Rowe 6 0-0 12; Alyssa Elswick 5 4-7 14; Kyra Looney 0(2) 1-2 7; Kylie Alvin 0(1) 1-2 4; Jazzy Meade 0(1) 0-0 1; and Sadie Johnson 0 0-2 0. Totals: 11(4) 6-13 40.
Pikeville (59) – Kylie M. Hall 3 2-2 8; Emma Ratliff 0(3) 0-0 9; Trinity Rowe 0(3) 3-4 12; Leighan Jackson 1 0-0 2; Rylee Theiss 4 2-2 10; Kristen Whited 0(2) 0-0 6; Kyera Thornsbury 0(4) 0-0 12. Totals: 8(12) 7-8 59.
Prestonsburg……..71
Powell County……42
Prestonsburg put together one of its best all-around performances as they cruised to a 71-42 victory over Powell County in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
Faith Lazar fired in a game-high 29 points as the Lady Blackcats improved to 14-4. Kylie Tackett followed with 11.
At Prestonsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (6-9)……..10 7 11 14 – 42
PB (14-4)……20 21 14 16 – 71
Scoring:
Powell County (42) – Presley Hall 0(1) 1-2 4; Kenna Neal 5 2-4 12; Mikyra Caudill 4(2) 0-0 14; Amelia Trent 0(1) 1-2 4; Lorri Faulkner 1 0-1 2; and Trinity Romans 3 0-5 6. Totals: 13(4) 4-14 42.
Prestonsburg (71) – Audrey Prater 2 2-2 6; Lexie Skeens 1 0-0 2; Allison Howard 0(1) 0-0 3; Celina Mullins 2 0-2 4; Faith Lazar 9(2) 5-6 29; Kylie Tackett 1(3) 0-0 11; Hannah Jarrell 1 0-0 2; Ashley Tackett 1 0-0 2; Haley Lafferty 1(1) 0-0 5; Amelia Newsome 1 0-0 2; and Jade Fitzpatrick 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 20(8) 7-10 71.
Letcher Central….70
Hazard……………13
Letcher Central overwhelmed Hazard from the opening tip as the Lady Cougars scored a 70-13 win in a road game on Tuesday night.
Loren Boggs finished with 15 points as Central moved to 14.5 Jaylin Whitt added 10 while Tori Holcomb net nine and Keira Couch tallied eight.
At Hazard
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (14-5)……13 30 14 13 – 70
HZ (0-17)…….7 4 2 0 – 13
Scoring:
Letcher Central (70) – Kaylee R. Banks 3 0-0 6; Keira Couch 4 0-0 8; Loren Boggs 6 3-6 15; Tori Holcomb 0(3) 0-0 9; Jaylin Whitt 4 2-2 10; Bailey Kincer 2 0-0 4; Heidi Bentley 1 0-0 2; Kaylee F. Banks 2 1-2 5; Kyleigh Wright 3 0-0 6; and Farrah Combs 1 3-4 5. Totals: 26(3) 9-14 70.
Hazard (13) – Taylor Couch 0(1) 2-2 5; Hannah Stidham 2 2-2 6; Autumn Ramey 1 0-0 2; and McKenzie Roberts 0 0-2 0. Totals: 3(1) 4-6 13.