Betsy Layne went on the road to battle defending 15th Region champion Martin County and the Bobcats knocked off the Cardinals, 78-70, in a game played on Tuesday night.
Andrew Kidd poured in 23 points and finished with 15 rebounds for a double double. Cameron Pente tallied 17 and Carter Parsons net 11.
Jake Sturgill scored a game-high 25 points in the loss. Dray Duff followed with 19.
At Inez
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (4-3)…..22 17 17 22 – 78
MC (2-3)….13 16 23 18 – 70
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (76) – Andrew Kidd 8 7-11 23; Cameron Pente 3(2) 5-6 17; Carter Parsons 3(1) 2-2 11; Tanner Martin 4 0-2 8; Tanner Hall 1 0-0 2; Isaiah Allen 2(1) 0-0 7; and Grayson Hall 2(2) 0-0 10. Totals: 23(6) 14-21 78.
Martin County (70) – Dray Duff 6(2) 1-2 19; Luke Hale 2 3-4 7; Braden McKenzie 3 0-0 6; Peyton Davis 1(1) 3-4 8; Jake Sturgill 6(2) 7-10 25; Devin Maynard 1 1-2 3; and Bryan Dials 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(5) 15-22 70.
GIRLS
Prestonsburg………53
Breathitt County…27
Prestonsburg’s defense limited Breathitt County as the Lady Blackcats defeated the Lady Bobcats, 53-27, in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
The win was the 600th in program history as the Lady Blackcats improved to 5-1.
Jade Fitzpatrick paced the win with 15 points and Audrey Prater added 14 Allison Howard chipped in nine.
At Prestonsburg
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (53) – Jade Fitzpatrick 3(1) 6-8 15; Audrey Prater 4 6-6 14; Allison Howard 4 1-2 9; Haley Lafferty 2(1) 1-2 8; Baylee Stephens 0(1) 0-0 3; Sierra Slone 0 2-2 2; and Laken Stephens 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14(3) 16-20 53.
Pikeville…………..68
Portsmouth, OH….52
Pikeville jumped out to a big lead in the opening quarter and cruised past Portsmouth (OH), 68-52, in the Boyd County Roundball Classic played on Saturday.
Trinity Rowe led the Lady Panthers (3-0) with 21 points. Rylee Theiss finished with a double-double, scoring 18 points while grabbing 11 rebounds.
Kristen Whited net 13 points while Leighan Jackson and Kyera Thornsbury added eight apiece. Jackson totaled 10 boards.
At Summit
(Boyd County Roundball Classic)
Scoring:
Pikeville (68) – Trinity Rowe 5(3) 2-2 21; Rylee Theiss 5(1) 5-6 18; Kristen Whited 2(3) 0-0 13; Leighan Jackson 3 2-4 8; and Kyera Thornsbury 3 2-2 8. Totals: 18(7) 11-14 68.