HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bulldogs bounce Hornets in 2A Sectional finals

Lawrence County pulled away from Magoffin County in the second quarter and the Bulldogs cruised to an 84-64 win in the Kentucky 2A Sectional championship game played on Sunday.

Cody Maynard led a trio of Bulldogs (13-2) in double figures with a game-high 32 points. Tyler Johnson followed with 27 and Will Lafferty added 10. Trenton Adkins chipped in nine.

Ben Lafferty paced the Hornets, now 7-6, with 19 points while Aden Barnett tallied 17. Zane Whitaker added 11.

At Louisa

(Kentucky 2A Sectional championship)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MC (7-6)……20  15  16  13 – 64

LC (13-2)……22  24  21  17 – 84

Scoring:

Magoffin County (64) – Grayson Whitaker 1(2) 0-0 8; Aden Barnett 4(2) 3-3 17; Ben Lafferty 6(1) 4-5 19; Zane Whitaker 4 3-6 11; Ethan Salyer 1 0-2 2; Spencer Howard 1 0-0 2; Walker Russell 1 0-0 2; and Brennan Hanson 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 18(6) 10-16 64.

Lawrence County (84) – Cody Maynard 6(3) 11-11 32; Kaden Gillispie 1 0-1 2; Tyler Johnson 5(4) 5-6 27; Trenton Adkins 4 1-4 9; Will Lafferty 2(2) 0-0 10; and Andrew Bloomfield 1 2-2 4. Totals: 19(9) 19-24 84.

Lawrence County…..89

Floyd Central……….63

Lawrence County punched its ticket to the championship game with an 89-63victory over Floyd Central on Saturday.

Cody Maynard stripped the nets for a game-high 30 points. Trenton Adkins finished with 19 while Tyler Johnson tossed in 18. Kaden Gillispie net 11.

Brayden Moore ed the Jaguars (10-4) with 13 points and Jake Rainey added 12. Ronnie Sammons scored 10 while Eric Burke and Brody Buck added nine each.

At Louisa

(Kentucky 2A Sectional semifinals)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

FC (10-4)……..12  15  20  16 – 63

LC (12-2)….….17  32  15  25 – 89

Scoring:

Floyd Central (63) – Tanner Hall 0 2-2 2; Brayden Moore 4(1) 2-2 13; Ronnie Sammons 5 0-0 10; Eric Burke 3(1) 0-0 9; Jake Rainey 6 0-0 12; Brody Buck 3(1) 0-1 9; Grant Wright 1(1) 0-0 5; and Dylan Boyd 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 22(5) 4-5 63.

Lawrence County (89) – Cody Maynard 4(5) 7-9 30; Kaden Gillispie 4 3-3 11; Tyler Johnson 7(1) 1-1 18; Trenton Adkins 7(1) 2-4 19; Will Lafferty 2 0-0 4; Andrew Bloomfield 2 1-2 5; and Ryder Brown 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26(7) 16-21 89.

Lawrence County…..76

Belfry…………………72

Lawrence County survived poor free-throw shooting and a fourth-quarter rally by Belfry to edge the Pirates, 76-72, in the quarterfinals played on Tuesday.

Cody Maynard paced the Bulldogs with 29 points and Trenton Adkins followed with 19. Tyler Johnson added 10

Sal Dean led the Pirates (5-4) with 27 points and DeMahjae Clark finished with 16. Taylor Cross scored 14 and Tykee Peterson tallied 11.

At Louisa

(Kentucky 2A Sectional quarterfinals)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BF (5-4)……..21  12  14  25 – 72

LC (11-2)……18  17  24  17 – 76

Scoring:

Belfry (72) – Sal Dean 9(3) 0-2 27; Taylor Cross 3(2) 2-3 14; DeMahjae Clark 5(1) 3-4 16; Makaden Maynard 2 0-0 4; and Tykee Peterson 5 1-2 11. Totals: 24(6) 6-11 72.

Lawrence County (76) – Cody Maynard 8(4) 1-3 29; Kaden Gillispie 1 0-0 2; Tyler Johnson 2(1) 3-7 10; Trenton Adkins 12 4-9 28; and Will Lafferty 2(1) 0-2 7. Totals: 25(6) 8-21 76.