The second period was all the difference in this matchup as Lawrence County outscored Prestonsburg 24-8 and went on to earn a 63-49 win in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
Cody Maynard poured in a game-high 19 points as the Bulldogs improved to 9-7. Trenton Adkins added 16 while Will Lafferty followed with nine and Kaden Gillespie net eight.
Ryan Rose and Will Gullett paced the Blackcats (7-11) with 14 points apiece. Conner Hopkins tossed in eight.
At Prestonsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (9-7)……7 24 17 15 – 63
PB (7-11)…..10 8 16 15 – 49
Scoring:
Lawrence County (63) – Cody Maynard 6(1) 4-5 19; Trenton Adkins 8 0-1 16; Will Lafferty 1(1) 4-4 9; Kaden Gillespie 1(1) 3-6 8; Baden Gillespie 2 3-5 7; Dawson Bellomy 1 0-0 2; and Logan Ratliff 1 0-2 2. Totals 20(3) 14-23 63.
Prestonsburg (49) – Grant Justice 1 3-4 5; Kaleb Jarvis 1 0-0 2; Ryan Rose 4 6-7 14; Wes Salisbury 0 3-4 3; Will Gullett 4(1) 3-3 14; Conner Hopkins 1(2) 0-0 8; Jon Little 1 0-0 2; and Jacob Martin 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12(3) 16-20 49.
Next up: Lawrence County (9-7) at Magoffin County (9-9), 7:30 pm, Mar. 4; Prestonsburg (7-11) at Phelps(2-14), 7:30 pm, Mar. 4.
GIRLS GAMES
Paintsville….66
Pike Central..38
Paintsville grabbed an early lead at Pike Central and went on to score a 66-38 win in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Tuesday night.
The Lady Tigers, now 11-6, landed three payers in double figure scoring as Chloe Hannah led the way with a game-high 17 points. Camryn Helton and Emilea Preece finished with 11 each. Leandra Curnutte tossed in nine.
Hannah May had 11 for the Lady Hawks (6-17) and Emalie Tackett added six.
At Buckleys Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (11-6)….18 21 13 14 – 66
PC (6-17)……8 8 13 7 – 38
Scoring:
Paintsville (66) – Chloe Hannah 5(2) 1-2 17; Camryn Helton 2(2) 1-2 11; Emilea Preece 5 1-2 11; Leandra Curnutte 1(2) 1-2 9; Ava Hyden 1(1) 2-5 7; Kali Mulcahy 1(1) 0-0 5; Abby Maynard 0(1) 1-3 4; and Emma Keeton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(9) 7-16 66.
Pike Central (38) – Hannah May 3(1) 2-2 11; Emalie Tackett 2 2-2 6; Lindsey Bowman 1 2-2 4; Abigail Hess 1 2-2 4; Abby May 1 1-2 3; Lakota Johnson 1 1-2 3; Kennedy Hamilton 1 0-0 2; Allie Spears 1 0-0 2; Larah Stanley 0 1-2 1; Jadyn Looney 0 1-5 1; and Taylee Wood 0 1-2 1. Totals: 11(1) 13-21 38.
Next up: Paintsville (11-6) vs. Hazard (5-16), 7:30 pm, Mar. 3; Pike Central (6-17) vs. Phelps (2-8), 5 pm; 7:30 pm, Mar. 3.
Lawrence County..67
Rose Hill Christian….59
Lawrence County managed to hold off pesky Rose Hill Christian down the stretch to earn a hard-fought 67-59 road win on Tuesday night.
Kensley Feltner led the way with 23 points as the Lady Bulldogs improved to 13-9. Sophie Adkins followed with 17. Kyleah Ward chipped in nine.
At Ashland
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (13-9)…..18 15 19 13 – 67
RH (14-9)…..16 9 12 21 – 59
Scoring:
Lawrence County (67) – Kensley Feltner 6(1) 8-12 23; Ellie Webb 0(1) 0-0 3; Sophie Akins 5(2) 1-2 17; Kyleah Ward 3 3-4 9; Kaison Ward 2 3-4 7; Tyra Hammond 0 1-2 1; Abby Nelson 2 0-0 4; and Emily Artrip 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(4) 16-24 67.
Rose Hill Christian (59) – Gabby Karle 3(1) 7-8 16; Jewelia VanKeuren 3 0-0 6; Bellamee Sparks 11 6-14 28; Baylee Stephens 0 0-4 0; and Baylee Trimble 0(3) 0-0 9. Totals:17(4) 13-20 59.
Next up: Lawrence County (13-9) at Elliott County (2-6), 7:30 pm, Mar. 4.
Letcher Central….75
East Ridge……….30
Letcher Central was in control from the outset as the Lady Cougars cruised past East Ridge, 75-30, in a game played on the Reservation on Tuesday night.
Kaylee Banks fired in 16 points and Brooke Bates added 10 as Central moved to 11-9. Loren Boggs and Tori Holcomb added eight each.
Mackenzie Sawyers and Sylvia Ratliff scored seven each for the Lady Warriors, now 4-17.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (11-9)…..21 13 23 18 – 75
ER (4-17)…..10 6 7 7 – 30
Scoring:
Letcher Central (75) – Brooke Bates 3(1) 1-1 10; Kaylee Banks 8 0-0 16; Loren Boggs 3 2-2 8; Tori Holcomb 4 0-0 8; Keira Couch 3 1-2 7; Jaylen Whitt 3 0-0 6; Bailey Kincer 2 0-2 4; Heide Bentley 2(1) 0-0 7; Kylie Wright 2 0-0 4; and Sydney Craft 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 31(3) 4-9 75.
East Ridge (30) – Leah Wells 2 2-6 6; Jasmine Easterling 2 0-0 4; Mackenzie Sawyers 3 1-4 7; Haleigh Damron 1 0-2 2; Sylvia Ratliff 2(1) 0-0 7; Breanna Taylor 1 0-0 2; and Lauren Mann 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(1) 3-12 30.
Next up: Letcher Central (11-9) vs. Belfry (14-6), 7:30 om, Mar. 3; East Ridge (4-17) at Pike Central (6-17), 7:30 pm, Mar. 3.