Johnson Central grabs an early lead against Betsy Layne and went on to score a 75-60 win in a home game played on Wednesday night.
Ryleh McKenzie paced the Golden Eagles (1-3) with 20 points and Ryan Rose followed with 16. Grace Rice added 14 and Jacob Butcher tossed in 12. Connor Lemaster chipped in nine.
Brady Robinson led the Bobcats, now 3-1, with 16 points and Jordan Frazier tallied 15. Chase Mims net 12 and Shawn Howell finished with nine.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (3-1)….10 12 18 20 – 60
JC (1-3)…..16 13 22 24 – 75
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (60) – Jordan Frazier 4(2) 1-1 15; Brady Robinson 1(4) 2-2 16; Andrew Kidd 2 2-5 6; Shawn Howell 1(2) 1-1 9; Chase Mims 4(1) -1 12; Cameron Pente 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13(9) 7-12 60.
Johnson Central (75) – Ryleh McKenzie 6(2) 2-2 20; Ryan Rose 4(1) 5-6 16; Grant Rice 3(1) 5-8 14; Jacob Butcher 5 2-4 12; Connor Lemaster 1(1) 4-4 9; and Jacob Grimm 2 0-0 4. Totals: 21(5) 18-24 75.
East Ridge….…..82
Twin Valley, Va..31
East Ridge erupted for 30 points in the opening quarter and cruised to an 82-31 win over Twin Valley (Va.) in a game played at the Reservation on Wednesday night.
Eli Rose led a balanced scoring attack with 11 points as the Warriors moved to 3-1. Isaac Woods, Braxton Stanley Jonathon Mills and Carter Damron added 10 points each.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
TV (1-3)….5 14 12 0 – 31
ER (3-1)….30 19 33 0 – 82
Scoring:
Twin Valley, Va. (31) – Chandler Cooper 0(1) 0-0 3; Jeighkob Cooper 1 0-0 2; Lane Stiltner 1(1) 1-2 6; Haydon Fuller 1 1-4 3; Isaac Cooper 2 0-0 4; Kenny Thompson 3 1-2 7; Matthew Lester 1 3-4 5; and Ethan Snead 0 1-2 1. Totals: 9(2) 7-14 31.
East Ridge (82) – Isaac Woods 2(2) 0-0 10; Braxton Stanley 5 0-0 10; Jonathon Mills 2(2) 0-0 10; Eli Rose 3(1) 2-2 11; Eli Sykes 1 0-0 2; Zack Mason 1(1) 0-0 5; Brad Howell 3 0-0 6; Jake Woods 1(1) 0-0 5; Carter Damron 2(2) 0-0 10; Landon Robinson 1 0-0 2; Jackson Keene 3 1-1 7; and Brady Kendrick 2 0-2 4. Totals: 26(9) 3-5 82.
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Betsy Layne…..79
Phelps…………35
Betsy Layne built a big halftime lead against Phelps and rolled to a 79-35 win in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Tuesday night.
Jordan Frazier fired in 26 points as the Bobcats improved to 3-0. Andrew Kidd tallied 19 and Carter Parson scored eight.
Landon Dotson led the Hornets (3-2) with 14 points.
At Stanville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PH (3-2)…..7 10 8 10 – 35
BL (3-0)….17 24 16 22 – 79
Scoring:
Phelps (35) – Landon Dotson 6 2-3 14; Melvin McCoy 0(2) 0-0 6; Reece Norman 0(1) 2-2 5; Hayden Mounts 2 0-0 4; Mason Prater 0(1) 0-0 3; and Gavin Hamilton 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 8(5) 4-5 35.
Betsy Layne (79) – Jordan Frazier 10 6-8 26; Brady Robinson 2 2-2 6; Andrew Kidd 6(2) 4-5 19; Shawn Howell 2 0-0 4; Chase Mims 2 0-0 4; Cameron Pente 1 0-3 2; Carter Parsons 1(2) 0-0 8; Hunter Tackett 0(1) 0-0 3; Isaiah Allen 1 0-0 2; Chris Cates 1 0-0 2; and Wilson Hsu 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 26(5) 12-18 79.
Paintsville……72
Raceland……..49
Paintsville’s offense was in high gear as the Tigers steamrolled to a 72-49 win at home over Raceland on Tuesday night.
Colby Fugate stripped the nets for 37 points and Connor Fugate tallied 17 as the Tigers improved to 4-2.
At Paintsville
Scoring:
Raceland (49) – Kyle Broughton 1(4) 0-0 14; Landyn Newman 0(3) 0-0 9; Andrew Floyd 2(1) 2-2 9; Jacob Gauze 2 1-2 5; Isaiah Karim 0(1) 0-0 3; Isaiah Perkins 0(1) 0-0 3; Connor Thacker 1 0-0 2; Noah Wallace 1 0-0 2; and Parker Gallion 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8(10) 3-4 49.
Paintsville (72) – Colby Fugate 12(3) 4-5 37; Connor Fugate 4(2) 3-4 17; Jase Kinner 1(1) 2-2 7; Braxton Tharp 1 2-4 4; Ethan Ward 1 1-2 3; Frederick James 1 0-0 2; and Brayden Branham 0 2-2 2. Totals: 20(6) 14-19 72.
MONDAY’S GAMES
Martin County…66
Shelby Valley….53
Martin County standout Brady Dingess fired in 29 points and went over 2,000 for his career as the Cardinals scored a big road win over Shelby Valley, 66-53, in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Monday night.
Jordan Dalton followed with 20 and Luke Hale added nine as Martin County moved to 3-1.
Preston Johnson paced the Wildcats (1-3) with 14 points and Ethan Sykes finished with 10. Collier Fuller added nine while Russ Osborne and Chaz Brown net eight each.
At Robinson Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (3-1)….16 20 18 12 – 66
SV (1-3)……9 11 12 21 – 53
Scoring:
Martin County (66) – Brady Dingess 5(5) 4-4 29; Jordan Dalton 3(4) 2-2 20; Luke Hale 2(1) 2-2 9; Matt Linville 2 0-0 4; and Blake Maynard 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14(10) 8-8 66.
Shelby Valley (53) – Preston Johnson 7 0-0 14; Ethan Sykes 2(2) 0-0 10; Collier Fuller 1(1) 4-6 9; Russ Osborne 2(1) 1-2 8; Chaz Brown 4 0-0 8; Riley Phillips 1 0-0 2; and Caleb Lovins 1 0-2 2. Totals: 18(4) 5-10 53.
Pikeville……..81
Cordia……….65
Pikeville won its fourth straight game to open the season as the Panthers downed Cordia, 81-65, in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Monday night.
Laithan Hall finished with 26 points, including eight treys in the win. Nick Robinson tossed in 18 and Keian Worrix net 13. Rylee Samons scored 10 and Heath Jarrell chipped in nine.
At Pikeville
Scoring:
Cordia (61) – Greg Brooks 5(4) 0-1 22; Naz Welch 7 3-6 17; Jago Robinson 3 4-4 10; Gordon Malone 3(1) 1-2 10; and Jaemari Melendez 3 0-0 6. Totals: 21(5) 8-13 65.
Pikeville (81) – Laithan Hall 1(8) 0-2 26; Nick Robinson 8 2-4 18; Keian Worrix 2 9-16 13; Rylee Samons 3(1) 1-2 10; Heath Jarrell 0(3) 0-0 9; and Tate Walters 1 3-4 5. Totals: 15(12) 15-28 81.