Pike Central’s effort to reach a first state level tournament came up short as Boyd County turned back the Hawks, 68-55, in the Kentucky 2A, Section 8 championship game played at the Hawks nest on Saturday night.
Jaden Stewart finished with a double-double in the loss with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jaylan Rigdon tossed in 14 points and Peyton Owens tallied 11.
The Hawks, now 6-7, hit just eight of 27 three-point goals.
At Buckley’s Creek
(Kentucky 2A, Section 8 Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BC (12-3)….15 15 15 23 – 68
PC (6-7)……15 6 15 19 – 55
Scoring:
Boyd County (68) – Jacob Spurlock 5(2) 2-2 18; Cole Hicks 5(1) 2-2 15; Jason Ellis 7 0-0 14; Alex Martin 4 0-0 8; Griffin Taylor 2 2-4 6; Drew Smith 0(1) 2-4 5; Rhett Holbrook 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24(4) 8-12 68.
Pike Central (55) – Jaden Stewart 3(3) 0-0 15; Jaylan Rigdon 5 4-5 14; Grant Hall 1(3) 0-0 11; Peyton Owens 4 1-2 9; Kaden Crum 0(1) 0-0 3; and Blake Adams 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 13(8) 5-7 55.
GIRLS
Boyd County…..70
Pike Central……42
Pike Central struggled from the very outset as Boyd County scored a 70-42 win over the Lady Hawks in the Kentucky 2A, Section 8 championship game played at the Hawks nest on Saturday night.
Hannah May finished with 17 points in the loss and Lindsey Bowman added 14.
Central fell to 7-7.
At Buckley’s Creek
(Kentucky 2A, Section 8 Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BC (11-4)……..31 21 16 12 – 70
PC (7-7)………..6 9 12 15 – 42
Scoring:
Boyd County (70) – Jada Ray 4(3) 0-0 17; Audrey Biggs 4(2) 1-2 15; Jasmine Jordan 6 2-2 14; Sophie Stevens 3(2) 2-2 14; McKenzie Moore 0(2) 0-0 6; and Taylor Bartram 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19(9) 5-6 70.
Pike Central (42) – Hannah May 7(1) 0-0 17; Lindsey Bowman 5 4-4 14; Abby Hess 2 2-3 6; Larah Stanley 0(1) 0-0 3; and Jean Hamilton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15(2) 6-7 42.