Johnson Central pulled away from Betsy Layne in the final seven minutes to score a 74-61 win in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Tuesday night.
Isaiah May fired in 22 points and went over 2,000 career points as the Golden Eagles improved to 17-2. Cory VanHoose followed with 19 and Ryleh McKenzie added 12.
Jordan Frazier led the Bobcats, now 10-8, with 21 points. Chase Mims and Brady Robinson tossed in 11 each. Andrew Kidd chipped in eight.
At Stanville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (17-2)…..17 16 17 24 – 74
BL (10-8)…..14 8 20 19 – 61
Scoring:
Johnson Central (74) – John King 3 0-1 6; Isaiah May 3(4) 4-4 22; Kamen Slone 0(1) 1-2 4; Ryan Sartin-Slone 0 2-4 2; Cory VanHoose 3(3) 4-5 19; Connor Lemaster 1 0-0 2; Ryleh McKenzie 2(2) 2-2 12; and Grant Rice 1 5-7 7. Totals: 13(10) 18-25 74.
Betsy Layne (61) – Jordan Frazier 10 1-4 21; Chase Mims 4 3-6 11; Brady Robinson 3(1) 2-4 11; Andrew Kidd 3 2-2 8; Shawn Howell 1(1) 0-0 5; Jacob Rainey 1 1-4 3; and Byron Tackett 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23(2) 9-20 61.
Next up: Johnson Central (17-2) vs. Phelps (5-16), 6:30 pm, Mar. 11; Betsy Layne (10-8) vs. Floyd Central (7-13), at Betsy Layne, 58th District tournament, 6 pm, Mar. 15.
Tug Valley…..62
Mingo Central…59
Tug Valley rallied late to slip past Mingo Central, 62-59, in a game played on Tuesday night at Naugatuck.
Caleb May finished with a game-high 23 points to lead the Panthers, now 2-0. Easton Davis followed with 14 and Ethan Colegrove net eight.
Justin May paced the Miners (0-2) with 12 points and Zion Martin added 10. Steven Smith tossed in nine.
At Naugatuck
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (0-2)….12 13 22 12 – 59
TV (2-0)…..18 13 15 16 – 62
Scoring:
Mingo Central (59) – Jarius Jackson 3 2-2 8; Zion Martin 1(2) 2-2 10; Kyle Campbell 0(2) 0-0 6; James Evans 4 0-0 8; Steven Smith 1(2) 1-2 9; Justin May 0(4) 0-0 12; and Ethan Thomason 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 9(12) 5-6 59.
Tug Valley (62) – Justin Hall 1 3-4 5; Joby Sorrell 0(2) 0-0 6; Caleb May 6(2) 5-5 23; Ian Reed 2 2-2 6; Easton Davis 7 0-0 14; and Ethan Colegrove 3 2-5 8. Totals: 19(4) 12-16 62.
Next up: Mingo Central (0-2) at Wyoming East (0-1), 7:30 pm, Mar. 12; Tug Valley (2-0) vs. Van (0-2), 7:30 pm, Mar. 11.
Wolfe County…..78
Pikeville…………62
Pikeville went on the road to Wolfe County on Tuesday night and the Panthers dropped a 78-62 decision.
Nick Robinson had 15 to lead the Panthers, now 12-11. Alex Rogers and Laithan Hall tossed in 14 each.
At Campton
Scoring:
Pikeville (62) – Nick Robinson 7 1-1 15; Alex Rogers 1(3) 3-3 14; Laithan Hall 6 2-2 14; Heath Jarrell 3 1 1-1 7; Lukas Manns 1(1) 0-0 5; Tate Walters 2 1-1 5; and Cam Roberts 0 2-4 2. Totals: 20(4) 10-14 62.
Wolfe County (78) – Jaz Johnson 5(1) 10-14 23; Elijah Tolson 2(4) 5-7 21; Sawyer Thompson 3(2) 2-2 14; Wilgus Tolson 3(1) 3-3 12; Skylar Ritchie 1 3-4 5; and Andrew Mayabb 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 14(9) 23-30 78.
Next up: Pikeville (12-11) vs, Shelby Valley (15-6), at Pikeville, 59th District tournament, 7 pm, Mar. 16.