HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lady Hawks sweep tournament foes; P’burg ends skid

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Pike Central knocked off Magoffin County, 59-36, for its third straight win in the Lady Hawk 2-day Classic at the Hawks Nest on Saturday.

Hannah May led the way offensively with a game-high 20 points. Emalie Tackett finished with 18.

Angel Mullis net seven in the loss for the Lady Hornets.

At Buckleys Creek

(Lady Hawk 2-Day Classic)

Scoring:

Magoffin County (36) – Angel Mullis 7 3-3 17; Kennedy Williams 3 0-0 6; Jaylee Reed 1(1) 0-0 5; Abigail Bradley 0(1) 0-0 3; Karah Lafferty 0(1) 0-1 3; and Maddie Salyer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(3) 3-4 36.

Pike Central (59) – Hannah May 5(2) 4-6 20; Emalie Tackett 6 6-8 18; Abigail Hess 2 2-3 6; Lindsey Bowman 2 2-2 6; Kennedy Hamilton 1(1) 0-0 5; Larah Stanley 1 0-0 2; and Abby May 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18(3) 14-19 56.

Pike Central……60

Betsy Layne……51

Pike Central turned back Betsy Layne down the stretch to score a 60-51 win in the Lady Hawk 2-day Classic at the Hawks Nest on Saturday.

Hannah May fired in a game-high 24 points and Abigail Hess followed with 14. Laci Hall tossed in eight.

Haleigh Damron paced the Lady Cats with 15 points while Brookelyn Thacker tallied 11. Laci Hall and Jayden Jarrell tossed in eight each.

At Buckleys Creek

(Lady Hawk 2-Day Classic)

Scoring:

Betsy Layne (51) – Haleigh Damron 6 3-5 15; Brookelyn Thacker 1(2) 3-4 11; Laci Hall 1(2) 0-0 8; Jayden Jarrell 4 0-0 8; Kinleigh Martin 2 3-4 7; and Jaden Pente 0 2-3 2. Totals: 14(4) 11-16 51.

Pike Central (60) – Hannah May 6(2) 6-7 24; Abigail Hess 3(2) 2-4 14; Emalie Tackett 4 0-1 8; Abby May 2 1-1 5; Lindsey Bowman 2 1-1 5; and Kennedy Hamilton 1 2-3 4. Totals: 18(4) 12-17 60.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Pike Central……..69

East Ridge………..25

Pike Central dominated from the outset as the Lady Hawks rolled past East Ridge, 69-25, in the Lady Hawk 2-day Classic at the Hawks Nest on Friday.

Emalie Tackett led the scoring with 16 points. Abigail Hess finished with 14 while Lakin Fleming tossed in 12. Hannah May added nine and Lindsay Bowman net eight.

At Buckleys Creek

(Lady Hawk 2-Day Classic)

Scoring:

Pike Central (69) – Emalie Tackett 6 4-5 16; Abigail Hess 1(4) 0-0 14; Lakin Fleming 0(4) 0-0 12; Hannah May 3 3-4 9; Lindsay Bowman 4 0-0 8; Larah Stanley 0(1) 0-0 3; Abby May 1 0-0 2; Kennedy Hamilton 0 2-4 2; Hollie Bryant 1 0-0 2; and Katie Ray 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16(9) 10-15 69.

Rowan County……..70

Lawrence County…64

Lawrence County battled Rowan County into overtime before falling to Rowan County, 70-64, in the Kentucky 2A State Tournament game played at the Owensboro Sportscenter on Friday.

Kensley Feltner led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring with 27 points. Sophie Adkins tallied 16 and Kaison Ward added 12.

At Owensboro

(2A State Tournament)

Scoring:

Rowan County (70) – Haven Ford 4(3) 12-16 29; Katie Chandler 6(1) 0-0 15; Olivia Beach 4 4-6 12; Kandace Chandler 0(1) 5-6 8; Diamond Wills 2 0-0 4; and Brynlee Walker 0 2-4 2. Totals: 16(5) 23-32 70.

Lawrence County (64) – Kensley Feltner 9 9-12 27; Sophie Adkins 5(2) 0-2 16; Kaison Ward 0(4) 0-0 12; Abby Nelson 3 0-0 6; and Abby Maynard 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 17(7) 9-14 64.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Buckhorn…………..52

Magoffin County…46

Magoffin County came up short in its home game with Buckhorn, 52-46, in the matchup played on Thursday night.

Angel Mullis finished with a game-high 21 points and Karah Lafferty added 14 in the loss.

At Salyersville

Scoring:

Buckhorn (52) – Haley-Drew Blank 1(4) 0-0 14; Cassidy Adams 0(1) 7-10 10; Mackenzie Neace 1(2) 0-0 8; Bailey Stidham 3 2-2 8; Sheridan Combs 1(2) 0-0 8; Lyla Wooten 1 0-0 2; and Olivia Richardson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8(9)9-12 52

Magoffin County (46) – Angel Mullis 8 5-7 21; Karah Lafferty 3(1) 5-8 14; Emily Sluss 2 2-4 6; Bella Trusty 1 0-0 2; Abby Barnett 1 0-0 2; and Kennedy Williams 0 1-5 1. Totals: 15(1) 13-24 46.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Paintsville………63

Floyd Central….61

Paintsville and Floyd Central battled back and forth before the Lady Tigers scored a thrilling 63-61 win in a game played on Tuesday night.

Kylie Kinner had a big night with 21 points to lead Paintsville. Emilea Preece followed with 18 while KK Vannoy tossed in 10. Kali Mulcahy chipped in nine.

Kennedy Harvel poured in a game-high 24 points in the loss. Madilyn Meade added 16 and Jada Johnson scored 14.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

FC (10-6)….15 16 15 15 – 61

PV (9-3)…..26 12 11 14 – 63

Scoring:

Floyd Central (61) – Kennedy Harvel 5(4) 2-2 24; Madilyn Meade 6 4-5 16; Jada Johnson 4(1) 3-4 14; and Riley Compton 2(1) 0-0 7. Totals: 17(6) 9-11 61.

Paintsville (63) – Kylie Kinner 4(2) 7-7 21; Emilea Preece 4(2) 4-6 18; KK Vannoy 2(2) 0-0 10; Kali Mulcahy 0(3) 0-0 9; and Camryn Helton 1(1) 0-2 5. Totals: 11(10) 11-15 63.

Phelps………..51

East Ridge……41

Phelps went on the road to Lick Creek and the Lady Hornets knocked off East Ridge, 51-41, in a game played at the Reservation on Tuesday.

Caleigh McCoy paced the scoring with 18 points in the win. Kylea Weddington added 12 and Amelia McCoy net 11.

Sydney Thacker had 16 for the Lady Warriors and Madison Adkins finished with 13. Kirsten Easterling added nine.

At Lick Creek

Scoring:

Phelps (51) – Caleigh McCoy 6 6-7 18; Kylea Weddington 3 6-7 12; Amelia Casey 4(1) 0-0 11; Skylar Rife 2 2-2 6; and Kaylyn Slone 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17(1) 14-16 51.

East Ridge (41) – Sydney Thacker 6 4-5 16; Madison Adkins 2(3) 0-0 13; Kirsten Easterling 2 5-9 9; Makenzie Sawyer 0 3-4 3; and Emily Ramsey 0 0-1 0. Totals: 10(3) 12-19 41.

Prestonsburg…..52

Shelby Valley…..37

Prestonsburg snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 52-37 victory over Shelby Valley in a matchup played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

Audrey Prater tossed in 10 pints and Kylie Tackett added nine to lead the scoring. Allison Howard, Jade Fitzpatrick, and Haley Lafferty net eight each.

Sadie Johnson led the Lady Kats with a game-high 14 points while Jazzy Meade tossed in eight.

At Prestonsburg 

Scoring:

Shelby Valley (37) – Sadie Johnson 5 4-4 14; Jazzy Meade 1(1) 3-8 8; Tri Ratliff 3 0-0 6; Lindsay Baldwin 1(1) 0-0 5; Sophie Robinson 0 2-2 2; and Miley Riddle 0 2-3 2. Totals: 10(2) 11-17 37.

Prestonsburg (52) – Audrey Prater 3 4-6 10; Kylie Tackett 0(3) 0-0 9; Allison Howard 2(1) 1-6 8; Jade Fitzpatrick 2(1) 1-2 8; Haley Lafferty 2(1) 1-1 8; Celina Mullins 2 2-6 6; Ashley Tackett 1 0-1 2; and Amelia Newsome 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12(6) 10-24 52.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Johnson Central…..60

Magoffin County…..19

Johnson Central continued its solid play as the Lady Eagles cruised past Magoffin County, 60-19, on the road on Monday night.

Kaylyn McKenzie tossed in 12 points while McKinley Cantrell and Taylor McKenzie followed with 11 each. 

Angel Mullis had six for the Lady Hornets.

At Salyersville

Scoring:

Johnson Central (60) – Kaylyn McKenzie 0(5) 2-2 12; McKinley Cantrell 1(3) 0-0 11; Taylor McKenzie 2(2) 1-2 11; Haylee Marsillett 2 2-2 6; Adyson Burchett 0(2) 0-0 6; Martina Conley 0(1) 0-0 3; Sophie Younce 1 0-0 2; Abbie Stambaugh 1 0-0 2; and Becca Wright 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8(13) 5-6 60.

Magoffin County (19) – Angel Mullis 1 4-4 6; Karah Lafferty 1 3-3 5; Bella Trusty 0 3-4 3; Jaylee Reed 0(1) 0-0 3; Kennedy Williams 0 1-2 1; and Abby Barnett 0 1-2 1. Totals: 2(1) 12-15 19.

Pikeville……….81

Jenkins………..28

Pikeville ran out to a big first-quarter lead against Jenkins and rolled to an 81-28 win at the T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Monday night.

Kylie Hall came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points, Trinity Rowe, who played just one quarter, added 15. Shyla Kidd scored nine and Cat Walters tossed in seven.

Emma Stewart and Alexis Richie had 10 each to lead the Lady Cavaliers.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

JK (8-6)…….4 10    5   9 – 28

PK (13-4)….36 19 11 15 – 81

Scoring:

Jenkins (28) – Emma Stewart 4 2-6 10; Alexis Richie 4 2-8 10; Cadence Firth 3 0-0 6; and Alyssa Fields 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 4-14 28.

Pikeville (81) – Kylie Alvin 2(4) 0-0 16; Trinity 3(3) 0-0 15; Shyla Kidd 1(2) 1-2 9; Cat Walters 2(1) 0-0 7; Kristen Whited 1 (1) 1-2 6; Kylie Hall 1(1) 0-0 5; Sophie Woods 2 1-2 5; Rylee Theiss 2 1-2 5; Nicole Lin 0(1) 0-0 3; Leighan Jackson 1 1-2 3; Kyera Thornsbury 0(1) 0-0 3; Isabella Mulkey 1 0-0 2; Sadie Elswick 1 0-0 2; and Ava Rogers 0 0-2 0. Totals: 17(14) 5-12 81.