Shelby Valley continued its strong start to the season as the Lady Kats raced past Bell County, 67-39, in the Mountain Classic played at Knott Central on Thursday night.
Alyssa Elswick finished with a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 12 rebounds as Valley improved to 4-0.
Kylie Alvin followed with 14 points while Cassidy Rowe added 13. Zoee Johnson tallied 12 points and had nine boards.
At Hindman
(Mountain Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (4-0)….18 18 18 13 – 67
BC (2-2)…..7 7 12 13 – 39
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (67) – Cassidy Rowe 5(1) 0-0 13; Alyssa Elswick 7 4-9 18; Kyra Looney 0(2) 0-0 6; Jazzy Meade 1 0-0 2; Zoee Johnson 6 0-0 12; Kylie Alvin 0(4) 2-2 14; and Sadie Adkins 0 2-2 2. Totals: 19(7) 8-13 67.
Bell County (39) – Nadine Johnson 3 1-2 7; Mataya Ausmus 3 0-0 6; Talyah McQueen 1 0-1 2; Grace Wilder 2 3-4 7; Ashtyn Meyers 0(2) 1-2 7; Nevaeh Kerns 2 0-0 4; Haylee Mills 0 2-2 2; Kayleigh Cox 1 0-0 2; and Mikayla Gambrel 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13(2) 7-11 39.
Pikeville…….….67
Perry Central….37
Pikeville jumped out to an early lead and the Lady Panthers went on to beat Perry Central, 67-37, in a game played at the T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday night.
Kristen Whited led a balanced scoring attack with 17 points. Trinity Rowe added 14 while Leighan Jackson and Rylee Theiss scored 12 apiece as Pikeville moved to 2-1.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (2-3)……12 12 4 9 – 37
PK (2-1)……21 18 20 8 – 67
Scoring:
Perry Central (37) – Emmalee Neace 4(1) 4-6 15; Kyra McAlarnis 2(1) 0-0 7; Kendra Lawson 3 0-0 6; Lexie Mullins 1(1) 0-0 5; and Aliyah Fannin 2 0-1 4. Totals: 12(3) 4-7 37.
Pikeville (67) – Kristen Whited 1(5) 0-0 17; Trinity Rowe 5(1) 1-2 14; Leighan Jackson 6 0-0 12; Rylee Theiss 4 4-4 12; Emma Ratliff 3 0-0 6; Kylie Hall 1 2-2 4; and Alexis Coleman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(6) 7-8 67.
Paintsville………61
East Ridge………28
Paintsville’s Leandra Curnutte and Emilea Preece combined to score 41 points as the Lady Tigers went on the road to East Ridge and rolled to a 61-28 win on the Reservation on Thursday night.
Curnutte finished with 21 and Preece 20 as Paintsville improved to 2-1. Camryn Helton chipped in eight. Leah Wells finished with 16 for the Lady Warriors, who dropped to 0-4.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (2-1)…..13 14 24 10 – 61
ER (0-4)……3 9 10 6 – 28
Scoring:
Paintsville (61) – Leandra Curnutte 3(5) 0-0 21; Emilea Preece 8(1) 1-1 20; Camryn Helton 1(1) 3-4 8; Ava Hyden 2 0-0 4; Kali Mulcahy 0(1) 0-0 3; Kylie Kinner 1 1-4 3; and Eliza Howard 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(8) 5-9 61.
East Ridge (28) – Leah Wells 3(2) 4-4 16; Sylia Ratliff 1(2) 0-0 8; Makenzie Sawyers 1 0-2 2; and Serenity Ramsey 1 0-0 2. Totals 6(4) 4-6 28.
Letcher Central….85
Cordia…………….30
Letcher Central dominated from start to finish as the Lady Cougars trounced Cordia, 85-30, in a road win on Thursday night.
Heidi Bentley fired in 15 points to lead a balanced attack as Central moved to 4-1 Tori Holcomb finished with 11 while Kyleigh Wright and Loren Boggs net 10 each.
Kaylee Banks and Jaylin Whitt added eight apiece.
At Cordia
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (4-1)……32 23 15 14 – 85
CR (0-2)…….2 9 13 6 – 30
Scoring:
Letcher Central (85) – Heidi Bentley 3(3) 0-2 15; Tori Holcomb 1(3) 0-0 11; Kyleigh Wright 4 2-2 10; Loren Boggs 5 0-2 10; Kaylee Banks 4 0-0 8; Jaylin Whitt 4 0-0 8; Bailey Kincer 2(1) 0-0 7; Farrah Combs 3 0-2 6; Kaylee Banks 2 2-2 6; and Keira Couch 2 0-0 4. Totals 30(7) 4-10 85.
Cordia (30) – Maddie Cornette 2 0-0 4; McKenzie Allen 2 0-0 4; Keeley Shepherd 3 0-0 6; Karley Shepherd 1(1) 0-0 5; and Krista Lewis 3(1) 2-2 11. Totals: 11(2) 2-2 30.
Belfry…………48
Leslie County…43
Belfry, despite struggling from the free throw line, held on down the stretch to turn back Leslie County, 48-43, in the Mountain Classic matchup played at Knott Central on Thursday night.
Cushi Fletcher had her biggest game this season with 17 points as the Lady Pirates won for the first time in three games.
Linzee Phillips followed with 10 points and Jenna Sparks added eight.
At Hindman
(Mountain Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (2-2)…..15 5 11 12 – 43
BF (1-2)…..12 13 9 15 – 48
Scoring:
Leslie County (43) – Emily Bowling 4;Baylee Davidson 3; Courtney Hoskins 21; Emma Napier 5; and Iris Napier 10. Totals: 16(1) 8-17 43.
Belfry (48) – Cushi Fletcher 6(1) 2-4 17; Linzee Phillips 2(1) 3-8 10; Jenna Sparks 3 2-6 8; Alyssa Varney 0(1) 2-6 5; Baylei Howard 1 2-4 4; and Hope Coley 1 2-2 4. Totals: 13(3) 13-30 48.
Twin Valley, Va…..63
Phelps……………..25
Phelps fell behind 16-2 after one quarter and never recovered as host Twin Valley (Va.) defeated the Lady Hornets, 63-25, in a game played on Thursday night.
Caleigh McCoy had eight points foe Phelps, now 1-4.
Haylee Moore led the Lady Panthers with 22.
At Pilgrim Knob, Va.
Scoring:
Phelps (25) – Caleigh McCoy 1(1) 3-7 8; Hailey Blankenship 1(1) 0-0 5; Amelia Casey 1 3-4 5; Bailey Norman 0(1) 0-0 3; Madison Dotson 0 1-2 1; Jaycie Stanley 0 1-2 1 MiKayla Layne 0 1-2 1 and Ivy Layne 0 1-2 1. Totals: 3(3) 10-19 25.
Twin Valley, Va. (63) – Haylee Moore 20; Morgan Lester 14; Rayne Hawthorne 10.