Pikeville was dominate from the opening round through the championship game as the Lady Panthers three-peat as Queens of 15th Region All “A” Classic with an 84-35 win over Shelby Valley at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers improved to 12-1 and move on to the state tournament later this month in Corbin.
Trinity Rowe led three players in double-figure scoring with 23 points and 10 assists. Kyera Thornsbury followed with 19 points and nine rebounds. Rylie Theiss tossed in 10.
Sadie Johnson scored 14 in the loss for the Lady Kats, now 10-3.
At Pikeville
(All ‘A’ Classic championship)
SCORE BY QUARTER:
SV (10-3)…..9 7 10 9 – 35
PK (12-1)…16 14 26 28 – 84
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (35) – Sadie Johnson 3(2) 2-2 14; Zoee Johnson 5 0-0 10; Miley Riddle 3(1) 0-0 9; and Sophie Robinson 0 2-2 2. Totals: 11(3) 4-4 35.
Pikeville (84) – Trinity Rowe 4(5) 0-0 23; Kyera Thornsbury 1(5) 2-2 19; Rylee Theiss 3 4-8 10; Kristen Whited 3(1) 0-0 9; Nicole Lin 0(2) 0-0 6; Kylie Alvin 1(1) 0-0 5; Leighan Jackson 1 2-4 4; Shyla Kidd 1 2-2 4; Ava Rogers 1 0-0 2; and Daegan Oliver 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(14) 10-16 84.
BOYS
Martin County…75
East Ridge………44
Martin County run out to a big first-quarter lead and cruised to a 74-44 win over East Ridge in the opening round of the boys’ 15th Region All “a” Classic Tournament played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night.
Luke Hale and Brayden McKenzie shared game-high scoring honors with 21 points each.
Jacob Sturgill tallied 11 and Peyton Davis added 10 as the Cardinals (80-7) advanced to the semifinals.
Jackson Keene paced the Warriors, now 4-6, with 14 points. Dunner Ward chipped in nine.
At Pikeville
(All ‘A’ Classic Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTER:
MC (8-7)……24 23 22 6 – 75
ER (4-6)………6 13 17 8 – 44
Scoring:
Martin County (75) – Luke Hale 2(5) 2-4 21; Brayden McKenzie 6(2) 3-4 21; Jacob Sturgill 5 1-2 11; Peyton Davis 3(1) 1-2 10; Devan Maynard 4 0-0 8; Eli Mills 2 0-0 4; and Bryson Dials 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 22(9) 7-12 78.
East Ridge (44) – Jackson Keene 2(2) 4-4 14; Gunner Ward 3(1) 0-0 9; Carter Damron 1(1) 1-2 6; Keegan Wallace 2 0-0 4; and Gavin Dameron 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(4) 5-6 44.
Preece reaches scoring milestone
Paintsville………71
Floyd Central….39
Paintsville senior Emilea Preece fired in a game-high 25 points and went over 2,000 points for her career as the Lady Tigers defeated Floyd Central, 71-39, in a game played on Wednesday night.
The Lady Tigers, now 8-6, outscored the Lady Jaguars (4-10) 24-5 over the final eight minutes.
Kylie Kinner and Karah Lafferty tossed in 13 points each.
Riley Jo Compton scored 14 in the loss.
At Langley
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (8-6)…..15 17 15 24 – 71
FC (4-10)….11 5 18 5 – 39
Scoring:
Paintsville (71) – Emma Keeton 2 0-0 4; Kylie Kinner 3(1) 4-6 13; KK Vannoy 2(1) 0-0 7; Karah Lafferty 4(1) 2-3 13; Shay Music 0(1) 0-0 3; Emilea Preece 9(1) 4-5 25; and Brooklyn Skaggs 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 20(7) 10-16 71.
Floyd Central (39) – Riley Jo Compton 5 4-9 14; Kaylee Hall 1(1) 0-0 5; Allie Adkins 1 0-0 2; Raegan Laferty 2 3-4 7; Maddy Engle 0(1) 2-2 5; and Carmen Rackey 1 2-2 4.