HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lady Panthers top LCC; Lady Tigers fall

Pikeville finished the regular season with 20 wins following a 59-50 victory over Letcher Central in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday night.

Trinity Rowe poured in a game-high 20 points for the Lady Panthers (20-5). Kenzie Maynard followed with 11. Kristen Whited and Kylie Hall added 10 each.

Kaylee Banks paced the Lady Cougars (13-12) with 17 points. Keira Couch tallied 11 and Brooke bates tossed in nine.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

LC (13-12)……16   5   15  14 – 50

PK (20-5)….….11  13  16  19 – 59

Scoring:

Letcher Central (50) – Kaylee Banks 5(1) 4-6 17; Keira Couch 4 3-4 11; Brooke Bates 3 3-4 9; Tori Holcomb 0(2) 0-0 6; Loren Boggs 2 1-3 5; and Jaylin Whitt 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15(3) 11-17 50.

Pikeville (59) – Trinity Rowe 3(4) 2-3 20; Kenzie Maynard 5 1-1 11; Leighan Jackson 1 2-2 4; Rylee Theiss 2 0-0 4; Kristen Whited 2(2) 0-0 10; and Kylie Hall 2 6-10 10. Totals: 15(6) 11-16 59.

Next up: Letcher Central (13-12) vs. Cordia (2-20), at Letcher Central, 53rd District tournament, 2:30 pm, Mar. 13; Pikeville (20-5) vs. East Ridge (5-21), at Pikeville, 59th District tournament, 6 pm, Mar. 17.

Morgan County….59

Paintsville………..38

Paintsville was held to just 10, second-half points as Morgan County downed the Lady Tigers, 59-38, in a game played on Bill Mike Runyon Court on Thursday night.

Emilea Preece had 10 for the Lady Tigers (13-9), who led 28-25 at the break.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MC (15-9)….10  15  15  19 – 59

PV (13-9)…..16  12    4    6 – 38

Scoring:

Morgan County (59) – Emily Adkins 2(5) 2-2 21; Aspen Ferguson 0(2) 0-0 6; Jenna Hampton 7(1) 2-2 19; Autumn Ross 3 1-2 7; McKenna Smith 1 1-1 3; Lily Clinger 1 0-0 2; Emma Clinger 0 1-2 1; and Destiny Sullins 0 0-1 0. Totals: 14(8) 7-10 59.

Paintsville (38) – Emilea Preece 4 2-4 10; Camryn Helton 2 2-2 6; Leandra Curnutte 0(2) 0-0 6; Chloe Hannah 2 1-2 5; Abby Maynard 2 0-0 4; Izzy Chirico 2 0-0 4; and Ava Hyden 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 12(3) 5-8 38.

Next up: Paintsville (13-9) vs. Martin County (13-10), at Magoffin County, 57th District tournament, 7 pm, Mar. 15.

Lee County………..44

Magoffin County….42

Lee County scored a late basket to turn back host Magoffin County, 44-42, in a game played on Thursday night.

Angel Mullis fired in a game-high 22 points for the Lady Hornets, who dropped to 5-21. Karah Lafferty followed with 11 and Stephanie Helton added eight.

At Salyersville

Scoring:

Lee County (44) – Kaley White 4(2) 3-4 17; Kennah Wright 0(4) 2-4 14; Hannah Bowling 0(1) 2-2 4; Pressley Cundiff 1 0-0 2; and Aleaha Combs 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8(7) 7-10 44.

Magoffin County (42) – Angel Mullis 7 8-10 22; Karah Lafferty 4(1) 0-0 11; Stephanie Helton 1(2) 0-0 8; Charla Lykins 0 1-4 1; and Abby Barnett 0 0-1 0. Totals: 12(3) 9-15 42.

Next up: Magoffin County (5-21) vs. Johnson Central (18-4), at Magoffin County, 57th District tournament, 3 pm, Mar. 14.

Phelps……….…56

June Buchanan…51

Phelps went on the road to June Buchanan and scored a 56-51 win in a game played at Alice Lloyd College on Thursday night.

Caleigh McCoy led the Lady Hornets (3-11) with 20 points and Faith Potter added 12. Kaylynn Layne tossed in nine.

At Pippa Passes

Scoring:

Phelps (56) – Caleigh McCoy 9 2-4 20; Faith Potter 6 0-0 12; Kaylynn Layne 2 5-6 9; Amelia Casey 2(1) 0-1 7; Jaycie Stanley 2 2-4 6; and Kylie McCoy 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22(1) 9-15 56.

Next up: Phelps (3-11) vs. Pike Central (8-19), at Pike Central, 60th District tournament, 7 pm, Mar. 15.