Paintsville’s Kylie Kinner, in her first varsity start, poured in 18 points to help the Lady Tigers to a 57-51 season-opening win over Pike County Central at home on Tuesday night.
Camryn Helton and Leandra Curnutte followed with 10 each. Ava Hyden chipped in nine.
Pike Central’s Hannah May led all scorers with 19 points. Lindsay Bowman tossed in 11.
The Lady Hawks will play at East Ridge (0-1) and the Lady Tigers host Betsy Layne (1-0) on Dec. 3.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PCC (0-1)….14 8 8 21 – 51
PV (1-0)……10 19 11 17 – 57
Scoring:
Pike Central (51) – Emalie Tackett 2 3-9 7; Hannah May 3(3) 4-7 19; Lindsay Bowman 5 1-2 11; Kennedy Hamilton 2 0-0 4; Alexis Taylor 2 0-0 4; and Abby Hess 3 0-0 6. Totals: 17(3) 8-18 51.
Paintsville (57) – Camryn Helton 5 0-0 10; Kylie Kinner 7(1) 1-4 18; Abby Maynard 1 1-4 3; Ava Hyden 0(2) 3-4 9; Leandra Curnutte 2 6-8 10; Emilea Preece 1 3-8 5; and Eliza Howard 0 2-2 2. Totals: 16(3) 16-30 57.
Next up: Pike Central (0-1) at East Ridge (0-1), 7:30 pm, Dec. 3; Paintsville (1-0) vs. Betsy Layne (1-0), 7:30 pm, Dec. 3.
Floyd Central……71
Perry Central…….36
Floyd Central ran out to a big lead early against Perry Central and went on to score a 71-36 win in the home opener played on Tuesday night.
Grace Martin led a balanced scoring attack with 19 points. Riley Compton followed with 12 while Kamryn Shannon and Kennedy Harve added nine each. Chelsea Johnson scored eight.
The Lady Jaguars will play at Johnson Central (0-0) on Dec 3.
At Langley
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (0-1)……3 11 14 8 – 36
FC (1-0)….19 27 17 8 – 71
Scoring:
Perry Central (36) – Lexie Mullins 1(2) 1-2 9; Kara Minks 1 0-0 2; Cassidy Adams 0 1-2 1; Kara McAlarnis 2(1) 1-2 8; Emmalee Neace 3 2-2 8; Aliyah Fannin 0(1) 0-2 3; and Kendra Lawson 2 1-1 5. Totals: 8(5) 5-11 36.
Floyd Central (71) – Grace Martin 9 1-1 19; Riley Compton 5 2-2 12; Kamryn Shannon 3(1) 0-2 9; Kennedy Harvel 2 5-6 9; Chelsea Johnson 2(1) 1-3 8; Kaylee Hall 2 0-0 4; Natalie Holle 2 0-0 4; Jada Johnson 2 0-0 4; and Hailey Little 1 0-1 2. Totals: 28(2) 9-15 71.
Next up: Floyd Central (1-0) at Johnson Central (0-0), 7:30 pm, Dec. 3.
West Carter……..63
Lawrence Co……44
Lawrence County struggled offensively as West Carter pulled away in the second half to beat the Lady Bulldogs, 63-44, in the season opener played on Tuesday night.
Kensley Feltner paced Lawrence County with 16 points Brooke Neal tallied 10 while Kaison Ward and Emily Artrip added six apiece.
The Lady Bulldogs will play at Hazard (0-1) on Dec. 2.
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
WC (1-0)…….7 24 19 13 – 63
LC (0-1)……14 13 10 7 – 44
Scoring:
West Carter (63) – Allie Stone 4(5) 0-0 23; Elizabeth Middleton 2 0-0 4; Amelia Henderson 2 0-0 4; Hanna Henderson 2 0-0 4; Alexis Bond 5 0-1 10; Camryn Burton 0(4) 0-0 12; Kaylee Kinney 3 0-0 6; and McKenna Nichols 0 0-1 0. Totals: 18(9) 0-2 63.
Lawrence County (44) – Kensley Feltner 7 2-4 16; Brooke Neal 2(2) 0-0 10; Kaison Ward 1(1) 1-2 6; Emily Artrip 3 0-0 6; Sophie Adkins 0(1) 0-0 3; Emmallee Holt 1 0-0 2; and Tyra Hammond 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14(4) 4-8 44.
Next up: Lawrence County (0-1) at Hazard (0-1), 7:30 pm, Dec. 2.
Leslie County…..71
Belfry…………..47
Belfry fell behind in the opening half to Leslie County and the Lady Pirates dropped a 71-47 road game on Tuesday night.
Baylei Howard paced Belfry with 11 points and Cushi Fletcher followed with 10.
Alyssa Varney, Jenna Sparks and Hope Coley added eight each.
The Lady Pirates will play at Knott County Central (1-0) on Dec. 6.
At Hyden
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (0-1)…..11 8 12 16 – 47
LC (1-0)….20 15 20 16 – 71
Scoring:
Leslie County (71) – Emily Bowling 17; Courtney Hoskins 21; Emma Harper 12; Iris Napier 17; Eden Melton 1; and Ava Napier 3 Totals 28(2) 9-17 71.
Belfry (47) – Baylei Howard 3(1) 2-4 11 Cushi Fetcher 3 4-8 10; Alyssa Varney 1(2) 0-0 8; Jenna Sparks 4 0-0 8; Hope Coley 4 0-2 8; and Alexis Ramsey 1 0-1 2. Totals: 16(3) 6-15 47.
Next up: Belfry (0-1) at Knott County Centra (1-0), 6 pm, Dec. 6.
Prestonsburg…….84
East Ridge……….55
Prestonsburg continued its solid start with an 84-55 road win over East Ridge at the Reservation on Tuesday night.
Faith Lazar led the way offensively with 22 points and Kylie Tackett fired in 18. Celina Mullins followed with 12.
East Ridges Lea Wells led all scorers with 28 points. Makenzie Sawyers and Sylvia Ratliff added eight apiece.
The Lady Blackcats will play at Jackson City (0-0) and the Lady Warriors host Pike County Central (0-1) on Dec 3.
At Lick Creek
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (84) – Faith Lazar 8(1) 3-4 22; Kylie Tackett 3(4) 0-0 18; Celina Mullins 3(2) 0-1 12; Kylie Stephens 2(1) 0-0 7; Allison Howard 2(1) 0-1 7; Audrey Prater 1 2-6 4; Ashley Tackett 2 0-0 4 Alexis Skeens 0(1) 0-0 3; Hannah Jarrell 1 1-2 3; Amelia Newsome 1 0-0 2; and Haley Lafferty 0 2-2 2. Totals: 23(10) 8-16 84.
East Ridge (55) – Leah Wells 4(4) 8-11 28; Makenzie Sawyers 4 0-0 8; Sylvia Ratliff 1(2) 0-0 8; Lauren Mann 1(1) 0-0 5; Olivia Stanley 0(1) 0-0 3; Haley Bentley 0 3-4 3; and Kallie May 0 0-1 0. Totals: 10(8) 11-16 55.
Next up: Prestonsburg (2-0) at Jackson City (0-0), 3 pm, Dec. 4; East Ridge (0-1) vs. Pike County Central (0-1), 7:30 pm, Dec. 3.
In other games on Tuesday:
Betsy Layne beat Magoffin County, 49-41.
MONDAY NIGHT
Shelby Valley…..….73
Hazard……………….18
Shelby Valley held Hazard scoreless in the opening quarter and cruised to a 73-18, season-opening win in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Monday night.
Kentucky signee and Miss Kentucky basketball hopeful Cassidy Rowe and Alyssa Elswick led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points each. Kyra Looney followed with 11 and Zoee Johnson added nine. Kylie Alvin chipped in eight.
The Lady Kats will play at Pike County Centra (0-1) on Dec. 4.
At Robinson Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
HZ (0-1)……..0 9 2 7 – 18
SV (1-0)…….21 24 15 13 – 73
Scoring:
Hazard (18) – Taylor Couch 1(2) 0-0 8; Hannah Caudill 1 2-2 4; Brooklynn Cornett 20-0 4; and Ryleigh Griffith 0 2-2 2. Totals: 4(2) 4-4 18.
Shelby Valley (73) – Cassidy Rowe6 2-2 14; Alyssa Elswick 7 0-0 14; Kyra Looney 1(3) 0-0 11; Jasmine 0 1-2 1; Zoee Johnson 4 1-3 9; Kylie Alvin 3 2-2 8; Sadie Johnson 3 1-2 7; Sophie Robinson 2 1-2 5; and Izzy Causey 2 0-0 4. Totals: 28(3) 8-13 73.
Next up: Shelby Valley (1-0) at Pike Central (0-1), 7:30 pm, Dec. 4.