Lawrence County started quickly against East Ridge and cruised to a 61-32 win in a game played at the Reservation on Thursday night.
Kensley Feltner fired in a game-high 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the Lady Bulldogs improved to 11-9. Sophie Adkins followed with 10 and Ellie Webb tossed in eight.
Haleigh Damron paced the Lady Warriors, now 3-15, with 15 points and Leah Wells chipped in nine.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (11-9)….. 17 19 17 8 – 61
ER (3-15)……4 11 11 6 – 32
Scoring:
Lawrence County (61) – Kensley Feltner 8 7-7 23; Sophie Adkins 1(2) 2-4 10; Ellie Webb 1(2) 0-0 8; Kaison Ward 4 0-0 8; Tyra Hammond 2 1-2 5; Kyleah Ward 2 0-0 4; and Emmallee Holt 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 18(5) 10-13 61.
East Ridge (32) – Leah Wells 4 1-7 9; Haleigh Damron 4(1) 4-5 15; McKenzie Sawyers 0 2-2 2; Sylvia Ratliff 1 1-4 3; and Breanna Taylor 1 1-2 3. Totals: 10(1) 9-20 32.
Next up: Lawrence County (11-9) vs. Greenup County (5-9), 3:30 pm, Feb. 27; East Ridge (3-15) at Prestonsburg (9-11), 7:30 pm, Feb. 26.
Belfry……..49
Paintsville….41
Belfry grabbed the lead in the opening half and went on to beat host Paintsville, 49-41, in a game played on Thursday night.
Kyera Thornsbury led the Lady Pirates (15-4) with 16 points and Kyra Justice tossed in 14 and Cushi Fletcher net nine.
Emilea Preece had 17 to lead the Lady Tigers, now 9-5. Leandra Curnutte tallied seven.
At Goody
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (9-5)……10 7 16 8 – 41
BF (14-5)….14 11 16 8 – 49
Scoring:
Paintsville (41) – Emilea Preece 5(1) 4-9 17; Leandra Curnutte 2 3-4 7; Chloe Hannah 2 2-4 6; Kali Mulcahy 1(1) 0-0 5; Izzy Chirico 1 0-0 2; Abby Maynard 1 0-0 2; and Camryn Helton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13(2) 9-17 41.
Belfry (49) – Kyra Justice 3(2) 2-4 14; Alyssa Varney 1(1) 0-0 5; Cushi Fletcher 0(3) 0-0 9; Kyera Thornsbury 5(2) 0-4 16; and Jenna Sparks 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10(8) 2-8 49.
Next up: Belfry (14-5) at Johnson Central (12-2), 7:30 pm, Feb 6; Paintsville (9-5) vs. Pikeville (15-4), 7:30 pm, Feb. 26.
Johnson Central….70
Letcher Central……55
Johnson Central continued its strong play as the Lady Eagles ran past Letcher Central, 70-55, in a game played at Eagle Fieldhouse on Thursday night.
Kelci Blair and Sammi Sites shared game-high scoring honors with 22 points each as JC moved to 12-2. Clara Blair added 11.
Kaylee Banks paced the Lady Cougars (9-9) with 12 points and Keira Couch added 10. Brooke Bates net nine.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (9-9)……12 11 13 19 – 55
JC (12-2)……22 12 26 10 – 70
Scoring:
Letcher Central (55) – Brooke Bates 3(1) 0-2 9; Kaylee Banks 4 4-4 12; Loren Boggs 2 0-0 4; Tori Holcomb 1 0-0 2; Keira Couch 5 0-2 10; Bailey Kincer 0(1) 3-5 6; Heidi Bentley 2 0-0 4; Kaylee Banks 1 1-3 3; and Farrah Combs 2 1-1 5. Totals: 20(2) 9-17 55.
Johnson Central (70) – Kelci Blair 3(1) 13-18 22; Sammi Sites 3(4) 4-4 22; Clara Blair 2(2) 1-1 11; KK Vannoy 0(1) 0-2 3; Taylor McKenzie 2(1) 3-3 10; and Sophie Younce 0 0-2 0. Totals: 11(9) 21-30 70.
Next up: Letcher Central (9-9) vs. June Buchanan (1-11), 2 pm, Feb. 28; Johnson Central (12-2) vs. Belfry (14-5), 7:30 pm, Feb. 26.
Jenkins………….65
Prestonsburg……64
Jenkins outlasted Prestonsburg in overtime as the Lady Cavaliers escaped with a 65-64 home win in a game played on Thursday night.
Kristin Thacker poured in a game-high 24 points as Jenkins moved to 6-9. Jerrica Thacker finished with 15 points and Lindsey Rose tossed in 11.
Alivia Slone had 19 to lead the Lady Blackcats (9-11) with 19 points and Faith Lazar added 15. Maggie Nelson scored 12.
At Jenkins
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (64) – Alivia Slone 2(3) 6-8 19; Faith Lazar 4(1) 4-8 15; Maggie Nelson 4 4-7 12; Kylie Stephens 2(1) 0-1 7; Celina Mullins 1(1) 0-2 5; Audrey Prater 1 2-4 4; and Alexis Skeens 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15(6) 16-30 64.
Jenkins (65) – Kristin Thacker 6(3) 3-4 24; Jerrica Thacker 5(1) 2-3 15; Lindsey Rose 2(1) 4-6 11; Emma Stewart 3 1-4 7; Skye Brown 2 0-0 4; Alexis Richie 1 0-0 2; and Cadence Firth 0 2-4 2. Totals: 19(5) 12-21 65.
Next up: Prestonsburg (9-11) vs. East Ridge (3-15), 7:30 pm, Feb. 26; Jenkins (6-9) at Leslie County (13-4), 6 pm, Feb. 26.
Pike Central…….77
June Buchanan…34
Pike County Central won its third straight game as the Lady Hawks knocked off June Buchanan, 77-34, in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Thursday night.
Emalie Tackett led a balanced scoring attack with 15 points as Central improved to 6-14. Allie Spears added 14 while Alexis Taylor tossed in 11. Sarah Justice and Hannah May tallied nine each.
At Buckleys Creek
Scoring:
Pike Central (77) – Emalie Tackett 7 1-1 15; Allie Spears 7 0-0 14; Alexis Taylor 4 3-4 11; Sarah Justice 3(1) 0-1 9; Hannah May 3(1) 0-0 9; Lakota Johnson 2(1) 1-1 8; Abigail Hess 2 0-0 4; Allie Adkins 0(1) 0-0 3; Abby May 0 2-2 2; and Larah Stanley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29(4) 7-9 77.
Next up: Pike Central (6-14) at Martin County (9-6), 7:30 pm, Feb.26.