Pikeville landed four players in double figure scoring and beat 59th District rival Shelby Valley, 73-57, win at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Tuesday night.
Rylee Sammons led the offensive attack with 19 points and Lukas Manns followed with 17 as the Panthers improved to 4-1 and beat the Wildcats, now 4-2, for the second time in four days.
Laithan Hall finished with 15 points and Zac Lockhart added 10.
Keian Worrix fired in 21 points to lead the Wildcats while Kaden Robinson added 17. Anthony Pallotta finished with nine.
At Robinson Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PK (4-1)…..17 13 20 23 – 73
SV (4-2)…..14 3 24 16 – 57
Scoring:
Pikeville (76) – Rylee Sammons 8 3-4 19; Lukas Manns 4(1) 6-7 17; Laithan Hall 4(1) 4-4 15; Zac Lockhart 5 0-0 10; Nick Robinson 3 0-0 6; Tate Walters 0(1) 0-0 3; and Alex Rogers 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 24(4) 13-15 73.
Shelby Valley (57) – Keian Worrix 5(3) 2-2 21; Kaden Robinson 3(2) 5-6 17; Anthony Pallotta 4 1-1 9; Russ Osborne 0(2) 0-1 6; Chaz Brown 0(1) 0-0 3; and Logan Hawkins 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12(8) 9-12 57.
Next up: Pikeville (4-1) at Madison Central (4-1), Brent Ray Classic, 4 pm, Jan. 23; Shelby Valley (4-2) vs. Belfry (4-2), 6 pm, Jan. 21.
Johnson Central….68
Paintsville………..55
Johnson Central used a big third quarter to take the lead away from cross-town rival Paintsville and the Golden Eagles beat the Tigers, 68-55, in a game played at Eagle Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
Cory VanHoose led a trio of Golden Eagles (5-1) with 22 points. Isaiah May followed with 18 and John King net 10. Grant Rice chipped in nine.
Braxton Tharp paced the Tigers, now 2-4, with a game-high 28 points and Jaxson Watts added nine.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (2-4)….5 24 3 23 – 55
JC (5-1)…17 12 17 22 – 68
Scoring:
Paintsville (55) – Braxton Tharp 4(4) 8-9 28; Connor Fugate 1 1-1 3; Jaxson Watts 1(2) 1-2 9; Baron Ratliff 1 0-0 2; Rex Castle 0(1) 0-0 3; Colby Fugate 2 2-2 6; and Mason Lovely 1 2-2 4. Totals: 17(7) 14-16 55.
Johnson Central (68) – Cory VanHoose 6(1) 7-7 22; Isaiah May 2(4) 2-3 18; John King 5 0-3 10; Grant Rice 1(1) 4-4 9; Ryleh McKenzie 1(1) 1-2 6; Toby Spriggs 1 0-1 2; and Ryan Sartin-Slone 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16(7) 15-22 68.
Next up: Johnson Central (5-1) at Martin County (2-4), 7:30 pm, Jan. 21; Paintsville (2-4) at Martin County (2-4), 7:30 pm, Jan. 23.
Letcher Central…65
Phelps………..…..51
Letcher Central overcame a double-digit, first quarter deficit to rally past Phelps, 65-51, in a game played at LCCHS Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Bodie Bentley fired in a game-high 25 points as the Cougars improved to 3-2. Nigel Nichols and Isaiah Adams added nine apiece.
Mason Prater paced the Hornets (0-6) with 13 points while Keandre Galaurb-Jackson followed with 11. Dominick Francis chipped in eight.
At Ermine
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PH (0-6)…..18 12 6 15 – 51
LC (3-2)……6 15 20 24 – 65
Scoring:
Phelps (51) – Keandre Galaurb-Jackson 5 1-2 11; Dominick Francis 2(1) 1-2 8; Mason Prater 2(3) 0-0 13; Jaeshon Nugent 2 3-4 7; Logan Layne 1 0-1 2; Jaylen Wells 3 0-0 6; and Landon Dotson 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17(4) 5-8 51.
Letcher Central (65) – Bodie Bentley 12 1-2 25; Nigel Nichols 2(1) 2-29; Isaiah Adams 3(1) 0-0 9; Joby Johnson 4 0-0 8; Brady Boggs 2 0-0 4; Wyatt Ison 2 0-3 4; Daelyn Shepherd 1 0-0 2; Cooper Bailey 1 0-0 2; and Kaden Adams 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28(2) 3-7 65.
Next up: Letcher Central (3-2) at Buckhorn (3-4), 7:30 pm, Jan. 21; Phelps (0-6) vs. East Ridge (3-1), 7:30 pm, Jan. 20.
Boyd County….76
Lawrence Co…..67
Lawrence County’s Cody Maynard poured in a game-high 29 points, but it was not enough as Boyd County knocked off the Bulldogs, 76-67, in a game played at the Dawg House on Tuesday night.
Trenton Adkins tossed in 14 and Will Lafferty added nine as the Bulldogs dropped to 3-2.
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BC (5-2)……12 16 23 25 – 76
LC (3-2)…….11 13 22 21 – 67
Scoring:
Boyd County (76) – Rheyce DeBoard 0(6) 4-6 22; Austin Gibbs 8 0-1 16; Carson Webb 2(1) 4-6 11; Dawson Meade 3(1) 0-1 9; Jason Ellis 2 2-2 6; Brad Newsome 2 1-3 5; Graden McNeil 1 1-1 3; Austin Cumpton 1 0-0 2; and J.B. Walter 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(8) 12-20 76.
Lawrence County (67) – Cody Maynard 4(4) 9-11 29; Trenton Adkins 5(1) 1-2 14; Baden Gillispie 1(1) 3-4 8; Kaden Gillispie 1 3-5 5; Will Lafferty 4 1-4 9; and Zach Holt 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(6) 17-26 67.
Next up: Lawrence County (3-2) at Martin County (2-4), 7:30 pm, Jan. 25.