Pike Central took charge early on and cruised to a 52-20 win over Phelps in a district game played at the Hawks nest on Wednesday night.
Hannah May led the way with 18 points as Centra moved to 7-17. Allie Spears and Abigail Hess added 10 each.
Amelia Casey scored 10 for Phelps, now 2-9.
At Buckleys Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PH (2-9)……..4 5 3 8 – 20
PC (7-17)…..18 22 10 2 – 52
Scoring:
Phelps (20) – Iva Layne 2 1-2 5; Caleigh McCoy 0 4-4 4; Jaycie Stanley 0 0-4 0; Amelia Casey 2(2) 0-0 10; and Haley Blankenship 0 1-2 1. Totals: 4(2) 6-12 20.
Pike Central (50) – Hannah May 6(2) 0-0 18; Allie Spears 3(1) 1-2 10; Abigail Hess 5 0-0 10; Emalie Tackett 2 2-3 6; Lindsey Bowman 2 0-0 4; Abby May 1 0-0 2; and Sarah Justice 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(3) 3-5 52.
Next up: Phelps at Mingo Central (0-0), 6 pm, Mar. 8; Pike Central (7-17) s. East Ridge (4-17), 7:30 pm, Mar. 4.
Belfry…….…….38
Letcher Central…36
Belfry rallied down the stretch to escape Letcher Central, 38-36, in a game played at LCCHS Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Kyera Thornsbury led the Lady Pirates (15-6) with 17 points. Cushi Fletcher tossed in nine.
Kaylee Banks had 17 of the Lady Cougars, now 11-10. Keira Couch added nine.
At Ermine
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (15-6) …8 6 10 14 – 38
LC (11-10)…8 13 6 9 – 36
Scoring:
Belfry (38) – Kyera Thornsbury 5 7-10 17; Cushi Fletcher 3(1) 0-1 9; Alyssa Varney 3 0-1 6; Addison Smith 1 2-2 4; and Linzee Phillips 1 0-2 2. Totals: 13(1) 9-16 38.
Letcher Central (36) – Kaylee Banks 6 5-5 17; Keira Couch 4 1-2 9; Brooke Bates 2(1) 0-0 7; Tori Holcomb 1 0-0 2; and Jaylin Whitt 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13(1) 7-9 36.
Next up: Belfry (15-6) vs. Betsy Layne (7-14), 7:30 pm, Mar. 4; Letcher Central (11-10) at Buckhorn (7-9), 7:30 pm, Mar. 5.
Paintsville…..66
Hazard……….27
Paintsville continued its solid play as the Lady Tigers rolled past Hazard, 66-27, in a game played on Bill Mike Runyon Court on Wednesday night.
Emilea Preece led a balanced scoring attack with 19 points as the Lady Tigers improved to 12-6. Chloe Hannah followed with 15 and Camryn Helton added 10. Leandra Curnutte net nine.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
HZ (5-17)……….7 5 11 4 – 27
PV (12-6)………16 19 14 17 – 66
Scoring:
Hazard (27) – Mallory Combs 2(1) 0-0 7; Anna Harris 4 7-12 15; Taylor Couch 0(1) 0-0 3; and Hayley Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals: 7(2) 7-12 27.
Paintsville (66) – Emilea Preece 5(3) 0-0 19; Chloe Hannah 5(1) 2-3 15; Camryn Helton 2(2)0-0 10; Leandra Curnutte 0(3) 0-0 9; Abby Maynard 1(1) 1-2 6; Ava Hyden 1(1) 0-0 5; and Bethany Tackett 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15(11) 3-5 66.
Next up: Paintsville (12-6) vs. Ashland Blazer (10-7), 7:30 pm, Mar. 5.
Prestonsburg……78
Magoffin County…43
At Salyersville
Prestonsburg went on the road and dominated Magoffin County, rolling to a 78-43 win in a game played on Wednesday night.
Kylie Stephens poured in a game-high 33 points as the Lady Blackcats moved to 11-12. Celina Mullins finished with a triple-double, scoring 17 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing out 10 assists. Alivia Slone added 10 points.
Angel Mullis paced the Lady Hornets (5-17) with 13 points and Karah Lafferty chipped in seven.
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (78) – Kylie Stephens 3(9) 0-0 33; Celina 2(3) 4-4 17; Alivia Slone 2(1) 3-5 10; Faith Lazar 2 3-6 7; Audrey Prater 1(1) 1-2 6; Alexis Skeens 0(1) 0-0 3; and Kayleigh Stumbo 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11(15) 11-17 78.
Magoffin County (43) – Angel Mullis 5 3-4 13; Karah Lafferty 3 1-3 7; Stephanie Helton 0(2) 0-0 6; Haley Barnet 2 2-2 6; Kennedy Williams 0(1) 0-0 3; Jaylen McCarty 1 0-0 2; Abigail Bradley 1 0-0 2; Abby Barnett 1 0-0 2; Charla Lykins 1 0-0 2; and Emily Sluss 0 0-1 0. Totals: 14(3) 6-10 43.
Next up: Prestonsburg (11-12) at Elliott County 2-7), 7:30pm, Mar. 6; Magoffin County (5-17) vs. East Ridge (4-17), 7:30 pm, Mar. 5.