Photo credit: DUSTY LAYNE
Pikeville used a balanced scoring attack to pull away and beat Knott Central, 79-57, in the opening round of the Pikeville Invitational Tournament played at the T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Monday.
Keian Worrix, Nick Robinson and Rylee Samons scored 16 points each while Lukas Manns added 14 and Health Jarrell net 11.
At Pikeville
(Pikeville Invitational Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
KC (2-5)…………..15 13 12 17 – 57
Pikeville (5-0)……..22 18 21 18 – 79
Scoring:
Knott Central (57) – Jayden Huff 5 1-2 11; Caleb Shepherd 1(1) 0-0 5; Chuck Mullins 4(1) 3-5 14; Hunter Haddix 2(3) 0-0 13; Braxton Reed 1 0-0 2; Michael Gibson 2 0-0 4; Kizer Slone 3 2-2 8. Totals: 18(5) 6-9 57.
Pikeville (79) – Keian Worrix 7 2-3 16; Laithan Hall 1 0-0 2; Rylee Samons 2(4) 0-0 16; Tate Walters 1 0-0 2; Nick Robinson 8 0-0 16; Heath Jarrell 1(3) 0-0 11; Lukas Manns 2(2) 4-4 14; and Charles Fitzer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23(9) 6-7 79.
Betsy Layne………74
Teays Valley………71
Betsy Layne held off Teays Valley Christian down the stretch to earn a hard-fought 74-71 win , in the opening round of the Pikeville Invitational Tournament played at the T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Monday.
Andrew Kidd fired in 29 points and Jordan Frazier followed with 20. Brady Robinson and Shawn Howell tossed in nine each.
At Pikeville
(Pikeville Invitational Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
TV (8-3)……26 10 13 22 – 71
BL (5-1)……20 13 24 17 – 74
Scoring:
Teays Valley (71) – Richard Fu 2(3) 0-0 13; Kris Lin 3 2-5 8; Deacon Moles 2 0-0 4; Brandon Brown 6(2) 2-2 20; Josiah Davis 9 4-8 22; and Maki Cary 2 0-0 4. Totals: 24(5) 8-15 71.
Betsy Layne (74) – Jordan Frazier 8 4-7 20; Brady Robinson 3(1) 0-0 9; Andrew Kidd 9(1) 8-10 29; Shawn Howell 0(2) 3-4 9; and Chase Mims 3 1-1 7. Totals: 23(4) 16-22 74.
Shelby Valley…….59
Phelps……………..48
Shelby Valley took the lead against Phelps and went on to beat the Hornets, 59-48, in the opening round of the Cavalier Christmas Tournament played at Jenkins on Monday night.
Collier Fuller paced the Wildcats with 16 points and Chaz Brown tallied 14. Caleb Lovins chipped in nine.
Landon Dotson led Phelps with 17 points and Mason Prater finished with a baker’s dozen.
At Jenkins
(Cavalier Christmas Classic)
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (59) – Collier Fuller 6(1) 1-1 16; Chaz Brown 5(1) 1-1 14; Caleb Lovins 3 3-6 9; Preston Johnson 3 2-3 8; Russ Osborne 1(1) 0-0 5; Ethan Sykes 1(1) 0-1 5; and Riley Phillips 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(4) 7-12 59.
Phelps (48) – Landon Dotson 7 3-4 17; Mason Prater 1(3) 2-3 13; Eric Daniels 3 0-0 6; Melvin McCoy 1(1) 1-1 6; Hayden Mounts 2 1-2 5; and Mikey Flemings 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14(4) 8-12 48.
Belfry…………….65
Marion County….59
Belfry scored only its second-ever win in the Battle of the Bluegrass Classic, beating Marion County, 65-59, in a game played on Monday.
DeMahjae Clark paced the Pirates with 21 points and Tykee Peterson followed with 20. Jonathan Banks fired in 18.
At Louisville
(King of the Bluegrass Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (2-3)…….14 19 13 19 – 65
MC (0-10)……7 20 17 15 – 59
Scoring:
Belfry (65) – DeMahjae Clark 6(1) 6-8 21; Tykee Peterson 5(2) 4-6 20; Jonathan Banks 8 2-4 18; and Sal Daen 3 0-0 6. Totals: 22(3) 12-18 65.
Marion County (59) – James Jewell 25; Omar Bunch 2; Brady Hutchins 9; Kevin Vancleave 10; and Jalil Smity 13. Totals: 18(6) 5-9 59.
Johnson Central………79
McMinn County, TN…74
Johnson Central landed four players in double-figure scoring as the Golden Eagles worked overtime to beat McMinn County (Tenn.), 79-74, in the opening round of the Smoky Mountain Classic played on Monday night.
Grant Rice and Ryleh McKenzie paced Johnson Central with 21 points each. Reece Collins finished with 14 and Jacob Butcher added 13.
At Gatlinburg, Tenn.
((Smoky Mountain Classic)
Scoring:
Johnson Central (79) – Grant Rice 6(3) 0-0 21; Ryleh McKenzie 7(2) 1-4 21; Reece Collins 1(2) 6-8 14; Jacob Butcher 1(3) 2-4 13; Connor Lemaster 2 0-0 4; Jacob Grimm 2 0-1 4; and Ryan Rose 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(1) 9-17 79.
SUNDAY’S GAMES
Lyon County….92
Belfry………….79
Belfry fell behind in the opening quarter and came up on the short end of a 92-79 outcome to Lyon County during the second day of the King of the Bluegrass Classic played at Fairdale High School on Sunday.
DeMahjae Clark paced the Pirates with 26 points and Tykee Peterson followed with 25. Sal Dean tallied 16 and Johnathan Banks added eight.
At Louisville
(King of the Bluegrass Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (1-3)…..14 26 15 24 – 79
LC (4-2)…..25 18 27 22 – 92
Scoring:
Belfry (79) – DeMahjae Clark 12 2-2 26; Tykee Peterson 8(1) 6-7 25; Sal Dean 1(4) 2-4 16; Jonathan Banks 3 2-2 8; Cross Taylor 1 0-0 2; and Makaden Maynard 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26(5) 12-15 79.
Lyon County (92) – Jackson Shoulders 33; Travis Perry 32; Brady Shoulders 5; Jack Reddick 12; Luke Gilbert 5; Nick Whalin 2; and Fray Kirk 3. Totals: 27(7) 17-27.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Louisville Male…103
Belfry……………..81
Belfry fell behind in the early going against Louisville Male and dropped a 103-81 matchup with the Bulldogs in the opening round of the King of the Bluegrass Classic played at Fairdale High School Gymnasium on Saturday.
DeMahjae Clark led the Pirates with 28 points while Sal Daen and Tykee Patterson net 19 each.
At Louisville
(King of the Bluegrass Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (1-2)…….6 24 21 30 – 81
LM (5-2)….21 22 27 33 – 103
Scoring:
Belfry (81) – Sal Dean 5(2) 3-4 19; Cross Taylor 0(2) 0-0 6; DeMahjae Clark 9 10-11 28; Jonathan Banks 0(1) 2-2 5; McKaden Maynard 1 0-0 2; Tykee Patterson 5(1) 6-10 19; and Caden Woolum 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(6) 21-27 81.
Louisville Male (103) – Cole Edelen 0(4) 2-2 14; Kaleb Glenn 10(1) 2-6 25; Demetris White 4(1) 0-0 11; Domo Vrbancic 0(2) 0-0 6; Dez Lindsay 5(1) 1-2 14; Jack Edelen 3(3) 1-2 16; Jayden Johnson 3(1) 1-2 10; Shammai Gates 0(2) 0-0 6; and Ethans Richards 0 1-2 1. Totals: 25(15) 8-16 103.
Shelby Valley……77
Pendleton County…48
Shelby Valley dominated from the opening tip as the Wildcats cruised to a 77-48 win over Pendleton County in the Stock Yards Bank and Trust Classic played at Rowan County on Saturday.
Riley Phillips led four Valley players in double-digit scoring with 13 points. Caleb Lovins followed with 12 and Collier Fuller tallied 11. Russ Osborne scored 10. Chaz Brown and Preston Johnson added nine apiece.
At Morehead
(Stock Yards B&T Challenge)
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (77) – Riley Phillips 6 1-1 13; Caleb Lovins 4 4-5 12; Collier Fuller 4(1) 0-0 11; Russ Osborne 4 2-2 10; Chaz Brown 3(1) 0-0 9; Preston Johnson 4 1-2 9; Ethan Sykes 0(2) 0-0 6; Robert Stewart 1(1) 0-0 5; ad Braiden Tackett 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27(5) 8-10 77.
Floyd Central…..64
Morgan County…44
Floyd Central took the lead early against Morgan County and rolled toa 64-44 win at home on Saturday.
Eric Burke scored 14 points to lead the Jaguars. Conner Hopkins tallied 11 and Braden Moore hit for 10 while Ronnie Sammons net nine.
At Langley
Scoring:
Morgan County (44) – Preston Hoskins 4(3) 0-0 17; Drew Little 5 2-4 12; Chance Wright 0(3) 2-4 11; and Logan Sencer 2 0-2 4. Totals: 11(6) 4-10 44.
Floyd Central (64) – Eric Burke 2(3) 1-2 14; Conner Hopkins 2(2) 1-2 11; Braden Moore 3 4-4 10; Ronnie Sammons 4 0-0 8; Brody Buck 3 0-0 6; Dawson Moore 0(2) 0-0 6; Brandon Howell 0(1) 0-0 3; Tanner Hall 0(1) 0-0 3; and Jake Rainey 1 1-2 3. Totals: 15(9) 7-10 64.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Pikeville……….95
Harlan…………69
Pikeville played its best game this season as the Panthers dismantled Harlan, 95-69, in a game played at the T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Friday night.
Rylee Samons poured in 27 points and Nick Robinson tossed in 24. Laithan Hall added 19 and Keian Worrix chipped in nine.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
HR (3-2)….….14 18 14 23 – 69
PK (4-0)……..22 28 25 20 – 95
Scoring:
Harlan (69) – Jordan Akal 2(4) 2-3 18; Will Austin 3 0-0 6; Kaleb McLendon 0(7) 0-0 21; Jaedyn Gist 8 4-6 20; Johann Gist 1 0-0 2; and Matt Pennington 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15(11) 6-9 69.
Pikeville (95) – Rylee Samons 4(6) 1-2 27; Laithan Hall 5(3) 0-0 19; Keian Worrix 3(1) 0-0 9; Nick Robinson 12 0-1 24; Tate Walters 1 1-1 3; Heath Jarrell 1 0-0 2; Lukas Manns 0(1) 3-4 6; Charles Fitzer 1 0-0 2; and Josh Hughes 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 27(12) 5-8 95.
Betsy Layne…….71
Floyd Central…..70
Betsy Layne’s Andrew Kidd scored on a putback as time expired to lift the Bobcats to a thrilling 71-70 road win over Floyd Central on Friday night.
The Bobcats landed five players in double figures as Jordan Frazier led the attack with 18 points and Kidd followed with 14. Brady Robinson and Chase Mims scored 13 each and Shawn Howell tallied 11.
Braden Moore paced the Jaguars with 21 points. Tanner Hall followed with 16 and Eric Burke added 15. Ronnie Sammons finished with 14.
At Langley
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (4-1)…..13 21 24 13 – 71
FC (5-2)…..19 10 27 14 – 70
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (71) – Jordan Frazier 6 6-8 18; Andrew Kidd 7 0-2 14; Brady Robinson 2(2) 3-5 13; Chase Mims 6 1-3 13; Shawn Howell 5 1-4 11; and Donnie Hamilton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27(2) 11-22 71.
Floyd Central (70) – Braden Moore 9(1) 0-0 21; Tanner Hall 0(4) 4-7 16; Eric Burke 3(3) 0-0 15; Ronnie Sammons 7 0-0 14; and Jake Rainey 2 0-2 4. Totals: 21(8) 4-9 70.
Paintsville……..58
St. Henry………52
Paintsville won a close matchup with St. Henry, 58-52, in the Stock Yards Bank and Trust Classic played at Rowan County on Friday night.
Colby Fugate had a big game with 27 points and Connor Fugate tossed in 14. Braxton Tharp added 13.
At Morehead
(Stock Yards B&T Challenge)
Scoring:
Paintsville (58) – Colby Fugate 8(3) 2-4 27; Connor Fugate 3 8-9 14; Braxton Tharp 3 7-7 13; Jase Kinner 1 0-0 2; and Ethan Ward 0 2-2 2. Totals: 15(3) 19-22 58.
St. Henry (52) – Camden Fedders 6(2) 1-2 19; Owen Setters 5 0-0 10; Jack Grayson 3 3-5 9; Ethan Kaiser 0(2) 0-0 6; Rhet Ravenscraft 1(1) 0-0 5; and Braden Fedders 1 1-2 3. Totals: 16(5) 5-9 52.
Shelby Valley…..87
Buckhorn………65
Shelby Valley charged to a big lead against Buckhorn and went on to score an 87-65 win in the Stock Yards Bank and Trust Classic played at Rowan County on Friday night.
Caleb Blevins led the attack with 19 points. Collier Fuller and Preston Johnson finished with 18 each. Riley Phillips tallied 11 and Chaz Brown net nine.
At Morehead
(Stock Yards B&T Challenge)
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (87) – Caleb Lovins 7 5-6 19; Collier Fuller 2(4) 2-2 18; Preston Johnson 6(2) 0-0 18; Riley Phillips 4 3-4 11; Chaz Brown 3(1) 0-0 9; Ethan Sykes 4 0-0 8; Braiden 1 0-0 2; and Russ Osborne 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28(7) 10-12 87.
Buckhorn (65) – Cameron Caudill 8 5-6 21; Hayden Neace 2(3) 1-2 14; Austin Riley 5 2-2 12; Jacob McCoy 1(2) 1-2 9; Evan France 3 1-2 7; and Jesse Cole 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(5) 10-14 65.
Pike Central…………….79
Mountain Mission, Va…42
Pike Central jumped ahead of Mountain Mission (Va.) at the Hawks Nest and cruised to a 79-42 win in a game played on Friday night.
Kosh Du Toit stripped the nets for 30 points and Jaylan Rigdon finished with 20. Jaden Stewart added 14 and Peyton Compton tossed in nine.
At Buckleys Creek
Scoring:
Pike Central (79) – Josh Du Toit 8(3) 5-7 30; Jaylan Rigdon 9 2-2 20; Jaden Stewart5(1) 1-2 14; Peyton Compton 0(3) 0-0 9; Brad Biliter 1 0-0 2; Caleb Compton 1 0-0 2; and Blake Adams 0 2-2 2. Totals: 24(7) 10-13 79.