HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville cruises to LPIT championship

Pikeville built a double-digit halftime lead against Bethlehem and went on to beat the Banshees, 78-52, to capture the Lady Panther Invitational Tournament championship on Saturday.

Pikeville, now 9-1, was led by Trinity Rowe’s game-high 20 points. Rylee Theiss followed with 14 while Kyera Thornsbury net 13. Kristen Whited tallied 12.

At Pikeville

(Lady Panther Invitational Tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BH (7-6)…..15  10  13  14 – 52

PK (9-1)…..21  18  21  18 – 78

Scoring:

Bethlehem (52) – Tessa Miles 4 5-6 13; Ashlyn Miles 5 3-6 13; Kensley Clayton 1(1) 0-0 5; Carlie Thurmond 4(1) 3-3 14; Loren Macy 1 0-0 2; and Kaylee McElroy 0(1) 2-2 5. Totals: 15(3) 13-17 52.

Pikeville (78) – Trinity Rowe 1(6) 0-0 20; Kristen Whited 3(2) 0-1 12; Kyera Thornsbury 2(1) 6-6 13; Leighan Jackson 4 1-1 9; Rylee Theiss 7 0-0 14; and Shyla Kidd 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17(9) 7-8 78.

Pikeville………..68

Southwestern….37

Pikeville punched its ticket to the championship game with a 68-37 win over Southwestern on Friday night.

The Lady Panthers, 8-1, built a 34-14 halftime lead.

Kyera Thornsbury tossed in 18 points to lead the way. Trinity Rowe finished with 15 and Leighan Jackson added 14.

At Pikeville

(Lady Panther Invitational Tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

SW (6-5)……6    8   14     9 – 37

PK (8-1)…..17  17   20  14 – 68

Scoring:

Southwestern (37) – Kinsley Molden 4(1) 6-6 17; Payton Acey 1(1) 3-4 8;  Ava Jones 1(1) 0-0 5; Mollie Osborne 0 3-6 3; Jaelyn Dye 1 0-0 2; and Kylie Dalton 1 0-0 2. Totals:

Pikeville (68) – Kyera Thornsbury 2(4) 2-5 18; Trinity Rowe 3(3) 0-0 15; Leighan Jackson 5 4-4 14; Kylie Alvin 0(2) 0-0 6; Rylee Theiss 3 0-0 6; Kristen Whited 1(1) 0-0 5; Nicole Lin 1 0-0 2; and Shyla Kidd 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(10) 6-9 68.

Pikeville…………75

Mason County….30

Pikeville jumped out to a big lead and rolled to a 75-30 win over Mason County in the opening round of the Lady Panther Invitational Tournament played on Thursday night.

Trinity Rowe poured in a game-high 27 points and Kyera Thornsbury followed with 12. 

Rylee Theiss and Kylie Alvin added nine each.

At Pikeville

(Lady Panther Invitational Tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MC (7-3)…..9    8  10    3 – 30

PK (7-1)….28  24  15    8 – 75

Scoring:

Mason County (30) – Amarah Reed 1(2) 0-0 8; Olivia Hughes 0(1) 0-0 3; Adrienne Downs Perry 1 0-0 2; Lexi Young 3(1) 5-7 14; and Kylah Pearson 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 5(5) 5-7 30.

Pikeville (75) – Trinity Rowe 2(7) 2-2 27; Kyera Thornsbury 3(2) 0-0 12; Rylee Theiss 3 3-5 9; Kylie Alvin 1(2) 1-1 9; Leighan Jackson 3 1-2 7; Kristen Whited 0(1) 2-2 5; Shyla Kidd 1 1-1 3; Sophie Woods 1 0-0 2; and Nicole Lin 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14(12) 11-15 75.