HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville gets past Lawrence County; Lady Jags fall in tourney finals

Pikeville went on the road to Lawrence County and the Lady Panthers earned a hard-fought 72-66 win in a game played on Monday night.

Kristen Whited poured in 21 points and Trinity Rowe followed with 20 as the Lady Panthers improved to 10-4. Rylee Theiss added 14 and Kylie Hall tallied 11.

Kensley Feltner fired in a game-high 30 points as the Lady Bulldogs dropped to 8-6. Ellie Webb finished with 11 and Sophie Adkins net 10.

At Louisa

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PK (10-4)……16  11  21  24 – 72

LC (8-6)……..13  15  16  22 – 66

Scoring:

Pikeville (72) – Kristen Whited 5(3) 2-2 21; Trinity Rowe 2(1) 13-15 20; Rylee Theiss 5 4-6 14; Kylie Hall 4 3-8 11; and Leighan Jackson 2 2-2 6. Totals: 18(4) 24-33 72.

Lawrence County (66) – Kensley Feltner 9(1) 9-13 30; Ellie Webb 3(2) 0-0 12; Sophie Adkins 2(1) 3-6 10; Kaison Ward 3 1-2 7; Kyleah Ward 1 2-2 4; Emmallee Holt 0(1) 0-0 3; and Emily Artrip 0 0-1 0. Totals: 18(5) 15-24 66.

Next up: Pikeville (10-4) vs. Jenkins (2-6), 7:30 pm, Feb. 11; Lawrence County (8-6) vs. Jenkins (2-6), 6 pm, Feb. 9.

North Laurel…..78

Floyd Central…..54

Floyd Central fell behind early to highly touted North Laurel and the Lady Jaguars were beaten for the first time this season, 78-54, in the championship game of the Mountain Classic played at Perry Central on Monday night.

Kennedy Harvel paced Floyd Central (11-1) with 20 points and Katie Jo Moored added 12.

At Hazard

(Mountain Classic championship)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

FC (11-1)……15    8  15  16 – 54 

NL (12-2)……12  22  18  26 – 78

Scoring:

Floyd Central (54) – Kennedy Harvel 4(4) 0-0 20; Jada Johnson 1 2-2 4; Katie Jo Moore 5 2-4 12; Riley Jo Compton 2 0-0 4; Kamryn Shannon 1(1) 0-0 5; Chelsea Johnson 0(1) 0-0 3; and Grace Martin 2 2-2 6. Totals: 15(6) 6-8 54.

North Laurel (78) – Emily Sizemore 6(2) 8-9 26; Hailee Valentine 9(1) 4-4 25; Bella Sizemore 2(1) 6-6 13; Brooke Nichelson 0(2) 0-0 6; Chloe McKnight 2 0-0 4; Saige McClure 0 2-2 2; and Jaelyn Black 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(6) 20-21 78.

Next up: Floyd Central (11-1) at Belfry (9-5), 7:30 pm, Feb. 12.

Johnson Central…..68

Pike Central……….32

Johnson Central overcame a slow start to roll past Pike County Central, 68-32, in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Monday night.

Kelci Blair led three Lady Eagles (9-2) in double figures with a game-high 20 points. Sammi Sites tossed in 16 and Clara Blair added 14.

Lindsey Bowman paced the Lady Hawks (2-10) with 10 points and Hannah May net seven.

At Buckleys Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

JC (9-2)…….7   28  27  4 – 68

PC (2-10)….14  10     5  3 – 32

Scoring:

Johnson Central (68) –Kelci Blair 8 4-7 20; Sammi Sites 2(4) 0-0 16; KK Vannoy 1(1) 2-2 7; Clara Blair 1(4) 0-0 14; Becca Wright 1 0-0 2; Abby Stambaugh 1 0-0 2; McKinley Cantrell 1 0-0 2; and Adyson Burchett 0(1) 2-2 5. Totals: 15(10) 8-11 68.

Pike Central (32) – Lindsey Bowman 4 2-2 10; Hannah May 3 1-1 7; Emalie Tackett 1 3-4 5; Abigail Hess 0(1) 1-2 4; Sarah Justice 1 0-0 2; Lakota Johnson 1 0-0 2; and Abby May 1 0-02. Totals: 11(1) 7-9 32.

Next up: Johnson Central (9-2) vs. Perry Central (4-7), 7:30 pm, Feb. 12; Pike Central (2-10) vs. Greenup County (2-8), 7:30 pm, Feb. 9.

Prestonsburg…..55

East Ridge……..51

Prestonsburg slipped past East Ridge, 55-51, in a game played at the Reservation on Monday night.

Faith Lazar paced the Lady Blackcats, now 7-7, with 18 points. Celina Mullins followed with 15 and Alivia Slone tallied 11.

At Lick Creek

Scoring:

Prestonsburg (55) – Faith Lazar 3(3) 3-6 18; Celina Mullins 2(3) 2-3 15; Alivia Slone 2(2) 1-2 11; Audrey Prater 2 0-0 4; Allison Howard 1 0-0 2; Courtney Meadows 1 0-0 2; Maggie Nelson 1 0-0 2; and Lainie Prater 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12(8) 7-13 55.

Next up: Prestonsburg (7-7) vs. Magoffin County (3-8), 7:30 pm, Feb. 9; East Ridge (2-8) at Shelby Valley (6-3), 7:30 pm, Feb. 10.