Pikeville used a big third quarter to pull away from pesky Prestonsburg, reaching the 15th Region All “A” Classic championship game with 54-43 win at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night.
Eli Johnson paced the Panthers with 18 points and Heath Jarrell followed with 12. Charlie Fitzer added a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 16 boards.
Prestonsburg’s Braxton Keathley led all scorers with 28 points.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All ‘A’ Classic semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (12-6)….12 9 7 15 – 43
PK (9-3)……10 12 17 15 – 54
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (43) – Braxton Keathley 10(2) 2-3 28; Connor Napier 3 0-1 6; Mason Stidham 3 1-1 7; and Jaxson Estridge 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(2) 3-5 43.
Pikeville (54) – Charlie Fitzer 3 4-6 10; Eli Johnson 1(4) 4-4 18; Ian Onkst 2 2-2 6; Carter Hurley 1 0-0 2; Heath Jarrell 4(1) 1-3 12; Josh Hughes 1 0-0 2; and Cole Slone 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14(5) 11-15 54.
Martin County….94
Betsy Layne……..72
Martin County pulled away from Betsy Layne in the second half and the defending 15th Region All “A” Classic champions punched their ticket to the title game with a 94-72 win in a game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night.
Brayden McKenzie paced the Cardinals with 28 points and Luke Hale finished with 22. Jacob Sturgill added 17 and Peyton Davis tosse4d in 12.
Betsy Layne’s Andrew Kidd fired in a game-high 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Tanner Hall finished with 13.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All ‘A’ Classic semifinals
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (8-7)……..9 22 18 23 – 72
MC (10-7)…15 22 25 32 – 94
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (72) – Carter Parsons 0(2) 1-2 7; Tanner Hall 5 3-4 13; Cameron Pente 0(1) 2-3 5; Andrew Kidd 11 10-14 32; Tanner 1 2-2 4; Brayden Hall 1(1) 1-2 6; Isaiah Alle 1 0-0 2; and Grayson Hall 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 19(5)19-27 72.
Martin County (94) – Luke Hale 5(3) 3-3 22; Brayden McKenzie 9(3) 1-1 28; Peyton Davis 3(2) 0-0 12; Jacob Sturgill 7 3-4 17; Devin Maynard 3 0-0 6; Braxton Dials 2 1-2 5; and Blake Maynard 1 2-2 4. Totals: 30(8) 10-12 94.