HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville, Martin County, Belfry, LCHS win district crowns

The Pikeville Lady Panthers won their second straight 59th District title and 12 overall in program history with a 46-36 victory over Shelby Valley’s Lady Kats in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Thursday night..

Trinity Rowe finished with 18 points and Kyera Thornsbury tallied 12 as Pikeville moved to 28-2.

Kyra Looney led Valley(22-9) with 10 points. Cassidy Rowe left the game with an injury and had five points. Alyssa Elswick tossed in eight.

Both teams advance to the 15th Region Tournament next week at the Appalachian Wireless Arena.

At Robinson Creek

(59th District championship)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

SV (22-9)…..12    5    7  12 – 36

PK (28-2)……9  14  10  13 – 46

Scoring:

Shelby Valley (36) – Cassidy Rowe 1(1) 0-0 5; Alyssa Elswick 3 2-3 8; Kyra Looney 5 0-3 10; Jazzy Meade 1(1) 0-0 5; Kylie Alvin 0(1) 0-0 3; and Sadie Johnson 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 11(4) 2-6 36.

Pikeville (46) – Kyle M. Hall 2 2-2 6; Trinity Rowe 3(4) 0-0 18; Leighan Jackson 1 0-0 2; Rylee Theiss 4 0-0 8; and Kyera Thornsbury 3(2) 0-0 12. Totals: 13(6) 2-2 46.

60TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Belfry…………29

Pike Central…..27

Belfry claimed the girls’ 60th District Tournament championship with a 29-27 overtime win against Pike County Centra in a game played at the McCoy Athletic Center on Thursday night.

Cushi Fletcher scored 11 points in the win as the Lady Pirates moved to 16-14.

Central’s Hannah May led all scorers with 12 for the Lady Hawks, who dropped to 12-17.

Both teams advance to the 15th Region Tournament next week at the Appalachian Wireless Arena.

At Phelps

(60th District championship)

PCC (12-17)….8  4  7  3  (5) – 27

BF (16-14)……6  4  7  5  (7) – 29

Scoring:

Pike Central (27) – Emalie Tackett 1 1-8 3; Hannah May 3 6-7 12; Lindsey Bowman 0 1-2 1; Kylie Weddington 0(2) 0-0 6; Chloe Hannah 0(1) 0-0 3; Lexie Taylor 1 0-0 2; and Abby Hess 0 0-1 0. Totals: 5(3) 8-17 27.

Belfry (29) – Alyssa Varney 0(1) 0-0 3; Cushi Fletcher 3(1) 2-4 11; Linzee Phillps 1 2-6 4; Hope Coley 2 0-0 4; Jenna Sparks 3 1-2 7; and Kyra Justice 0 0-2 0. Totals: 9(2) 5-12 29.

58TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Lawrence County..67

Floyd Central…….62

Lawrence County survived a furious fourth-quarter comeback by Floyd Central to beat the Lady Jaguars in overtime, winning 67-62, to claim their third straight 58th District Tournament championship at Floyd Central on Thursday night.

Kensley Feltner poured in a game-high 36 points and Leandra Curnutte chipped in nine as the Lady Bulldogs improved to 25-7.

Grace Martin scored 22 in the loss as the Lady Jaguars fell to 20-9. Jada Johnson followed with 15 and Kamryn Shannon tallied 11.

Both teams advance to the 15th Region Tournament next week at the Appalachian Wireless Arena.

At Langley

(58th District championship)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

LC (25-7)…..16  13  15  14  (9) – 67

FC (20-9)…..17    8  10  23  (4) – 62

Scoring:

Lawrence County (67) – Kensley Feltner 12 12-16 36; Leandra Curnutte 1(2) 1-4 9; Sophie Adkins 1(2) 0-0 8; Abby Nelson 2 2-6 6; Emmallee Holt 0(1) 0-0 3; Abby Maynard 0 3-4 3; and Tyra Hammond 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(5) 18-30 67.

Floyd Central (62) – Grace Martin 8(1) 3-4 22; Kamryn Shannon 4 3-9 11; Kennedy Harvel 1 2-2 4; Jada Johnson 7 1-4 15; Riley Jo Compton 1 2-2 4; and Chelsea Johnson 2 2-2 6. Totals: 23(1) 13-23 62.

57TH DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Martin County….53

Paintsville……….46

Martin County rallied in the second half to knock off Paintsville, 53-46, to claim the 57th District Tournament champion at Johnson Central’s Eagles Fieldhouse on Thursday night.

Laken Williams led the Lady Cardinals, now 22-6, with 18 points and Jaaliyah Warren followed with 13. Brittany Thompson net 10.

Ava Hyden paced the Lady Tigers with 17 points and Kylie Kinner finished with 14 as the Lady Tigers dropped to 18-12.

Martin County won all eight of its games against district opponents.

Both teams advance to the 15th Region Tournament next week at the Appalachian Wireless Arena.

At Paintsville

(57th District championship)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PV (18-12)….13  9  11  13 – 46

MC (22-6)…..13  7  17  16 – 53

Scoring:

Paintsville (46) – Camryn Helton 0 0-2 0; Kylie Kinner 1(4) 0-2 14; Ava Hyden 3(3) 2-2 17; Kali Mulcahy 0(1) 0-0 3; and Emilea Preece 3(1) 3-3 12. Totals: 7(9) 5-9 46.

Martin County (53) – Katie Marcum 3 0-0 6; Laken Williams 3(2) 6-9 18; Alyssa Allen 2 2-2 6; Jaaliyah Warren 2(1) 6-7 13; and Brittany Thompson 3(1) 1-2 10. Totals: 13(4) 15-20 53.