HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville, Martin County reach All ‘A’ semifinals

Defending 15th Region champion Pikeville pulled away from Paintsville in the third period and rolled to a 73-43 win in the quarterfinals of the All “A” Classic matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Friday night.

Trinity Rowe poured in 20 points to lead four Lady Panthers in double-figure scoring as Pikeville improved to 10-1.

Kyera Thornsbury followed with 19 points while Kristen Whited added 15 and Kylie Alvin came off the bench to net 11.

Pikeville will next face Martin County in the semifinals on Monday night.

At Pikeville

(All ‘A’ Classic Tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PK (10-1)….15  13  26  19 – 73

PV (6-6)……..8  14  13    8 – 43

Scoring:

Pikeville (73) – Trinity Rowe 4(4) 0-0 20; Kyera Thornsbury 4(3)  2-2  19; Kristen Whited 1(4) 1-2 15; Kylie Alvin 1(4) 0-0 11; Rylee Theiss 2 0-2 4; Shyla Kidd 1 0-0 2; and Leighan Jackson 0 2-2 . Totals: 16(12) 5-8 73. 

Paintsville (43) – Emilea Preece 6(2) 2-3 20; Kylie Kinner 1(1) 3-4 8; KK Vannoy 1(1) 0-0 5; Karah Lafferty 2 0-0 4; Emma Keeton 0(1) 0-0 3; Anna Blankenship 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 10(6) 5-7 43.

Martin County….78

Phelps……………38

Martin County took the lead away from Phelps in the early minutes and the Lady Cardinals cruised to a 78-38 win in the quarterfinals of the All “A” Classic matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Friday night.

Laken Williams led three Lady Cardinals in double-digit scoring with 16 points. Brooklyn Marcum and Chloe May tallied 15 each. Maci Maynard and Katie Marcum chipped in eight each.

Caleigh McCoy paced the Lady Hornets with 11 points.\ Kylea Weddington and Kaylyn Slone added nine apiece.

At Pikeville

(All ‘A’ Classic Tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PH (11-3)….6  10  11  11 – 38

MC (11-4)..20  25  22  11 – 78

Scoring: 

Phelps (38) – Caleigh McCoy 2(2) 1-3 11; Kylea Weddington 0(2) 3-4 9; Kaylyn Slone 0(3) 0-0 9; Baily Norman 0(1) 0-0 3; Katie Yates 1 0-0 2; Madison Dotson 1 0-0 2; and Makylee Sipple 1 0-0 2. Totals: 5(8) 4-7 38.

Martin County (78) – Laken Williams 4(2) 2-2 16; Brooklyn Marcum 6(1) 0-1 15; Chloe May 0(5) 0-0 15; Maci Maynard 3 2-5 8; Katie Marcum 3 2-3 8; Kennadi Mollett 0(2) 0-0 6; Alyssa Allen 3 0-2 8; Annaleigh Davis 1 0-0 2; and Candance Spaulding 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(10) 6-13 78.