Pikeville ran out to a big lead early on and the Panthers cruised to a 77-38 win over Bath County in the nightcap of the PIT played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Eli Johnson and Carter Hurley paced the Panthers, now 2-2, with 17 points each. Heath Jarrell and Ian Onkst chipped in nine each.
At Pikeville
(Pikeville Invitational Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BC (1-8)….12 9 13 14 – 38
PK (2-2)….30 19 16 12 – 77
Scoring:
Bath County (38) – Tyler Sorrell 2(2) 0-0 10; Eli McCarty 1(1) 0-0 5; Alan Bowling 1 0-0 2; Montana Beshear 3(1) 0-0 9; Jayce Smith 0 0-2 0; Chase Robinson 1(2) 0-0 8; Braden Roussos 2 0-0 4.Totals: 10(6) 0-2 38.
Pikeville (77) – Eli Johnson 5(2) 1-2 17; Heath Jarrell 4 1-1 9; Charlie Fitzer 2 2-2 6; Carter Hurley 1(5) 0-0 17; Ian Onkst 4 1-1 9; Cade Belcher 1(2) 0-0 8; Cole Slone 2 0-0 4; Brody Little 1 0-0 2; Will Rowe 0(1) 0-0 3; and Mikey Hager 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(10) 5-7 77.
Pike Central…….73
Boyd County……72
Pike Central’s Jaylan Rigdon hit a free throw with 2.9 seconds remaining to lift the Hawks to a come-from-behind 73-72 win over previously unbeaten Boyd County in the opening game of the PIT played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
The win snapped a three -game losing streak for the Hawks, now 2-4. The Lions had won seven straight to start the season.
Jaden Stewart fired in a game-high 31 points and Rigdon finished with 18. Jacob Slone tallied 16.
At Pikeville
(Pikeville Invitational Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BC (7-1)…..15 25 13 19 – 72
PC (2-4)…..10 18 24 21 – 73
Scoring:
Boyd County (72) – Cole Hicks 4(4) 0-0 20; Jason Ellis 7 5-8 19; Jacob Spurlock 6(1) 0-0 15; Alex Martin 2(1) 0-0 7; Drew Smith 1(1) 0-0 5; Rhett Holbrook 2 0-0 4; and Griffin Taylor 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23(7) 5-8 72.
Pike Central (73) – Jaylan Rigdon 5 8-11 18; Jaden Stewart 11(1) 6-6 31; Blake Adams 0 2-3 2; Jacob Slone 4(2) 2-2 16; and Grant Hall 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 20(4) 18-22 73.