Pikeville jumped out to a big lead early against Belfry and the Panthers went on to score a 77-35 win in the quarterfinals of the 15th Region All “A” Classic matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night.
Cole Slone came off the bench and scored 17 points while Heath Jarrell and Charlie Fitzer followed with 11 each, all coming in the first half. Carter Hurley tallied 10 and Kade Belcher grabbed 10 rebounds.
Zade Rash paced the Pirates with 16 points and Bryce Hagy net nine.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All ‘A’ Classic Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTRERS:
PK (8-3)….23 31 14 9 – 77
BF (5-8)……2 13 9 11 – 35
Scoring:
Pikeville (77) – Cole Slone 4(2) 3-3 17; Heath Jarrell 4(1) 0-0 11; Charlie Fitzer 5 1-1 11; Carter Hurley 2(2) 0-0 10; Ian Onkst 3 0-0 6; Eli Johnson 3 0-0 6; Josh Hughes 0(2) 0-0 6; Brayden Bolden 2 0-0 4; Mikey Hager 1 0-0 2; Will Rowe 1 0-0 2; and Kade Belcher 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26(7) 4-4 77.
Belfry (35) – Zade Rash 5(2) 0-0 16; Eric Daniels 2 0-0 4; Carter Jude 2 2-4 6; and Bryce Hagy 3 3-5 9. Totals: 12(2) 5-9 35.
Prestonsburg….65
Paintsville……..64
Prestonsburg survived a furious late comeback by Paintsville to escape with a thrilling 65-64 win in the nightcap of the 15th Region All “A” Classic game at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday.
Braxton Keathley led all scorers with 31 points in the win. Connor Napier net 12 and Mason Stidham added 11.
Brock Woods finished with 21 for the Tigers. Anderson Lauffer tossed in 16 and Ethan Cole tallied 15.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All ‘A’ Classic Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTRERS:
PB (12-5)….9 16 20 20 – 65
PV (8-7)….16 13 12 23 – 64
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (65) – Braxton Keathley 12(1) 4-4 31; Jaxson Estridge 1(1) 0-0 5; Kaden Allen 2 0-0 4; Connor Napier 4(1) 1-3 12; Mason Stidham 3(1) 2-4 11; and Brian Halbert 0 2-4 2. Totals: 22(4) 9-15 65.
Paintsville (64) – Ethan Cole 4(2) 1-1 15; Anderson Lauffer 4(2) 2-3 16; Brock Woods 6(1) 6-6 21; Jase Kinner 3 1-3 7; Ethan Ward 0 3-4 3; and Preston Slone 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18(5) 13-17 64.