Tenth-ranked Pikeville overcame an 11-point deficit, and the Lady Panthers went non to beat Ashland Blazer, 55-49, in the season opener played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Leighan Jackson finished with a double-double in the win, scoring 14 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.
Trinity Rowe followed with 13 points and Jenna Sparks came off the bench and added eight points.
Pikeville will travel to Boyd County to battle Russell (1-1) in the Boyd County Roundball Classic. Tipoff is 4:30 pm.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
AB (1-1……18 6 17 8 – 49
PK (1-0)…….7 22 8 18 – 55
Scoring:
Ashland Blazer (49) – Ella Sellars 0(3) 3-7 12; Jaidyn Gulley 5(1) 1-3 14; Kenleigh Woods 2 1-4 5; Aryanna Gulley 1 1-2 3; and Gabby Karle 1(4) 1-3 15. Totals: 9(8) 7-19 49.
Pikeville (55) – Trinity Rowe 2(2) 3-5 13; Kyera Thornsbury 2(1) 0-0 7; Kristen Whited 1 3-4 5; Rylee Theiss 2 0-0 4; Leighan Jackson 5 4-6 14; Kylie Alvin 0(1) 0-0 3; Jenna Sparks 4 0-0 8; and Kylie Hall 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16(4) 11-17 55.
Prestonsburg……..72
Breathitt County…36
Prestonsburg took charge early on at home and the Lady Blackcats doubled up Breathitt County, 72-36, in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Saturday.
Audrey Prater led four players in double figure scoring with 16 points as Prestonsburg moved to 4-0.
Allison Howard finished with 13 points and Kylie Tackett tossed in 11. Celina Mullins net 10.
At Prestonsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BC (1-2)…..9 13. 6 8 – 36
PB (4-0)…16 23 20 13 – 72
Scoring:
Breathitt County (36) – Riley Bush 1 0-0 2; Kaylea Ritchie 3 2-2 8; Madde Haddix 1(1) 1-2 6; Jerrica Neace 3(1) 3-6 12; Emily Neace 0(1) 3-5 6; Lexie Combs 0 0-2 0; and Charlie Stacy 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9(3) 9-17 36.
Prestonsburg (72) – Audrey Prater 8 0-2 16; Allison Howard 5 3-4 13; Kylie Tackett 1(3) 0-0 11; Celina Mullins 2(2) 0-0 10; Jade Fitzpatrick 4 0-4 8; Ashley Tackett 3 0-0 6; Haley Lafferty 0(1) 1-2 4; Sierra Slone 1 0-0 2; and Amelia Newsome 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25(6) 4-12 72.
Floyd Central….40
Johnson Central..36
Floyd Central rallied in the fourth quarter and outscored Johnson Central in overtime to escape with a 40-36 win in a home game played on Saturday.
Kennedy Harvel paced the Lady Jaguars, now 2-0, with 13 points. Riley Compton and Jada Johnson added nine apiece.
Taylor McKenzie had 12 and Kaylin McKenzie added 10 as the Lady Eagles dropped to 2-1.
At Langley
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (2-1)….13. 2. 8 12 (1) – 36
FC (2-0)…..7. 5. 3 20 (5) – 40
Scoring:
Johnson Central (36) –Taylor McKenzie 4(1) 1-4 12; Becca Wright 2 0-4 4; Abby Stambaugh 0 0-2 0; Kaylin McKenzie 2(1) 3-5 10; McKinley Cantrell 1 0-0 2; Sophie Younce 1 4-5 6; and Haylee Marsillett 1 0-2 2. Totals: 11(2) 8-21 36.
Floyd Central (40) – Kennedy Harvel 2(1) 6-8 13; Riley Compton 2(1) 2-4 9; Jada Johnson 2 5-10 9; Madilyn Meade 2 4-10 8; Chloe Crase 01-3 1; and Hannah Lafferty 0 0-2 0. Totals: 8(2) 18-37 40.
Magoffin County…54
Cordia…………….30
Magoffin County rode the hot shooting Angel Mullis to a 54-30 win over Cordia in a game played in Salyersville on Saturday.
Mullis finished with 27 points as the Lady Hornets moved to 1-1.
Karah Lafferty followed with nine and Jaylee Reed added eight.
At Salyersville
Scoring:
Cordia (30) – Aaliyah Gibson 4 4-11 12; Krista Lewis 0(3) 0-0 9; Keely Shepherd 1 1-2 3; Madison Combs 0(1) 0-0 3; and Mackenzie Allen 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 5(5) 5-13 30.
Magoffin County (54) – Angel Mullis 13 1-2 27; Karah Lafferty 4 1-2 9; Jaylee Reed 1(1) 3-5 8; Abby Barnett 0 5-6 5; Skyla Carty 1 1-1 3; and Macy Williams 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(1) 11-16 54.
Wolfe County….68
East Ridge……..42
East Ridge fell behind in the early going and host Wolfe County defeated the Lady Warriors, 68-42, in a game played at Campton on Saturday.
McKenzie Sawyer and Madison Adkins tallied 15 points each as East Ridge dropped to 0-3.
At Campton
Scoring:
East Ridge (42) – McKenzie Sawyer 6 3-4 15; Madison Adkins 6(1) 0-0 15; Sydney Thacker 3 0-2 6; Haley Bentley 2 0-0 4; Kailey Gibson 1 0-0 2; and Emily Ramsey 0 0-2 0. Totals: 18(1) 3-8 42.
Wolfe County (68) – Sarah Smith 7 4-7 18; Jasmine Banks 5(1) 4-5 17; Hannah Kidd 2(2) 3-4 13; Bailee wright 1(2) 1-1 9; Kenzie Miller 1(2) 0-0 8; and Airyona Hall 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 16(8) 12-17 68.
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Johnson Central….51
Lawrence County…46
Johnson Central landed three players in double-figure scoring and the Lady Eagles slipped past Lawrence County, 51-46, in a home game played on Thursday night.
Kaylyn McKenzie led the way with 17 points while Taylor McKenzie and Becca Wright tossed in 13 each as Johnson Central improved to 2-0.
Kensley Feltner finished with a game-high 22 points and nine rebounds as the Lady Dogs dropped to 1-1. Kaison Ward added 10 points.
At Paintsville
Scoring:
Lawrence County (46) – Kensley Feltner 6 10-12 22; Kaison Ward 2(2) 0-2 10; Sophie Adkins 2 2-2 6; Abby Nelson 1(1) 0-0 5; Abby Maynard 0(1) 0-3 3; and Leandra Curnutte 0 0-1 0. Totals: 11(4) 12-20 46.
Johnson Central (51) – Kaylyn McKenzie 2(2) 7-11 17; Taylor McKenzie 3(1) 4-9 13; Becca Wright 5 3-5 13; Sophie Younce 1 3-4 5; Adyson Burchett 0(1) 0-0 3; and Abbie Stambaugh 0 0-2 0. Totals: 11(4) 17-31 51.
Prestonsburg…..59
East Ridge……..20
Prestonsburg dominated from start to finish as the Lady Blackcats rolled past East Ridge, 59-20, in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Thursday night.
Jade Fitzpatrick fired in a game-high 17 points and Kylie Tackett and Celina Mullins tallied 11 each as the Lady Blackcats improved to 3-0. Allison Howard scored 10.
Madison Adkins paced the Lady Warriors (0-2) with 11 points.
At Prestonsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (0-2)……6 5 5 4 – 20
PB (3-0)…..25 20 8 6 – 59
Scoring:
East Ridge (20) – Madison Adkins 1(3) 0-0 11; Kirsten Easterling 2 1-4 5; Emily Ramsey 0(1) 0-0 3; and Makenzie Sawyers 0 1-2 1. Totals: 3(4) 2-6 20.
Prestonsburg (59) – Jade Fitzpatrick 5(2) 1-4 17; Kylie Tackett 0(4) 0-0 12; Celina Mullins 1(3) 0-3 11; Allison Howard 3(1) 1-3 10; Ashley Tackett 2 1-1 5; Audrey Prater 0(1) 0-0 3; Amelia Newsome 0 1-2 1; and Halee Cole 0 0-2 0. Totals: 11(11) 4-15 59.