Pikeville used a solid second-half performance to pull away and beat Belfry, 80-53, in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday night.
.Rylee Samons paced the Panthers, now 6-3, with a game-high 23 points. Nick Robinson followed with 17 while Laithan Hall net 11 and Lukas Manns tossed in 10.
Sal Dean led the Pirates, now 4-5, with 17 points and Ben McNamee added 12. Tyler Chaffin and DeMahjae Clark chipped in eight apiece.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (4-5)……20 14 8 11 – 53
PK (6-3)……17 18 19 26 – 80
Scoring:
Belfry (53) – Sal Dean 17; DeMahjae Clark 8; Tyler Chaffin 8; Ben McNamee 12; Caleb Spears 4; and Steven Banks 4. Totals: 17(3) 10-17 53.
Pikeville (80) – Rylee Samons 23; Laithan Hall 11; Zac Lockhart 3; Nick Robinson 17; Lukas Manns 10; Tate Walters 4; Alex Rogers 4; Heath Jarrell 5; Braden Adkins 2; and Isaac McNamee 1. Totals: 19(9) 14-23 80.
Next up: Belfry (4-5) vs. Johnson Central (8-1), 7:30 pm, Feb. 6; Pikeville (6-3) vs. Boyd County (8-2), 7:3- pm, Feb. 9.
Breathitt County..71
Letcher Central…64
Letcher Central struggled at the outset of the second half and Breathitt County took the lead and went on to beat the Cougars, 71-64, in a game played on Thursday night.
Bodie Bentley fired in 23 points to pace the Cougars (6-5) while Nigel Nichols tallied 10 and Joby Johnson net nine.
At Ermine
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BC (9-2)…..12 13 25 21 – 71
LC (6-5)…..13 17 9 25 – 64
Scoring:
Breathitt County (71) – Jaylin Turner 3 1-2 7; Tyler Christy 2 6-11 10; Luke Bellamy 1(1) 1-2 6; Bryce Hoskins 3(1) 3-3 12; Austin Sperry 9(2) 5-7 29; Caden Turner 1 0-0 2; and Andrew Combs 0(1) 2-2 5. Totals: 19(5) 18-27 71.
Letcher Central (64) – Bodie Bentley 7 9-11 23; Nigel Nichols 4 2-3 10; Joby Johnson 2(1) 2-3 9; Kaden Adams 3 1-3 7; Luke Goins 3 1-2 7; Isaiah Adams 1(1) 0-0 5; Brady Boggs 1 0-0 2; and Wyatt Ison 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21(2) 16-24 64.
Next up: Letcher Central (6-5) vs. Cordia (4-6), 2 pm, Feb. 6.
In other games on Thursday:
Johnson Central beat Magoffin, 76-61
Hazard knocked off Martin County, 75-65.
Shelby Valley topped East Ridge, 66-48.