Photo credit: Dusty Layne
The Pikeville Panthers were one defensive stop away from more than likely playing for Ashland Invitational Tournament championship.
Pikeville lost to state power Bowling Green on a last-second shot while bouncing back to beat Teays Valley and Boyd County.
Here is a recap:
Pikeville…..…..65
Boyd County….58
Pikeville used a solid second-half performance to rally and beat Boyd County, 65-58, in the fifth-place game of the Ashland Invitational Tournament played on Thursday.
Rylee Samons paced three Panthers in double figures with 20 points. Nick Robinson followed with 19 and Health Jarrell added 11 as Pikeville moved to 10-1.
At Ashland
(Ashland Invitational Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BC (11-2)…..8 22 15 13 – 58
PK (10-1)….11 12 22 20 – 65
Scoring:
Boyd County (58) – Rheyce DeBoard 4(1) 7-7 18; Clay Robertson 1(3) 1-1 12; Cole Hicks 4(1) 0-1 11; Jacob Spurlock 9(3) 0-0 9; Brad Newsome 1 3-4 5; and Jason Ellis 0 3-4 3. Totals: 10(8) 14-17 58.
Pikeville (65) – Rylee Samons 4(3) 3-4 20; Nick Robinson 8 3-4 19; Health Jarrell 3(1) 2-2 11; Laithan Hall 2(1) 0-0 7; Tate Walters 1 1-2 3; Keian Worrix 0 3-4 3 and Lukas Manns 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(5) 12-16 65.
Pikeville………72
Teays Valley….62
Pikeville snaped a 60-all tie, outscoring Teays Valley Christian down the stretch to earn a 72-62 win in the Ashland Invitational Tournament played on Wednesday.
Nick Robinson led the way with 24 points as the Panthers moved to 9-1. Rylee Samons scored 19 and Laithan Hall added 10. Tate Walters and Keian Worrix net eight each.
At Ashland
(Ashland Invitational Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PK (9-1)…….12 13 27 20 – 72
TV (9-6)…….11 17 13 21 – 62
Scoring:
Pikeville (72) – Nick Robinson 12 0-0 24; Rylee Samons 2(4) 3-3 19; Laithan Hall 4 2-2 10; Tate Walters 4 0-0 8; Keian Worrix 3 2-2 8; and Lukas Manns 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 25(5)7-7 72.
Teays Valley (62) – Josh Davis 20; Brandon Brow 19; Maki Cary 10; Kris Lin 7; and Deacon Moles 6.
Bowling Green…..62
Pikeville…………..61
Pikeville’s eight-game winning streak to start the season ended as Bowling Green hit a three-point basket as time expired to beat the Panthers, 62-61, in the opening round of the Ashland Invitational Tournament on Tuesday.
Nick Robinson finished with 19 points for the Panthers while Keian Worrix and Laithan Hall added 11 each.
At Ashland
(Ashland Invitational Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BC (10-0)…..15 22 9 16 – 62
PK (8-1)……18 14 14 15 – 61
Scoring:
Bowling Green (62) – Deuce Bailey 6(1) 9-10 24; Makayelus Wardlow 3(3) 1-1 16; Turner Buttry 4(1) 2-3 13; Mason Ritter 2 0-2 4; Elijah Starks 1 0-0 2; Curtis Lin 1 0-0 2; and Bradley Gurley 0 1-2 1. Totals 17(5) 13-18 62.
Pikeville (61) – Nick Robinson 9 1-2 19; Keian Worrix 4 3-3 11; Laithan Hall 1(3) 0-0 11; Rylee Samons 2(1) 0-0 7; Tate Walters 1(1) 0-0 5; Heath Jarrell 2 0-0 4; and Lukas Manns 2 0-0 4. Totals: 21(5) 4-5 61.