HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville’s rally falls short; Bobcats, Dawgs score wins

Pikeville nearly erased a 17-point deficit with under seven minutes remaining, but Boyd County escaped with a 58-56 win in a game played at TW. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

The Panthers, now 7-4, trailed 45-30 heading into the final period and by 17 in the first minute of the final period.

Nick Robinson led Pikeville with a game-high 20 points while Rylee Samons tossed in 14. Laithan Hall chipped in nine and Alex Rogers added eight.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BC (9-2)……10  13  22 13 – 58

PK (7-4)…….14  10   6  26 – 56

Scoring:

Boyd County (58) – Rheyce DeBoard 5 3-4 13; Austin Gibbs 2 3-5 7; Carson Webb 1(1) 2-2 7; Dawson Meade 1(1) 1-2 6; Brad Newsome 2 3-4 7; Jason Ellis 2 3-6 7; Austin Compton 1 2-2 4; and J.B. Walters 1(1) 2-4 7. Totals: 15(3) 19-29 58.

Pikeville (56) – Laithan Hall 0(3) 0-0 9; Tate Walters 1 0-0 2; Lukas Manns 0(1) 0-0 3; Nick Robinson 9 2-2 20; Rylee Samons 5 4-4 14; Braydon Adkins 0 0-1 0; and Alex Rogers 2 4-6 8. Totals: 17(4) 10-13 56.

Next up: Pikeville (7-4) at Paintsville (5-5), 7:30 pm, Feb. 11.

Betsy Layne…..75

East Ridge…….67

Betsy Layne took the lead away from East Ridge in the final quarter and the Bobcats scored a 75-67 win in a game played on the Reservation on Tuesday night.

Jordan Frazier led four Bobcats in double figure scoring with a game-high 24 points as Betsy Layne evened its record at 5-5. Brady Robinson followed with 21 and Case Mims tossed in 15.  Byron Tackett chipped in 11.

Braxton Stanley paced four Warriors (5-7) in double digit scoring with 18 points and Eli Rose finished with 16. Jon Mills and Eli Sykes netted 11 each.

At Lick Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BL (5-5)…..15  17  14  29 – 75

ER (5-7)…..11  16  19  21 – 67

Scoring:

Betsy Layne (75) – Jordan Frazier 9(1) 3-9 24; Brady Robinson 7(1) 4-10 21; Chase Mims 6(1) 0-0 15; Byron Tackett 0(3) 2-2 11; Davey Bentley 1 0-0 2; and Jacob Rainey 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24(6) 9-21 75.

East Ridge (67) – Braxton Stanley 4(3) 1-2 18; Eli Rose 5 6-7 16; Eli Sykes 5 1-1 11; Jon Mills 3(1) 22 11; Isaac Woods 0(2) 2-2 8; and Hunter Damron 1 1-2 3. Totals: 18(6) 13-16 67.

Next up: Betsy Layne (5-5) at Pike Central (7-2), 7:30 pm, Feb. 10; Est Ridge (5-7) at Pike Central (7-2), 7:30 om, Feb. 11.

Lawrence Co…….70

Fairview…………42

Lawrence County ran out to a big first half lead and rolled to a 70-42 win over Fairview in a game played at the Dawg House on Tuesday night.

Baden Gillespie poured in 21 points for the Bulldogs, now 5-3. Andrew Bloomfield added 17 and Cody Maynard tallied 12.

At Louisa

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

FV (4-11)……3   10  13   16 – 42

LC (5-3)…….18  24  17   11 – 70

Scoring:

Fairview (42) – Jaxon Manning 8 6-7 22; Jaylen Terry 0 0-1 0; Cody Caldwell 3 0-0 6; Bubba Day 4(1) 0-0 11; and Jeremy Harper 1 1-2 3. Totals: 16(1) 7-10 42.

Lawrence County (70) – Cody Maynard 6 0-0 12; Trenton Adkins 3 0-0 6; Baden Gillespie 4(4) 1-4 21; Kaden Gillespie 0(2) 1-2 7; Andrew Bloomfield 4(1) 6-6 17; Dawson Bellomy 1 0-0 2; Lawson Baisden 1 1-2 3; and Blake Marcum 1 0-0 2. Totals 20(7) 9-14 70.

Next up: Lawrence County (5-3) at Floyd Central (3-6), 7:30 pm, Feb. 11.

Johnson Central……64

Paintsville…………..57

Johnson Central held off Paintsville’s second half comeback to slip past the Tigers, 64-57, in a game played on Bill Mike Runyon Curt on Tuesday night.

Isaiah May led the Golden Eagles (10-1) with a game-high 24 points and Cory VanHoose followed with 17. John King tallied 12 Ryleh McKenzie added eight.

Colby Fugate had 21 points for the Tigers, now 5-5. Connor Fugate net 16 and Braxton Tharp added 13.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

JC (10-1)…..23   8  15  18 – 64

PV (5-5)…….5  11  20  21 – 57

Scoring:

Johnson Central (64) – Ryleh McKenzie 8; Isaiah May 24; Grant Rice 3; Cory VanHoose 17 and John King 12.

Paintsville (67) – Braxton Tharp 13; Colby Fugate 21; Jaxon Watts 5; Baron Ratliff 2; and Connor Fugate 16.

Next up: Johnson Central (10-1) at Shelby Valley (8-3), 7:30 pm, Feb. 12; Paintsville (5-5) vs. Pikeville (7-4), 7:30 pm, Feb. 11.

Hazard………..73

Letcher Central….54

Letcher Central fell behind to Hazard and the Bulldogs went on to beat the Cougars, 73-54, in a game played at LCCHS Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

Kaden Adams finished with 18 points to pace the Cougars, now 7-6. Nigel Nichols tossed in nine while Bodie Bentley and Joby Johnson scored eight each.

At Ermine

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

HZ (12-3)……..20  14  25  14 – 73

LC (7-6)……….12  14  17  11 – 54

Scoring:

Hazard (73) – Wade Pelphrey 5(2) 0-1 16; Andrew Ford 6 2-3 14; Sam Showtaw 1(3) 0-0 11; Chris Jones 4 0-0 8; Jarrett Napier 1(2) 0-0 8; Max Johnson 3 2-3 8; Jamal Hazell 2 1-6 5; and Sawyer Patrick 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 22(8) 5-13 73.

Letcher Central (54) – Nigel Nichols 2(1) 2-3 9; Brady Boggs 3 0-0 6; Wyatt Ison 2 1-1 5; Bodie Bentley 2 4-5 8; Joby Johnson  3 2-2 8; Brady Boggs 3 0-0 6; and Kaden Adams 5(2) 2-2 18. Totals:17(3) 11-13 54.

Next up: Letcher Central (7-6) vs. Jenkins (1-4), 7:30 pm, Feb 11.

Floyd Central……..72

Powell County……..40

Floyd Central dominated from start to finish as the Jaguars cruised past Powell County, 72-40, in a home game played on Tuesday night.

Ronnie Sammons fired in a game-high 21 points as the Jaguars moved to 3-6. Brody Buck tallied 11 and Tanner Hall net 10. Braden Moore had eight.

At Langley

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PC (0-12)….10 13 13 4 – 40

FC (3-6)……16 20 22 14 – 72

Scoring:

Powell County (40) – Brayden Brandenburg 5 3-5 13; Cole Dunn 4(1) 0-0 11; Chandler 1 0-0 2; Chandler Congleton 2 2-5 6; Kyle Nickel 0(1) 0-0 3; Jacob Townsend 1 0-0 2; Brayden Rogers 1 0-0 2; Jack Rose 1 0-0 2; Cameron Delrosario 0 1-2 1; James Johnson 0 0-2 0; Jackson Hall 0 0-2 0; and Garrett Dairympe 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14(2) 6-18 40.

Floyd Central (72) – Ronnie Sammons 7(1) 4-5 21; Brody Buck 4(1) 0-0 11; Tanner Hall 2(2) 0-0 10; Braden Moore 4 0-0 8; Sheston Johnson 2 0-0 4; Josh Martin 2 0-0 4; Dylan Mosley 0(1) 1-2 4; Skyler Hall 2 0-0 4; Dylan Boyd 0(1) 0-0 3; Grayson Hall 1 0-0m2; and Logan Meade 0 1-2 1. Totals: 24(6) 6-9 72.

Next up: Floyd Central (3-6) vs. Lawrence County (5-3), 7:30 pm, Feb. 11.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Belfry………..88

Prestonsburg….64

Belfry’s Bol Kuir finished with a triple-double in leading the Pirates to an 88-64 win over Prestonsburg in a game played at the BHS Gymnasium on Monday night.

Kuir finished with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocks as Belfry moved to 5-6 and snapped a six-game losing streak. Sal Dean added 17 points while DeMahjae Clark and Ben McNamee scored 16 each. Zach Savage chipped in nine.

Grant Justice paced the Blackcats (4-6) with 17 points and Caleb Jarvis net 13. Wes Salisbury added 10.

At Goody

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PB (4-6)……8  17  11  28 – 64

BF (5-6)……19  18  21  30 – 88

Scoring:

Prestonsburg (64) – Grant Justice 17; Kaleb Jarvis 13; Will Gullett 6; Ryan Rose 7; Jacob Martin 5; Wes Salisbury 10; Jon Little ;and Caleb Lawson 4. Totals: 18(6) 10-14 64.

Belfry (88) – Sal Dean 17; DeMahjae Clark 16; Ben McNamee 16; Bol Kuir 16; Zack Savage 9; Tyler Chaffin 5; Caleb Spears 2; Steven Banks 4; and Nick Varney 3. Totals: 33(2) 16-23 88.

Next up: Prestonsburg (4-6) at Betsy Layne (5-5), 7:30 pm, Feb. 13; Belfry (5-6) at Russell (7-4), 7:30 pm, Feb. 12.