Several area high school girls’ basketball teams traveled and took part in a number of holiday tournaments over the Christmas break.
Here is a recap:
CITY BETWEEN THE LAKES CHRISTMAS CLASSIC
West Carter…….54
Paintsville………50
Paintsville and West Carter battled back and forth before the Lady Tigers fell short, 54-50, in the City Between the Lakes Christmas Classic.
Emilea Preece paced Paintsville with 15 points and Ava Hyden followed with 12. Camryn Helton chipped in nine.
At Paintsville
(City Between the Lakes)
Scoring:
Paintsville (50) – Emilea Preece 4(1) 4-8 15; Ava Hyden 1(3) 1-4 12; Camryn Helton 1(1) 4-5 9; Leandra Curnutte 2(1) 0-3 7; and Kylie Kinner 2(1) 0-1 7. Totals: 10(7) 9-21 50.
Paintsville…….45
Lewis County….31
Paintsville got the upper hand on Lewis County and the Lady Tigers went on to score a 45-31 win in the City Between the Lakes Christmas Classic.
Emilea Preece led the Lady Tigers with 15 points while Leandra Curnutte tossed in 10. Kylie Kinner and Camryn Helton added seven each.
At Paintsville
(City Between the Lakes)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (0-0)…..12 12 12 9 – 45
LC (0-0)…..7 5 9 10 – 31
Scoring:
Paintsville (45) – Emilea Preece 3(3) 0-0 15; Leandra Curnutte 2(1) 3-4 10; Kylie Kinner 2(1) 0-0 7; Camryn Helton 2(1) 0-0 7; Abby Maynard 0(1) 0-0 3; and Ava Hyden 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 9(8) 3-4 45.
Lewis County……..55
Johnson Central…..34
Johnson Central fell behind early to Lewis County and the Lady Eagles dropped a 55-34 outcome in the City Between the Lakes Christmas Classic.
Kaylyn McKenzie had nine points for JC in the loss. KK Vannoy chipped in seven.
At Paintsville
(City Between the Lakes)
Scoring:
Johnson Central (34) – Kaylyn McKenzie 0(3) 0-0 9; KK Vannoy 0(2) 1-2 7; Abby Stambaugh 3 0-2 6; Taylor McKenzie 1(1) 0-2 5; Clara Blair 0(1) 0-0 3; Madison Thacker 1 0-0 2; and Sophie Younce 1 0-0 2. Totals: 6(7) 1-6 34.
West Carter…….51
Johnson Central….33
Johnson Central struggled offensively as West Carter pulled away for a 55-33 win over the Lady Eagles in the City Between the Lakes Christmas Classic.
Taylor McKenzie had seven points and Clara Blair net six in the loss.
At Paintsville
(City Between the Lakes)
Scoring:
Johnson Central (33) – Taylor McKenzie 3 1-2 7; Clara Blair 0(2) 0-0 6; Abby Stambaugh 2 1-1 5; Madison Thacker 2 0-0 4; Kaylyn McKenzie 2 0-2 4; Adyson Burchett 1 1-2 3; Sophie Younce 1 0-1 2; and KK Vannoy 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(2) 3-8 33.
LAKE CUMBERLAND HOLIDAY HOOPS
Smith County, TN…..54
Betsy Layne………..36
Betsy Layne found itself in an early hole to Smith County (Tenn.) and the Lady Bobcats lost 54-36 in the Lake Cumberland Holiday Hoops Tournament.
Madi Meade fired in 15 points for the Lady Bobcats and Kim Akers added eight.
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (36) – Madi Meade 5 5-6 15; Kim Akers 4 0-0 8; Shyla Kidd 2 2-4 6; Kinleigh Martin 1 0-0 2; Haleigh Damron 0 2-4 2; Kenadie Boyette 1 0-1 2; 1 0-1 2; and Jaden Pente 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13 10-17 36.
Somerset…….68
Betsy Layne…46
Betsy Layne had its hands full with Somerset as the Lady Bobcats fell, 68-46, in the Lake Cumberland Holiday Hoops Tournament.
Kim Akers finished with 14 points and Madi Meade followed with 12. Shyla Kidd tallied nine.
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (46) – Kim Akers 7 0-0 14; Madi Meade 4 4-6 12; Shyla Kidd 0(3) 0-0 9; Haleigh Damron 1 2-2 4; Kinleigh Martin 2 0-2 4; and Jaden Pente 1 1-2 3. Totals: 15(3) 7-12 46.
Somerset (68) – Kate Bruner 3(1) 8-12 17; Haley Combs 4(1) 1-1 12; Jaelyn Dye 6 0-4 12; Sophie Barnes 3(1) 1-1 10; Kayleigh Bartley 1(1) 2-2 7; Makenzie Fisher 1(1) 0-0 5; Taya Mills 0(1) 0-0 3; and Kyndell Fisher 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(6) 12-22 68.
Corbin…………73
Betsy Layne…..40
Betsy Layne dropped its opening game in the Lake Cumberland Holiday Hoops Tournament to Corbin, 73-40.
Madi Meade net 17 points for the Lady Bobcats. Kinleigh Martin added nine.
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (40) – Madi Meade 6 5-6 17; Kinleigh Martin 4 1-2 9; Haleigh Damron 2 1-1 5; Kenadie Boyette 0(1) 0-0 3; Shyla Kidd 0 2-2 2; Brookelyn Thacker 1 0-0 2; Kim Akers 1 0-0 2; and Jaden Pente 0 0-1 0. Totals: 14(1) 9-12 40.
Corbin (73) – Kallie Housley 4(4) 3-3 23; Shelby Stewart 4(3) 0-0 17; Bailey Stewart 6 0-1 12; Darcie Anderson 1 4-6 6; Raegan Walker 1(1) 0-0 5; Erica Ange 1 3-4 5; Lauren Faulkner 1 1-2 3; and Sida Hill 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(8) 11-16 73.
BATTLE OF THE BORDERS
Capital……..60
Belfry………29
Belfry was no match for a strong Capital team as the Lady Pirates fell 60-29 in the Battle of the Borders Tournament held in Charleston.
Jenna Sparks had 15 points and Cushi Fletcher tossed in 10.
At Charleston
(Battle of the Borders)
Scoring:
Belfry (29) – Jenna Sparks 7 1-2 15; Cushi Fletcher 2(1) 3-4 10; Baylei Howard 0(1) 0-0 3; and Linzee Phillips 0 1-2 1. Totals: 9(2) 5-8 29.
George Washington….50
Belfry…………………41
Belfry stay around for much of the game against George Washington before falling, 50-41, in the Battle of the Borders Tournament.
Cushi Fletcher fired in 17 points and Jenna Sparks tossed in 14. Linzee Phillips chipped in seven.
At Charleston
(Battle of the Borders)
Scoring:
Belfry (41) – Cushi Fletcher 4(3) 0-0 17; Jenna Sparks 7 0-0 14; Linzee Phillips 2(1) 0-0 7; Hope Coley 1 0-0 2; and Alexis Ramsey 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14(4) 1-2 41.
TOP OF THE RIDGE CLASSIC
Twin Valley, Va…….58
East Ridge…………..45
East Ridge came up short against Twin Valley (Va.) as the Lady Warriors lost, 58-45, in the Top the Ridge Classic played on the Reservation.
Sylvia Ratliff paced East Ridge with 15 points and Leah Wells finished with 11. Madison Adkins added seven.
At Lick Creek
(To of the Ridge Classic)
Scoring:
East Ridge (45) – Sylvia Ratliff 2(3) 2-2 15; Leah Wells 1 9-12 11; Madison Adkins 2(1) 0-0 7; Makenzie Sawyers 3 0-2 6; Haley Bentley 1 1-2 3; and Kirsten Easterling 1 1-2 3. Totals: 10(4) 13-20 45.
RAY ZELLAR CHRISTMAS CLASSIC
Whitefield Academy….51
Prestonsburg…………21
Prestonsburg struggled scoring points against a solid Whitefield Academy team, dropping a 51-21 outcome in the Ray Zellar Christmas Classic.
Faith Lazar tossed in 12 points in the loss.
At Louisville
(Ray Zellar Christmas Classic)
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (21) – Faith Lazar 4 4-8 12; Kylie Tackett 1(1) 0-0 5; Alexis Skeens 1 1-3 3; and Allison Howard 0 1-2 1. Totals: 6(1) 6-13 21.
Whitefield Academy (51) – Sara Ritter 3(4) 1-2 19; Camryn Poole 2(3) 2-4 15; Allison Spiker 1(1) 3-4 8; Noel Smith 1(1) 0-1 5; and Kylie Ritter 2 0-4 4. Totals: 9(9) 6-15 51.
Prestonsburg…..61
Christian Academy, IN…28
Prestonsburg had its way from the very outset as the Lady Blackcats rolled past Christin Academy (Ind.), 61-28, in the Ray Zellar Christmas Classic played in Louisville.
Faith Lazar paced the Lady Blackcats with 20 points and Kylie Tackett followed with nine. Haley Lafferty chipped in eight.
At Louisville
(Ray Zellar Christmas Classic)
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (61) – Faith Lazar 9 2-2 20; Kylie Tackett 0(3) 0-0 9; Haley Lafferty 2(1) 1-2 8; Allison Howard 2 2-4 6; Celina Mullins 3 0-0 6; Alexis Skeens 0(2) 0-0 6; Audrey Prater 2 0-2 4; and Ashley Tackett 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(6) 5-10 61.