Pikeville guard Heath Jarrell’s ankle injury just 30 second into the game was a sign of things to come for the Panthers.
Evangel Christian used its size advantage and speed to knock off the Panthers, 52-37, in the All “A” Classic Elite 8 game played at Corbin Arena late Friday night.
Pikeville, now 11-4, struggled offensively for the second straight game.
Charlie Fitzer paced the Panthers with 14 points and Carter Hurley followed with eight.
At Corbin
(All ‘A’ Classic State Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
EC (15-4)……13 12 14 13 – 52
PK (11-4)……..7 8 13 9 – 37
Scoring:
Evangel Christian (52) – Johnny Djema 2(1) 1-2 8; Christian Doerr 2 0-0 4; Kyran Tilley 2(1) 2-2 9; Isaiah Chitapa 6 3-4 15; Davier White 2(1) 1-2 8; Ben Tshaka Mukadi 1 0-0 2; and Andre Jiminez-Conway 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 15(5) 7-12 52.
Pikeville (37) – Eli Johnson 0 2-2 2; Carter Hurley 0(2) 2-2 8; Josh Hughes 1 1-2 3; Charlie Fitzer 4 6-8 14; Ian Onkst 1 0-0 2; Cole Slone 3 0-0 6; and EB Walters 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10(2) 11-14 37.