Paintsville pulled away from East Ridge in the second half to score an 80-62 win in a game played on Saturday.
Colby Fugate paced four Tigers (3-4) in double-figure scoring with a game-high 24 points. Baron Ratliff finished with 17 while Jaxson Watts tossed in 15 and Braxton Tharp tallied 11.
Isaac Woods led the Warriors, now 5-4, with 18 points and Eli Sykes followed with 14. Jonathon Mills net 11. Braxton Stanley chipped in nine.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (5-4)….17 19 11 15 – 62
PV (3-4)…..18 17 24 21 – 80
Scoring:
East Ridge (62) – Jonathon Mills 1(3) 0-0 3; 11; Jackson Potter 1(1) 0-0 5; Isaac Woods 1(5) 1-1 18; Eli Sykes 6 2-4 14; Braxton Stanley 3(1) 0-0 9; and Hunter Damron 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 13(11) 3-10 62.
Paintsville (80) – Colby Fugate 8(2) 2-3 24; Baron Ratliff 4(2) 3-4 17; Jaxson Watts 3(3) 0-0 15; Braxton Tharp 2(1) 4-4 11; Connor Fugate 2(1) 0-2 7; and Ryan Gibson 3 0-0 6. Totals: 22(9) 9-13 80.
Next up: East Ridge (5-4) at Shelby Valley (6-2), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 4; Paintsville (3-4) vs. Belfry (4-3), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 3.
Knox Central…..74
Prestonsburg……46
Prestonsburg struggled from the floor offensively against Knox Central and the Blackcats fell at home, 74-46, in their second game played on Saturday.
Caleb Lawson had 10 points for Prestonsburg, now 2-4. Will Gullett added nine and Grant Justice had eight.
At Prestonsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
KX (3-2)…..19 15 14 26 – 74
PB (2-4).…..19 9 5 13 – 46
Scoring:
Knox Central (74) – Jevonte Turner 5 8-10 18; Isaac Mills 3(1) 4-4 13; Gavin Chadwell 5 1-2 11; K.T. Turner 5 0-4 10; Logan King 1(1) 2-2 7; Abram Brock 1 4-4 6; Andrew Sizemore 1 3-7 5; and Dalton Pilarski 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23(2) 22-33 74.
Prestonsburg (46) – Caleb Lawson 3(1) 1-4 10; Will Gullett 2(1) 2-2 9; Grant Justice 4 0-0 8; Kaleb Jarvis 3 1-1 7; Jon Little 0(1) 1-2 4; Wes Salisbury 0(1) 0-0 3; Kaden Allen 0(1) 0-0 3; Jacob Martin 1 0-0 2; and Connor Napier 0 0-1 0. Totals: 13(5) 5-10 46.
Next up: Prestonsburg (2-4) at Magoffin County (5-3), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 1.
Prestonsburg……….67
Rose Hill Christian…57
Prestonsburg took the lead away from Rose Hill Christian in the final period to earn a 67-57 win in a game played on Saturday.
Kaleb Jarvis and Will Gullett paced the Blackcats (2-3) with a game-high 20 points each. Wes Salisbury followed with 11 and Jon Little tossed in eight.
At Ashland
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (2-3)…..7 14 25 21 – 67
RH (0-11)….8 13 25 11 – 57
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (67) – Kaleb Jarvis 5 10-13 20; Will Gullett 5(2) 4-8 20; Wes Salisbury 3 5-6 11; Jon Little 2 4-6 8; Jacob Martin 0(1) 1-2 4; Caleb Lawson 0 2-2 2; and Connor Napier 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(3) 26-37.
Rose Hill Christian (57) – Chase Pennington 5(1) 4-4 17; Tate Akers 0(2) 4-6 10; Ian Justice 3(1) 0-0 9; Kaison Coleman 2 4-7 8; Luke Larsen 2 2-4 6; Luke Pennington 1 3-4 5; John VanHoose 1 0-1 2; and Jeremy Crawford 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14(4) 17-28 57.
Floyd Central…93
Menifee County…71
Floyd Central went on the road to Menifee County and the Jaguars rolled to a 93-71 victory in a game played on Saturday.
Ronnie Sammons fired in a game-high 30 points as Floyd Central moved to 2-5. Braden Moore added 14. Tanner Hall tossed in 13 and Dalton Younce chipped in 10.
At Frenchburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
FC (2-5)……26 25 22 20 – 93
MC (1-10)….16 17 15 23 – 71
Scoring:
Floyd Central (93) – Ronnie Sammons 10(1) 7-8 30; Braden Moore 2(2) 4-4 14; Tanner Hall 1(3) 2-2 13; Dalton Younce 4 2-2 10; Brody Buck 2(1) 0-0 7; Sheston Johnson 2 2-2 6; Dylan Mosley 1(1) 0-0 5; Josh Martin 0(1) 1-2 4; Dawson Moore 1 0-0 2; and Nathan Watkins 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24(9) 18-20 93.
Menifee County (71) – Eli Johnson 9(1) 5-9 26; Joseph Davis 7(1) 2-4 19; Brevon Ricker 0(2) 1-2 7; Chris Hatton 3 0-0 6; Trent Brooks 2 1-1 6; Alex Craft 2 1-2 5; and Jameson Williams 0 3-4 3. Totals: 23(4) 13-22 71.
Next up: Floyd Central (2-5) vs. Paintsville (3-4), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 1.
Harlan County…83
Pikeville………..63
Pikeville lost its second straight game as the Panthers fell at Harlan County, 83-63, in a game played on Saturday.
Rylee Samons and Zac Lockhart paced the Panthers, now 5-3, with 16 points apiece. Laithan Hall finished with 10.
At Harlan
Scoring:
Pikeville (63) – Rylee Samons 1(4) 2-4 16; Zac Lockhart 6 4-5 16; Laithan Hall 2(2) 0-0 10; Nick Robinson 3 0-0 6; Lukas Manns 0 4-4 4; Brandon Lowe 2 0-1 4; Heath Jarrell 0(1) 0-0 3; Isaac McNamee 1 0-0 2; Tate Walters 1 0-0 2; and Alex Rogers 0 0-2 0. Totals: 16(7) 10-16 63.
Harlan County (83) – Trent Noah 4(4) 9-10 29; Daniel Carmical 0(8) 0-0 24; Jackson Huff 2(2) 0-0 10; Josh Turner 4 1-2 9; Jonah Swanner 1(1) 2-3 7; and Maddox Huff 1 2-4 4. Totals: 12(15) 14-19 83.
Next up: Pikeville (5-3) vs. Belfry (4-3), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 4.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Betsy Layne…..70
Prestonsburg…..25
Betsy Layne ran out to a big lead early on against Prestonsburg and the Bobcats rolled to a 70-25 win in a 58th district game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Friday night.
Jordan Frazier fired in 23 points and Brady Robinson added 13 as the Bobcats improved to 4-4. Chase Mims chipped in nine.
Will Salisbury had seven for the Blackcats, now 1-3.
At Prestonsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (4-4)….24 20 17 10 – 70
PB (1-3)……6 6 9 4 – 25
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (70) – Jordan Frazier 10 3-3 23; Brady Robinson 5(1) 0-1 13; Chase Mims 4 1-3 9; Byron Tackett 1(1) 2-2 7; Nicholas Howell 2 2-3 6; Jacob Rainey 2 0-0 4; Tanner Martin 1 1-1 3; Cameron Pente 0(1) 0-0 3; and Donnie Hamilton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26(3) 9-13 70.
Prestonsburg (25) – Wes Salisbury 0(1) 4-4 7; Will Gullett 1 3-3 5; Grant Justice 2 0-0 4; Ryan Rose 0 2-3 2; Jacob Martin 1 0-0 2; Caleb Lawson 1 0-0 2; Kaleb Jarvis 1 0-0 2; and Logan Boyd 0 1-2 1. Totals: 6(1) 10-12 25.