HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Valley Kats bounce Martin County; Pikeville boys edge Harlan

Shelby Valley built a big halftime lead against Martin County and cruised into the girls’ 15th Region All A Classic semifinals with a 59-37 win at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Wednesday night.

Alyssa Elswick finished with a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Cassidy Rowe added with 18 points and dished out nine assists. Jazzy Meade chipped in nine.

Katie Marcum scored a game-high 20 points in the loss.

At Pikeville

(15th Region All A Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MC (11-3)……9   2   10  16 – 37

SV (13-4)…..16  20  14   9 – 59

Scoring:

Martin County (37) – Katie Marcum 7(1) 3-4 20; Jaaliyah Warren 1(2) 0-0 8; Alyssa Allen 0(1) 2-2 5; Laken Williams 0(1) 0-0 3; and Kennadi Mollett 0 1-2 1. Totals: 8(5) 6-8 37.

Shelby Valley (59) – Alyssa Elswick 6(1) 3-4 18; Cassidy Rowe 3(3) 3-3 18; Jazzy Meade 0(3) 0-0 9; Kyra Looney 0(2) 0-0 6; Zoee Johnson 1 3-4 5; and Kylie Alvin 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 10(10) 9-11 59.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

BOYS

Kentucky 2A Sectional

Lawrence County…..76

Belfry………………..72

Lawrence County held off Belfry’s furious fourth-quarter comeback to edge the Pirates, 76-72, in the Kentucky 2A Sectional matchup played on Tuesday night.

Cody Maynard led the Bulldogs with 29 points and Trenton Adkins finished with 26. Anthony Johnson added 12.

Sal Dean paced Belfry with 27 points. DeMahjae Clark tallied 16 and Cross Taylor net 14. Tykee Peterson added 11.

At Louisa

(Kentucky 2A Sectional)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BF (5-4)….21  12  14  25 – 72

LC (11-2)…18  17  24  17 – 76

Scoring:

Belfry (72) – Sal Dean 27; Cross Taylor 14; DeMahjae Clark 16; Makaden Maynard 4; and Tykee Peterson 11. Totals: 24(6) 6-11 72.

Lawrence County (76) – Cody Maynard 29; Kaden Gillispie 2; Anthony Johnson 12; Trenton Adkins 26; and Will Lafferty 7. Totals: 25(6) 8-21 76.

Other games

East Ridge……..76

Jenkins…………39

East Ridge took the lead early on against Jenkins and rolled to a 76-39 win in a game played on the Reservation on Tuesday night.

Eli Rose fired in 19 points and Zack Mason and Braxton Stanley added 12 each.

Isaiah Adams paced the Cavaliers with 18 points. Dylan Tackett chipped in seven.

At Lick Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

JK (0-12)….11  13  10  5 – 39

ER (7-5)…..31  12  25  8 – 76

Scoring:

Jenkins (39) – Isaiah Adams 3(4) 0-0 18; Austin Johnson 1 2-4 4; Dylan Tackett 3 1-2 7; Kolby Stewart 2 0-0 4; Trevor Davis 2 0-0 4; and Dakota Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(4) 3-6 39.

East Ridge (76) – Eli Rose 8(1) 0-0 19; Zack Mason 1(3) 1-2 12; Braxton Stanley 3(2) 0-0 12; Eli Sykes 2(1) 0-0 7; Gunner Ward 2 2-2 6; Brad Howell 3 0-0 6; Landon Robinson 1(1) 0-0 5; Carter Damron 0(1) 0-0 3; Keaton Puckett 0(1) 0-0 3; Brady Kendrick 1 0-0 2; and Isaiah Adkins 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21(10) 4-6 76.

Pikeville………64

Harlan…………60

Pikeville went on the road to Harlan and escaped with a hard-fought 64-60 win in a game played on Tuesday night.

Nick Robinson poured in a game-high 29 points and Rylee Samons scored 10. Keian Worrix and Alex Rogers tossed in eight each.

At Harlan

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PK (11-1)…13  21  14  17 – 64

HL (9-5)……9  21   13 17 – 60

Scoring:

Pikeville (64) – Nick Robinson 12 5-7 29; Rylee Samons 1(1) 5-6 10; Keian Worrix 2(1) 1-3 8; Alex Rogers 1(2) 0-0 8; Lukas Manns 1(1) 0-0 5; Tate Walters 1 0-0 2 and Heath Jarrell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(5) 11-16 64.

Harlan (60) – Jordan Akal 3(1) 7-10 16; Kyler McLendon 2(1) 0-0 7; Kaleb McLendon 1 0-0 2; Jaedyn Gist 7(1) 4-5 21; and Will Austin 7 0-0 14. Totals: 20(3) 11-15 60.

GIRLS

15th Region All A Classic

Pikeville……..64

Paintsville……50

Pikeville used a balanced scoring attack to turn back Paintsville, 64-50, in the girls’ 15th Region quarterfinals played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night.

Emma Ratliff led the way with 18 points and Trinity Rowe followed with 16. Kristen Whited tossed in 14 and Leighan Jackson net eight.

Emalie Preece had 16 points in the loss and Kali Mulchay tallied 15. Camryn Helton chipped in nine.

At Pikeville

(15th Region All A Classic)

Scoring:

Paintsville (50) – Emalie Preece 4(2) 2-2 16; Kali Mulchay 0(5) 0-0 15; Camryn Helton 1(2) 1-1 9; Kylie Kinner 2(1) 0-0 7; and Ava Hyden 1 1-2 3. Totals: 8(10) 4-5 50.

Pikeville (64) – Emma Ratliff 0(6) 0-0 18; Trinity Rowe 4(2) 2-2 16; Kristen Whited 1(4) 0-0 14; Leighan Jackson 4 0-2 8; Rylee Theiss 3 0-0 6; and Kyle M. Hall 0 2-2 2. Totals: 12(12) 4-6 64.

GIRLS

15th Region All A Classic

Prestonsburg……65

East Ridge………37

Prestonsburg punched its ticket to the girls’ 15th Region All A Classic semifinals with a 65-37 win over East Ridge at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night.

Audrey Prater led the Lady Blackcats with 15 points while Allison Howard and Celina Mullins finished with 12 apiece. Faith Lazar tossed in nine and Jade Fitzpatrick net eight.

McKenzie Sawyers paced the Lady Warriors with 14 points. Madison Adkins added eight.

At Pikeville

(15th Region All A Classic)

Scoring:

Prestonsburg (65) – Audrey Prater 3(1) 6-8 15; Allison Howard 3(1) 3-3 12; Celina Mullins 3(2) 0-0 12; Faith Lazar 4 1-2 9;  Jade Fitzpatrick 2 4-5 8; Ashley Tackett 3 0-0 6; and Alexis Skeens 1 1-4 3. Totals: 19(4) 15-22 65.

East Ridge (37) – McKenzieSawyers 3(1) 5-8 14; Madison Adkins 1(2) 0-0 8; Leah Wells 1(1) 2-5 7; Lauren Mann 2 0-1 4; Emily Ramsey 1 0-0 2; Kirsten Easterling 0 1-2 1; and Sylvia Ratliff 0 1-2 1. Totals: 8(4) 9-18 37.

Kentucky 2A Sectional

Lawrence County…65

Belfry………………55

Lawrence County advanced in the Kentucky 2A Sectional tournament with a 65-55 win over Belfry at home on Tuesday night.

Kensley Feltner stripped the nets for a game-high 31 points and Sophie Adkins followed with 11. Kaison Ward scored 10.

Linzee Phillips and Cushi Fletcher had 13 pints each for the Lady Pirates. Kyra Justice added 10.

At Louisa

(Kentucky 2A Sectional)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BF (4-8)……15  12  11  17 – 55

LC (10-3)…..15  18  13  19 – 65

Scoring:

Belfry (55) – Linzee Phillips 1(3) 2-2 13; Alyssa Varney 0(2) 0-0 6; Kyra Justice 4 2-2 10; Jenna Sparks 2 2-3 6; Cushi Fletcher 5(1) 0-0 13; Hope Coley 1 2-2 4; and Baylei Howard 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 13(7) 8-9 55.

Lawrence County (65) – Kensley Feltner 10 11-16 31; Sophie Adkins 1(2) 1-2 11; Kaison Ward 3(1) 1-6 10; Tyra Hammond 1 0-0 2; Emmalee Holt 0(1) 0-0 3; Emily Artrip 1 4-4 6; and Abby Nelson 2 0-0 4. Totals: 18(4) 17-28 65.

Other games

Johnson Central….67

Perry Central……..50

Johnson Central pulled away from Perry Central and went on to score a 67-50 victory in a game played on Tuesday night.

Clara Blair had a big game with 25 points. Taylor McKenzie finished with 15 and KK Vannoy tossed in 10. Sophie Younce had eight.

At Paintsville

Scoring:

Perry Central (50) – Emmalee Neace 4(1) 6-9 17; Kyra McAlarnis 2(3) 1-2 14; Lexie Mullins 1(1) 5-6 10; Shyan Couch 0(1) 1-44; Kendra Lawson 1 1-2 3; Samantha Turner 10-0 2; and Aliyah Fannin 0 0-1 0. Totals: 9(6) 14-24 50.

Johnson Central (67) – Clara Blair 3(4) 7-8 25; Taylor McKenzie 4 7-9 15; KK Vannoy 2(2) 0-0 10; Sophie Yonce 3 2-2 8; Abby Stambaugh 1 3-4 5; Adyson Burchett 0 3-3 3; Becca Wright 0 1-4 1; and Madison Thacker 0 0-2 0. Totals: 13(6) 23-32 67.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Kentucky 2A Sectional

Rowan County….68

Pike Central…….33

Pike County Central was bounced from the Kentucky 2A Sectional tournament as Rowan County beat the Lady Hawks, 68-33, in a game played on Monday night.

Emalie Tacket led Pike Central with 15 points and Abigail Hess added eight.

At Louisa

(Kentucky 2A Sectional)

Scoring:

Rowan County (68) – Hailey Rose 3(6) 1-2 25; Kandance Chandler 2(3) 0-0 13; Haven Ford 4 1-3 9; Katie Chandler 2(1) 1-3 8; Helaina Rogers 2 0-0 4; Brynlee Walker 1 1-2 3; Destiny Utterback 1 0-0 2; Lauryn Eastham 1 0-0 2; and Kendall McDaniels 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(10) 4-10 68.

Pike Central (33) – Emalie Tackett 5 5-8 15; Abigail Hess 2(1) 1-3 8; Hannah May 1(1) 2-2 7; Alexis Taylor 1 0-0 2; and Abby May 0 1-2 1. Totals: 9(2) 9-15 33.

15th Region All A Classic

Prestonsburg…….57

Phelps……………19

Prestonsburg dominated Phelps in the girls’ 15th Region All A Classic play-in game, winning 57-19 at the UPIKE Gymnasium on Monday night.

Celina Mullins poured in 23 points and Faith Lazar followed with 15. Aufrey Prater added 11.

Caleigh McCoy scored 12 in the loss.

At Pikeville

(15th Region All A Classic)

Scoring:

Phelps (19) – Caleigh McCoy 3(2) 0-0 12; Amelia Casey 1 1-2 3; Hailey Blankenship 1 0-0  2; Skylar Rife 1 0-2 2; and Aeriona Pigman 0 0-2 0. Totals: 6(2) 1-6 19.

Prestonsburg (57) – Celina Mullins 1(7) 0-0 23; Faith Lazar 6(1) 0-0 15; Audrey Prater 5 1-4 11; Olivia Brewer 1 1-2 3; Alexis Skeens 1 0-0 2; Amelia Newsome 1 0-0 2; Allison Howard 0 1-2 1; and Ashley Tackett 0 0-2 0. Totals: 15(8) 3-10 57.