East Ridge bounced back from an earlier home loss this week to beat Belfry, 71-59, in a game played at the Reservation on Friday night.
Isaac Woods poured in 25 points as the Warriors improved to 14-8. Eli Sykes ad Jonathon Mills followed with 15 apiece. Braxton Stanley added 10.
DeMahjae Clark led the Pirates now 8-9, with a game-high 26 points. Tykee Peterson finished with 16 and Sal Dean net 13.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (8-9)……9 12 14 24 – 59
ER (14-9)…14 20 18 19 – 71
Scoring:
Belfry (59) – Sal Dean 13; Cross Taylor 2 DeMahjae Clark 26 Tykee Peterson 16; and Makenda Maynard 2. Totals:21(3) 8-10 59.
East Ridge (71) – Isaac Woods 25; Braxton Stanley 10; Jonathon Mills 15; Eli Rose 6; and Eli Sykes 15. Totals: 16(1) 9-15 71.
Lawrence County……81
Betsy Layne…………..74
Lawrence County erased a double-digit, halftime deficit and stormed back in the second half to beat Betsy Layne, 81-74, in a district matchup played at Junior Newsome Arena on Friday night.
Cody Maynard stripped the nets for a game-high 33 points as the Bulldogs moved to 20-5 Andrew Bloomfield followed with 22.
Shawn Howell had 28 points for the Bobcats (15-7). Brady Robinson tossed in 17 and Jordan Frazier added 16.
At Stanville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (20-5)….22 10 24 25 – 81
BL (15-7)…..18 25 17 12 – 74
Scoring:
Lawrence County (81 – Cody Maynard 4(7) 4-5 33; Kaden Gillispie 1 1-2 3; Tyler Johnson 1(1 0-0 5; Trenton Adkins 3 3-7 9; Will Lafferty 3(1) 0-1 9; and Andrew Bloomfield 6(2) 4-5 22. Totals: 18(11) 12-20 81.
Betsy Layne (74) – Jordan Frazier 4(2) 2-6 16; Brady Robinson 2(3) 4-5 17; Shawn Howell 5(6) 0-0 28; Chase Mims 4 1-1 9; and Cameron Pente 0(1) 1-2 4. Totals 15(12) 8-14 74.
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Pike Central………90
Belfry……………..78
Pike County Central locked up the No. 1 seed in the upcoming 60th District tournament with a 90-78 win over Belfry in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Thursday night.
Josh Du Toit led the Hawks, now 11-8, with a game-high 34 points and 12 rebounds. Jayden Rigdon finished with 28 points and nine boards. Peyton Compton scored 15 points, all in the second half, and Jaden Stewart added 13.
Tykee Peterson and Sal Deal had 24 points apiece for the Pirates Petersen also grabbed 10 rebounds. DeMahjae Clark tallied 20 points.
At Buckley’s Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (8-8)……23 14 10 31 – 78
PC (11-8)….18 23 24 25 – 90
Scoring:
Belfry (78) – Sal Dean 6(4) 0-0 24; Tykee Peterson 10(1) 1-5 24; DeMahjae Clark 7 6-10 20; Jonathan Banks 2 2-2 6; and Makenda Maynard 2 0-0 4. Totals 27(5) 9-17 78.
Pike Central (90) – John Du Toit 5(7) 3-6 34; Jaylan Rigdon 10 8-11 28; Peyton Compton 2(2) 5-6 15; and Jaden Stewart 4(1) 2-3 13. Totals: 21(10) 18-26 90.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Perry Central…..84
East Ridge……..61
Perry Central pulled away in the second half to knock off East Ridge, 84-61, in a game played at the Reservation on Wednesday night.
Isaac Woods had a big game for the Warriors with 25 points and Braxton Stanley followed with 13.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (19-2)….21 18 20 25 – 84
ER (13-9)…..17 15 10 19 – 61
Scoring:
Perry Central (84) – Tyler Day 2(6) 0-1 22; Lanse McKenzie 8 1-1 17; Rydge Beverly 60-0 12; Dylan Brock 4 0-0 8; Landon Napier 2(1) 1-2 8; Tyler Fannin 2 0-0 4; Carter Castle 2 0-0 4; Gatlin Vanover 0(1) 0-0 3; Dylan Knight 1 0-0 2; Mason Sumner 1 0-0 2; and Evan Eversole 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29(8) 2-4 84.
East Ridge (61) – Isaac Woods 4(5) 2-2 25; Braxton Stanley 4(1) 2-2 13; Jonathon Mills 2(1) 0-0 7; Eli Rose 3 0-0 6; Eli Sykes 2 1-2 5; Zack Mason 0(1) 0-0 3; and Brad Howell 1 0-0 2. Totals 16(8) 5-6 61.
Shelby Valley……………76
Mountain Mission, Va….37
Shelby Valley took control early on and the Wildcats rolled to a 76-37 win over Mountain Mission (Va.) in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Wednesday night.
Chaz Brown led a balanced attack with 21 points and Collier Fuller added 17. Riley Phillips tossed in 13 and Ethan Sykes net 12.
At Robinson Creek
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (76) – Chaz Brown 7(2) 1-2 21; Collier Fuller 4(2) 3-3 17; Riley Phillips 5(1) 0-0 13; Ethan Sykes 2(2) 2-2 12; Robert Stewart 1(1) 0-0 5; Russ Osborne 2 0-0 4; Caleb Lovins 1 0-0 2; and Bruce Coleman 1 0-0 2. Totals 23(8) 6-7 76.