BUCKLEYS CREEK – Betsy Layne rallied in the second half from an early deficit to slip past Pike Central, 57-54, in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Monday night.
Jordan Frazier led a balanced scoring attack with 13 points as the Bobcats improved to11-7. Chase Mims followed with 12 points while Brady Robinson and Andrew Kidd added 10 each.
Pike Central’s Jacob Young led all scorers with 25 points and Logan Wood finished with 13.
At Buckleys Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (11-7)……2 21 15 19 – 57
PC (5-15)…..15 9 16 14 – 54
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (57) – Jordan Frazier 3 7-7 13; Chase Mims 3 6-9 12; Brady Robinson 1(2) 2-3 10; Andrew Kidd 2(2) 0-1 10; Lukas Manns 3(1) 0-0 9; and Connor Hopkins 0(1) 0-1 3. Totals: 12(6) 15-21 57.
Pike Central (54) – Anthony Palotta 2 0-4 4; Jacob Young 7(3) 3-5 26; Logan Wood 4(2) 1-4 15; Noah Iricks 1 0-0 2; Logan Layne 1 1-2 3; and Justin Adkins 0(1) 1-3 4. Totals: 15(6) 6-18 54.
Pikeville…..68
Magoffin Co…56
SALYERSVILLE – Pikeville steadily pulled away from Magoffin County to earn a 68-56 victory in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Monday night.
Grayson Harris led the Panthers, now 11-8, with 19 points while Seth Pugh followed with 12. Conner Byers and Nick Robinson chipped in 10 each.
Aden Barnett paced the Hornets (11-8) with 19 points while Isaiah Salyer finished with 16 and Grayson Whitaker tossed in 14.
At Salyersville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (11-8)…11 15 15 15 – 56
PK (11-8)…..10 22 16 20 – 68
Scoring:
Magoffin County (56) – Aden Barnett 6(2) 1-1 19; Isaiah Salyer 5(1) 3-6 16; Grayson Whitaker 1(4) 0-0 14; Mason Lovely 1 1-2 3; and Lucas Litteral 1 2-2 4. Totals: 14(7) 7-11 56.
Pikeville (68) – Seth Pugh 2(1) 5-6 12; Conner Byers 4 2-2 10; Grayson Harris 6(1) 4-4 19; Peyton Boyd-Blair 3 0-0 6; Nick Robinson 5 0-2 10; John Flanery 1 2-3 4; and Brandon Lowe 3 1-2 7. Totals: 24(2) 14-19 68.
Martin County…67
Johnson Central..57
INEZ – Martin County completed a regular-season sweep of Johnson Central as the Cardinals scored a 67-57 victory over the Golden Eagles on the strength of a strong fourth quarter on Monday night.
Trey James fired in 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to finish with a double-double as the Cardinals moved to 9-11. Ethan Smith-Mills paced Martin County with 23 points while Braxton Maynard tallied 11.
Isaiah May led Johnson Central (13-8) with 23 points. Cory VanHoose and John King added 12 apiece.
At Inez
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (13-8)….8 17 19 13 – 57
MC (9-11)…14 14 14 25 – 67
Scoring:
Johnson Central (57) – Isaiah May 2(5) 4-4 23; Grant Rice 1 0-0 2; Bryson Hackney 2 0-0 4; Cory VanHoose 4 4-4 12; John King 6 0-3 12; Ryleh McKenzie 1 0-0 2; and Toby Spriggs 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(5) 8-11 57.
Martin County (67) – Brady Dingess 1(1) 1-2 6; Ethan Smith-Mills 6(3) 2-3 23; Jordan Dalton 2 0-0 4; Braxton Maynard 1(3) 0-0 11; Trey James 7 7-8 21; and Braden Walker 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18(7) 10-13 67.
GIRLS
Phelps………50
Belfry……….44
GOODY – Phelps used a solid second-half performance to rally and beat Belfry, 50-44, in a key district matchup played on Monday night.
Danielle Prater poured in 23 points and Chloe Smith added 11 as the Lady Hornets moved to 13-8.
Katie Ball led the Lady Pirates (10-10) with 15 points and 15 rebounds to record a double-double in the loss. Cushi Fletcher followed with 15 points and Kyera Thornsbury added 10.
At Goody
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PH (13-8)…..8 13 19 14 – 50
BF (10-10)…11 9 13 11 – 44
Scoring:
Phelps (50) – Danielle Prater 8(1) 4-7 23; Chloe Smith 4(1) 0-0 11; Kylie Hall 3 0-0 6; Kacie Dotson 0(1) 2-2 5; and Alyssa Sargent 0(1) 2-4 5. Totals: 15(4) 8-13 50.
Belfry (44) – Cushi Fletcher 5(1) 2-4 15; Katie Ball 6 3-7 15; Kyera Thornsbury 4 2-6 10; Alyssa Varney 0(1) 0-0 3; and McKenna Sullivan 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15(2) 8-19 44.
Pike Central…..67
East Ridge……..49
BUCKLEYS CREEK – Pike County Central took control against East Ridge and cruised to a 67-49 win in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Monday night.
Kelsi Brinager stripped the nets for a game-high 33 points and 15 rebounds as Central moved to 10-10. Chloe Neece and Bailey Birchfield followed with nine each.
Rayanna Slone led the Lady Warriors (7-12) with 14 points and Haley Parks fired in 11. Sarah Tackett had 14 rebounds.
At Buckleys Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (7-12)…..11 11 11 16 – 49
PC (10-10)….10 18 17 22 – 67
Scoring:
East Ridge (49) – Rayanna Slone 4(10 3-5 14; Haley Parks 4(1) 0-1 11; Kyra Looney 0(1) 3-5 6; Leah Wells 2 2-2 6; Sarah Tackett 3 0-2 6; Kirsten Easterling 2 0-4 4; and Jasmine Easterling 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(3) 8-19 49.
Pike Central (67) – Kelsi Brinager 11 11-19 33; Bailey Birchfield 2(1) 2-5 59; Chloe Neece 2(1) 2-4 9; Kylea Weddington 2(1) 1-1 8; Hannah May 1 3-4 5; and Lexi Newsome 1 1-3 3. Totals: 19(3) 20-36 67.
Pikeville……63
Lawrence Co…54
LOUISA – Pikeville went on the road to score a 63-54 win over Lawrence County in a game played at the Dawg House on Monday night.
Kirsten Cole-Williamson finished with 19 points and nine rebounds as the Lady Panthers improved to 16-54. Trinity Rowe followed with 15 points and Kelsey Jo Tackett tossed in nine.
At Louisa
Scoring:
Pikeville (63) – Kirsten Cole-Williamson 8 3-5 19; Trinity Rowe 5(1) 2-4 15; Kelsey Jo Tackett 3 3-4 9; Leighan Jackson 3 2-4 8; Alivia Gearheart 0(1) 2-2 5; Alexia Wilkerson 1(1) 0-1 5; Rylee Theiss 0 1-2 1; and Emma Ratliff 0 1-4 1. Totals: 20(3) 14-26 63.
Floyd Central…63
Paintsville……..39
LANGLEY – Floyd Central took control early on against Paintsville and rolled to a 63-39 win in a game played on Monday night.
Katie Jo Moore fired in 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to record a double-double as the Lady Jaguars improved to 11-6. Kennedy Harvel added 11 points and Grace Martin chipped in eight.
At Langley
Scoring:
Floyd Central (63) – Katie Jo Moore 12 2-3 26; Kennedy Harvel 2(1) 4-6 11; Grace Martin 3 2-4 8; Kennedy Blevins 0(1) 2-4 5; Kylie Tackett 1(1) 0-0 5; Natalie Holle 1 1-1 3; Kamryn Shannon 1 0-0 2; Jada Johnson 1 0-0 2; and Chelsea Johnson 0 1-1 1. Totals: 21(3) 12-17 63.