OWENSBORO – The mountain was simply too high to climb for Lawrence County.
The Bulldogs trailed by 17 points in the first half to Bourbon County and closed to within seven late in the second half before falling, 68-56, in the Kentucky 2A boys’ state tournament game played at the Owensboro Sports Center on Thursday.
Tyler Maynard led the Bulldogs, now 10-8, with 22 points while Cody Maynard added 15. Trenton Adkins finished with 10 points and 18 rebounds, a record for the second-year tournament.
At Owensboro
(Kentucky 2A state tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (10-8)….12 8 22 14 – 56
BB (16-2)….23 14 15 16 – 68
Scoring:
Lawrence County (56) – Chase Sartin 5, Cody Maynard 15; Tyler Maynard 22; Baden Gillespie 4; and Trenton Adkins 10.
Bourbon County (68) – Nakyir Joyce 11; Amirion Joyce 22; Brycen Collins 5; Jack Huckabay 5; Mukonkole Lukonga 6; Nakwan Joyce 5; Nathan Mack 9; and Parker Estes 5.
Magoffin County….68
Belfry……………….54
GOODY – Magoffin County built a double-digit, halftime lead against Belfry and went on to score a 68-54 win in a game played on Thursday night.
Aden Barnett fired in a game-high 26 points and Isaiah Salyer followed with 16. Randy Bailey chipped in nine.
Sal Dena led a balanced Belfry attack with 14 points. Tyler Chaffin added 12 while Jaxson Thompson hit for 11. Brett Coleman tallied 10.
At Goody
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (10-7)…..21 15 11 21 – 68
BF (6-7)…….10 12 16 16 – 54
Scoring:
Magoffin County (68) – Aden Barnett 26; Isaiah Salyer 16; Randy Bailey 9; Mason Lovely 6; Grayson Whitaker 5; Lucas Litteral 5; and Patrick Damron 1. Totals: 22(3) 15-22 68.
Belfry (54) – Jaxson Thompson 11; Tyler Chaffin 12; Sal Dean 14; Caleb Spears 3; Brett Coleman 10; Isaac Dixon 2; and Ben McNamee 2. Totals: 12(5) 15-20 54.
Johnson Central…..71
Boyd County……..64
SUMMIT – in a game played on Thursday night.
At Summit
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (10-6)…17 10 15 29 – 71
BC (10-8)…10 14 18 22 – 65
Scoring:
Johnson Central (71) – Isaiah May 5(1) 5-6 18; Grant Rice 1 1-2 3; Bryson Hackney 1 3-4 5; Cory VanHoose 7(1) 3-4 20; John King 3 2-3 8; Connor Lemaster 0(1) 4-4 7; and Kamen Slone 0(3) 1-2 10. Totals: 17(6) 19-25 71.
Boyd County (64) – Carson Webb 2 2-2 6; Brad Newsome 3(1) 8-11 17; Austin Gibbs 9 3-4 21; Gaylon Cisco 2(2) 0-0 10; JB Walter 1 0-0 2; and Jason Ellis 0 1-2 1. Totals: 19(3) 17-24 65.
Wednesday, Jan. 15
BOYS
Pike Central……48
Prestonsburg……46
BUCKLEYS CREEK – Prestonsburg battled Pike County Central all game long before the Hawks slipped out a 48-46 win over the Blackcats in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Wednesday night.
Adam Slone led Prestonsburg with 18 points and Will Gullett followed with 11 and Grant Justice tossed in eight.
At Buckleys Creek
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (46) – Adam Slone 7 4-4 18; Will Gullett 3(1) 2-3 11; Grant Justice 3 2-5 8; Graham Burchett 1(1) 1-2 6; and Ryan Rose 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 14(3) 9-14 46.
Tuesday, Jan. 14
BOYS
Pikeville…….77
Belfry……….73
PIKEVILLE – Pikeville rallied in the final period to take the lead away from Belfry and hold on for a 77-73 win in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Rylee Samson poured in a game-high 33 points while Seth Pugh added 10 and Nick Robinson tossed in eight.
Tyler Chaffin stripped the nets for 30 points and Sal Dean added 25 to lead the Pirates.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (6-6)….14 18 22 19 – 73
PK (9-6)….21 10 21 25 – 77
Scoring:
Belfry (73) – Tyler Chaffin 8(2) 8-9 30; Sal Dean 7(1) 8-10 25; Isaac Dixon 2 3-4 7; Caleb Spears 1(1) 0-0 5; Brett Coleman 0 4-6 4; and Jaxson Thompson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(4) 23-29 73.
Pikeville (77) – Rylee Samson 7(4) 7-14 33; Seth Pugh 5 0-0 10; Nick Robinson 3 2-2 8; Tate Walters 1(1) 1-1 6; John Flanery 2 2-2 6; Grayson Harris 2 1-2 5; Connor Byers 1 3-4 5; and Laithan Hall 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23(5) 16-25 77.
Phelps…….…..51
Pike Central….44
PHELPS – Phelps turned away Pike County Central, 51-44, to earn a key district win in a game played at the McCoy Athletic Center on Tuesday night.
Trey Francis scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win. Jason Casey followed with 13. Landon Dotson hit for eight and Seth Mayhorn scored six and pulled down 13 rebounds.
At Phelps
Scoring:
Phelps (51) – Trey Francis 5(1) 6-7 19; Jason Casey 4(1) 2-5 13; Landon Dotson 4 0-0 8; Seth Mayhorn 3 0-0 6; and Cameron Sanson 2 1-2 5. Totals: 18(2) 9-14 51.
Magoffin County…81
Letcher Central……71
SALYERSVILLE – Magoffin County landed five players in double figure scoring as the Hornets outscored Letcher Central, 81-71, in a game played on Tuesday night.
Adan Barnett led the attack with 22 points while Isaiah Salyer followed with 17 and Randy Bailey had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Grayson Whitaker netted 14 and Mason Lovely tallied 12.
Parker Williams paced the Cougars with 18 points. Joby Johnson tallied 13 and Ryan Lebrun added 12.
At Salyersville
Scoring:
Letcher Central (71) – William Parker 6(1) 3-5 18; Joby Johnson 5 3-3 13; Ryan Lebrun 3(2) 0-0 12; Dylan Webb 4 0-2 8; Isaac Lucas 2 2-4 6; Isaiah Adams 1(1) 1-1 6; Matthews Dick 0(1) 0-0 3; Nigel Nichols 0(1) 0-0 3; and Bodie Bentley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22(6) 9-15 71.
Magoffin County (81) – Adan Barnett 7 8-12 22; Isaiah Salyer 1(3) 6-6 17; Randy Bailey 6 4-5 16; Grayson Whitaker 0(4) 2-2 14; and Mason Lovely 5 2-3 12. Totals: 19(7) 22-28 81.
Johnson Central….83
Lawrence County…76
PAINTSVILLE – Johnson Central outscored district rival Lawrence County to earn a hard-fought 83-76 win in a game played on Tuesday night.
Cory VanHoose fired in 24 points to lead the way for the Golden Eagles. John King and Isaiah May followed with 17 each. Grant Rice tossed in 10.
At Paintsville
Scoring:
Johnson Central (83) – Cory VanHoose 6(2) 6-6 24; John King 6 5-6 17; Isaiah May 4(3) 0-2 17; Grant Rice 3 4-6 10; Bryson Hackney 2 3-4 7; Connor Lemaster 1(1) 0-0 5; and Kamen Slone 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 22(7) 18-24 83.
Monday, Jan. 13
BOYS
Martin County….76
Magoffin County..57
SALYERSVILLE – Martin County’s Trey James had 18 points and 17 rebounds to help lead the Cardinals to a 76-57 win over Magoffin County in a game played on Monday night.
Ethan Smith-Mills led a balanced attack with 21 points while Brady Dingess tossed in 13 and Jordan Dalton added 11.
Aden Barnett paced the Hornets with 18 points and Isaiah Salyer added 14.
At Salyersville
Scoring:
Martin County (76) – Ethan Smith-Mills 3(4) 3-4 21; Trey James 8 2-2 18; Brady Dingess 2(1) 6-9 13; Jordan Dalton 4(1) 0-0 11; Braden Walker 0(2) 0-0 6; Braxton Maynard 1 2-6 4.; and Parker Davis 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 18(9) 13-21 76.
Magoffin County (57) – Aden Barnett 5(1) 5-7 18; Isaiah Salyer 1(3 )3-4 14; Grayson Whitaker 1(2) 0-0 8; Patrick Damron 2 2-3 6; Randy Bailey 1(1) 0-0 5; Lucas Litteral 1 2-2 4; and Mason Lovely 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(7) 12-16 57.
East Ridge……81
Floyd Central…71
LICK CREEK – East Ridge’s Eli Rose finished with a double-double to lead the Warriors to an 81-71 victory over Floyd Central in a game played on the Reservation on Monday night.
Rose fired in 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, as four East Ridge players net in double figures. Cameron Hess added 14 while Jonathon Mills tossed in 12 and Dalton Wellman net 11. Braxton Stanley hit for nine.
Marcus Thacker led the Jaguars with a game-high 20 points and Eric Burke added 13. Braden Moore chipped in nine.
At Lick Creek
Scoring:
Floyd Central (71) – Marcus Thacker 8(1) 1-3 20; Eric Burke 2(3 )00-0 13; Braden Moore 2(1) 2-3 9; Dalton Younce 1(1) 3-7 8; Hayden Hall 2 4-6 8; Dalton Boyd 0(1) 5-6 8; Brandon Little 2 0-2 4; and Skyler Hall 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17(7) 16-29 71.
East Ridge (81) – Eli Rose 7 5-5 19; Cameron Hess 3(1) 5-7 14; Jonathon Mills 4 4-9 12; Dalton Wellman 2 7-7 11; Braxton Stanley 4 1-2 9; Isaac Woods 2 4-6 8; Jackson Potter 2 0-2 4; and Hunter Damron 1 2-2 4. Totals: 25(1) 28-40 81. e