HS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Cardinals run past Pirates

INEZ – Martin County took the lead away from Belfry in the second half and pulled away for a 77-59 win in a game played on Saturday.

Trey James finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double as the Cardinals improved to 10-12. Brady Dingess and Jordan Dalton added 18 apiece. Braxton Maynard added nine. Ethan Smith-Mills grabbed 10 boards.

Sal Dean paced the Pirates (7-1) with 18 points while Caleb Spears added 17 and Austin Hager net 12.

At Inez

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BF (7-10)…..20  12  14  13 – 59

MC (10-12)…21  19  20  17 – 77

Scoring:

Belfry (59) – Tyler Chaffin 3 0-0 6; Sal Dean 6(2) 0-2 18; Austin Hager 0(4) 0-2 12; Caleb Spears 1(5) 0-1 17; Isaiah Hackney 2 0-0 4; and Ben McNamee 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13(11) 0-5 59.

Martin County (77) – Brady Dingess 5(1) 5-6 18; Ethan Smith-Mills 2 1-4 5; Jordan Dalton 4(2) 4-4 18; Braxton Maynard 2(1) 2-3 9; Trey James 10 1-1 21; Luke Hale 1 0-0 2; and Parker Davis 2 0-0 4. Totals: 26(4) 13-19 77.

Greater Beckley…74

Tug Valley……….63

LOGAN – Tug Valley fell behind early on to Greater Beckley and the Panthers came up short, 74-63, in the King Coal Classic played at Willie Akers Arena on Saturday.

Caleb May led the Panthers, now 6-10, with 18 points while Ethan Colegrove tallied 14. Zach Savage finished with 10.

At Logan

(King Coal Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

TV (6-10)……14  13  12  24 – 63

GB (13-3)……21  14  18  21 – 74

Scoring:

Tug Valley (63) – Justin Hall 1 2-2 4; Matthew Lineville 4 0-0 8; Caleb May 4(2) 4-7 18; Ian Reed 2 1-1 5; Easton Davis 2 0-2 4; Ethan Colegrove 5(1) 1-2 14; and Zach Savage 4 2-3 10. Totals: 22(3) 10-17 63.

Greater Beckley (74) – Elijah Edwards 1(3) 1-4 12; Sean Hoskins 1 1-1 3; Luka Sesels 1 0-0 2; Kaden Smallwood 1(1) 3-4 8; Thaddaeus Jordan 3(2) 1-2 13; Isaiah Hairston 3(1) 5-11 28; Ezra Drumheller 0(1) 0-00 3; and Kristion Kunic 2 1-2 5. Totals: 19(8) 12-24 74.

Shelby Valley…….75

East Ridge…………58

ROBINSON CREEK – Shelby Valley completed a regular-season sweep of East Ridge with a 75-58 win in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Saturday.

Cody Potter had a big night with 30 points and 14 rebounds as the Wildcats improved to 17-5. Kaden Robinson led three other Valley players in double figures with 14 while Keian Worrix hit for 11 and Elijah Sykes tossed in 10.

Braxton Stanley led the Warriors (6-13) with 12 points. Eli Rose tossed in 11 and Isaac Woods scored 10. Hunter Damron chipped in nine.

At Robinson Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

ER (6-13)……14  16  15  13 – 58

SV (17-5)……21  19  16  19 – 75

Scoring:

East Ridge (58) – Braxton Stanley 3(2) 0-0 12; Eli Rose 3(1) 2-2 11; Isaac Woods 1(2) 2-2 10; Hunter Damron 1(2) 1-2 9; Jon Mills 1 4-4 6; Brad Howell 0(2) 0-0 6; Jackson Potter 0 2-4 2; and Cameron Hess 1 0-2 2. Totals: 10(9) 11-16 58.

Shelby Valley (75) – Cody Potter 7(4) 4-7 30; Kaden Robinson 2(2) 4-4 14; Keian Worrix 3(1) 2-3 11; Elijah Sykes 5 0-0 10; Zack Johnson 3 1-2 7; and Chaz Brown 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 20(8) 11-16 75.

Betsy Layne……92

Lee County……..52

BEATTYVILLE – Betsy Layne ran host Lee County out of the gymnasium early as the Bobcats rolled to a 92-52 win in a game played on Saturday.

Chase Mims fired in 19 points as the Bobcats moved to 13-7. Jordan Frazier followed with 17 and Brady Robinson netted 14. Andrew Kidd added nine.

At Beattyville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BL (13-7)…..33  15  26  18 – 92

LC (4-17)…..13  13    9   17 – 52

Scoring:

Betsy Layne (92) – Jordan Frazier 5(1) 4-5 17; Brady Robinson 3(2) 2-3 14; Chase Mims 9 1-3 19; Lukas Manns 3 2-2 8; Andrew Kidd 3 3-4 9; Jake Rainey 2(1) 0-0 7; Donnie Hamilton 0(1) 1-2 4; Bryce Ash 1(2) 0-0 8; Mason Stratton 1 0-1 2; and Dylon Williams 2 0-2 4. Totals: 29(7) 13-22 92.

Lee County (52) – Trenton Combs 2(4) 4-8 20; Keagan Wilder 0(4) 0-0 12; Alex Wolf 4 0-0 8; Jack Fox 2 4-8 8; Xavion Thompson 0(1) 0-2 3; and Kyren White 0 1-4 1. Totals: 8(9) 9-22 52.

Buckhorn…….70

Pike Central….58

BUCKHORN – Pike County Central fell behind by double digits to Buckhorn and dropped a 70-58 decision in the Scott Bank Classic played on Saturday.

Logan Wood poured in 22 points and Logan Layne tallied 17 as the Hawks dropped to 6-16. Jacob Young finished with 14 points.

At Buckhorn

Scoring:

Pike Central (58) – Logan Wood 7(2) 2-6 22; Logan Layne 3(2) 5-9 17; Jacob Young 5 4-5 14; Anthony Palotta 1 0-1 2; Noah Iricks 1 0-0 2; and Justin Adkins 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17(4) 12-23 58.

Buckhorn (70) – Kobe Bowling 10 4-4 24; Christian Collins 10 1-2 21; Dylan Knight 5 0-0 10; Colton Southwood 3 0-0 6; Logan Stidham 0(1) 1-4 4; Jacob Blank 0 3-4 3; and Nick Whitaker 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29(1) 9-12 70.

Johnson Central…57

Paintsville…………47

PAINTSVILLE – Johnson Central even the score with Paintsville as the Golden Eagles earned a 57-47 win in a district matchup played on Saturday night.

Isaiah May fired in 29 points and Cory VanHoose netted 18 as the Golden Eagles improved to 14-8.

At Paintsville

Scoring:

Johnson Central (57) – Isaiah May 6(2) 6-9 24; Cory VanHoose 5 8-9 18; John King 3 0-0 6; Bryson Hackney 2 1-3 5; and Grant Rice 1 2-5 4. Totals: 17(2) 17-26 57.

Phelps………..…..56

Twin Valley, Va…31

PHELPS – Phelps turned up the defensive pressure as the Hornets earned a 56-31 win over Twin Valley (Va.) in a game played at the McCoy Athletic Center on Saturday.

Trey Francis led the way with 26 points and Dominick Francis followed with 17 as the Hornets moved to 13-10.

At Phelps

Phelps (56) – Trey Francis 82) 4-5 26; Dominick Francis 4(1) 6-9 17; Cameron Sanson 2 2-2 6; Melvin McCoy 2 1-2 5; and Seth Mayhorn 1 0-0 2. Totals:17(3) 13-18 56.

Magoffin County…81

Floyd Central………68

SALYERSVILLE – Magoffin County won a run-and-gun shootout with Floyd Central, 81-68, in a game played on Saturday.

Randy Bailey poured in 31 points and Adan Barnett added 19 as the Hornets improved to 12-10. Isaiah Salyer hit for 15.

William Slone led the Jaguars (4-16) with 15 points and Ronnie Sammons added 13 while Brandon Little scored 10. Hayden Hall chipped in nine.

At Salyersville

Floyd Central (68) – William Slone 6 3-3 15; Ronnie Sammons 5 3-5 13; Brandon Little 4 2-2 10; Hayden Hall 2 5-6 9; Eric Burke 1(2) 0-0 8; Marcus Thacker 0(2) 0-0 6; Braden Moore 1(1) 0-0 5; and Dalton Younce 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(5) 13-16 68.

Magoffin County (81) – Randy Bailey 11 9-10 31; Adan Barnett 5(1) 6-6 19; Isaiah Salyer 2(3) 2-2 15; Lucas Litteral 1 3-4 5; Grayson Whitaker 1(1) 0-0 5; Zach Rowe 0(1) 0-0 3; and Ryan Henderson 0(1) 0-1 3. Totals: 20(7) 20-23 81.

Pikeville…….67

Madison Southern…65

PIKEVILLE – Pikeville escaped with a thrilling 67-65 win over Madison Southern in a game played at the T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday.

Rylee Samons returned and fired in 21 points and Nick Robinson added 19. Grayson Harris finished with 11.

At Pikeville

Scoring:

Madison Central (65) – Trey Skaggs 5(1) 2-2 15; Kole Browne 4 6-7 14; Will Hardin 3 7-8 13; Braeden Ray 1(1) 5-9 10; Jaylen Davis 0(1) 3-4 6; Alex Rogers 2 0-1 4; and Kenyatta Hardge 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 15(4) 23-31 65.

Pikeville (67) – Rylee Samons 4(1) 10-11 21; Nick Robinson 5(3) 0-0 19; Grayson Harris 1(2) 3-4 11; Connor Byers 3 2-3 8; Peyton Boyd Blair 2 0-0 4; and John Flanery 1 2-4 4. Totals: 16(6) 17-22 67.

Friday, Jan. 31

Shelby Valley….88

Belfry…………..79

GOODY – Shelby Valley took the lead in the second quarter and held on to beat Belfry, 88-79, in a game played on Friday night.

Mr. Basketball candidate Cody Potter scorched the nets for 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double as the Wildcats moved to 16-5. Elijah Sykes followed with 23 points and 15 boards. Zack Johnson scored 13 and Kaden Robinson hit for 11.

Belfry’s Sal Dean had a game-high 31 points and Austin Hager added 23 for the Pirates, now 7-9. Jaxson Thompson finished with nine.

At Goody

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

SV (16-5)……15  24  25  24 – 88

BF (7-9)……..15  17  23  24 – 79

Scoring:

Shelby Valley (88) – Cody Potter 9(2) 6-6 30; Elijah Sykes 9 5-6 23; Zack Johnson 5 3-4 13; Kaden Robinson 2(2) 1-2 11; Keian Worrix 0 4-7 4; Russ Osborne 2 0-1 4; and Aaron Bates 1 1-2 3. Totals: 28(4) 20-28 88.

Belfry (79) – Sal Dean 8(4) 3-7 31; Austin Hager 1(7) 0-0 23; Jaxson Thompson 0(2) 3-4 9; Tyler Chaffin 2 4-4 8; Isaac Dixon 1 2-4 4; Dylan Goff 1 0-0 2; and Isaiah Hackney 1 0-2 2. Totals: 14(13) 12-21 79.

Tug Valley…………41

Parkersburg Cath…35

LOGAN – Tug Valley held off Parkersburg Catholic down the stretch to score a 41-35 victory in the King Coal Classic played at Willie Akers Arena on Friday night.

Easton Davis led the way with 13 points while Ethan Colegrove and Caleb May had 12 points each for the Panthers, now 6-9.

At Logan

(King Coal Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

TV (6-9)…..8  12  10  11 – 41

PC (8-5)….11  13   0  11 – 35

Scoring:

Tug Valley (41) – Caleb May 2(2) 2-4 12; Ian Reed 2 0-0 4; Easton Davis 6 1-2 13; and Ethan Colegrove 5 2-4 12. Totals: 15(2) 5-10 41.

Parkersburg Catholic (35) – Xavier Collie 3 0-0 6; Jeb Boice 3 0-0 6; Steve Garvin 0(1) 0-0 3; William Hurt 1(1) 0-0 5; Jalen Bunny 1 0-0 2; and Patrick Copen 3(2) 1-2 13. Totals: 11(4) 1-2 35.

Betsy Layne……64

Prestonsburg……57

STANVILLE – Betsy Layne built an 18-point, first-quarter lead against Prestonsburg and held on for a 64-57 district win in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Friday night.

Brady Robinson tallied 17 points and Jordan Frazier added 14 as the Bobcats moved to 12-7. Chase Mims had 10 and Lukas Manns finished with nine.

Gunner Williams paced all scorers with 19 points for the Blackcats (6-12). Kaleb Jarvis scored 12 and Ryan Rose added 10.

At Stanville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PB (6-12)….4  18  11  24 – 57

BL (12-7)….22  8  19  15 – 64

Scoring:

Prestonsburg (59) – Kaleb Jarvis 3(1) 3-4 12; Gunner Williams 8(1) 0-2 19; Adam Slone 4 0-3 8; Will Gullett 2 4-7 8; Ryan Rose 2 6-7 10; and Wes Salisbury 0 0-2 0. Totals: 19(2) 13-25 57.

Betsy Layne (64) – Jordan Frazier 3 8-10 14; Brady Robinson 2(2) 7-12 17; Chase Mims 5 0-1 10; Lukas Manns 3(1) 0-0 9; Andrew Kidd 2 1-1 5; Jake Rainey 0 2-4 2; Byron Tackett 1 1-1 3; and Conner Hopkins 0 4-6 4. Totals: 16(3) 23-35 64.

Lawrence Co…78

Floyd Central….76

LOUISA – Lawrence County battled back to pull even with Floyd Central and the Bulldogs went on to earn a 78-76 win in overtime in a game played at the Dawg House on Friday night.

Tyler Maynard fired in 25 points and Cody Maynard finished with 18 as the Bulldogs improved to 15-8. Chase Sartin and Baden Gillespie tossed in 11 each.

William Slone had 24 for the Jaguars, who fell to 4-15. Ronnie Sammons hit for 16 and Brandon Little totaled 12. Marcus Thacker had nine.

At Louisa

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

FC (4-15)….18  19  17  11 (11) – 76

LC (15-8)….22  15  15  13 (13) – 78

Scoring:

Floyd Central (76) – William Slone 5(4) 2-2 24; Ronnie Sammons 6 4-4 16; Brandon Little 5 2-4 12; Marcus Thacker 3(1) 0-0 9; Dalton Younce 1(1) 1-2 6; Eric Burke 1(1) 0-0 5; Braden Moore 0(1) 0-0 3; and Hayden Hall 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21(8) 10-14 76.

Lawrence County (78) – Tyler Maynard 8(1) 6-8 25; Cody Maynard 4(2) 4-6 18; Chase Sartin 5 1-2 11; Baden Gillespie 4(1) 0-0 11; Trenton Adkins 3 0-0 6; Corbin Fairchild 2 0-0 4; and Alex Ratliff 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 26(5) 11-16 78.