Johnson Central dominated Magoffin County from the outset as the Golden Eagles rolled to a 91-51 win at Eagle Fieldhouse on Thursday night.
Isaiah May and Cory VanHoose poured in 18 points apiece as JC improved to 4-1. Kamen Slone followed with 15 and John King added nine.
Aden Barnett finished with a game-high 22 points for the Hornets, now 2-3. Ben Lafferty chipped in eight.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (2-3)….. 10 13 21 7 – 51
JC (4-1)……19 21 23 28 – 91
Scoring:
Magoffin County (51) – Isaiah Salyer 2 2-2 6; Aden Barnett5(2) 6-7 22; Grayson Whitaker 0(2) 0-0 6; Ben Lafferty 3 2-2 8; Brennan Hanson 0(1) 0-0 3; and Andrew Mortimer 0 2-4 2. Totals: 11 (5) 14-19 51.
Johnson Central (91) – Ryleh McKenzie 1 4-4 6; Isaiah May 5(2) 2-3 18; Grant Rice 2 0-0 4; Cory VanHoose 6 6-7 18; John King 3(1) 0-0 9; Ryan Sartin-Slone 2 2-2 6; Bryson Hackney 1 0-0 2; Josh Slone 1 0-0 2; Connor Lemaster 1 1-2 3; Dray Duff 0 2-2 2; Kamen Slone 0(5) 0-0 15; and Toby Spriggs 3 0-0 6. Totals: 25(8) 17-21 91.
Next up: Magoffin County (2-3) vs. Paintsville (2-2), 7:30 pm, Jan. 21; Johnson Central (4-1) vs. Floyd Central (1-3), 7:30 pm, Jan. 16.
Lawrence County….91
Rose Hill Christian…67
Lawrence County grabbed the early lead against Rose Hill Christian and went on to score a 91-67 victory in a game played on Thursday night.
Trenton Adkins paced four Bulldogs in scoring with a game-high 26 points as the Bulldogs moved to 3-1. Cody Maynard fired in 25 points while Kaden Gillispie netted 16 and Baden Gillispie tossed in 13.
At Ashland
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (3-1)…….25 23 18 23 – 91
RHC (0-6)….14 15 24 14 – 67
Scoring:
Lawrence County (91) – Cody Maynard 5(4) 3-4 25; Trenton Adkins 11(1) 1-1 26; Baden Gillispie 4(1) 2-2 13; Kaden Gillispie 4 8-8 16; Will Lafferty 1 0-2 2; Zach Holt 3 0-1 6; and Dawson Bellomy 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 28(7) 14-18 91.
Rose Hill Christian (67) – Kaison Coleman 4(4) 1-2 21; Stacey Jackson 8 1-3 17; Luke Larsen 3(1) 0-0 9; Tate Akers 1(1) 2-2 7; Chase Pennington 0(2) 0-0 6; Ian Justice 1 2-3 4; and Luke Pennington 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 17(9) 6-10 67.
Next up: Lawrence County (4-1) vs. Boyd County (3-2), 7:30 pm, Jan. 19.
Pike Central…..70
Martin County…64
Pike County Central overcame a first-quarter deficit and rallied to beat Martin County, 70-64, in a game played on Thursday night.
The Hawks, now, 2-1, landed four players in double-digit scoring, led by Jaylan Rigdon and Kasope Lawrence with 18 each. Josh Du Toit added 15 and Bryce Adkins tossed in 10.
Brady Dingess finished with a game-high 23points as the Cardinals fell to 1-4. Jacob Butcher followed with 11 while Parker Dais and Jordan Dalton net 10 each.
At Inez
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (2-1)…… 9 21 19 21 – 70
MC (1-4)…..18 12 16 18 – 64
Scoring:
Pike Central (70) – Kasope Lawrence 8 2-6 18; Jaylan Rigdon 5(2) 2-5 18; Josh Du Toit 4(2) 1-2 15; Bryce Adkins 2(2) 0-0 10; Latee Childress 2(1) 0-0 7; and Peyton Compton 1 0-0 2. Totals:22(7) 5-13 70.
Martin County (64) – Brady Dingess 7(1) 6-8 23; Luke Hale 2(1) 1-2 8; Jacob Butcher 3(1) 2-2 11; Jordan Dalton 2(2) 0-0 10; Blake Maynard 1 0-0 2; and Parker Davis 2(1) 3-4 10. Totals: 17(6) 12-14 64.
Next up: Pike Central (2-1) vs. Frederick Douglass (2-1), Legacy Nissan Classic, at North Laurel, 2 pm, Jan. 16; Martin County (1-4) vs. Betsy Layne (1-3), 7:30 pm, Jan. 18.