RACDLAND –East Ridge fell behind early on to Knox Central and the Warriors came up on the short end of a 70-32 victory in the Derby Classic played on Sunday.
Hunter Damron finished with 10 points for the Warriors, now 2-6.
At Raceland
(Derby Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (2-6)…….5 12 6 9 – 32
KX (5-2)…..23 20 21 6 – 70
Scoring:
East Ridge (32) – Isaac Woods 5; Cameron Hess 2; Braxton Stanley 3; Hunter Damron 10; Dalton Wellman 3; Jonathon Mills 3; Brad Howell 3; and Connor Puckett 2.
Knox Central (70) – Abram Brock 4; Jevonte Turner 21; Isaac Mills 7; Kevionte Turner 7; Andrew Sizemore 16; Colby Elliott 4; Jacob Abner 3; Brody Wells 2; and Dalton Pilarski 2.
SATURDAY, DEC. 21
Shelby Valley……..63
Morgan County…..47
PRESTONSBURG – Shelby Valley built a double-digit lead against Morgan County and the Wildcats went on to score a 63-47 win in the Hi-Tech Signs/Graphix Tournament played on Saturday.
Cody Potter finished with 28 points and Elijah Sykes followed with 16 as the Wildcats improved to 7-2.
At Prestonsburg
(Hi-Tech Signs/Graphix Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (7-2)….21 12 15 15 – 63
MC (2-7)…10 14 5 18 – 47
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (63) – Cody Potter 6(5) 1-1 28; Elijah Sykes 8 0-0 16; Kaden Robinson 0(2) 1-2 7; Zack Johnson 2(1) 0-0 7; and Keian Worrix 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 17(9) 2-3 63.
Morgan County (47) – Jake Helton 1(4) 7-10 21; Garrett Wright 2(2) 1-2 11; Connor Gilliam 0(2) 0-0 6; Asa O’Neal 1(1) 0-0 5; and A.J. Conley 2 0-0 4. Totals: 6(9) 8-12 47.
Johnson Central…..64
Bell County………..61
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Johnson Central’s Cory VanHoose and Isaiah May had big games to help the Golden Eagles slip past Bell County, 64-61, in the Smoky Mountain Classic played at Gatlinburg-Pittman High School on Saturday.
VanHoose poured in 24 points and May added 23 as Johnson Central moved to 4-2.
Scoring:
Johnson Central (64) – Cory VanHoose 7(2) 4-4 24; Isaiah May 4(4) 3-3 23; John King 2 1-2 5; Connor Lemaster 1 1-2 3; Bryson Hackney 1 1-2 3; Ryleh McKenzie 1 0-0 2; Seth Williams 0 2-2 2; Grant Rice 0 1-2 1; and Jacob Butcher 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16(6) 14-19 64.
Bell County (61) – Andrew Caldwell 1(5) 1-2 18; Cameron Burnett 4 9-10 17; London Stephney 6 3-8 15; Dalton Stepp 1(2) 0-1 8; Brandon Baker 1 90-0 2; and Dawson Woolum 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13(7) 14-23 61.
Whitley County…..62
Belfry………….….54
MOREHEAD – Belfry’s second-half rally came up short as the Pirates dropped a 62-54 decision to Whitley County in the Kentucky Bank Challenge played on Saturday.
Brett Coleman had 19 points and Sale Dean added 10 as the Pirates fell to 4-2.
At Morehead
(Kentucky Bank Challenge)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (4-2)…..9 6 17 22 – 54
WC (4-5)..15 22 12 13 – 62
Scoring:
Belfry (54) – Brett Coleman 9 1-3 19; Sal Dean 4 2-3 10; Austin Hager 0(2) 1-2 7; Isaiah Hackney 1(1) 0-1 5; Ben McNamee 2 0-0 4; Isaac Dixon 0(1) 1-2 4; Jaxson Thompson 1 1-3 3; and Seth Mounts 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18(4) 6-14 54.
Whitley County (62) – Jack Estes 13; Gray Estes 12; Garrett McNeely 5; Trevor Downs 10; Seth Mills 7; Braydon Mahan 6; Ethan Keene 6; and Jamie Fuson 3. Totals: 16(2) 24-35. 62.
East Ridge……………78
Rose Hill Christian…69
RACELAND – East Ridge used a solid second half to hold off Rose Hill Christian, 78-69, in the Derby Classic played on Saturday.
Eli Rose poured in 29 points and Isaac Woods added 16 as the Warriors moved to 2-5. Dalton Wellman chipped in 10.
At Raceland
(Derby Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (2-5)…..20 14 17 27 – 78
RH (2-6)…..11 19 18 21 – 69
Scoring:
East Ridge (78) – Isaac Woods 16; Cameron Hess 5; Eli Rose 29; Braxton Stanley 7; Hunter Damron 4; Dalton Wellman 10; Jonathon Mills 3; and Brad Howell 4.
Rose Hill Christian (69) – Kenny Wilburn 30; Stephan Barker 17; Kaison Coleman 4; Tate Sawyers 7; Trey Phelps 9; and John VanHoose 2.
Lawrence County…….64
Campbell County……56
RACELAND – Lawrence County rallied in the second half to knock off Campbell County, 64-56, in the Derby Classic played on Saturday.
Cody Maynard finished with 20 points and Tyler Maynard added 19 as the Bulldogs improved to 6-3. Baden Gillispie tallied 13.
At Raceland
(Derby Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
CC (5-4)…..14 19 15 8 – 56
LC (6-3)…..20 12 15 17 – 64
Scoring:
Campbell County (56) – Dane Hegyi 7 5-8 19; Garrett Beiting 1(3) 0-0 11; Jordan Gross 4(1) 0-0 11; Aydan Hamilton 2(1) 1-3 8; Hunter Reinhart 1(1) 0-0 5; and Kason Jackson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(6) 6-11 56.
Lawrence County (64) – Cody Maynard 3(4) 2-5 20; Tyler Maynard 5(2) 3-4 19; Baden Gillispie 5 3-5 13; Trenton Adkins 1 5-6 7; and Chase Sartin 2 1-2 5. Totals: 16(6) 14-22 64.
FRIDAY, DEC. 20
Shelby Valley…..…84
Betsy Layne………63
PRESTONSBURG – Shelby Valley senior Cody Potter had a monster night with a game-high 48 points and 13 rebounds to power the Wildcats to an 84-63 2win in the Hi-Tech Signs/Graphix Tournament played on Friday.
Elijah Sykes tossed in 12 as the Wildcats moved to 6-2.
Jordan Frazier paced the Bobcats (4-3) with 20 points and Brady Robinson followed with 16.
At Prestonsburg
(Hi-Tech Signs/Graphix Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (6-2)…..17 23 27 17 – 84
BL (4-3)……8 8 22 24 – 62
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (84) – Cody Potter 4(12) 4-4 48; Elijah Sykes 5 2-4 12; Kaden Robinson 0(2) 1-2 7; Keian Worrix 3 0-0 6; Jacob Caudill 2 0-0 4; Caleb Lovins 1 0-0 2; Davy Bentley 1 0-0 2; Zack Johnson 1 0-0 2; and Lincoln Billiter 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17(14) 8-12 84.
Betsy Layne (63) – Jordan Frazier 5 10-13 20; Brady Robinson 5(2) 0-0 16; Chase Mims 3 2-3 8; Lukas Manns 0(1) 2-4 5; Andrew Kidd 3 0-0 6; Jake Rainey 0 1-4 1; and ?Connor Hopkins 2(1) 0-0 7. Totals: 18(4) 15-24 62.
Belfry……………75
Saint Francis……62
MOREHEAD – Belfry used a balanced scoring attack to run past Saint Francis, 75-62, in the Kentucky Bank Challenge played Friday.
Isaiah Hackney led the way with 14 points and Sal Dean added 13 as Belfry moved to 4-1. Austin Hager followed with 10.
At Morehead
(Kentucky Bank Challenge)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SF (1-5)…..18 11 13 20 – 62
BF (4-1)…..17 25 18 15 – 75
Scoring:
St. Francis (62) – Isaiah Robles 5; Conner Gorman 9; Bruce Hamilton 9; Derian Wade 34; and Cameron Grant 5. Totals: 18(4) 14-23 62.
Belfry (75) – Isaiah Hackney 2(2) 4-9 14; Sal Dean 4 5-7 13; Austin Hager 2(1) 3-7 10; Ben McNamee 4 0-0 8; Isaac Dixon 4 0-0 8; Jaxson Thompson 2(1) 0-0 7; Brett Coleman 2 1-2 5; Seth Mounts 2 0-0 4; Caleb Spears 2 0-0 4; and Dylan Goff 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25(4) 13-27 75.
Lawrence County…75
Elliott County……..62
RACELAND – Lawrence County used a big second half to get past Elliott County, 75-62, in the Derby Classic played on Friday.
Tyler Maynard led the way with 22 points and Cody Maynard followed with 20 as the Bulldogs moved to 5-3. Trenton Adkins tossed in 14.
At Raceland
(Derby Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (5-3)…..10 20 19 26 – 75
EC (2-4)…..15 19 15 13 – 62
Scoring:
Lawrence County (75) – Tyler Maynard 7 8-11 22; Cody Maynard 6(1) 5-6 20; Trenton Adkins 5 4-6 14; Kaden Gillispie 1(1) 1-1 6; Baden Gillispie 1(1) 0-0 5; Chase Sartin 2 1-4 5; Will Lafferty 0 2-2 2; and Alex Ratliff 0 1-2 1. Totals: 22(3) 22-32 75.
Elliott County (62) –KadenBuck 8; Gavin Whitt 9; Kole Whitley 14;Hunter Lyons 10; and Bryson Dickerson 21.
Raceland……..….63
East Ridge………34
RACELAND – East Ridge struggled offensively as the host Raceland Rams rolled to a 63-34 win in the Derby Classic played on Friday.
Cameron Hess was the only Warrior (1-5) to net in double figures with 10 points.
At Raceland
(Derby Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
RL (5-1)…..29 15 17 2 – 63
ER (1-5)…….6 8 12 8 – 34
Scoring:
Raceland (63) – KyleBroughton 20; Andrew Floyd 15; Kirk Pence 13; Austin Cumpton 10; Gavin Reed 3; and Gunnur Lewis 2.
East Ridge (34) – Cameron Hess 10; Brad Howell 5; Jackson Potter 4; Jonathon Mills 4; Matt Mills 3; Eli Rose 2; Zach Mason 2; Braxton Stanley 2; Connor Puckett 1; and Isaac Woods. 1.
Johnson Central….82
Oneida Baptist……76
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Johnson Central’s Isaiah May fired in a game-high 32 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to help the Golden Eagles slip past Oneida Baptist in the Smoky Mountain Classic played at Gatlinburg-Pittman High School on Friday.
Cory VanHoose followed with 14 points and John King chipped in eight.
Scoring:
Johnson Central (82) – Isaiah May 7(2) 12-16 32; Cory VanHoose 2(3) 1-2 14; John King 4 0-0 8; Seth Williams 3 1-2 7; Connor Lemaster 1(1) 0-0 5; Jacob Butcher 2 0-0 4; Toby Spriggs 2 0-0 4; Grant Rice 1 1-2 3; Josh Slone 0 2-2 ; Brett Caudill 0 1-2 1; Bryson Hackney 0 1-2 1; and Mason Fairchild 0 1-2 1. Totals: 22(6) 20-30 82.
Oneida Baptist (76) – Jacob Hall 6 12-13 24; Sochi Onouha 5(1) 3-3 16; Hamilton Toropo 3(1) 6-11 15; Wayne Estep 2(1) 1-3 8; and Isaiah Marcum 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18(5) 25-34 76.
THURSDAY, DEC. 19
Union, Va………..73
Johnson Central…70
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Johnson Central battled highly-touted Union (Va.) in the opening round of the Smoky Mountain Classic and came up short, 73-70, in a game played on Thursday.
Isaiah May poured in a game-high 32 points and added six rebounds as the Golden Eagles fell to 2-2.
Cory VanHoose followed with 20 points and Seth Williams chipped in seven.
Scoring:
Johnson Central (70) – Isaiah May 8(4) 4-4 32; Cory VanHoose 9 2-2 20; Seth Williams 1(1) 2-5 7; Bryson Hackney 2 1-3 5; Kamen Slone 0(1) 0-0 3; Grant Rice 1 0-1 2; and John King 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21(6) 10-17 70.
Pikeville…………………….77
Livingston Academy, TN…68
GATLINSBURG – Pikeville landed four players in double figure scoring as the Panthers knocked off Livingston Academy (Tenn.), 77-68, in the opening round of the Smoky Mountain Classic played at Gatlinburg-Pittman High School on Thursday.
Rylee Samons led the way with 19 points and Peyton Boyd-Blair added 16 as Pikeville moved to 4-2.
Scoring:
Pikeville (77) – Rylee Samons 3(3) 4-4 19; Peyton Boyd-Blair 7 2-5 16; Grayson Harris 2(3) 0-0 13; Seth Pugh 1(3) 0-0 11; Nick Robinson 3 1-1 7; Connor Byers 3 0-0 6; John Flanery 2 0-0 4; and Tate Walters 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21(9) 8-12 77.