HS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: East Ridge falls to Knox; Valley tops Morgan

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.