HS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Floyd Central, LC, P’Burg all winners

Floyd Central built a double-digit, first quarter lead and went on to knock off Pike Central, 78-50, in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Saturday night.

Riley Compton and Katie Jo Moore scored 17 points each as the Lady Jaguars improved to 4-0. Grace Martin finished with 14 and Chelsea Johnson chipped in nine.

Emalie Tackett paced the Lady Hawks (0-2) with 14 points. Lakota Johnson and Hannah May added seven each.

At Buckleys Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

FC (4-0)….20  22  23  13 – 78

PC (0-2)…10  10  15  15  – 50

Scoring:

Floyd Central (78) – Riley Compton 4(3) 0-3 17; Katie Jo Moore 7 3-3 17; Grace Martin 7 0-0 14; Chelsea Johnson 3(1) 0-0 9; Kamryn Shannon2(1) 0-1 7; Natalie Holle 2 2-2 6; Kennedy Harvel 2 0-0 4; and Jada Johnson 2 0-0 4. Totals: 29(5) 5-9 78.

Pike Central (50) – Emalie Tackett 6 2-3 14; Lakota Johnson 3 1-2 7; Hannah May 3 1-4 7; Alexis Taylor 2 1-2 5; Abigail Hess 1(1) 0-2 5; Allie Spears 1 2-2 4; Kaiden Hess 1 1-1 3; Sarah Justice 1 0-0 2; Abby May 1 0-0 2; and Lindsey Bowman 01-2 1. Totals: 19(1) 9-18 50.

Next up: Floyd Central (4-0) vs. Hazard (0-3), 7:30 pm, Jan. 11; Pike Central (0-2) vs. Belfry, 7:30 pm, Jan. 12.

Lawrence Co.…64

Hazard…..…..….63

Lawrence County escaped its second straight game with a come-from-behind 64-63 win over Hazard in a game played at the Dawg House on Saturday night.

Kensley Feltner finished with a double-double, scoring 27 points and grabbing 12 rebounds as Lawrence County moved to 3-0. Brooke Neal tossed in 14 points and Kaison Ward added eight.

At Louisa

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

HZ (0-3)…..11 15  21  16 – 63

LC (3-0)…..18   9  18  19 – 64

Scoring:

Hazard (63) – Hayley Caudell 4(4) 3-5 23; Chelsea Profitt 3 3-5 9; Annie Harris 5 3-10 13; Hannah Stidham 1(2) 0-0 8; Libby Danner 2 1-2 5; and Mallory Combs 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 16(7) 10-22 63.

Lawrence County (64) – Kensley Feltner 6 15-18 27; Brooke Neal 1(4) 0-0 14; Kaison Ward 3 2-2 8; Kyleah 2 2-2 6; Ellie Webb 0(1) 1-2 4;; Tyra Hammond 1 1-2 3; and Abby Nelson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14(5) 21-26 64.

Next up: Lawrence County (3-0) vs. Shelby Valley (2-0), 7:30 pm, Jan. 11.

Prestonsburg…..56

Cordia…………….31

Prestonsburg bounced back from its tournament loss to beat Cordia, 56-31, in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Saturday night.

Alivia Slone tossed in 15 points and Kylie Stephens added 12 as the Lady Blackcats moved to 2-1. Courtney Meadows chipped in eight.

At Prestonsburg

Scoring:

Cordia (31) – Morgan Johnson 4 5-9 13; Summer Dye 1(2) 0-0 8; Madison Williams 1(1) 0-0 5; Mackenzie Allen 1 1-2 3; and Delilya Stidham 1 0-3 2. Totals: 8(3) 6-14 31.

Prestonsburg (53) – Alivia Slone 6(1) 0-0 15; Kylie Stephens 3(2) 0-1 12; Courtney Meadows 4 0-0 8; Faith Lazar 2 1-2 5; Maggie Nelson 1 2-4 4; Alexis Skeens 0(1) 1-2 4; Abby Goble 1 1-2 3; Allison Howard 1 1-2 3; Aubrey Prater 1 0-2 2; and Lainie Prater 0 0-2 0. Totals: 19(4) 6-17 53.

Next up: Prestonsburg (2-1) at Paintsville (1-2), 7:30 pm, Jan. 11.

In other games on Saturday:

Jenkins defeated Middlesboro, 68-45

FRIDAY

Floyd Central…58

Belfry……………54

Floyd Central improved to 4-0 this season with a hard-fought 58-54 win over Belfry in a home game played on Friday.

Katie Jo Moore fired in a team-high 22 points and Kennedy Harvel followed with 15 and Jada Johnson added 12.

Belfry’s Kyera Thornsbury led all scorers with 25 points as the Lady Pirates dropped to 1-1.Kyra Justice followed with15.

At Langley

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BF (1-1)….15  14    6  19 – 54

FC (3-0)….14  10  16  18 – 58

Scoring:

Belfry (54) – Kyera Thornsbury 7(2) 5-6 25 Kyra Justice 3(2) 3-3 15; Cushi Fletcher 3 0-1 6; Alyssa Varney 0(1) 0-0 3; Hope Coley 1 1-2 3; and Jenna Sparks 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15(5) 9-12 54.

Floyd Central (58) – Katie Jo Moore 6(2) 4-6 22; Kennedy Harvel 4(2) 1-2 15; Jada Johnson 4 4-6 12; Grace Martin 2 0-0 4; Kamryn Shannon 1 1-5 3; Riley Compton 0 1-2 1; and Chelsea Johnson 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17(4) 12-23 58.

Johnson Central….62

West Carter…….….51

Johnson Central won its second straight game as they downed West Carter, 62-51, at Eagle Fieldhouse on Friday night.

Kelci Blair and Sammi Sites scored 24 points apiece in the win.

Clara Blair chipped in nine.

At Paintsville

Scoring:

Johnson Central (63) – Kelci Blair 9 6-9 24; Sammi Sites 4(3) 7-7 24; Clara Blair 3(1) 0-0 9; and Kailyn Vannoy 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 17(5) 13-16 62.

Next up: Johnson Central (2-1) vs Paintsville (1-2), 7:30 pm, Jan. 12.