Prestonsburg took control early on and went on to beat Jackson City, 66-48, in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.
Faith Lazar led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points as the Lady Blackcats moved to 3-2. Celina Mullins finished with 14 and Maggie Nelson tallied 11. Alivia Slone chipped in eight.
At Prestonsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (2-2)….11 13 7 17 – 48
PB (3-2)…22 15 9 20 – 66
Scoring:
Jackson City (48) – BreAnna Tincher 15 5-11 35; Riley Turner 2(2) 1-2 11 and Emily Pelfrey 02-2 2. Totals: 17(2) 8-15 48.
Prestonsburg (66) – Faith Lazar 6(1) 1-2 16; Celina Mullins 3(2) 2-2 14; Maggie Nelson 5 1-4 11; Alivia Slone 2(1) 1-2 8; Kylie Stephens 2(1) 0-0 7; Courtney Meadows 1 0-0 2; Alexis Skeens 1 0-0 2; Abby Goble 1 0-0 2; Shae Robinson 1 0-0 2; and Aubrey Prater 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23(5) 5-10 66.
Next up: Prestonsburg (3-2) at Breathitt County (2-2), 6:30 pm, Jan. 15.
Letcher Central….74
Cordia………….……19
Letcher Central dominated from start to finish as the Lady Cougars cruised past Cordia, 78-19, in a game played at LCCHS Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Brooke Bates led the way with a game-high 20 points and scored her 1,000th career point as LCC moved to 2-1. Bailey Kincer net 13 points and Farrah Combs followed with 12. Kaylee Banks chipped in eight.
At Ermine
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
CR (0-4)…….1 7 0 11 – 19
LC (2-1)…..26 14 18 20 – 78
Scoring:
Cordia (16) – Morgan Johnson 3(1) 2-4 11; Madison Williams 2 0-2 4; Mackenzie Allen 0 0-1 0; and Delilya Stidham 0(1) 1-2 4. Totals: 5(2) 3-9 19.
Letcher Central (74) – Brooke Bates 5(2) 4-5 20; Kaylee Banks 4 0-0 8; Loren Boggs 3 0-2 6; Tori Holcomb 0(2) 1-3 7; Jaylin Whitt 1 0-0 2; Bailey Kincer 4(1) 2-2 13; Kaylee Banks 3 0-0 6; Heidi Bentley 2 0-0 4; and Farrah Combs 6 0-0 12. Totals: 28(5) 7-12 78.
Next up: Letcher Central (2-1) at Knott Central (3-1), 7:30 pm, Jan. 15.
In other games on Wednesday:
Magoffin County won its second straight game with a 53-43 win over Fairview
Martin County moved to 2-1 with a 58-37 win over Betsy Layne.