Lawrence County built a commanding lead early on against Pike Central and rolled to a 75-44 season-opening win on Monday night.
Kensley Feltner, Sophie Adkins and Brooke Neal fired in 19 points apiece while Tyra Hammond finished with 10.
Hannah May paced the Lady Hawks with 13 points. Emalie Tackett chipped in eight.
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (0-1)…9 7 16 12 – 44
LC (1-0)…30 24 12 9 – 75
Scoring
Pike Central (44) – Hannah May 4 5-9 13; Sara Justice 2 0-0 4; Abby Hess 2 0-0 4; Lindsey Bowman 2 2-3 6; Emalie Tackett 3 2-8 8; Lexie Taylor 2 0-0 4; and Allie Spears 2 1-2 5. Totals: 17 10-22 44.
LC (75) – Kensley Feltner 8(1) 0-0 19; Ellie Webb 1(1) 0-0 5; Sophie Adkins 1(5) 2-2 19; Brooke Neal 5(3) 0-0 19; Tyra Hammond 5 0-0 10; and Abby Nelson 1 1-2 3. Totals: 21(10) 3-4 75.
Next up: Pike Central (0-1) vs,\. Floyd Central (1-0), Jan. 9; Lawrence County (1-0) vs. East Carter (1-0), Jan. 7.
Floyd Central……64
Johnson Central..58
Floyd Central took advantage of Johnson Central’s poor free throw shooting to escape with a 64-58 victory in the season opener played on Monday night.
Katie Jo Moore and Grace Martin led a balanced scoring attack for the Lady Jaguars with 14 points each. Kennedy Harvel followed with 12.
Sammie Sites led all scorers for the Lady Eagles with 18 points while Kelci Blair added 17.
At Langley
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (0-1)…19 6 18 15 – 58
FC (1-0)…27 9 13 15 – 64
Scoring:
Johnson Central (58) – Sammi Sites 3(2) 6-8 18; Kelci Blair 8 1-5 17; Sophie Younce 3 1-4 7; Kailyn Vannoy 0(2) 0-3 6; Clara Blair 0(2) 0-0 6; Taylor McKenzie 1 0-1 2; Becca Wright 1 0-0 2; and Abby Stambaugh 0 0-2 0. Totals: 16(6) 8-23 58.
Floyd Central (64) – Kennedy Harvel 2(2) 2-2 12; Jada Johnson 4 0-0 8; Katie Jo Moore 6 2-4 14; Riley Jo Compton 4 0-0 8; Kamryn Shannon 2 2-2 6; Chelsea Johnson 1 0-0 2; and Grace Martin 6 2-2 14 Totals: 25(2) 8-10 64.
Next up: Johnson Central (0-1) at Jenkins (0-0), Jan. 5; Floyd Central (1-0) at Perry Central (0-0), 7:30 pm, Jan. 6.
South Laurel…..…54
Letcher Central…32
Letcher Central struggled offensively in the season opener at South Laurel, falling 54-32 on Monday night.
Brooke Bates finished with 12 points to lead the Lady Cougars. Kaylee Banks followed with eight.
At London
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (0-1)…..6 7 7 12 – 32
SL (1-0)….15 2 14 23 – 54
Scoring:
Letcher Central (32) – Brooke Bates 2(2) 2-4 12; Kaylee Banks 2 4-6 8; Loren Boggs 1 1-2 3; Keira Couch 1(1) 0-0 5; Kaylee Banks 2 0-0 4. Totals: 8(3) 7-12 32.
South Laurel (54) – Rachel Presley 6 7-9 19; Emily Cox 3 2-3 8; Reagan Jones 1(2) 0-0 8; Corbin Miller 1(1) 1-2 6; Brianna Howard 1 3-4 5; Kylie Clem 0(1) 0-0 3; Clara Collins 0(1) 0-0 3; and Gracie Turner 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13(5) 13-18 54.
Next up: Letcher Central (0-1) vs. Cordia (0-1), 7:30 pm, Jan. 6.
In other games on Monday:
Martin County rolled past Magoffin County, 63-34
Belfry defeated Paintsville, 53-39.