HS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lady Panthers fall; Phelps boys top Belfry

PIKEVILLE – Pikeville saw an early lead slip away as Russell came from behind to beat the Lady Panthers, 62-53, in a game played at the T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Lady Panthers, now 19-5, landed three players in double figure scoring as Kelsey Jo Tackett led the way with 20 points. Alivia Gearheart followed with 14 and Kirsten Cole-Williamson tossed in 13.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

RS (18-6)…9  29  6  18 – 62

PK (19-5)…15  19  3  16 – 53

Scoring:

Russell (62) – Steele 11; Ross 15; Blevins 9; Ruggles 4; and Hill 20.

Pikeville (53) – Trinity Rowe 6; Kelsey Jo Tackett 20; Alivia Gearheart 14; and Kirsten Cole-Williamson 13.

Buckhorn….66

Jenkins…….53

BUCKHORN –

At Buckhorn

Scoring:

Jenkins (53) – Jerrica Thacker 6(2) 5-8 23; Kristin Thacker 2(2) 8-12 18; Lindsey Rose 3 3-5 9; and Alexis Richie 0 3-9 3. Totals: 11(4) 19-38 53.

Buckhorn (66) – Brittany Daniel 8 1-1 17; Kaitlyn Bowling 6(1) 1-2 16; Cassidy Adams 0(1) 6-11 9; Sheridan Combs 0(1) 4-6 7; Brooklyn Riley 2 1-4 5; Mackenzie Neace 0 4-7 4; Makayla Bennett 0 3-4 3; Bailee Stidham 1 1-2 3; and Clarissa Cole 0 2-2 2. Totals: 17(3) 23-39 66.

Friday, Feb. 7

BOYS

Phelps……….71

Belfry………..56

PHELPS – Phelps pulled away from Belfry in the final eight minutes to earn a 71-56 district win in a game played at the McCoy Athletic Center on Friday night.

Trey Francis poured in a game-high 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to finish with a double-double as the Hornets improved to 15-10. Dominick Francis followed with 20 points and nine boards while Cameron Sanson chipped in 10.

Brett Coleman paced the Pirates, now 7-12, with 18 points and eight rebounds. Caleb Spears scored 11 and Tyler Chaffin added nine.

At Phelps

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BF (7-12)…..15  10  19  12 – 56

PH (15-10)…14  20  13  24 – 71

Scoring:

Belfry (57) – Brett Coleman 6 6-10 18; Caleb Spears 1(3) 0-0 11; Tyler Chaffin 2(1) 2-2 9; Sal Dean 2(1) 1-2 8; Jaxson Thompson 1(1) 0-0 5; Austin Hager 0(1) 0-0 3; and Ben McNamee 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13(7) 9-15 56.

Phelps (71) – Dominick Francis 5(3) 3-5 22; Trey Francis 8 4-5 20; Cameron Sanson 3(1) 1-2 10; Seth Mayhorn 3 1-4 7; Landon Dotson 3 0-0 6; and Jason Casey 3 0-2 6. Totals: 25(4) 9-18 71.

Shelby Valley…72

Jenkins…………36

JENKINS – Shelby Valley dominated from start to finish as the Wildcats doubled up Jenkins, 72-36, in a game played on Friday night.

Cody Potter and Eli Sykes tossed in 16 points apiece as Valley improved to a region best 19-5. Zack Johnson added 11. Keian Worrix had seven points and assists while Kaden Robinson scored eight and pulled down nine rebounds.

Payton Rose tallied a game-high 19 points for the Cavaliers, now 1-17.

At Jenkins

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

SV (19-5)….17  27  17  11 – 72

JK (1-17)……6   6   13  11 – 36

Scoring:

Shelby Valley (72) – Eli Sykes 6 4-5 16; Cody Potter 4(2) 2-5 16; Zack Johnson 4 3-4 11; Kaden Robinson 1(2) 0-0 8; Keian Worrix 2 3-3 7; Chaz Brown 1(1) 0-0 5; Logan Hawkins 1(1) 0-0 5; Lincoln Biliter 1 0-0 2; and Joe Moore 1 0-1 2. Totals: 21(6) 12-18 72.

Jenkins (36) – Payton Rose 4(1) 8-13 19; Jeremy Potter 0(2) 1-3 7; Austin Johnson 2 0-1 4; Dylan Wolford 2 0-0 4; Anthony Newman 1 0-0 2; and Keegan Bentley 0 0-1 0. Totals: 9(3) 9-18 36.

Lawrence Co….71

Betsy Layne……51

STANVILLE – Lawrence County pulled away from Betsy Layne in the second period and went on to score a 71-51 victory in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Friday night.

Betsy Layne, now 14-8, recognized former coach and principal Cassandra Akers prior to the game as the court was named in her honor.

Trenton Adkins led the Bulldogs (17-9) with 20 points while Tyler Maynard tossed in 13 and Baden Gillispie followed with 12. Cody Maynard finished with 11.

Jordan Frazier scored a game-high 29 points for the Bobcats, who played without Brady Robinson. Chase Mims and Lukas Manns added 10 each.

At Stanville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

LC (17-9)…14  24  23  10 – 71

BL (14-8)…10  11  9  21 – 51

Scoring:

Lawrence County (71) – Tyler Maynard 5(1) 0-0 13; Cody Maynard 2(1) 4-4 11; Chase Sartin 3(2) 0-0 12; Baden Gillispie 2 2-5 6; Will Lafferty 1 2-2 4; Alex Ratliff 0(1) 0-0 3; Bryce Blevins 1 0-0 2; and Trenton Adkins 6(2) 2-5 20. Totals: 20(7) 10-16 71.

Betsy Layne (51) – Jordan Frazier 6(4) 5-8 29; Chase Mims 5 0-1 10; Lukas Manns 4 2-4 10; and Jake Rainey 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(4) 7-13 51.

Williamstown…51

Tug Valley…….49

NAUGATUCK – Tug Valley had the final game-winning, three-point shot but missed and No. 1 Williamstown escaped with a 51-49 victory in a game played on Friday night.

Easton Davis paced the Panthers, now 0-0, with 13 points while Matthew Lineville and Ian Reed followed with eight apiece.

At Naugatuck

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

WM (18-0)….18  12  13  8 – 51

TV (7-11)…..16  14   9  10 – 49

Scoring:

Williamstown (51) – Peyton Amrine 0(1) 0-0 3; Sam Cremeans 7(2) 3-4 23; Eli Inman 1 1-2 3; Xavier Caruthers 3(4) 2-2 20; Colten Luther 1 0-0 2; and Garrett Hill 0 0-2 0. Totals: 12(7) 6-10 51.

Tug Valley (49) – Matt Lineville 4 0-0 8; Caleb May 1 5-6 7; Ian Reed 2 4-4 8; Easton Davis 6 1-1 13; Ethan Colegrove 3 0-0 6; and Zach Savage 3 1-2 7. Totals: 19 11-13 49.

GIRLS

Shelby Valley….84

Jenkins…………38

JENKINS – Shelby Valley took charge against Jenkins and cruised to an 84-38 victory in a game played on Friday night.

Cassidy Rowe poured in 22 points for the Lady Cats improved to 15-7. Alyssa Newsom followed with 14 and Alyssa Elswick hit for 10. Tori Hampton added nine and six rebounds.

At Jenkins

Scoring:

Shelby Valley (84) – Cassidy Rowe 3(5) 0-0 21; Alyssa Newsom 4(1) 3-3 14; Alyssa Elswick 4 2-4 10; Tori Hampton 4 1-2 9; Zoee Johnson 3 2-5 8; Jazzy Meade 0(1) 4-4 7; Sarah Robinson 0(2) 0-0 6; Kaitlyn Adkins 0(1) 0-2 3; Laci Johnson 0 2-2 2; Makayla Gillspie 1 0-0 2; and Kelsey Owens 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(10) 14-22 84.