Paintsville used a balanced scoring attack and quick start to knock off Jenkins, 58-46, in the 15th Region All “A” Classic tournament played at Appalachian Wireless Arena on Wednesday night.
Emilea Preece paced the Lady Tigers, now 1-1, with 16 points while Ava Hyden tossed in 15. Leandra Curnutte added 14 and Kali Mulcahy chipped in 10.
Paintsville will face Shelby Valley (1-0) in the second semifinal matchup on Friday night.
Emma Stewart led all scorers for the Lady Cavaliers (0-2) with 21 points. Kristin Thacker added 10.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All A Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JK (0-2)….2 17 14 13 – 46
PV (1-1)…21 6 20 11 – 58
Scoring:
Jenkins (46) – Kristin Thacker 3(1) 1-2 10; Jerrica Thacker 0(1) 3-4 6; Lindsey Rose 1 1-2 3; Alexis Richie 1 0-0 2; Candence Firth 1 0-1 2; Skye Brown 1 0-1 2; and Emma Stewart 7 7-9 21. Totals: 14(2) 12-19 46.
Paintsville (58) – Camryn Helton 0 2-4 2; Abby Maynard 0 1-2 1; Ava Hyden 4(1) 7-9 15; Kali Mulcahy 2(2) 0-0 10; Leandra Curnutte 4 6-10 14; and Emilea Preece 5(1) 3-10 16. Totals: 15(4) 19-35 58.
Next up: Jenkins (0-2) vs. Middlesboro (1-0), 1 pm, Jan. 9; Paintsville (1-1) vs. Shelby Valley (1-0), All A Classic, 7:30 pm, Jan. 8.
Floyd Central….76
Perry Central…..59
Floyd Central pulled away from Perry Central in the second quarter and the Lady Jaguars went on to score a 76-59 win in a game played on Wednesday night.
Katie Jo Moore poured in a game-high 29 points as Floyd Central improved to 2-0. Riley Jo Compton netted 14 and Jada Johnson followed with 13.
At Hazard
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
FC (2-0)….20 22 16 18 – 76
PC (0-1)…..23 8 9 19 – 59
Scoring:
Floyd Central (76) – Natalie Hollie 1 0-0 2; Kennedy Harvel 2 1-2 5; Jada Johnson 2(2) 3-4 13; Katie Jo Moore 10(1) 6-11 29; Riley Jo Compton 3(2) 2-3 14; Chelsea Johnson 2(1) 0-0 7; and Grace Martin 3 0-0 6. Totals: 23(6) 12-20 76.
Perry Central (59) – Lexi Mullins 3(3) 1-2 16; Katie Dunningan 2 4-7 8; Rani McIntyre 2 2-4 6; Kyra McAlarnis 1(1) 0-0 5; Emmalee Neece 3(2) 3-6 15; Chelsey Napier 1(1) 0-2 5; and Kendra Lawson 0(1) 1-2 4. Totals: 12(7) 14-27 59.