HS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Phelps knocks off PCC; Lady Jags roll past ER

PHELPS – Phelps rallied in the final period to knock off Pike County Central, 60-56 in the district matchup played at the McCoy Athletic Center on Wednesday night.

Danielle Prater poured in 25 points as the Lady Hornets improved to 18-10 overall. Chloe Smith followed with 14 and 13 rebounds to finish with a double-double and Kacie Dotson added 12 points. Kylie Hall chipped in nine.

Kelsi Brinager fired in 21 points for the Lady Hawks, who dropped to 12-13. Chloe Neece finished with 18.

At Phelps

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PC (12-13)…..12  17  14  13 – 56

PH (18-10)…..18    9  15  18 – 60

Scoring:

Pike Central (56) – Bailey Birchfield 2 1-1 5; Lexi Newsome 2 1-3 5; Kelsi Brinager 10 1-2 21; Chloe Neece 0(5) 3-4 18; Hannah May 1 2-2 4; and Kylea Weddington 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 15(6) 8-12 56.

Phelps (60) – Danielle Prater 5(1) 12-14 25; Chloe Smith 4(1) 3-6 14; Kylie Hall 4 1-3 9; and Kacie Dotson 3(2) 0-2 12. Totals: 16(4) 16-25 60. 

Fairview……..38

Paintsville……33

PAINTSVILLE – Paintsville came up on the short end of a 38-33 outcome to Fairview in a game played on Wednesday night.

Chloe Hannah fired in 16 points and Emilea Preece added eight as the Lady Tigers dropped to 8-19. Hope Auxier grabbed eight rebounds.

At Paintsville

Scoring:

Fairview (38) – Gracie Crisp 3(2) 4-4 16; Josey Nelson 2(3) 0-1 13; Rachel Hanshaw 1(1) 0-0 5; and Kiera Loving 2 0-0 4. Totals: 8(6) 4-5 38.

Paintsville (33) – Chloe Hannah 3(3) 1-2 16; Emilea Preece 2(1) 1-1 8; Ava Hyden 2 3-3 7; and Hope Auxier 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8(4) 5-6 33.

Floyd Central….82

East Ridge……..49

LANGLEY – Floyd Central continued its late-season surge with an 82-49 victory over East Ridge during Senior Night played on Wednesday night.

Shaq Blevins poured in a game-high 26 points and Grace Martin followed with 15 as the Lady Jaguars moved to 18-7. Jada Johnson followed with 10 and Kennedy Harvel chipped in nine.

Sarah Tackett had 13 and Leah Wells finished with 12 as the Lady Warriors dropped to 8-19.

At Langley

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

ER (8-19)…..10  10  19  10 – 49

FC (18-7)…24  20  16  22 – 82

Scoring:

East Ridge (49) – Kyra Looney 3 2-2 8; Haley Parks 2 0-0 4; Haleigh Damron 3 0-0 6; Leah Wells 3(1) 4-10 12; Rayanna Slone 1 1-2 3; Kirsten Easterling 1 1-2 3; and Sarah Tackett 6 1-2 13. Totals: 17(2) 9-18 49. 

Floyd Central (82) – Kylie Tackett 1 0-0 2; Kayci Stumbo 2 0-0 4; Kennedy Harvel 3(1) 0-0 9; Jada Johnson 2 6-6 10; Katie Jo Moore 2(1) 0-0 7; Shaq Blevins 9(2) 2-3 26; Riley Jo Compton 0 1-2 1; Kamryn Shannon 1 0-1 2; Brook Stumbo 1 4-6 6; and Grace Martin 5(1) 2-2 15. Totals: 29(3) 15-20 82.