Phelps bounced back from Monday night’s season opening loss to knock off Hurley (Va.), 57-36, in a game played at the McCoy Athletic Center on Tuesday night.
Trey Francis poured in a team-high 16 points and Dawson McCoy followed with nine as Phelps moved to 1-1. Jaylen Wells tossed in eight.
Jonathan Hurley paced the Rebels (0-1) with a game-high 18 points.
At Phelps
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
HL (0-1)…..9 3 9 15 – 36
PH (1-1)…10 13 24 10 – 57
Scoring:
Hurley (36) – Rusty Bailey 1 0-3 2; John Justus 1 0-0 2; Tyler Young 2 2-4 6; Brandon Rife 1 0-0 2; Jonathan Hurley 8 2-4 18; Dylan Hall 2 0-0 4; and John Justus 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 4-11 36.
Phelps (57) – Trey Francis 2(3) 3-4 16; Jason Casey 1 0-1 2; Dominick Francis 0(1) 1-2 4; Seth Mayhorn 2 1-2 5; Landon Dotson 1 0-2 2; Dawson McCoy 0(3) 0-0 9; Jaylen Wells 4 0-0 8; Mason Prater 0(2) 0-0 6; Eric Daniels 1 0-0 2; and Camron McCarter 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 11(10) 5-11 57.
Lawrence County…..83
East Carter……………70
Lawrence County erupted for 32 points in the game’s first eight minutes and the Bulldogs went on to beat East Carter, 83-70, in the season opener played on the road in Grayson on Tuesday night.
Tyler Maynard poured in a game-high 28 points and Trenton Adkins followed with 14. Cody Maynard added 14 and Chase Sartin tallied 11.
Hunter Binion led the Raiders with 19 points.
At Grayson
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (1-0)……31 21 15 16 – 83
EC (0-1)……21 18 17 14 – 70
Scoring:
Lawrence County (83) – Tyler Maynard 6(4) 4-5 28; Cody Maynard 2(2) 4-6 14; Chase Sartin 4 3-4 11; Trenton Adkins 8(1) 2-2 21; Alex Ratliff 0(1) 1-2 4; Bryce Blevins 0(1) 0-0 3; and Will Lafferty 1 0-2 2. Totals: 21(9) 14-21 83.
East Carter (70) – Ryan Phillips 3 3-7 9; Braden Hicks 3 1-2 7; Trevor Cline 0 2-2 2; Treven Tussey 4(2) 0-0 14; Donovan Damron 4(1) 3-6 14; Ethan Miller 0(1) 0-0 3; Hunter Binion 6 7-8 19; and Timmy Pope 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(4) 16-25 70.
Johnson Central….69
Cross Lanes………..45
Johnson Central pulled away from Cross Lanes Christian in the second half to open with a 69-45 win on the road on Tuesday night.
Cory VanHoose paced the Golden Eagles with a game-high 22 points. Isaiah May followed with 15 while Connor Lemaster and Brett Caudill added eight apiece.
At Cross Layne
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (1-0)…..15 14 18 22 – 69
CL (1-1)……4 17 15 9 – 45
Scoring:
Johnson Central (69) – Cory VanHoose 8 6-6 22; Isaiah May 5(1) 2-4 15; Bryson Hackney 2 2-2 6; Jacob Butcher 0(2) 0-2 6; Ryleh McKenzie 2 0-0 4; Connor Lemaster 2(1) 1-3 8; and Brett Caudill 4 0-0 8. Totals: 23(4) 11-17 69.
Prestonsburg…….72
Knott Central…….67
Prestonsburg held on down the stretch to slip past Knott Central, 72-67, in the season opener for both teams at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
Gunner Williams fired in a game-high 26 points for the Blackcats while Graham Burchett tallied 13 and Adam Slone added 10.
Kent Damron led the Patriots with 21 points.
At Prestonsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
KC (0-1)…14 17 17 19 – 67
PB (1-0)….23 11 18 20 – 72
Scoring:
Knott Central (67) – Xavier Higgins 1 0-0 2; Kent Damron 4 13-14 21; Colby Napier 3(1) 0-0 9; Scott Shepherd 0 1-2 1; Jason Williams 3 0-0 6; Josh McQuire 10 6-8 26; and Kyle Hoffsess 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22(1) 20-24 67.
Prestonsburg (72) – Adam Slone 3 4-8 10; Grant Justice 5 0-1 10; Clayton Smith 3(1) 0-0 9; Graham Burchett 1(3) 2-2 13; Gunner Williams 8(2) 4-10 26; Will Gullett 0 2-5 2; and Ryan Rose 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(6) 12-26 72.
Hazard……..…….80
Martin County…63
Hazard used a big third quarter to pull away and beat Martin County, 80-63, in a game played on Tuesday night.
Wade Pelphrey led four Bulldogs in double figure scoring with a game-high 17 points. Logan Hall added 15.
Brady Dingess led the Cardinals (0-1) with 16 points while Trey James and Braxton Maynard tossed in 13 apiece.
At Hazard
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (0-1)…..13 18 15 17 – 63
HZ (1-0)……20 23 25 12 – 80
Scoring:
Martin County (63) – Brady Dingess 6 4-5 16; Trey James 3 7-8 13; Braxton Maynard 2(3) 0-1 13; Jordan Dalton 0(3) 0-0 9; Ethan Smith-Mills 3(1) 0-0 9; and Braden Walker 1 1-1 3. Totals: 15(7) 12-15 63.
Hazard (80) – Wade Pelphrey 4(2) 3-3 17; Logan Hall 7 1-3 15; Rydge Beverly 4 3-3 11; Jacob Johnson 2(1) 3-4 10; Noah Neace 1(1) 2-3 7; Reece Fletcher 2 3-5 7; Chris Jones 2 3-3 7; and Jarrett Napier 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 22(6) 18-24 80.
In other boys’ games played Tuesday night:
Floyd Central defeated Morgan County, 61-51
MONDAY, DEC. 2
Pikeville………….54
Phelps…………….49
Pikeville held off a fourth-quarter Phelps rally to slip past the Hornets, 54-49, in the season opener for both team at the McCoy Athletic Center on Monday night.
Nick Robinson led the Panthers with 17 points while Rylee Sammons net 15.
Phelps’ Trey Francis tossed in a game-high 22 points in the loss. Dominick Francis finished with 14.
At Phelps
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PK (1-0)….16 15 11 12 – 54
PH (0-1)…..7 11 9 22 – 49
Scoring:
Pikeville (54) – Rylee Sammons 2(1) 8-9 15; Laithan Hall 0(1) 0-0 3; Grayson Harris 1 2-2 4; John Flannery 1(1) 0-0 5; Nick Robinson 7 3-6 17; Tate Walters 1 0-0 2; and Mason Ward 3 2-4 8. Totals: 15(3) 15-21 54.
Phelps (49) – Trey Francis 4(2) 8-9 22; Jason Casey 0(1) 1-3 4; Dominick Francis 6 2-3 14; Seth Mayhorn 1 2-4 4; and Cameron Johnson 1(1) 0-3 5. Totals: 12(4) 13-22 49.
GIRLS
Pikeville………70
Pike Central…45
Defending 15th Region champion Pikeville built a double-digit halftime lead and went on to beat Pike County Central, 70-45, in the season opener for the Lady Panthers at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Kirsten Cole Williamson finished with a game-high 16 points and Alivia Gearheart tossed in 14 to lead the way.
Kelsi Brinager paced the Lady Hawks (0-2) with 14 points. She was the only Central player in double figures.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (0-2)….13 10 14 11 – 45
PK (1-0)….19 20 19 12 – 70
Scoring:
Pike Central (45) – Bailey Birchfield 2 3-4 7; Kelsi Brinager 4 6-6 14; Lexi Newsome 0 1-2 1; Chloe Neece 1(1) 2-2 7; Anna Carnell 1 0-0 2; Hannah May 1 1-2 3; Sarah Justice 2 0-2 4; Alexis Taylor 1 3-3 5; and Lindsey Bowman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13(1) 16-21 45.
Pikeville (70) – Kelsey Jo Tackett 0(2) 0-0 6; Kirsten Cole Williamson 6 4-6 16; Alivia Gearheart 1(3) 3-7 14; Lexi Wilkerson 0 7-11 7; Emma Ratliff 1(1) 0-0 5; Trinity Rowe 2 0-0 4; Kennedy Rash 0(2) 0-0 6; Rylee Theiss 2 0-0 4; Kylie Hall 1 0-0 2; Leighan Jackson 1 1-2 3; and Larren Collins 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 14(9) 15-26 70.
Paintsville……66
Jenkins……..…47
Paintsville took control early on against Jenkins and the Lady Tigers cruised to a 66-47 win on the road Tuesday night.
The Tigers, now 2-0, were led by Emilea Preece’s game-high 27 points. Chloe Hannah followed with 15 and Ava Hyden tallied 12.
Jerrica Thacker led the Lady Cavaliers, now 0-2, with 25 points and Lindsey Rose followed with 18.
At Jenkins
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (2-0)….22 16 13 15 – 66
JK (0-2)…..17 3 5 20 – 47
Scoring:
Paintsville (66) – Camryn Helton 1 3-6 5; Ava Hyden 3(2) 0-0 12; Kali Mulcahy 0(1) 0-0 3; Chloe Hannah 6(1) 0-0 15; Emilea Preece 6(4) 3-7 27; and Hope Auxier 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18(8) 6-13 66.
Jenkins (47) – Jerrica Thacker 4(5) 2-2 25; Lindsey Rose 4(1) 7-10 18; Alexis Richie 1 0-0 2; and Skye Brown 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10(6) 9-12 47.
In other girls’ games played Tuesday night:
Leslie County knocked off Betsy Layne, 68-51
Phelps rolled past Hurley, Va., 33
There are no games on the schedule for Wednesday night.