HS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Pikeville, East Ridge reach All ‘A’ semifinals

Pikeville and East Ridge earned spots in the 15th Region All “A” Classic tournament semifinals with victories at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night.

Here is a recap of those games:

Pikeville………77

Betsy Layne…75

Pikeville’s Rylee Sammons hit the winning basket in overtime as Pikeville escaped Betsy Layne, 77-75.

Sammons poured in a game-high 30 points as the Panthers improved to 1-1. Laithan Hall followed with 14 while Zac Lockhart added nine.

Brady Robinson paced the Bobcats, now 1-3, with 25 points. His three-point basket at the end of regulation tied the game at 67-all. Jordan Frazier finished with 18 while Andrew Kidd tallied15 and Chase Mims tallied 12.

At Pikeville

(15th Region All A Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BL (1-3)…..17  10  15  25  ( 8) – 75

PK (1-1)….11   9  23  24  (10) – 77

Scoring:

Betsy Layne (75) – Jordan Frazier 6 6-8 18; Shawn Howell 1(1) 0-4 5; Andrew Kidd 3(2) 3-5 15; Chase Mins 4 4-7 12; and Brady Robinson 2(5) 6-6 25. Totals: 16(8) 19-30 75.

Pikeville (77) – Laithan Hall 4(1) 3-8 14; Zac Lockhart 4 1-1 9; Rylee Sammons 6(3) 9-13 30; Nick Robinson 4 0-0 8; Tate Walters 2(1) 1-5 8; and Alex Rogers 1(1) 3-4 8. Totals: 21(6) 17-31 77.

Next up: Betsy Layne (1-3) vs. Shelby Valley (3-0), 6 pm, Jan. 15. Will not be played if Shelby Valley reaches All A championship; Pikeville (1-1) vs. East Ridge (3-0), 7:30 pm, All A Classic, Jan. 13.

East Ridge….74

Phelps………52

East Ridge landed four players in double-figure scoring as the Warriors rolled past Phelps, 74-52.

Braxton Stanley fired n a game-high 20 points as East Ridge improved to 3-0. Eli Rose scored 18 while Issac Woods netted 15 and Eli Sykes chipped in 13.

Dominick Francis paced the Hornets, now 0-3, with 13 points and Jaeshon Nugent followed with 12. Mason Prater net 11.

At Pikeville

(15th Region All A Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PH (0-3)……10  16  14  12 – 52

ER (3-0)……21 16  18  19 – 74

Scoring:

Phelps (52) – Logan Layne 2 1-2 5; Dominick Francis 5 3-4 13; Mason Prater 1(3) 0-0 11; Seth Mayhorn 2 1-1 5; Jaeshon Nugent 6 0-1 12; Kendra Jackson 0 0-2 0; Landon Dotson 1 0-2 2; Jaylen Wells 1 0-0 2; and Hayden Mounts 1 0-0 2. Totals:19(3) 5-12 52.

East Ridge (74) – Issac Woods 1(4) 1-1 15; Braxton Stanley 4(4) 0-0 20; Hunter Damron 1 0-0 2; Eli Rose 8 2-3 18; Eli Sykes 4(1) 2-3 13; Jason Potter 2 0-0 4 and Matt Mills 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(9) 5-7 74.

Next up: Phelps (0-3) vs. Belfry (2-0), 7:30 pm, Jan. 15; East Ridge (3-0) vs. Pikeville (1-1), 7:30 pm, All A Classic, Jan. 13.

OTHER GAMES

Letcher Central….69

June Buchanan……38

Letcher Central jumped out to a big lead in the opening quarter and never looked back in beating June Buchanan, 69-38.

Kaden Adams and Nigel Nichols led the Cougars, 2-2, with 11 points apiece. Wyatt Ison added eight.

At Pippa Passes

SCORE BY QUARTES:

LC (2-2)……24  17  14  14 – 69

JB (1-3)………4   9   12  13 – 38

Scoring:

Letcher Central (69) – Ethan Whitaker 2(2) 0-0 1; Nigel Nichols 0(3) 2-2 11;Wyatt Ison 3 2-4 8; Peyton Dixon 1 0-0 2; Bodie Bentley 3 0-0 6; Isaiah Adams 0(1) 0-0 3; Peyton Wright 0(1) 0-0 3; Luke Goins Daelyn Shepherd 1 1-2 3; Joby Johnson 1 0-0 2; Brady Boggs 1 2-2 4; Kaden Adams 4(1) 0-0 11; and Cooper Bailey 0 2-2 2. Totals: 18(8) 9-12 69.

June Buchanan (38) – Grant Varney 5 2-2 12; Brady Yonts 0 1-2 1; Ryan Stumbo 1(1) 0-0 5; Tayton Dobson 1(1) 0-0 5; Austin Clark 0(2) 0-0 6; and Caleb Tackett 1(2( 1-2 9. Totals: 8(6) 4-6 38.

Next up: Letcher Central (2-2) at Cordia (1-2), 7 pm, Jan. 15.

Magoffin Co……89

Floyd Central…..50

Magoffin County won its second straight game as the Hornets defeated Floyd Central, 89-50.

The Jaguars dropped to 1-3.