HS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Potter, Robinson lead Cats past Jaguars; Lady Cats roll

ROBINSON CREEK – Shelby Valley grabbed the lead early on and rolled to a 73-42 win over Floyd Central in a matchup played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Wednesday night.

Cody Potter stripped the nets for a game-high 39 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Wildcats moved to 20-6. Kaden Robinson followed with 16 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Keian Worrix dished out 12 assists.

Ronnie Sammons and Braden Moore had eight points each for the Jaguars, now 4-20.

At Robinson Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

FC (4-20)……5  16  12   9 – 42

SV (20-6)…..19  20  15  19 – 73

Scoring:

Floyd Central (42) – Skyler Hall 4; William Slone 6; Marcus Thacker 1; Brandon Little 2; Ronnie Sammons 8; Eric Burke 4; Brody Buck 4; Dalton Younce 5; and Braden Moore 8.

Shelby Valley (73) – Cody Potter 8(6) 5-5 39; Kaden Robinson 3(2) 4-6 16; Eli Sykes 4 0-0 8; Russ Osborne 1 2-4 4; Aaron Bates 1 0-0 2; Logan Hawkins 1 0-0 2; Chaz Brown 0 0-2 0; and Keian Worrix 1 0-2 2. Totals: 19(8) 11-19 73.

Belfry…………68

Pike Central…..52

GOODY – Belfry pulled away from Pike County Central in the second half to score a 689-52 win in a district matchup played on Wednesday night.

Sal Dean paced the Pirates, now 8-12, with 18 points and Tyler Chaffin tallied 17.

Jacob Young led all scorers for the Hawks (6-18) with 23 points and Logan Wood hit for 11.

At Goody

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PC (6-18)…..7  17  15  13 – 52

BF (8-12)….10  17  19  22 – 68

Scoring:

Pike Central (52) – Anthony Palotta 1; Logan Wood 11; Noah Iricks 4; Jacob Young 23; Bryce Adkins 4; Logan Layne 7; and Zac Crum 2. Totals: 13(2) 20-33 52.

Belfry (68) – Isaac Dixon 1; Austin Hager 6; Isaiah Hackney 6; Caleb Spears 6; Brett Coleman 7; Sal Dean 18; Jaxson Thompson 9; Tyler Chaffin 17; and Ben McNamee 1. Totals: 20(3) 19-26 68.

GIRLS

Pike Central……..61

Letcher Central….58

BUCKLEYS CREEK – Pike County Central held off Letcher Central down the stretch to earn a hard-fought 61-58 victory in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Wednesday night.

Kelsi Brinager poured in a game-high 34 points as the Lady Hawks moved to 11-12. Bailey Birchfield followed with 12.

Loren Boggs led the Lady Cougars (19-9) with 18 points while Kaylee Banks added 13. Brooke Bates chipped in 10  and Brooklynn Collins tallied nine.

At Buckleys Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

LC (19-9)………..16  7  13  22 – 58

PC (11-12)………22  8  12  19 – 61

Scoring:

Letcher Central (58) – Brooklynn Collins 2(1) 2-3 9; Brooke Bates 0(3) 1-3 10; Loren Boggs 8 2-2 18; Kaylee Banks 4(1) 2-3 13; Tori Holcomb 1 0-0 2; and Keira Couch 2 2-3 6. Totals: 17(5) 9-14 58.

Pike Central (61) – Bailey Birchfield 2(2) 2-3 12; Lexi Newsome 2 0-2 4; Kelsi Brinager 14 6-9 34; Chloe Neece 2 0-0 4; Hannah May 2 0-0 4; and Kylea Weddington 0(1) 0-1 3. Totals: 22(3) 8-15 61.

Shelby Valley……79

Betsy Layne………35

ROBINSON CREEK – Shelby Valley took charge early on and cruised to a 79-35 victory over Betsy Layne in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Wednesday night.

Alyssa Newsom finished with 24 points and Tori Hampton followed with 12 as the Lady Cats improved to 16-8. Alyssa Elswick followed with 10 points and Kelsey Owens added nine.

At Robinson Creek

Scoring:

Shelby Valley (79) – Alyssa Newsom 6(4) 0-2 24; Tori Hampton 3(1) 3-4 12; Alyssa Elswick 4 2-4 10; Kelsey Owens 1(2) 1-1 9; Makayla Gillispie 3 0-0 6; Cassidy Rowe 0(2) 0-0 6; Zoee Johnson 2 1-2 5; Laci Johnson 2 0-3 4; and Jazzy Meade 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 21(10) 7-16 79.

Tuesday, Feb. 11

Floyd Central…..72

East Ridge………57

LICK CREEK –Floyd Central ran out to a double-digit lead against East Ridge and went on to score a 72-57 win in a game played at the Reservation on Tuesday night.

Jada Johnson and Katie Jo Moore led a balanced attack for Floyd Central (14-7) with 17 and 15 points, respectively. Kennedy Harvel and Brook Stumbo finished with 12 each.

Sarah Tackett paced the Lady Warriors (7-16) with 16 points while Kyra Looney and Kirsten Easterling hit for 10 apiece.

At Lick Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

FC (14-7)…..20  18  21  13 – 72

ER (7-16)……9  10  18  20 – 57

Scoring:

Floyd Central (72) – Kylie Tackett 1 0-0 2; Kennedy Harvel 2(2) 2-2 12; Jada Johnson 4(1) 6-6 17; Katie Jo Moore 6 3-4 15; Riley Jo Compton 1 0-0 2; Kamryn Shannon 2 0-0 4; Brook Stumbo 4 4-6 12; and Grace Martin 4 0-0 8. Totals: 24(3) 15-24 72.

East Ridge (58) – Sarah Tackett 7 2-3 16; Kyra Looney 3 4-5 10; Kirsten Easterling 3 4-5 10; Haley Parks 2(1) 1-2 8; Jasmine Easterling 2 2-2 6; Haleigh Damron 1 0-0 2; Leah Wells 0 2-6 2; Kallie May 1 0-0 2; and Breanna Taylor 0 1-2 1. Totals: 19(1) 16-25 57.