59th District rivals Shelby Valley and Pikeville punched their tickets to Friday night’s All “A” Classic tournament finals with impressive wins at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Wednesday night.
Here is a recap:
The Wildcats landed three players in double figure scoring in a 69-58 victory over Paintsville.
Zack Johnson fired in 28 points to lead the way as valley improved to 4-0. Keian Worrix added 13 and Kaden Robinson net 10. Anthony Pallotta chipped in nine.
The Tigers, now 2-2, were led by Colby Fugate’s 16 and Jaxson Watts’ 13 points. Braxton Tharp added 10.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All A Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (2-2)…..14 7 19 18 – 58
SV (4-0)…..9 20 19 21 – 69
Scoring:
Paintsville (58) – Braxton Tharp 3(1) 1-3 10; Jaxson Watts 0(4) 1-4 13; Connor Fugate 3 1-1 7; Ryan Gibson 2 2-2 6; Baron Ratliff 2 2-2 6; and Colby Fugate 4 8-10 16. Totals: 14(5) 15-22 58.
Shelby Valley (69) – Zack Johnson 5(6) 0-0 28; Keian Worrix 4(1) 2-2 13; Kaden Robinson 1 8-8 10; Anthony Pallotta 4 1-2 9; Chaz Brown 9(2) 0-0 6; and Russ Osborne 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 14(10) 11-12 69.
Next up: Paintsville (2-2) at Johnson Central (3-1), 7:30 pm, Jan. 19; Shelby Valley (4-0) vs. Pikeville (2-1), All A Classic, AWA, 7 pm, Jan. 15.
Pikeville……..59
East Ridge….36
Pikeville built a big halftime lead against East Ridge and rolled to a 59-36 win.
Nick Robinson had a game-high 21 points for the Panthers, now 2-1, and Rylee Sammons added 17 and eight rebounds.
Issac Woods paced the Warriors, who lost for the first time in four games, with 10 points. Eli Rose added eight.
At Pikeville
(15th Region All A Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (3-1)……8 8 13 7 – 36
PK (2-1)….14 15 11 19 – 59
Scoring:
East Ridge (36) – Issac Woods 2 6-6 10; Eli Sykes 1 0-0 2; Braxton Stanley 3 0-0 6; Hunter Damron 9(1) 0-0 3; Eli Rose 4 0-0 8; Jon Mills 3 0-0 6; and Jackson Potter 0 1-3 1. Totals: 13(1) 7-9 36.
Pikeville (59) – Tate Walters 1(2) 0-0 8; Laithan Hall 2 0-0 4; Zac Lockhart 1(1) 1-3 6; Rylee Sammons 7(1) 0-0 17; Nick Robinson 9 3-8 21; Brandon Lowe 0 1-4 1; and Alex Rogers 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(4) 5-15 59.
Next up: East Ridge (3-1) vs. Magoffin County (2-2), 7:30 pm, Jan. 16; Pikeville (2-1) vs, Shelby Valley (4-0), All A Classic, AWA, 7 pm, Jan. 15.
OTHER GAMES
Belfry………….…67
Knott Central…60
Belfry grabbed the lead early and the Pirates went on to beat 14th Region power Knott County Central, 67-60, on the road Wednesday night.
Tyler Chaffin fired in 19 points as Belfry improved to 3-0 and handed the Patriots a rare homecourt loss. Sal Dean followed with 16 and Ben McNamee tossed in 10. Bol Kuir finished with nine points and 14 rebounds.
At Hindman
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (3-0)….20 12 20 15 – 67
KC (4-1)….14 13 19 14 – 60
Scoring:
Belfry (67) – Tyler Chaffin 5(3) 0-0 19; Sal Dean 6 4-5 16; Ben McNamee 5 0-0 10; Bol Kuir 3(1) 0-0 9; Caleb Spears 2 5-6 9; and Zachary Savage 1 2-2 4. Totals: 22(4) 11-15 67.
Knott Central (60) – Drake Slone 11; Colby Napier 21; Kizer Slone 8; Josh McGuire 8; Scott Shepherd 6; and Jayden Huff 6. Totals: 14(8) 8-14 60.
Next up: Belfry (3-0) at Phelps (0-3), 7:30 pm, Jan. 15.