ROBINSON CREEK – Shelby Valley jumped out to a big lead early and went on to slam dunk Betsy Layne, 83-57, in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Tuesday.
Cody Potter poured in 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to finish with a double-double as the Wildcats improved to 11-3. Elijah Sykes followed with 18 points and seven rebounds and Kaden Robinson net 17 points. Keian Worrix chipped in eight points and dished out 14 assists and had three steals.
Jordan Frazier paced the Bobcats, now 9-5, with 22 points while Chase Mims and Lukas Manns followed with 11 each.
At Robinson Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (9-5)…..15 16 12 14 – 57
SV (11-3)…31 18 18 16 – 83
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (57) – Jordan Frazier 6(1) 7-11 22; Brady Robinson 0(2) 1-2 7; Chase Mims 5 1-2 11; Lukas Manns 2(2) 1-2 11; Andrew Kidd 1 0-0 2; Jake Rainey 2 0-0 4. Totals: 16(4) 10-17 57.
Shelby Valley (83) – Cody Potter 4(5) 3-3 26; Elijah Sykes 9 0-0 18; Kaden Robinson 3(3) 2-2 17; Keian Worrix 4 0-0 8; Zack Johnson 2 3-4 7; Aaron Bates 2 0-0 4; Logan Hawkins 1 0-0 2; and Russ Osborne 0 1-2 1. Totals: 25(8) 9-11 83.
Tug Valley………….60
St. Joseph Central…57
HUNTINGTON – Tug Valley took the lead away from St. Joseph Central and held on for a thrilling 60-57 win in a game played on Tuesday night.
Caleb May paced the Panthers, now 3-4, with 25 points Easton Davis chipped in 10.
At Huntington
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
TV (3-4)….12 12 18 18 – 60
SJ (6-2)……10 15 15 17 – 57
Scoring:
Tug Valley (60) – Justin Hall 2(1) 0-2 7; Joby Sorrell 0 2-4 2; Matthew Lineville 2 0-0 4; Caleb May 5(1) 12-14 25; Ian Reed 2 3-5 7; Easton Davis 5 0-0 10; Ethan Colegrove 1 1-3 3; and Zach Savage 1 0-1 2. Totals: 18(2) 18-29 60.
St. Joseph (57) – Zavion Johnson 2(4) 0-0 16; Jaylen Motley 4(3) 0-0 17; Gunnell Hickman 2 2-2 6; Chris Layne 2 4-6 8; and Mekhi Barkow 3 4-8 10. Totals: 13(7) 10-16 57.
Logan…….78
Wayne…….54
WAYNE – Logan continued its winning way with a 78-54 road win over Wayne in a game played on Tuesday.
Standout David Early tossed in 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as the Wildcats improved to 7-3. Mitchell Hainer added 11 points and 10 rebounds to also finished with a double-double. Aiden Slack scored 12.
At Wayne
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LG (7-3)….19 15 28 16 – 78
WY (2-5)…12 8 14 20 – 54
Scoring:
Logan (78) – David Early 20; Mitchell Hainer 11; Aiden Slack 12; Noah Cook 7; Jarron Glick 7; Carson Kirk 6; Trey Brown 5; Garrett Williamson 4; Cameron Hensley 4; and Aden Martin 2.
Wayne (54) – Nick Bryant 18; Carl Sanchez 11; Bryan Sansom 9; Kolby Stiltner 8; Jacob Merritt 5; and Ryan Maynard 3.
Paintsville……..57
Martin County…48
PAINTSVILLE – Martin County dropped its second straight game as the Cardinals fell on the road to Paintsville, 57-48, on Tuesday.
Brady Dingess had a big night with 26 points and Ethan Smith-Mills dropped in 10 as Martin County moved to 6-10. Trey James had 10 rebounds in the loss.
In other boys’ games from Tuesday:
Pikeville cruised past Jenkins, 79-53
GIRLS
Lawrence Co…82
Prestonsburg….63
LOUISA – Lawrence County built a double-digit lead in the first half and pulled away to beat Prestonsburg, 82-63, in a game played on Tuesday.
Kensley Feltner stripped the nets for a game-high 30 points as the Lady Bulldogs improved to 9-6. Alexis Ratliff finished with 24 and Brooke Neal tallied 10.
Celina Mullins paced the Lady Blackcats (4-7) with 24 points. Alison Campbell knocked down 18 and Faith Lazar tallied 10.
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (4-7)….14 15 14 20 – 63
LC (9-6)….21 18 17 26 – 82
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (63) – Faith Lazar 1(2) 2-4 10; Celina Mullins 2(6) 2-4 24; Alison Campbell 2(2) 8-9 18; Destiny Elliott 2 0-1 4; Kylie Stephens 1(1) 0-0 5; and Maggie Nelson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9(11) 12-18 63.
Lawrence County (82) – Kensley Feltner 10(2) 4-8 30; Kyleah Ward 3 2-2 8; Brooke Neal 0(3) 1-2 10; Kaison Ward 2 1-3 5; Alexis Ratliff 3(5) 3-3 24; Ellie Webb 0(1) 0-0 3; and Tyra Hammond 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(11) 11-18 82.
Monday, Jan.. 6
Johnson Central….75
Pikeville…………..58
PAINTSVILLE – Johnson Central took control and pulled away to beat Pikeville, 75-58, in a game played on Monday.
Isaiah May tossed in a game-high 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for a double-double and Cory VanHoose followed with 21. Grant Rice added 13
At Paintsville
Scoring:
Johnson Central (75) – Isaiah May 5(7) 4-4 35; Cory VanHoose 6(2) 3-4 21; Grant Rice 4 5-7 13; Connor Lemaster 0(1) 0-0 3; Seth Williams 0 2-2 2; and Toby Spriggs 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15(10) 15-19 75.
Saturday, Jan. 4
Phelps…………….64
Twin Valley, Va…31
PILGRIMS KNOB, Va. – Phelps’ defense held Twin Valley (Va.) to just nine points in the second half and cruised to a 64-31 win in a game played on Saturday.
Cameron Sanson tossed in 14 points and Trey Francis finished with 11 as the Hornets moved to 6-7. Cameron Johnson added nine.
At Pilgrims Knob, Va.
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PH (6-7)….13 13 24 14 – 64
TV (2-7)……6 16 5 4 – 31
Scoring:
Phelps (64) – Trey Francis 2(1) 4-5 11; Jason Casey 2 1-2 5; Dominick Francis 1(1) 3-6 8; Landon Dotson 3 1-2 7; Cameron Sanson 3(2) 2-2 14; Melvin McCoy 0(1) 0-0 3; Cameron Johnson 2(1) 2-2 9; and Hayden Mounts 7. Totals: 15(7) 13-21 64.
Twin Valley (31) – Scott Vance 2; Cameron Welch 5; Wesley Cantrell 3; Chance Keen 12; Trey McGlothlin 7; and Isaiah Boyd 2. Totals: 11(1) 6-13 31.
Knott Central….59
Martin County….53
HINDMAN – Martin County battled 14th Region power Knott Central to the end before falling 59-53 in a game played on Saturday.
Braxton Maynard tossed in 16 points and Trey Dingess hit for 12 as the Cardinals dropped to 6-9.
Dalton Jordan and Ethan-Smith-Mills added nine each.
At Hindman
Scoring:
Martin County (53) – Braxton Maynard 4(2) 2-2 16; Trey James 6 0-0 12; Jordan Dalton 0(3) 0-0 9; Ethan Smith-Mills 3(1) 0-0 9; and James Dials 1(1) 2-2 7. Totals: 14(7) 4-4 53.
GIRLS
Monday, Jan. 6
Pike Central……..61
Morgan County….42
GOODY – Pike County Central used a big fourth quarter to run away and beat Morgan County, 61-42, in the Kentucky 2A Sectional Tournament semifinals played at Belfry on Monday night.
Kelsi Brinager led a balanced attack with 18 points while Chloe Neece tallied 14. Bailey Birchfield hit for 11 and Kylea Weddington chipped in nine.
At Goody
(Kentucky 2A Sectional)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (5-9)….16 15 9 21 – 61
MC (6-5)….17 7 11 7 – 42
Scoring:
Pike Central (61) – Bailey Birchfield 4 3-3 11; Lexi Newsome 2 2-4 6; Kelsi Brinager 6 6-7 18; Chloe Neece 1(4) 0-0 14; Kylea Weddington 0(3) 0-0 9; Alexis Taylor 0 1-2 1; and LaCota Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14(7) 12-16 61.
Morgan County (42) – Aspen Ferguson 0(4) 0-0 12; Lane Cox 3 2-2 8; Jenna Hampton 7 0-0 14; Emily Hammonds 0(1) 0-0 3; and Emily Adkins 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 11(6) 2-2 42.
Belfry…………68
Floyd Central….51
GOODY – Belfry’s Katie Ball had a monster game with 45 points to power the Lady Pirates to a 68-51 victory over Floyd Central in the Kentucky 2A Sectional Tournament semifinals played on Monday.
Kyera Thornsbury chipped in nine as Belfry improved to 6-7.
Katie Jo Moore paced the Lady Jaguars (6-5) with 20 points and Jada Johnson tossed in 10.
At Goody
(Kentucky 2A Sectional)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
FC (6-5)…..15 18 8 10 – 51
BF (6-7)…..15 20 14 19 – 68
Scoring:
Floyd Central (51) – Katie Jo Moore 9 2-3 20; Jada Johnson 5 0-0 10; Brook Stumbo 3 1-2 7; Grace Martin 3 0-2 6; Kamyrn Shannon 1(1) 0-0 5; and Kennedy Harvel 0(1) 0-1 3. Totals: 21(2) 3-8 51.
Belfry (68) – Katie Ball 17(2) 5-8 45; Kyera Thornsbury 3 3-3 9; Cushi Fletcher 2 0-2 4; Kyra Justice 0(1) 0-0 3; Taylor Layne 1 1-2 3; McKenna Sullivan 1 0-2 2; and Linzee Phillips 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25(3) 9-17 68.
Martin County….36
Phelps……………28
PHELPS – Martin County took an early lead and went on to down Phelps, 36-28, in a low scoring game played at the McCoy Athletic Center on Monday.
Lakyn Porter finished with 16 as the Lady Cardinals moved to 8-4. Madison Thompson added eight.
Danielle Prater had 12 to lead Phelps, now 9-5. Kylie Hall chipped in nine.
At Phelps
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (8-4)…..12 11 1 12 – 36
PH (9-5)……4 12 3 9 – 28
Scoring:
Martin County (36) – Lakyn Porter 16; Madison Thompson 8; Graci Snyder 3; Lynndsey Cassell 8; and Kristen Isaac 1. Totals: 6(5) 9-15 36.
Phelps (28) – Danielle Prater 4 4-4 12; Chloe Smith 0(2) 0-0 6, Kylie Hall 4 1-6 9; and Alyssa Sargent 0 1-4 1. Totals: 8(2) 6-14 28.
Saturday, Jan. 4
Phelps…………….56
Twin Valley, Va….51
PILGRIMS KNOB, Va. – Phelps rallied from a first-half deficit to slip past Twin Valley (Va.), 56-51, in double overtime in a game played on Saturday.
Chloe Smith fired in 19 points and Danielle Prater finished with 16 as Phelps moved to 9-4. Kacie Dotson tossed in 10 and Kylie Hall tallied eight.
At Pilgrims Knob, Va.
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PH (9-4)….11 9 9 10 (8) (9) – 56
TV (4-5)….12 16 0 11 (8) (4) – 51
Scoring:
Phelps (56) – Chloe Smith 1(4) 5-6 19; Danielle Prater 3 10-12 16; Kacie Dotson 3(1) 1-2 10; Kylie Hall 3 2-5 8; and Alyssa Sargent 1 1-2 3. Totals: 11(5) 19-27 56.
Twin Valley (51) – Makayla Keen 21; Haylee Moore 17; Kamryn Vance 8; Lauren Fuller 3; and Melissa Whitt 2. Totals: 16(2) 13-25 51.