Shelby Valley held off Lawrence County down the stretch to score a hard-fought 60-56 win in a game played at the Dawg House on Monday night.
Alyssa Elswick led the way with for Valley, now 4-0, with 19 points and Cassidy Rowe followed with 15 while Kelsey Owens and Kyra Looney chipped in nine each.
Kensley Feltner paced the Lady Bulldogs (3-1) a game-high 22 points and 11 rebounds to finish with a double-double. Sophie Adkins added 14.
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (4-0)….17 19 17 7 – 60
LC (3-1)….14 11 17 14 – 56
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (60) – Alyssa Elswick 9 1-2 19; Cassidy Rowe 0(3) 6-7 15; Kelsey Owens 1(2) 1-2 9; Kyra Looney 3(1) 0-0 9; Zoee Johnson 2 0-0 4; and Jazzy Meade 2 0-1 4. Totals: 17(6) 8-12 60
Lawrence County (56) – Kensley Feltner 7 8-12 22; Sophie Adkins 1(4) 0-0 14; Brooke Neal 0(2) 0-0 6; Kaison Ward 2 2-2 6; Tyra Hammond 2 0-0 4; and Kyleah 1 2-2 4. Totals: 13(6) 12-16 56.
Next up: Shelby Valley (4-0) vs. Pikeville (2-1) 7:30 pm, Jan.14; Lawrence County (3-1) vs. Magoffin County (1-1), 7:30 pm, Jan. 12.
Floyd Central….58
Hazard…………42
Floyd Central continued its strong start to the season as the Lady Jaguars ran past Hazard, 58-42, in a game played at home on Monday night.
Katie Jo Moore led a balanced attack with 16 points and Kennedy Harvel added 11 as Central improved to 5-0. Riley Compton and Kamryn Shannon chipped in nine apiece.
At Langley
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
HZ (0-4).….8 14 7 13 – 42
FC (5-0)….12 18 18 10 – 58
Scoring:
Hazard (42) – Andrianna Harris 6 3-8 15; Hannah Stidham 3(2) 0-0 12; Libby Danner 2(1) 0-0 7; Hayley Caudill 1 1-2 3; Chelsea Proffitt 1 1-2 3; and Hannah Caudill 0 2-2 2. Totals: 13(3) 7-14 42.
Floyd Central (58) – Katie Jo Moore 8 0-0 16; Kennedy Harvel 4(1) 0-0 11; Riley Compton 3(1) 0-0 9; Kamryn Shannon 2(1) 2-2 9; Grace Martin 3 0-0 6; Chelsea Johnson 0(1) 0-0 3; Natalie Holle 1 0-0 2; and Jada Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22(4) 2-2 58.
Next up: Floyd Central (5-0) vs. East Ridge (0-2), 7 pm, Jan. 12.
Belfry……..…64
East Ridge…..20
Belfry took charge early in the game and cruised to a 64-20 victory over East Ridge in a game played at Belfry Gymnasium on Monday night.
Cushi Fletcher fired in a game-high 21 points and Kyera Thornsbury tallied 13 as the Lady Pirates moved to 2-1. Kyra Justice followed 12.
Kristen Easterling paced the Lady Warriors (0-2) with eight points.
At Goody
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (0-2)….8 3 7 2 – 20
BF (2-1)…12 20 24 8 – 64
Scoring:
East Ridge (20) – Leah Wells 4; Kristen Easterling 8; Sylvia Ratliff 5; and Haley Bentley 1. Totals: 6(1) 7-27 20.
Belfry (64) – Cushi Fletcher 5(3) 2-2 21; Kyera Thornsbury 2(2) 3-3 13; Kyra Justice 6 0-1 12; Linzee Phillips 2 1-2 5; Jenna Sparks 2 0-0 4; Baylei Howard 2 0-1 4; Alyssa Varney 0(1) 0-0 3; and Addison Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(6) 6-9 64.
Next up: East Ridge (0-2) at Floyd Central (5-0), 7 pm, Jan. 12 Belfry (2-1) at Pike Central, 7:30 pm, Jan. 12.
Paintsville…….49
Prestonsburg…35
Paintsville built a double-digit, first half lead and went on to knock off Prestonsburg in a home game played on Monday night.
Emilea Preece fired in a game-high 19 points as the Lady Tigers improved to 2-2. Chloe Hannah and Leandra Curnutte added 10 each.
Celina Mullins scored 10 to lead the Lady Blackcats, now 2-2.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (2-2)…..4 7 15 9 – 35
PV (2-2)….13 11 9 16 – 49
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (35) – Alivia Faith Lazar 1 0-0 2; Maggie Nelson 3 1-2 7; Celina Mullins 1(2) 2-4 10; and Audrey Prater 2 0-0 4. Totals: 9(4) 5-12 35.
Paintsville (49) – Camryn Helton 1 0-0 2; Izzy Chirico 0 0-1 0; Ava Hyden 0 2-2 2; Kali Mulcahy 0(2) 0-0 6; Chloe Hannah (2) 0-0 10; Leandra Curnutte 0(2) 4-4 10; and Emilea Preece 2(2) 9-10 19. Totals: 5(8) 15-17 49.
Next up: Prestonsburg (2-2) vs. Jackson City (2-1), 6 pm, Jan. 13; Paintsville (2-2) at Johnson Central (2-1), 7:30 pm, Jan. 12.