HS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Valley rolls past Floyd Central; PCC girls win

LANGLEY – Shelby Valley ran out to a big lead early on and the Wildcats cruised to an 80-60 win over Floyd Central on Thursday.

Cody Potter led a balanced attack with 19 points as the Wildcats moved to 3-1. Kaden Robinson followed with 11.

Floyd Central’s Tanner Hall led all scorers with 20 points. Braden Moore added 10 as the Jaguars dropped to 1-4.

At Langley

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

SV (3-1)….23  28  10  19 – 80

FC (1-4)……9  13  14  24 – 60

Scoring:

Shelby Valley (80) – Cody Potter 1(4) 5-5 19; Kaden Robinson 2(1) 4-4 11; Jacob Caudill 3 3-6 9; Elijah Sykes 4 0-0 8; Keian Worrix 1 5-6 7; Zach Johnson 2 2-2 6; Lincoln Billiter 1 2-2 4; Russ Osborne 1 1-1 3; Chaz Brown 0(1) 0-0 3; Peyton Blackburn 1 0-0 2; Aaron Bates 1 0-1 2; Davy Bentley 1 0-0 2; and Logan Hawkins 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(6) 22-27 80.

Floyd Central (60) –Tanner Hall 20; William Slone 7; Brandon Little 6; Dalton Boy 8; Ronnie Sammons 4; Brody Buck 5; and Braden Moore 10.

GIRLS

Pike Central…..59

Floyd Central…51

HINDMAN – Pike Central built a double-digit halftime lead and held off Floyd Central for a 59-51 win in the Mountain Classic at Knott Central on Thursday.

Kelsi Brinager poured in a game-high 26 points for the Lady Hawks (2-3) and Kylea Weddington tallied with 14.

Brooke Stumbo and Kennedy Harvel led the Lady Jaguars (2-2) with 16 points each.

At Hindman

(Mountain Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

FC (2-2)….12   8  11  20 – 51

PC (2-3)….16  21   7  15 – 59

Scoring:

Floyd Central (51) – Grace Martin 2 0-0 4; Katie Jo Moore 2(1) 1-2 8; Brooke Stumbo 6 4-4 16; Kennedy Harvel 4(2) 2-2 16; Kamryn Shannon 0(1) 0-0 3; Kennedy Blevins 0 0-2 0; and Natalie Holle 2 0-0 4. Totals: 16(4) 7-10 51.

Pike Central (59) – Bailey Birchfield 0(2) 0-0 6; Kelsi Brinager 3(2) 14-17 26; Lexi Newsome 1 2-4 4; Chloe Neece 3(1) 0-0 9; Hannah May 0 0-2 0; and Kylea Weddington 4(2) 0-0 14. Totals: 11(7) 16-23b 59.

South Laurel…60

Shelby Valley…48

HINDMAN – Shelby Valley struggled offensively in the second half as South Laurel topped the Lady Cats, 60-48, in the Mountain Classic at Knott Central on Thursday.

Alyssa Elswick and Zoee Johnson led Valley (3-1) with 12 points apiece. Tori Hampton tossed in 11.

Amerah Steele paced South Laurel paced all scorers with 22 points.

At Hindman

(Mountain Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

SV (3-1)….13  17   8  10 – 48

SL (2-1)….15  19  10  16 – 60

Scoring:

Shelby Valley (48) – Laci Johnson 1 2-3 4; Alyssa Elswick 5 2-4 12; Alyssa Newsom 1 0-0 2; Tori Hampton 5 1-1 11; Zoee Johnson 5 2-4 12; and Kelsey Owens 2(1) 0-1 7. Totals:

South Laurel (60) –Ally Collett 4(2) 4-4 18; Amerah Steele 5(2) 6-6 22; Sydnie Hall 0(1) 0-0 3; Brianna Howard 2 0-0 4; Grace Turner 2(1) 0-0 7; Emily Cox 0 0-2 0; and Clara Collins 2 0-0 4. Totals:

Pikeville…………..…55

Johnson Central…..45

PAINTSVILLE – Pikeville used a big second half to come from behind and beat Johnson Central, 55-45, in a game played on Thursday.

Kelsey Jo Tackett paced the Lady Panthers (3-0) with 20 points and Kirsten Cole-Williamson followed with 13.

Johnson Central’s Sammie Sites paced the Lady Eagles (0-4) with a game-high 23 points.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PK (3-0)….9  17  15  14 – 55

JC (0-4)…..15  13  8    9 – 45

Scoring:

Pikeville (55) –Kelsey Jo Tackett 4(4) 0-0 20; Kirsten Cole-Williamson 6 1-3 13; Alivia Gearheart 0 0-4 0; Lexi Wilkerson 0(1) 0-0 3; Emma Ratliff 0(3) 0-0 9; Trinity Rowe 4 0-0 8; and Leighan Jackson 1 0-2 2. Totals: 15(8) 1-9 55.

Johnson Central (45) – Taylor McKenzie 0 2-3 2; Kelsi Blair 2 3-8 7; Sammi Sites 2(5) 4-4 23; Kailyn Vannoy 0 2-2 2; and  Faith Fairchild 3 0-3 6; and McKinley Cantrell 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 8(6) 11-20 55.

In other games Thursday:

BOYS

Cordia rolled past Letcher Central, 68-40

Pikeville outscored East Ridge, 85-69

GIRLS

Phelps 59, Man 20

Pikeville 55, Johnson Central 45 

FRIDAY, DEC. 13

BOYS

Belfry vs. Letcher Central, 7:30 p.m.

Lawrence County vs. Betsy Layne, 7:30 p.m.

Shelby Valley vs. Johnson Central, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS

East Ridge vs. Grundy, Va., 7:30 p.m.

Lawrence County vs. Betsy Layne, 6 p.m.

Letcher Central vs. Mountain Mission, Va., 7:30 p.m.

Paintsville vs. Martin County, 7:30 p.m.

Phelps vs. Prestonsburg, 7:30 p.m.