SANDY HOOK – Paintsville saw a fourth-quarter lead slip away as Elliott County rallied to knock off the Tigers, 96-93, in a double-overtime shootout Tuesday night.
Seth Williams paced the Tigers with 26 points and Colby Fugate added 24 in the season-opening loss. James Allen chipped in 12.
Tanner Dickerson had a game-high 34 points for the Lions while Korbin Spencer followed with 28 and Gage Evans added 16.
At Sandy Hook
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (0-1)…………..22 20 22 13 (11) (5) – 93
EC (1-0)……………22 17 21 17 (11) (8) – 96
Scoring:
Paintsville (93) – Seth Williams 26; Colby Fugate 24; James Allen 12; Nick Keeton 9; Brady Dingess 8; Braxton Tharp 6; Jaxon Watts 3; Ryleh McKenzie 3; and Ryan Gibson 2.
Elliott County (96) – Tanner Dickerson 34; Korbin Spencer 28; Gage Evans 16; Collin Porter 9 and Kole Whitley 9.
Betsy Layne…………74
Jenkins………………..40
JENKINS – Betsy Layne head coach Brad Short secured his first victory as the Bobcats rolled past Jenkins, 74-40, Tuesday night.
Jordan Frazier led the way with a game-high 28 points while Zach Bentley followed with 12 and Shawn Howell chipped in 10.
Payton Rose paced the Cavaliers with 17 points.
Jenkins has now lost 31 straight games going back to the 2016-17 season.
At Jenkins
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (1-0)………….11 18 20 25 – 74
JK (0-1)………….…8 17 7 8 – 40
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (74) – Jordan Frazier 6(3) 7-8 28; Zach Bentley 3(2) 0-0 12; Shawn Howell 2(1) 3-4 10; Lukas Manns 2(1) 0-0 7; Chase Mims 3 0-0 6; Davey Bentley 2 0-0 4; Nathaniel Mims 2 0-0 4; Andrew Kidd 1 0-0 2; and Frank Tackett 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21(7) 11-14 74.
Jenkins (40) – Payton Rose 3(3) 2-4 17; Chad Fleming 2 5-6 9; Ethan Cummings 1 4-6 6; Jahkaya Templier 2 1-2 5; Jeremy Potter 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 8(4) 12-18 40.
In other boys’ action from Tuesday night:
Floyd Central defeated Magoffin County, 60-42; and Pike Central turned back Prestonsburg, 54-47.
Paintsville…………62
Betsy Layne……….42
STANVILLE – Paintsville built a commanding halftime lead against Betsy Layne and the Lady Tigers steamrolled to a 62-42 victory Tuesday night.
Anna Keeton poured in a game-high 25 points and Elizabeth Williams tossed in 15. Clara Blair chipped in nine.
Allie Jarvis and Katie Kidd led the Lady Bobcats with 10 apiece.
At Stanville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (1-0)…………..17 14 23 8 – 62
BL (0-1)…………..9 7 16 10 – 42
Scoring:
Paintsville (62) – Anna Keeton 8(1) 6-6 25; Elizabeth Williams 2(2) 5-6 15; Clara Blair 2(1) 2-2 9; Kaitlyn Newsome 1(1) 0-2 5; Hope Auxier 0 2-2 2; Blair Ratliff 0 2-2 2; Ava Hyden 0 1-2 1; and Camryn Helton 0 0-1 0. Totals:13(6) 18-23 62.
Betsy Layne (42) – Katie Kidd 5 0-0 10; Allie Jarvis 5 0-2 10; Amelia Blackburn 3 1-2 7; Kim Akers 3 0-0 6; Madi Meade 1(1) 1-2 6; and Lauryn Watkins 1 1-2 3. Totals: 18(1) 3-8 42.
Belfry…………….…61
Prestonsburg……46
GOODY – Belfry took the lead away from Prestonsburg in the opening half and the Lady Pirates went on to score a 61-46 victory Tuesday night.
Kenzie Maynard fired in a game-high 23 points, pulled down 24 rebounds and blocked eight shots. Kylea Stanley added 11 points and 11 boards for Belfry in the season opener. Linzee Phillips chipped in nine.
Reece Endicott led the Lady Blackcats with 20 points. Kaitlyn Keathley followed with 11.
At Goody
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (0-1)……….…7 11 10 18 – 46
BF (1-0)……….…7 20 16 14 – 61
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (46) – Reece Endicott 20; Kaitlyn Keathley 11; Alivia Slone 6; Caroline Ariaz 4; Faith Lazar 3; and Allison Campbell 2. Totals: 6(8) 10-21 46.
Belfry (61) – Kenzie Maynard 23; Kylea Stanley 11; Linzee Phillips 9; Robbi-Ann Brewer 7; Lyndsey Miller 5; Ariel Mounts 3; and Emily Deaton 3. Totals: 19(4) 11-21 61.
Belfry: Robbi-Ann Brewer 7; Ariel Mounts 3; Kenzie Maynard 23; Lyndsey Miller 5; Kylea Stanley 11; Linzee Phillips 9; Emily Deaton 3
In other girls’ action from Tuesday night:
Pikeville ran past Magoffin County, 77-48.
Here is a look at tonight’s probable games:
BOYS
Betsy Layne at Buckhorn, 7:30 p.m.
Lawrence County at Morgan County, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS
Letcher Central vs. Cordia, 6 p.m.