BUCKLEYS CREEK – Shelby Valley’s Cody Potter and Cameron Worrix combined for 57 points to lead the Wildcats to an 87-57 win over Pike County Central at the Hawks Nest Dec. 8.
Potter tossed in 26 and Worrix followed with 1 as the Wildcats improved to 3-0.
Keian Worrix added 14 and John Flanery chipped in nine.
Logan Wood led the Hawks, now 3-2, with 15 points and Brady Adkins added 12.
At Buckleys Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (3-0)……22 18 24 23 – 87
PC (3-2)……10 16 15 16 – 57
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (87) – John Flanery 9; Samuel Stanley 3; Keian Worrix 14; Cameron Worrix 21; Cody Potter 26; Jacob Caudill 2; Orbie McPeek 6; Seth Johnson 2; and Peyton Blackburn 4.
Pike Central (57) – Brady Adkins 12; Anthony Palotta 7; Bryce Adkins 6; Keegan Bentley 4; Dasean Penn 6; Noah Atkins 1; Jacob Young 4; Logan Wood 15; and Devin Baker 2.
Paintsville……….66
Harlan County…63
HAZARD – Paintsville held on down the stretch to escape with a 66-63 win over Harlan County in the Mountain Classic played at Perry County Central Dec. 8.
At Hazard
(Mountain Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
HC (2-2)….10 15 18 20 – 63
PV (1-2)…..13 21 17 15 – 66
Scoring:
Harlan County (63) – Patrick Bynum 2 0-0 4; Taylor Spurlock 6 3-3 15; Gabe Price 3(3) 8-10 23; Tyler Cole 4 0-2 8; Elisha Smallwood 1 0-0 2; and Jackson Huff 1(3) 0-0 11. Totals: 17(6) 11-15 63.
Paintsville (66) – Seth Williams 2 0-2 4; Colby Fugate 2(5) 2-2 21; Nick Keeton 6 1-2 13; Brady Dingess 3 5-7 11; Braxton Tharp 1(1) 0-0 5; Jaxton Watts 1(1) 0-0 5; and James Allen 2(1) 0-0 7. Totals: 17(8) 8-13 66.
Tug Valley……….…56
Greater Beckley….55
NAUGATUCK – Tug Valley’s Caleb May put up a shot in the paint with two seconds remaining to lift the Panthers to a 56-55 upset win over No. 2 Greater Beckley Christian Dec. 8.
Ethan Colegrove finished with 22 points and May added 20 in the season-opening win.
At Naugatuck
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
GBC (0-1)…12 14 17 12 – 55
TV (1-0)……13 8 14 21 – 56
Scoring:
Greater Beckley (55) – Jonathan Moore 6 4-6 16; Orlando Potter 9(1) 5-6 26; Josiah Walton 1 1-2 3; Thaddaeus Jordan 1 0-0 2; and Isaiah Hairston 3 2-3 8. Totals: 20(1) 12-17 55.
Tug Valley (56) – Caleb May 7 6-10 20; Ian Reed 1(2) 0-0 8; Tyler Chaffin 1 0-1 2; Zach Savage 0 1-5 1; Joby Sorrell 0(1) 0-2 3; and Ethan Colegrove 9 4-6 22. Totals: 18(3) 11-24 56.
Belfry…………72
Wayne………..61
GOODY – Belfry took the lead away from Wayne in the second half and went on to score a 72-61 victory in a game played Dec. 7.
Dezmon Roblee poured in a game-high 23 points as the Pirates won their season opener. Avery Browning followed with 15. Justin Barker chipped in nine.
At Goody
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
WN (0-1)…..15 14 14 18 – 61
BF (1-0)……14 16 17 25 – 72
Scoring:
Wayne (61) – Devin Hall 15; Gunner Daniels 12; Ben Pomeroy 2; Nick Bryant 16; Colt Adams 5; Jarod Crabtree 5; and Braxton Wallace 6. Totals: 14(7) 12-27 61.
Belfry (72) – Avery Browning 15; Brett Coleman 8; Dezmon Roblee 23; Ty May 6; Canaan Fletcher 8; Justin Barker 9; and Jaxson Thompson 3. Totals: 18(7) 15-20 72.
Pike Central………70
East Ridge…….…..50
BUCKLEYS CREEK – Pike Central’s Dasean Penn and Noah Atkins fired in 16 points apiece to lead the Hawks to a 70-50 win over East Ridge Dec. 6.
Keegan Bentley chipped in eight points as the Hawks improved to 2-1.
Dalton Wellman led the Warriors (1-2) with 13 points while Kane Taylor and Eli Sykes chipped in 10 each.
At Buckleys Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (1-2)….15 11 12 12 – 50
PC (2-1)…. 16 22 17 15 – 70
Scoring:
East Ridge (50) – Kane Taylor 4 2-2 10; Dalton Wellman 2(3) 0-0 13; Cameron Hess 3(1) 0-1 9; Eli Sykes 4 2-4 10; Jackson Potter 0(1) 0-0 3; Eli Rose 1 0-0 2; and Zack Mason 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 14(6) 4-7 50.
Pike Central (70) – Brady Adkins 1(1) 1-2 6; Anthony Palotta 1 4-6 6; Bryce Adkins 1 1-2 3; Keegan Bentley 1(2) 0-0 8; Dasean Penn 5 6-8- 16; Noah Atkins 6(1) 1-1 16; Jacob Young 0(2) 0-3 6; Logan Wood 1 1-2 3; and Devin Baker 2 2-4 6. Totals: 18(6) 16-28 70.
In other games involving area schools from over the weekend:
December 8
Lawrence County 71, Phelps 60
Bell County 73, Floyd Central 44, Mountain Classic
Magoffin County 63, Augusta 61, Adidas Classic
Lee County 82, Piarist School 62, Peggy Moore Tournament
Barbourville 102, Jenkins 58
December 7
Pike Central 75, Jenkins 40
Prestonsburg 74, Lawrence County 67