HS BASKETBALL: Paintsville girls top Morgan

PAINTSVILLE – Paintsville took control in the second period and the Lady Tigers went on to beat Morgan County, 62-49, in a game Dec. 10.

Elizabeth Williams finished with a game-high 21 points as the Lady Tigers improved to 4-0. Anna Keeton tossed in 18.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MC (0-6)…13  10  19  7 – 49

PV (4-0)….18  18  15  11 – 62

Scoring:

Morgan County (49) – Lane Cox 2 0-0 4; Lyndsay Adkins 8 2-2 18; Aspen Ferguson 0(2) 0-0 6; Emily Hammonds 1 1-1 3; Emily Adkins 3 0-0 6; Lindsey Gullett 3 0-0 6; and Jenna Hampton 3 0-0 6. Totals: 20(2) 3-3 49.

Paintsville (62) – Elizabeth Williams 6 9-10 21; Katelyn Newsome 1(1) 3-4 8; Ava Hyden 1 0-0 2; Anna Keeton 7(1) 1-2 18; Clara Blair 3 1-1 7; and Aleiah Newsome 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 18(4) 14-17 62.

In other games Dec. 10:

Prestonsburg’s Blackcats slipped past Magoffin County, 50-43.

Johnson Central’s Lady Eagles turned back Leslie County, 81-71.