GOODY – Belfry was able to hold off a furious East Ridge rally in the final four minutes to escape with a 59-55 win in the final game played on the first day of the 44th annual Mountain Schoolboy Classic Dec. 27.
Avery Browning tossed in a game-high 19 points, including a clutch free throw with 4.4 seconds left to seal the win. Brett Coleman followed with 13 and Dezmon Roblee chipped in 10 as the Pirates (2-6) ended a six-game losing streak.
Dalton Wellman paced the Warriors, now 4-5, with 17 points and Cameron Hess added 14.
At Goody
(Mountain Schoolboy Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (4-5)…..11 15 8 21 – 55
BF (2-6)…..14 19 15 11 – 59
Scoring:
East Ridge (55) – Kane Taylor 2 2-4 6; Dalton Wellman 2(4) 1-2 17; Hunter Damron 0(1) 0-0 3; Cameron Hess 1(4) 0-2 14; Eli Sykes 4 0-0 8; Jackson Potter 1 0-0 2; and Braxton Stanley 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 11(10) 3-8 55.
Belfry (59) – Avery Browning 2(4) 3-4 19; Justin Barker 2 0-0 4; Dezmon Roblee 5 0-3 10; Ty May 1 0-0 2; Canaan Fletcher 3(1) 0-0 9; Brett Coleman 6 1-3 13; and Caleb Spears 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(5) 4-10 59.
Pikeville……..…79
Hart County….47
GOODY – Pikeville used a balanced scoring attack to run away from Hart County, 79-47, in the opening round of the Mountain Schoolboy Classic played at Belfry High School Dec. 27.
Connor Roberts led the Panthers, now 6-2, with 16 points, to share game-high honors. Kyle Watkins added 13 and Riley Sammons tossed in 10. Christian Billiter added nine.
At Goody
(Mountain Schoolboy Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
HC (3-7)….12 10 9 16 – 47
PK (6-2)…..20 18 22 19 – 79
Scoring:
Hart County (47) – Chandler Wilcoxson 0 2-2 2; Trevor Blair 7 2-2 16; Travis Shuffitt 0(1) 0-0 3; Devin Roten 5 1-2 11; Hayden Belden 2 1-2 5; Braydon Bell 2(1) 0-0 7; Christian Bailey 0 2-2 2; and Carter Shelton 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16(2) 9-12 47.
Pikeville (79) – Kyle Watkins 3(2) 1-2 13; Connor Roberts 5(2) 0-0 16; Christian Billiter 4 1-2 9; Byron Hammond 3 0-0 6; Rylee Sammons 2(2) 0-1 10; Grayson Harris 1 2-2 4; Connor Byers 4 0-0 8; Lathan Hall 1 0-0 2; Zach Lockhart 1 0-0 2; J.T. Orem 2(1) 0-0 7; and Nick Robinson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27(7) 4-7 79.
Bourbon County…61
Shelby Valley……..47
GOODY – Shelby Valley managed to score just 19 points in the second half as Bourbon County pulled away for a 61-47 victory in the opening round of the Mountain Schoolboy Classic played at Belfry High School Dec. 27.
The Wildcats suffered their first loss this season in nine games while the Colonels improved to 7-5.
Cody Potter poured in a game-high 29 points to lead Valley, including a half-court, three-point goal as time expired in the first half to give the Wildcats a 28-27 lead at the break.
At Goody
(Mountain Schoolboy Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (8-1)…..8 20 7 12 – 47
BC (7-5)….19 8 17 17 – 61
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (47) – Sam Stanley 1 0-0 2; Cameron Worrix 0(1) 2-4 5; Cody Potter 6(4) 5-5 29; Orbie McPeek 2 0-0 4; John Flanery 2 0-0 4; Seth Johnson 0 2-2 2; and Peyton Blackburn 0 1-2 1. Totals: 11(5) 10-13 47.
Bourbon County (61) – Nakyir Joyce 5(4) 1-2 23; Billy Murphy 5 2-3 12; Jace Wallace 2 2-4 6; Nakwan Joyce 4 2-2 10; Amair Faulkner 1 0-0 2; Wade Chapman 1 0-0 2; and Hayden Wells 3 0-0 6. Totals: 21(4) 7-11 61.
Morgan County….58
Betsy Layne……….49
GOODY – Betsy Layne battled Morgan County throughout before the Cougars were able to pull away for a 58-49 win in the opening round of the Mountain Schoolboy Classic played at Belfry High School Dec. 27.
Jordan Frazier continued his solid play for the Bobcats, now 5-4, with 19 points. Zack Bentley followed with 10 and Brady Robinson tossed in nine.
At Goody
(Mountain Schoolboy Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (8-2)…..14 13 10 21 – 58
BL (5-4)……13 10 9 17 – 49
Scoring:
Morgan County (58) – Blake Evans 3(3) 0-0 15; Garrett Adkins 2(1) 0-1 7; Zack Gilliam 2 0-0 4; Cameron Bush 1 2-2 4; Jake Helton 6 10-14 22; and Garrett Wright 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 14(6) 12-17 58.
Betsy Layne (49) – Jordan Frazier 6(1) 4-4 19; Brady Robinson 3(1) 0-0 9; Chase Mims 1 0-0 2; Nate Mims 2(1) 0-0 7; Zack Bentley 2(2) 0-2 10; and Davy Bentley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15(5) 4-6 49.
Magoffin County….61
Phelps………………..59
GOODY – Phelps saw a fourth-quarter lead slip away down the stretch and Magoffin County rallied to beat the Hornets in overtime, 61-59, in the first game of the Mountain Schoolboy Classic played at Belfry High School Dec. 27.
Jason Casey led the Hornets (3-3) with 18 points and Trey Francis followed with 16. Seth Mayhorn added eight.
Phelps took a 13-point lead into the second half but was held to only 15 points.
At Goody
(Mountain Schoolboy Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (6-5)…….14 12 15 13 (7) – 61
PH (3-3)……..16 23 11 4 (5) – 59
Scoring:
Magoffin County (61) – Brady Whitaker 5(3) 7-7 26; Isaiah Salyer 1 4-4 6; Chandler Lykins 4 1-2 9; Mason Lovely 1 0-0 2; Aden Barnett 4(2) 0-1 14; and Randy Bailey 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17(5) 12-14 61.
Phelps (59) – Trey Francis 5(1) 3-4 16; Jason Casey 4(3) 1-1 18; Dominick Francis 1(2) 2-4 10; Cameron Sanson 1 0-0 2; Seth Mayhorn 4 0-1 8; Brandon Turnmire 0 0-2 0; Cameron Johnson 0(1) 0-0 3; and Landon Dotson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(7) 6-12 59.