PIKEVILLE – Pikeville pulled away from Johnson Central in the second period and never looked back in rolling to a 67-44 win in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium Jan. 15.
Rylee Sammons fired in 17 points to lead three Panthers (9-6) while Connor Roberts followed with 12 and Connor Byers added 11. Laithan Hall chipped in eight.
Cory VanHoose paced the Golden Eagles, now 12-3, with 14 points while Isaiah May finished with 11.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (12-3)…..17 9 8 10 – 44
PK (9-6)……17 28 14 16 – 67
Scoring:
Johnson Central (44) – Cory VanHoose 2(2) 4-4 14; Isaiah May 3(1) 2-5 11; Grant Rice 2 1-1 5; Jacob Butcher 1 2-4 4; Connor Lemaster 1 1-1 3; John King 1 0-10 2; Jacob Rice 0 2-4 2; Braxton Bentley 1 0-0 2; and Zach Russell 0 1-2 1. Totals: 11(3) 13-22 44.
Pikeville (67) – Rylee Sammons2(2) 7-7 17; Connor Roberts 3(2) 0-2 12; Connor Byers 5 1-2 11; Laithan Hall 1(2) 0-0 8; Byron Hammonds 2 2-4 6; Christian Billiter 3 0-0 6; Kyle Watkins 2 0-0 4; and Nick Robinson 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 18(7) 10-15 67.
Pike Central….56
Belfry……..……53
BUCKLEYS CREEK – Pike Central worked overtime to slip past Belfry, 56-53, in a game played at the Hawks Nest Jan. 15.
Brady Adkins poured in 16 points and Keegan Bentley tallied 14 as the Hawks improved to 12-6. Logan Wood tallied 10 and DaSean Penn chipped in eight.
Avery Browning finished with a game-high 17 points for the Pirates, now 5-12. Ty May totaled 15 and Brett Coleman net 10.
At Buckleys Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (5-12)…..10 9 18 11 (5) – 53
PC (12-6)…..13 14 12 9 (8) – 56
Scoring:
Belfry (53) – Avery Browning 5(1) 4-4 17; Ty May 5(1) 2-2 15; Brett Coleman 3 4-4 10; Canaan Fletcher 1(1) 0-0 5; Justin Barker 2 1-2 5; and Dezmon Roblee 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16(3) 12-14 53.
Pike Central (56) – Brady Adkins 16; Anthony Palotta 6; Bryce Adkins 2; Keegan Bentley 14; DaSean Penn 8; and Logan Wood 10. Totals: 15(5) 11-17 53.
Chapmanville….82
Tug Valley………48
NAUGATUCK – Chapmanville Regional jumped on top early and steamrolled to an 82-48 victory over Tug Valley in a game played Jan. 15.
Devin Collins led a balance scoring attack for the Tigers, now 11-1, with a game-high 17 points. Obinna Anochili-Killen net 14 while Jordan Kish had 13 and Phillip Mullins added 10.
Caleb May knocked down 10 for the Panthers, who dropped to 5-6.
At Naugatuck
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
CR (11-1)….22 27 19 14 – 82
TV (5-6)..….15 11 12 10 – 48
Scoring:
Chapmanville Regional (82) – Jordan Kish 5(1) 0-0 13; Tucker Dalton 1(1) 0-0 5; Obinna Anochili-Killen 4(1) 3-4 14; Hunter Cook 1(1) 0-0 5; Garrett Richard 0(2) 0-0 6; Devin Collins 4(2) 3-4 17; Andrew Shull 2 0-0 4; Phillip Mullins 0(3) 1-2 10; and Brandon Elkins 2(1) 1-2 8. Totals: 19(12) 8-12 82.
Tug Valley (48) – Tyler Chaffin 1 3-3 5; Matthew Lineville 1 0-0 2; Caleb May 4 2-4 10; Ian Reed 1(1) 2-2 7; Easton Davis 3 0-1 6; Ethan Colegrove 3 2-3 8; Brady Newsome 1 1-2 3; and Zach Savage 0 7-8 7. Totals: 14(1) 17-23 48.
Betsy Layne……76
Jackson City…..42
STANVILLE – Betsy Layne built a double-digit, first-half lead and cruised to a 76-42 win over Jackson City in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena Jan. 15.
Brady Robinson fired in a game-high 19 points and Grant Osborne, playing for the first time this season, tossed in 14 points. Zack Bentley hit for 12 and Davy Bentley added 10. Luke Mims chipped in eight.
At Stanville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (5-10)…..8 13 11 10 – 42
BL (9-8)….15 22 23 16 – 76
Scoring:
Jackson City (42) – Alexander Terry 5(1) 2-4 15; Miccah Henson 0 3-4 3; Slayden Sizemore 3 6-6 12; Dawson Prater 1 0-0 2; Skylar Richie 2 0-0 4; Colton Smith 2 0-0 4; Dyson Clair 1 0-0 2; and Paul Champ 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14(1) 11-15 42.
Betsy Layne….76) – Jordan Frazier 2 2-2 6; Brady Robinson 3(3) 4-7 19; Chase Mims 2 0-0 4; Zack Bentley 1(3) 1-2 12; Shawn Howell 1 1-2 3; Davy Bentley 3 4-4 10; Luke Mims 4 0-0 8; and Grant Osborne 6 2-4 14. Totals: 22(6) 8-17 76.
(Photo courtesy of Wes Wilson Photography)