HS BASKETBALL: Jaguars bounce Pirates; ER wins

GOODY – Floyd  Central  took an early lead on Belfry and went on to score a 63-50 victory in a game played Feb. 14.

Brady Conn finished with a double-double for the Jags, now 4-24, with 29 points and 11 rebounds. Ethan Smith-Mills followed with 16 points.

Canaan Fletcher paced the Pirates (8-21) with 14 points while Jaxson Thomson tallied 11 and Dezmon Roblee chipped in nine.

At Goody

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

FC (4-24)….15  11  15  22 – 63

BF (8-21)…..5  10  19  16 – 50

Scoring:

Floyd Central (63) – Shawn Hager 7; Ethan Smith-Mills 16; Brady Conn 29; Braden Moore 2; William Slone 3; Dalton Boyd 1; and Hayden Hall  5. Totals: 17(4) 17-24 63.

Belfry (50) – Avery Browning 5; Dezmon Roblee 9; Ty May 5; Canaan Fletcher 14; Brett Coleman 6; and Jaxson Thompson 11. Totals: 13(5) 9-16 50.

East Ridge…..…68

Prestonsburg….61

LICK CREEK – East Ridge had to work overtime to beat Prestonsburg, 68-61, in a game played on the Reservation Feb. 14.

Eli Rose finished with a double-double, scoring 25 points and pulling down 12 rebounds as the Warriors moved to 12-15. Dalton Wellman tossed in 20 and Hunter Damron added eight.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Johnson Central………..58

Mountain Mission, Va…51

PAINTSVILLE – Johnson Central took the lead away Mountain Mission (Va.) in the second half and held on for a 58-51 victory in a game played at Paul Setser Fieldhouse.

Cory VanHoose and Gabe Ferrell finished with 18 points apiece to share game-high scoring honors for the Golden Eagles, now 22-6. Isaiah May tossed in nine and Braxton Bentley tallied eight.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MM (2-8)…..5  19    9  18 – 51

JC (22-6)…..12  12  11  23 – 58

Scoring:

Mountain Mission (51) – Mali Binen 2(1) 1-1 8; Albert Wilson III 6 0-0 12; Youssef Abdrabou 3(1) 4-7 13; Yohannes Assefa 1(1) 0-0 5; Papus Mbiya 3 2-2 8; Dawit Negash 0(1) 0-0 3; and Diadie Diarra  1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(4) 7-10 51.

Johnson Central (58) – Isaiah May 3 3-4 9; Cory VanHoose 5 8-10 18; Braxton Bentley 4 0-0 8; Gabe Ferrell 0(6) 0-0 18; John King 1 1-2 3; and Zach Russell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14(6) 12-16 58.

Greenup County….81

Piarist School……..41

GREENUP – Piarist School fell behind early on to Greenup County and the Knights dropped an 81-41 outcome.

Seth Hall fired in 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Kyle Price added 15 points and seven boards.

The Knights fell to 0-26.

Morgan County….69

Phelps………………50

WEST LIBERTY – Phelps saw its three-game winning streak come to an end as Morgan Count defeated the Hornets, 69-50.

Dominick Francis paced the Hornets, now 13-14, with 18 points while Trey Francis hit for 17 and Seth Mayhorn tossed in 10.

Tuesday, Feb. 12

Chapmanville….85

Mingo Central….34

CHAPMANVILLE – Chapmanville took charge early in the game and steamrolled to an 85-34 victory over Mingo Central at Danny Godby Gymnasium.

Devin Collins poured in 20 points as the Tigers moved to 17-2 overall. Obinna Anochili-Killen followed with 18 while Philip Mullins and Reed Dingess tossed in 10 apiece.

Ryan DeBoard led the Miners, now 3-17, with seven points.