HS BASKETBALL: Chapmanville cruises past Poca

CHAPMANVILLE – Defending champion Chapmanville Regional made quick work of Poca as the Tigers scored a 76-51 win over the Dots at Danny Godby Gymnasium Jan. 10.

Obinna Anochili-Killen had a big night as the Tigers improved to 10-1. He finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks.

Three other Tigers finished in double-figure scoring as Brandon Elkins tallied 15 while Devin Collins tossed in 12 and Andrew Shell totaled 11.

Chapmanville has not lost to a West Virginia school the past two seasons.

Shelby Valley…..77

East Ridge………34

ROBINSON CREEK – Shelby Valley used a big second quarter to pull away and roll to a 77-34 win over East Ridge in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center Jan. 10.

Cody Potter finished with 22 points and seven rebounds as the Wildcats improved to 14-1. Cameron Worrix added 15 and Keian Worrix chipped in eight.

Eli Sykes paced the Warriors, now 5-9, with nine points. Dalton Wellman added seven.

At Robinson Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

ER (5-9)…..12     6    4   12 – 34

SV (14-1)….14  26  17  20 – 77

Scoring:

East Ridge (34) – Eli Sykes 9; Dalton Wellman 7; Cameron Hess 6; Connor Puckett 4; Eli Rose 2; and Kane Taylor 1.

Shelby Valley (77) – Cody Potter 22; Cameron Worrix 15;  Keian Worrix 8; Sam Stanley 6; John Flanery 6; Russ Osborne 5; Orbie McPeek 4; Logan Hawkins 3; Jacob Caudill 2; Aaron Bates 2; Kaden Robinson 2; and Peyton Blackburn 2.

Magoffin County…..66

Belfry……………….…52

SALYERSVILLE – Magoffin County used a big fourth quarter to pull away and defeat Belfry, 66-52, in a game played Jan. 10.

Brady Whitaker fired in a game-high 22 points and Isaiah Salyer followed with 15 as the Hornets moved to 9-7. Aden Barnett tallied 15.

Justin Barker led the Pirates (3-11) with 15 points. Ty May chipped in nine.

At Salyersville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BF (3-11)….15  14  11  12 – 52

MC (9-7)…..15  18  11  22 – 66

Scoring

Belfry (52) – Justin Barker 5(1) 2-3 15; Ty May 4 1-2 9; Dezmon Roblee 3 2-2 8; Brett Coleman 3 2-5 8; Canaan Fletcher 2(1) 0-0 7; Jaxson Thompson 0(1) 0-0 3; and Isaiah Hackney 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18(3) 7-12 52.

Magoffin County (66) – Brady Whitaker 1(5) 5-5 22; Isaiah Salyer 1(4) 2-2 16; Aden Barnett 5 5-9 15; Chandler Lykins 1 4-4 6; Mason Lovely 3 0-1 6; and Randy Bailey 0 1-2 1. Totals: 11(9) 17-23 66.

Pike Central…..68

Betsy Layne……55

STANVILLE – Pike Central went on the road and knocked off Betsy Layne, 68-55, in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena Jan. 10.

DaSean  Penn tossed in a game-high 20 points as the Hawks moved to 11-6. Keegan Bentley added 14 and Brady Adkins finished with 13. Logan Ward hit for eight.

Jordan Frazier finished with 13 points for the Bobcats, now 7-8. Brady Robinson tallied 12 while Nate Mims scored nine and Chase Mims chipped in eight.

At Stanville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PC (11-6)…..11  14  22  20 – 68

BL (7-8)…..…9  13  20  13 – 55

Scoring:

Pike Central (68) – Brady Adkins 4(1) 2-3 13; Anthony Palotta 1 2-2 4; Bryce Adkins 0(1) 2-2 5; Keegan Bentley 3(1) 5-8 14; DaSean Penn 6 8-8 20; Jake Young 0(1) 1-4 4; and Logan Ward 2(1) 1-2 8. Totals: 16(4) 21-29 68.

Betsy Layne (55) – Jordan Frazier 3 7-13 13; Brady Robinson 4(1) 1-2 12; Chase Mims 4 0-1 8; Nate Mims 4 1-3 9; Zack Bentley 2 0-0 4; Shawn Howell 1(1) 2-2 7; and Luke Manns 0 2-2 2. Totals: 18(1) 13-23 55.

Logan……….…86

Capital…………55

LOGAN – Logan erupted for 29 points in the opening period and steamrolled past Capital, 86-55, in a game played at Willie Akers Arena Jan. 9.

David Early fired in a game-high 31 points as the Wildcats improved to 8-1. Peter Noe finished with 14 points and pulled down 21 rebounds while Drew Hatfield had 12 points and dished out 12 assists.

At Logan

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

CP (4-3)……7  17    9  22 – 55

LG (8-1)….29  16  29  12 – 86

Scoring:

Capital  (55) –Karrington Hill 15; K.J. Figures 8; Jay Fannin 8; Ethan Kent 7; K.J. Taylor ; Cavante Duncan 3; Tay’on English 2; and Zimari Helm 2.

Logan (86) – David Early 31; Peter Noe 14; Drew Hatfield 12; Chucky Felder 8; Tanner Lambert 7; Peyton Adams 4; Mitchell Hainer 5; and Devin Hatfield 5.

(Photo courtesy of PAUL ADKINS/Logan Banner)