HURLEY, Va. – East Ridge built a nine-point lead against Hurley (Va.) and held on in the second half for a 64-51 road win Jan. 28.
Dalton Wellman poured in 22 points for the Warriors, now 9-12. Cameron Hess and Eli Sykes chipped in eight apiece.
At Hurley
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (9-12)….16 12 17 18 – 63
HR (3-11)….13 6 17 15 – 51
Scoring:
East Ridge (63) – Braxton Stanley 2 0-0 4; Dalton Wellman 7(1) 5-7 22; Hunter Damron 1(1) 1-2 6; Cameron Hess 4 0-0 8; Eli Sykes 3 2-5 8; Jackson Potter 1(1) 0-0 5; Eli Rose 2 0-1 4; Isaac Woods 1 0-0 2; Connor Puckett 1 2-2 4. Totals: 22(3) 10-17 63.
Hurley, Va. (51) – Taylor Justus 10 3-4 23; Dylan Hall 2(1) 4- 6 11; Tyler Young 2 0-0 4; Rusty Bailey 2 0-1 4; Shane Boyd 3 0-0 6; and Martin McCoy 1 1-1 3. Totals: 20(1) 8-12 51.
Johnson Central…..67
Sheldon Clark………38
PAINTSVILLE – Johnson Central used a big second half to pull away and beat Sheldon Clark, 67-38, in a game played at Paul Setser Fieldhouse Jan. 28.
Isaiah May fired in a game-high 22 points to lead a trio of Golden Eagles, now 17-4, in double figures. Jacob Rice followed with 17 and Cory VanHoose tallied 11.
Trey James led the Cardinals (8-14) with 16 points. Jordan Dalton added six.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SC (8-14)….14 8 3 13 – 38
JC (17-4)…..11 13 22 21 – 67
Scoring:
Sheldon Clark (38) – Jordan Dalton 2 2-2 6; Braxton Maynard 2 0-0 4; Alex Dials 0 2-4 2; Trey James 6 4-6 16; Andrew Haney 0 2-2 2; Drake Muncy 1 0-0 2; Cameron Dials 1 0-0 2; and Will Lafferty 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14 10-14 38.
Johnson Central (67) – Isaiah May 4(4) 2-7 22; Jacob Rice 2(3) 4-5 17; Cory VanHoose 4(1) 0-2 11; John King 2 1-2 5; Brett Caudill 2 0-0 4; Conner Lemaster 1 0-0 2; Bryson Hackney 1 0-0 2; Zach Russell 0 2-4 2; and Grant Bingham 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(8) 9-20 67.
Letcher Central..….56
Magoffin County.….52
ERMINE – Letcher Central held on down the stretch to slip past Magoffin County, 56-52, in a game played at Cougar Gymnasium Jan. 29.
Tyler Boggs and Greg Kincer finished with 16 points apiece as the Cougars improved to 12-8. Caleb Stidham chipped in nine.
Isaiah Sayler paced the Hornets (11-11) with 16 points to share game-high scoring honors. Mason Lovely followed with 11. Grayson Whitaker added eight.
At Ermine
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (11-11)…..15 9 15 13 – 52
LC (12-8)…….12 13 18 13 – 56
Scoring:
Magoffin County (52) – Isiah Salyer 2(4) 0-0 16; Chandler Lykins 3 0-0 6; Mason Lovely 4 3-3 11; Aden Bennett 1 2-2 4; Ryan Henderson 0(1) 0-0 3; Grayson Whitaker 1(2) 0-0 8; and Ian Prewitt 2 0-0 4. Totals: 13(7) 5-5 52.
Letcher Central (56) – Tyler Boggs 6 4-10 16; Trevor Hardin 1 0-0 2; Greg Kincer 4 8-11 16; Caleb Stidham 1(1) 4-4 9; Parker Williams 1 3-4 5; Dakota Shepherd 2 0-0 4; and Dylan Webb 2 0-4 4. Totals: 17(1) 19-33 56.
Saturday, Jan. 26
Pikeville……..69
East Ridge…..46
PIKEVILLE – Pikeville secured the second seed in the 59th District with a 69-46 victory over East Ridge in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium.
Connor Roberts tossed in 13 points to lead three Panthers (14-7) in double-figure scoring. Christian Billiter followed with 11 and Zac Lockhart tossed in 10.
Dalton Wellman led the Warriors, now 8-12, with a game-high 18 points. Elijah Sykes finished with 15.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (8-12)…..6 13 10 17 – 46
PK (14-7)…24 19 14 12 – 69
Scoring:
East Ridge (46) – Dalton Wellman 3(3) 3-3 18; Elijah Sykes 6 3-4 15; Cameron Hess 3 0-0 6; Connor Puckett 0(1) 0-1 3; Brad Howell 0 0-2 0; Hunter Damron 1 0-0 2; and Zack Mason 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14(4) 6-10 46.
Pikeville (69) – Connor Roberts 2(1) 6-6 13; Christian Billiter 4(1) 0-0 11; Zac Lockhart 2(2) 0-0 10; J.T. Orem 2(1) 0-3 7; Rylee Sammons 2(1) 0-0 7; Byron Hammonds 3 0-0 6; Kyle Watkins 2 2-2 6; Laithan Hall 2 1-1 5; and Conner Byers 2 0-0 4. Totals: 21(6) 9-12 69.
Friday, Jan. 25
Letcher Central….63
Leslie County……..51
HYDEN – Letcher Central’s Greg Kincer and Tyler Boggs combined to score 45 points to lead the Cougars to a 63-51 road win over Leslie County.
Kincer tossed in 23 and Boggs added 22 points as LCC improved to 11-8.
At Hyden
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (11-8)……22 10 13 18 – 63
LS (3-12)……11 16 10 14 – 51
Scoring:
Letcher Central (63) – Tyler Boggs 10 2-4 22; Greg Kincer 7(1) 6-13 23; Caleb Stidham 1 4-4 6; Parker Williams 2 0-0 4; Dylan Webb 2 2-4 6; and Matt Dicks 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23(1) 14-25 63.
Leslie County (51) – Randal Brock 4 0-0 8; Alex Farler 3 3-3 9; Trent Day 2(4) 1-2 17; Wyatt Hensley 1(1) 0-0 5; Trent Asher 3 0-2 6; and Jason Baker 3 0-2 6. Totals: 16(5) 4-9 51.
East Ridge………74
Piarist School….42
LICK CREEK – Cameron Hess tossed in 12 points and Jackson Potter added 11 as East Ridge raced past Piarist School, 74-42, in a game played on the Reservation.
Matt Mills and Eli Rose chipped in eight apiece as the Warriors improved to 8-11.
Seth Hall finished with a game-high 21 points for the Knights (0-17). Kyle Price finished with a double-double, scoring 14 points and pulling down 11 rebounds.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PS (0-17)…..9 9 13 11 – 42
ER (8-11)…25 20 17 12 – 74
Scoring:
Piarist School (42) – Seth Hall 9 33 21; Kyle Price 6 2-2 14; and Steven Miscenscki 2(1) 0-0 7. Totals: 17(1) 5-5 42.
East Ridge (74) – Cameron Hess 0(4) 0-0 12; Jackson Potter 1(3) 0-0 11; Eli Rose 4 0-0 8; Matt Mills 4 0-3 8; Zack Mason 2(1) 0-0 7; Adam Thacker 0(2) 0-0 6; Dalton Wellman 1(1) 0-0 5; Elijah Sykes 2 0-0 4; Hunter Damron 2 0-0 4; Jacob Bartley 0(1) 0-0 3; Isaac Woods 0(1) 0-0 3; Braxton Stanley 1 0-0 2; and Brad Howell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18(13) 0-4 75.