MOREHEAD – Floyd Central bid to reach the Class 2A, Section IV championship game was denied by host Rowan County as the Lady Jaguars dropped a 76-71 game in overtime at Warren H. Cooper Gymnasium Jan. 12.
The Lady Jaguars, now 15-1, saw a fourth-quarter lead slip away as the Lady Vikings (12-3) rallied to take a two-point lead before Kaylee Moore’s free throws with 9.9 seconds left sent it to overtime.
Katie Jo Moore paced Floyd Central with a game-high 26 points while Kaylee Moore tossed in 13 and Lauren Preston net 11. Brooke Stumbo chipped in eight.
At Morehead
(Class 2A, Section IV semifinals)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
FC (15-1)….20 15 14 9 (13) – 71
RC (12-3)…14 13 16 15 (18) – 76
Scoring:
Floyd Central (71) – Abby Maggard 9; Lauren Preston 11; Katie Jo Moore 26; Brooke Stumbo 8; Kaylee Moore 13; Grace Martin 1; and Kennedi Harvell 3.
Rowan County (76) – Promise Cross 15; Hailey Rose 2; Brooke Blevins 23; Angela Marcum 12; Jada Rogers 10; and Haven Ford 15.
Belfry…………….53
Perry Central….31
GOODY – Belfry sophomore McKenzie Maynard had a triple-double to lead the Lady Pirates to a 53-31 victory over Perry Central in a game played Jan. 12.
Maynard finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 13 blocks, giving her 116 this season.
Linzee Phillips added 14 points as Belfry moved to 7-9.
At Goody
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (4-11)….1 14 7 9 – 31
BF (7-9)….12 13 15 13 – 53
Scoring:
Perry Central (31) – Madison Eversole 4; Tayler Brewer 5; Chelsey Napier 2; Courtney Hoskins 7; Natalie Holcomb 1; Rani McIntyre 13; and Katie Dunnigan 1. Totals: 8(2) 9-23 31.
Belfry (53) – Robbi-Ann Brewer 5; Ariel Mounts 5; McKenzie Maynard 19; Lyndsey Miller 6; Kylea Stanley 4; and Linzee Phillips 14. Totals: 14(5) 10-15 53.
Paintsville…….62
East Ridge…….54
PAINTSVILLE – Paintsville slowly pulled away from pesky East Ridge to earn a 62-54 win in a game played Jan. 11.
Anna Keeton fired in a game-high 28 points and Elizabeth Williams added 20 as the Lady Tigers improved to 13-3. Clara Blair chipped in nine.
Haylee Meade paced the Lady Warriors (3-13) with 14 points while Sarah Tackett followed with nine. Kyra Looney, Sylvia Ratliff and Kelsi Slone had eight each.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (3-13)…13 20 9 12 – 54
PV (13-3)…11 25 12 14 – 62
Scoring:
East Ridge (54) – Kyra Looney 4 0-0 8; Sylvia Ratliff 0(1) 5-6 8; Haley Parks 0(1) 3-4 6; Rayanna Slone 0 1-2 1; Kelsi Slone 4 0-0 8; Sarah Tackett 4 1-2 9; and Haylee Meade 5 4-6 14. Totals: 17(2) 14-20 54.
Paintsville (62) – Elizabeth Williams 1 18-23 20; Ava Hyden 1 1-2 3; Anna Keeton 9(2) 4-4 28; Clara Blair 0(3) 0-0 9; and Callie Blair 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(5) 23-29 62.
In other weekend games:
Johnson Central defeated Magoffin County, 69-47, on Jan. 12.
Letcher Central knocked off June Buchanan, 64-27, on Jan. 11.
Tug Valley went on the road and slipped past Lawrence County, 64-63, on Jan. 11.
More coming on these games.