PAINTSVILLE – Paintsville took the lead away from Raceland in the final period and held off for a 53-51 victory in a game played Feb. 11.
Seth Williams hit for 12 points, including seven in the final quarter as the Tigers improved to 17-5. Brady Dingess and Colby Fugate followed with eight apiece and Nick Keeton chipped in seven.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
RC (13-12)….16 9 16 10 – 51
PV (17-5)……15 13 11 14 – 53
Scoring:
Raceland (51) – Andrew Floyd 19; Greg Mershon 15; Kirk Pence 8; Austin Cumpton 5; Logan Russell 2; and Brew Bailey 2.
Paintsville (53) – Dylan Lackey 2; James Allen 2; Nick Keeton 8; Braxton Tharp 4; Seth Williams 12; Brady Dingess 9; Jaxon Watts 7; and Colby Fugate 9.
Lawrence County….77
Russell……………..69
LOUISA – Lawrence County exploded for 31 points in the first period and then held on down the stretch to beat Russell, 77-69, in a game played at the Dawg House Feb. 11.
Cody Maynard poured in a game-high 29 points as the Bulldogs moved to 21-7. Tyler Maynard finished with 25 and Noah Fairchild tossed in 10.
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
RS (8-16)….17 19 17 16 – 69
LC (21-7)….31 15 13 18 – 77
Scoring:
Russell (77) – Charlie Bechtel 7; Charlie Jachimczuk 19; Brady Bell 18; Tristan Miller 18; Max Cantrell 5; and Griffin Downs 2.
Lawrence County (77) — Chase Sartin 7; Cody Maynard 29; Tyler Maynard 25; Noah Fairchild 10; Corbin Fairchild 4; and Trenton Adkins 2.
Phelps……….…..55
Betsy Layne……43
STANVILLE – Phelps stormed back in the final period to stun Betsy Layne, 55-43, in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena Feb. 11.
The Hornets, now 12-13, outscored the Bobcats (12-15) by an 18-4 margin to turn the game around.
Dominick Francis paced the Hornet with 18 points while Trey Francis added 12.
Betsy Layne’s Jordan Frazier led all scorers with a game-high 25 points.
At Stanville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PH (12-13)…..10 9 18 18 – 55
BL (12-15)…..11 13 15 4 – 43
Scoring:
Phelps (55) – Trey Francis 2(2) 2-5 12; Jason Casey 1(1) 2-4 7; Dominick Francis 2(4) 2-4 18; Seth Mayhorn 3 3-6 9; Cameron Sanson 1(1) 2-2 7; and Logan Layne 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10(8) 11-21 55.
Betsy Layne (43) – Jordan Frazier 4(5) 2-2 25; Brady Robinson 1 0-0 2; Chase Mims 1 0-5 2; Nate Mims 2 1-2 5; Zack Bentley 0(1) 0-0 3; Shawn Howell 0(1) 1-2 4; Davy Bentley 1 0-0 2; and Grant Orsborn 0 0-3 0. Totals: 9(7) 4-14 43.
Feb. 8
Letcher Central…..56
Powell County….…52
STANTON – Letcher Central landed three players in double-figure scoring as the Cougars slipped past host Powell County, 56-52.
Trevor Hardin finished with 12 as Central improved to 17-9. Greg Kincer tallied 11 and Tyler Boggs chipped in 10. Caleb Stidham hit for seven.
At Stanton
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (17-9)…….16 21 6 13 – 56
PC (10-13)……11 17 11 13 – 52
Scoring:
Letcher Central (56) – Tyler Boggs 4 2-4 10; Greg Kincer 2 7-12 11; Trevor Hardin 0(2) 6-6 12; Caleb Stidham 2(1) 0-0 7; Ryan Lebrun 0(1) 0-0 3; Dakota Shepherd 2 1-2 5; Matt Dicks 2 0-2 4; and Dylan Webb 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14(4) 16-26 56.
Powell County (52) – DaShawn Williams 4(1) 3-8 14; Colley Cook 0(1) 2-2 5; Bryce Merion 6 7-8 19; Chimaobi Ajuonuma 4 1-1 9; and Luke Parsley 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 15(3) 13-19 52.