PIKEVILLE – Pikeville rallied in the final eight minutes of regulation to tie Shelby Valley and the Panthers went on in overtime to earn a heart-stopping 65-62 victory in the second meeting in three days between the two 59th District powers at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium Jan. 22.
Kyle Watkins fired in 17 points, including 12 in the second half to lead the Panthers, now 12-7. Connor Roberts finished with 16 while Christian Billiter net 12 and Byron Hammonds added 10.
Cody Potter paced the Wildcats, who fell to 18-3, with 17 points. Cameron Worrix followed with 13 and Orbie McPeek tallied 12. Sam Stanley and Keian Worrix tossed in 10 apiece.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SC (18-3)…..9 21 13 13 (6) – 62
PK (12-7)….15 9 12 20 (9) – 65
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (62) – Cody Potter 1(2) 9-11 17; Cameron Worrix 3(1) 4-5 13; Orbie McPeek 3(1) 3-4 12; Sam Stanley 5 0-0 10; and Keian Worrix 2 6-6 10. Totals: 14(4) 22-26 62.
Pikeville (65) – Kyle Watkins 3(3) 2-2 17; Connor Roberts 4(2) 1-2 15; Christian Billiter 3(2) 0-1 12; Byron Hammonds 3 4-4 10; Rylee Sammons 0(2) 0-1 6; Zac Lockhart 1 0-0 2; Laithan Hall 1 0-1 2; and Connor Byers 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15(9) 8-13 65.
Prestonsburg….46
Belfry……….……38
PRESTONSBURG – Prestonsburg broke a fourth-quarter tie with Belfry and went on to score a 46-38 victory in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse Jan. 22.
Blake Slone led the Blackcats, now 9-10, with 14 points while Graham Burchett and Josh Hall tossed in 11 each.
Canaan Fletcher tossed in a game-high 15 points for the Pirates, who dropped to 6-14. Dezmon Roblee added seven.
At Prestonsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (6-14)…..11 10 9 8 – 38
PB (9-10)……10 7 13 16 – 46
Scoring:
Belfry (36) – Avery Browning 5; Josh Barker 1; Dezmon Roblee 7; Ty May 6; Brett Coleman 4; and Canaan Fletcher 15. Totals: 8(3) 13-22 38.
Prestonsburg (46) – Grant Justice 2; Josh Hall 11; Graham Burchett 11; Adam Slone 4; Blake Slone 14; Clayton Smith 2; Kaleb Jarvis 2. Totals: 14(3) 9-17 46.
East Ridge…….…74
Pike Central…….64
LICK CREEK – East Ridge’s Dalton Wellman poured in a game-high 28 points to lead the Warriors to a 74-64 victory over Pike County Central in a game played on the Reservation Jan. 22.
Cameron Hess added 18 and Eli Sykes fired in 14 as the Warriors improved to 7-11.
Pike Central’s Brady Adkins finished with 22 points as the Hawks dropped to 13-8. Devin Baker followed with 11 and Keegan Bentley net 10.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (13-8)…..10 14 14 26 – 64
ER (7-11)…..15 14 17 28 – 74
Scoring:
Pike Central (64) – Brady Adkins 2(4) 7-8 22; Anthony Palotta 1 4-6 6; Bryce Adkins 3 0-0 6; Keegan Bentley 3 4-6 10; Jacob Young 2 3-4 7; DaSean Penn 1 0-2 2; and Devin Baker 5 1-3 11. Totals: 17(4) 19-29 64.
East Ridge (74) – Dalton Wellman 6(4) 4-4 28; Cameron Hess 4(1) 7-8 18; Elijah Sykes 6 3-5 15; Hunter Damron 0(3) 0-0 9; and Eli Rose 2 0-0 4. Totals: 18(8) 14-17 74.
Logan………….….73
Mingo Central….37
LOGAN – Logan held Mingo Central scoreless in the third period as the Wildcats cruised to a 73-37 victory in a game played at Willie Akers Arena Jan. 22.
David Early fired in a game-high 25 points as the Wildcats improved to 12-1. Drew Hatfield followed with 15 and Peter Noe ended with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 boards.
Nathan May paced the Miners (1-11) with 11 points and Jacob May tossed in 10.
At Logan
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (1-11)….12 5 0 20 – 37
LG (12-1)…..12 21 19 21 – 73
Scoring:
Mingo Central (37) – Colton Blankenship 3; Jacob May 10; Nathan May 11; Josh Wellman 4; Malik Gray 2; and James Jackson 7.
Logan (73) – David Early 25; Drew Hatfield 15; Peter Noe 10; Chucky Felder 2; Noah Cook 5; Mitchell Hainer 2; Devin Hatfield 2; Peyton Adams 5; Romeo Johnson; and Sidney Chapman 3.
Lawrence County….69
Betsy Layne………….41
LOUISA – Lawrence County took an early lead and pulled away to be Betsy Layne, 69-41, in a game played Jan. 22.
Cody Maynard led a balanced scoring attack for the Bulldogs, now 14-6, with a game-high 17 points. Tyler Maynard tallied 15 while Alex Ratliff chipped in nine.
Jordan Frazier finished with nine points to lead the Bobcats, who dropped to 10-10.
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (10-10)……6 9 12 14 – 41
LC (14-6)……17 13 22 17 – 69
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (41) – Jordan Frazier 3 3-5 9; Brady Robinson 1 0-0 2; Chase Mims 3 0-2 6; Nate Mims 1 0-0 2; Zack Bentley 1 0-0 2; Shawn Howell 2 2-2 6; Davy Bentley 1 0-0 2; Luke Manns 2 0-0 4; Grant Osborne 3 0-0 6; and Frank Tackett 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 5-9 41.
Lawrence County (69) – Chase Sartin 1(2) 0-0 8; Cody Maynard 2(4) 1-2 17; Tyler Maynard 5(1) 2-3 15; C.J. Fairchild 0 3-4 3; Baden Gillespie 2 0-2 4; Alex Ratliff 3(1) 0-0 9; Trenton Adkins 0(2) 0-0 6; Jacob Savage 0(1) 0-0 3; and Noah Fairchild 1 2-3 4. Totals: 14(11) 8-14 69.
Johnson Central….84
Tolsia……………..….76
PAINTSVILLE – Johnson Central landed four players in double-figure scoring as the Golden Eagles defeated Tolsia, 84-86, in the first meeting ever between the two schools at Paul Setser Fieldhouse Jan. 22.
Isaiah May finished with 21 points and John King followed with 20 as Johnson Central improved to 14-4. Cory VanHoose added 19 and Jacob Rice net 18.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
TS (9-3)….22 17 14 23 – 76
JC (14-4)…17 20 21 26 – 84
Scoring:
Tolsia (76) – Jacob Mollette 4(5) 1-2 24; Austin Salmons 1(1) 0-0 5; Rob Cantrell 1 0-0 2; Tyler Johnson 2(2) 0-0 10; Jesse Muncy 2(3) 1-4 14; Gavin Meadows 4(1) 4-6 15; and Zack Ball 1(1) 1-2 6. Totals: 15(13) 7-14 76.
Johnson Central (84) – Isaiah May 3(4) 3-5 21; Jacob Rice 5(1) 5-5 18; Cory VanHoose 7 5-5 19; Braxton Bentley 1 0-0 2; John King 8 4-9 20; Grant Rice 1 0-0 2; and Bryson Hackney 0 2-2 2. Totals: 25(5) 19-26 84.
Tug Valley……….…….81
Huntington St. Joe…63
NAUGATUCK – Tug Valley built a halftime lead against Saint Joseph Central and went on to score an 81-63 victory in a game played Jan. 22.
Ethan Colegrove was one of four Panthers (6-7) to net in double figures with 20 points. Tyler Chaffin tallied 17 while Caleb May net 14 and Ian Reed finished with 10. Easton Davis chipped in nine.
At Naugatuck
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SJ (2-12)……12 14 19 18 – 63
TV (6-7)……20 17 25 19 – 81
Scoring:
Huntington St. Joe (63) – Mark Barker 1 0-0 2; Sam Adkins 2(5) 1-2 20; Joseph Faucette 1 1-2 3; Gunnell Hickman 1 1-2 3; Bronson Barker 2 0-0 4; Cory Sweeney 5(2) 4-7 20; and Noah Bolton 3(1) 2-2 11. Totals: 15(8) 9-15 63.
Tug Valley (81) – Tyler Chaffin 5(2) 1-3 17; Caleb May 6 2-3 14; Ian Reed 2(2) 0-2 10; Easton Davis 4 1-2 9; Ethan Colegrove 8 4-5 20; Brady Newsome 1 2-2 4; and Zach Savage 3 1-2 7. Totals: 29(4) 11-19 81.
June Buchanan…….79
Piarist School………30
PIPPA PASSES – June Buchanan took control early on and rolled past Piarist School, 79-30, in a game played Jan. 22.
Seth Hall finished with 23 points to lead the Knights, now 0-15. Kyle Price chipped in seven.
Magoffin County….80
Jenkins…………..….64
JENKINS – Jenkins’ Jahkaya Templier poured in 28 points but the Cavaliers came up on the short end of an 80-64 score to Magoffin County in a game played Jan. 22.
Payton Rose followed with 17 and Chad Fleming tossed in 11.
In other games played Jan. 22:
Hazard slipped past Sheldon Clark, 56-47.
Knott County Central rolled past Letcher Central, 60-43.