BUCKLEYS CREEK – Shelby Valley continued its early season dominance as the Wildcats steamrolled past Knott Central, 87-57, in the Buffalo Wild Wings Shootout at the Hawks Nest Dec. 15.
Cody Potter poured in a game-high 27 points and Samuel Stanley followed with 16. Cameron Worrix tossed in 13 and John Flanery dropped in 10. Orbie McPeek added eight.
At Buckleys Creek
(BWW Shootout)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (6-0)…..20 31 27 9 – 87
KC (5-2)…..13 19 15 10 – 57
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (87) – John Flanery 3(1) 1-2 10; Samuel Stanley 7 2-2 16; Keian Worrix 1 1-2 3; Cameron Worrix 3(1) 4-4 13; Cody Potter 8(3) 2-2 27; Zack Johnson 2 0-0 4; Orbie McPeek 2(1) 1-1 8; Seth Johnson 1 0-0 2; and Peyton Blackburn 2 0-0 4. Totals: 29(6) 11-13 87.
Knott Central (57) – Chase Short 5; Kent Damron 10; Darron Whitaker 5; Colby Napier 13; Gannon Couch 2; Jason Williams 3; and Josh McGuire 9.
Knox Central…….86
Belfry………………49
BUCKLEYS CREEK – Knox Central took an early lead against Belfry and cruised to an 86-49 win in the Buffalo Wild Wings Shootout played at the Hawks Nest Dec. 15.
It was the first meeting ever between the two schools as the Pirates dropped to 1-3.
Dezmon Roblee led Belfry with 18 points and Avery Brown tossed in 10.
At Buckleys Creek
(BWW Shootout)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
KX (6-1)…..25 25 24 12 – 86
BF (1-3)……14 13 8 14 – 49
Scoring:
Knox Central (86) – Jaylen Adams 17; Dane Imel 23; Zach Patterson 15; Nick Martin 11; Dalton Elliott 3; Zach Moser 1; Isaac Mills 5; Jacob Abner 5 ;Jevonte Turner 3; Andrew Sizemore 2; and Brayden Hembree 2. Totals: 18(13) 11-14 86.
Belfry (49) – Avery Browning 10; Justin Barker 6; Dezmon Roblee 18; Ty May 4; Caleb Spears 5; Chandler Fluty 2; and Isaiah Hackney 4. Totals: 13(5) 8-18 49.
Johnson Central…….87
Lawrence County…..56
GLENHAYES – Johnson Central pulled away from Lawrence County in the second half to score an 87-56 win in the Rebel Classic played at Tolsia High School Dec. 15.
Isaiah May led four Golden Eagles in double-figure scoring with a game-high 22 points. Cory VanHoose tossed in 19 while Jacob Rice followed with 16 and John King chipped in 10.
Tyler Maynard paced the Bulldogs with 16 points. Noah Fairchild added nine.
At Glenhayes
(Rebel Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (3-1)…..19 19 26 23 – 87
LC (6-3)…..19 12 11 14 – 56
Scoring:
Johnson Central (87) – Isaiah May 8(1) 3-3 22; Jacob Rice 2(4) 0-0 16; Cory VanHoose 7 5-6 19; Gabe Ferrell 0(2) 0-0 6; John King 4 2-2 10; Grant Rice 1 2-2 4; Jacob Butcher 0(1) 0-0 3; Josh Slone 1(1) 0-0 5; and Braxton Bentley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24(9) 12-13 87.
Lawrence County (56) – Chase Sartin 2 4-4 8; Cody Maynard 2 3-4 7; Tyler Maynard 4(2) 2-4 16; Lucas Maynard 2(1) 1-4 8; Noah Fairchild 4 1-1 9; and Trenton Adkins 2(1) 1-1 8. Totals: 16(4) 12-18 56.
Notre Dame…….66
Tug Valley………46
CLARKSBURG – Tug Valley feel behind on the road to Notre Dame and the Panthers came up on the short end of a 66-46 score in a game played Dec. 15.
Caleb May tossed in 17 points and Ethan Colegrove added 14 in the loss.
The Panthers made only 12 of 41 shots from the floor, including just two of 13 three-point attempts.
At Clarksburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
TV (2-1)…..9 12 8 17 – 46
ND (3-0)…18 13 18 17 – 66
Scoring:
Tug Valley (46) – Tyler Chaffin 1 2-2 4; Zach Savage 0(1) 0-0 3; Joby Sorrell 1 0-0 2; Caleb May 2 13-16 17; Ian Reed 2 0-1 4; Easton Davis 1 0-0 2; and Ethan Colegrove 5(1) 1-4 14. Totals: 12(2) 16-25 46.
Notre Dame (66) – Joel Maurer 7(1) 2-3 19; Nathan Helm 0 2-2 2; Garrett Collins 0(1) 0-0 3; Jaidyn West 0 9-9 9; Tyler Hardesty 0(1) 0-0 3; Gabe Zummo 3(4) 5-5 23; and Elijah Goodman 3 1-1 7. Totals: 13(7) 19-20 66.
Pikeville……….89
Holmes……..…62
PIKEVILLE – The Pikeville Panthers took third-place honors in the 66th annual Pikeville Invitational Tournament with an 89-62 win over Holmes at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium Dec. 15.
Connor Roberts led four players in double-figure scoring with 18 points. Christian Billiter followed with 14 while Kyle Watkins and Rylee Sammons tossed in 12 each. Byron Hammonds added eight points and seven boards.
In other games December 15:
Hazard defeated Floyd Central, 64-45, in the Buffalo Wild Wings Shootout;
Magoffin County knocked off Letcher Central, 64-53, in the Buffalo Wild Wings Shootout;
East Ridge defeated Hurley, Va., 63-44;
Morgan County edged Phelps, 53-52, in overtime;
Perry Central downed Sheldon Clark, 74-47.
Louisville Central….74
Pikeville……………….54
PIKEVILLE – Pikeville saw and early lead slip away to a quick and talented Louisville Central team and the Panthers fell, 74-54, in the first round of the 66th annual Pikeville Invitational Tournament played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium Dec. 14.
Connor Roberts led the Panthers with 13 points while Kyle Watkins and Christian Billiter added 10 apiece.
At Pikeville
(66th annual PIT)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (4-2)…..13 19 23 19 – 74
PK (1-1)…..22 7 10 15 – 54
Scoring:
Louisville Central (74) – Josh Watkins 17; Devin Perry 14; Eric Rice 14; Dejuan Parks 3; Jermiah Johnson 5; Malik Goodall 6; Shane Bibby 5; Leroy Thomas 7; and Darius McCormick 1.
Pikeville (54) – Kyle Watkins 10; Connor Roberts 13; Christian Billiter 10; Byron Hammonds 2; Seth Pugh 4; Grayson Harris 1; Connor Byers 3; Zac Lockhart 3; and Rylee Sammons 8.
Letcher Central….86
Jenkins………..……44
JENKINS – All 15 players for Letcher Central scored at least one basket as the Cougars rolled to an 86-44 victory over Jenkins Dec. 14.
Greg Kincer led the way with 12 points while Tyler Boggs and Trevor Hardin added 10 each.
Jah-Kaya Templier paced the Cavaliers with 12 points. Payton Rose and John Fleming tossed in 11 while Chad Fleming tallied 10.
At Jenkins
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LCC (5-2)….28 22 18 18 – 86
JK (0-9)……..9 15 12 7 – 44
Scoring:
Letcher Central (86) – Tyler Boggs 4 2-2 10; Trevor Hardin 3 4-4 10; Greg Kincer 5 2-3 12; Caleb Stidham 1 0-0 2; Parker Williams 3 0-0 6; Manny Gibson 2(1) 0-0 7; Ryan Lebrun 2 0-0 4; Kenton Combs 4 0-0 8; Matthew Dicks 0 2-2 2; Zach Hensley 1 0-2 2; Joby Johnson 2 0-0 4; Isaac Lucas 1 0-0 2; Nick Mason 1 1-2 3; Dylan Webb 3 0-0 6; and Dakota Shepherd 2 4-4 8. Totals: 34(1) 15-19 86.
Jenkins (44) – Jah-Kaya Templier 4 4-4 12; Payton Rose 1(2) 3-10 11; Chad Fleming 4(1) 0-2 11; and Anthony Newman 0 0-1 0; Chad Fleming 4 2-4 10. Totals: 13(3) 9-17 44.
Prestonsburg…….56
Floyd Central….…40
PRESTONSBURG – Prestonsburg landed three players in double-figure scoring as the Blackcats turned back Floyd Central, 56-40, in a game at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse Dec. 14.
Blake Slone led the way with 17 points while Adam Slone tossed in 15 and Graham Burchett followed with 14.
Ethan Smith-Mills led all scorers for the Jaguars with 18 points. Brandon Little chipped in 11.
At Prestonsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
FC (2-7)…….2 10 15 13 – 40
PB (4-2)……15 10 16 15 – 56
Scoring:
Floyd Central (40) – Ethan Smith-Mills 3(2) 6-6 18; Jacob Hamilton 1 0-0 2; Grant Blackburn 0 2-4 2; Brandon Little 5 1-2 11; and Skylar Hall 2(1) 0-0 7. Totals: 11(3) 9-12 40.
Prestonsburg (56) – Grant Justice 1 1-2 3; Clayton Smith 0 2-2 2; Blake Slone 7(1) 0-0 17; Adam Slone 5 5-6 15; Graham Burchett 3(2) 2-3 14; Will Gullett 0(1) 0-0 3; and Kaleb Jarvis 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(4) 5-7 56.
In other games December 14:
Pike Central defeated Mountain Mission, 74-33, in the Buffalo Wild Wings Shootout;
Paintsville slipped past Sheldon Clark, 55-51.