Belfry took the lead away from Pikeville in the third quarter and went on to score a 61-48 victory in a game played on Monday night.

Sal Dean tossed in a game-high 21 points as the Pirates improved to 9-7. DeMahjae Clark followed with 16. Bol Kuir added nine points, 11 rebounds and five blocks.

Zac Lockhart had 15 for Pikeville, now 7-7 and losers of four straight. Laith Hall added 12. Rylee Samons did not play because of an injury.

At Goody

SCORE BY: QUARTERS:

PK (7-7) …..…..8  22    8  10 – 48

BF (9-7)………13 15  15  18 – 61

Scoring:

Pikeville (48) – Laithan Hall 12; Nick Robinson 5; Zac Lockhart 15; Lukas Manns 5; Alex Rogers 3; Heath Jarrell 6; and Isaac McNamee 2. Totals: 11(8) 2-3 48.

Belfry (61) – Sal Dean 21; Tyler Chaffin 5; Bol Kuir 9; Ben McNamee 8; Caleb Spears 2; and DeMahjae Clark 16. Totals: 18(6) 7-15 61.

Next up: Pikeville (7-7) at Knott Central (11-5), All A Classic tournament, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23; Belfry (9-7) vs. Letcher Central (7-6), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23.

Johnson Central…60

Boyd County…….55

Johnson Central rallied in the finals minutes against Boyd County to earn a 60-55 road win on Monday night.

Cory VanHoose tossed in 15 points along with Isaiah May as the Golden Eagles moved to 14-1. John King finished with 13.

At Cannonsburg

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

JC (14-1)….13  15  13  19 – 60

BC (9-4)……7  16  21  11 – 55

Scoring:

Johnson Central (60) – Cory VanHoose 5(1) 2-3 15; Isaiah May 1(1) 10-11 15; John King 5 3-4 13; Ryleh McKenzie 1(1) 2-2 7; Grant Rice 2 1-4 5; and Connor Lemaster 1 0-0 5. Totals: 15(4) 18-24 60.

Boyd County (55) – Dawson Meade 4(1) 0-0 11; Carson Webb 2 4-4 8; Brad Newsome 6 0-1 12; Rheyce Deboard 1(3) 0-1 11; Austin Gibbs 1 6-7 8; and Graden McNeil 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 15(5) 10-13 55.

Next up: Johnson Central (14-1) vs. Prestonsburg (5-7), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 24.

Betsy Layne came from behind in the fourth quarter to slip past Paintsville, 57-56, in a game played at Bill Mike Runyon Court on Monday night.

Brady Robinson and Jordan Frazier shared game-high scoring honors for the Bobcats (8-5) with 20 points each. Chase Mims added nine.

Colby Fugate paced the Tigers, now 5-6, with 18 points while Conner Fugate tallied 11. Braxton Tharp added 10. Jaxson Watts had nine.

Betsy Layne…..57

Paintsville……..56

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BL (8-5)……12  15  12  18 – 57

PV (5-6)……12  13  20  11 – 56

Scoring:

Betsy Layne (57) – Jordan Frazier 4(2) 6-9 20; Shawn Howell 1 0-2 2; Chase Mims 3 3-4 9; Brady Robinson 1(6) 0-0 20; and Jake Rainey 3 0-0 6. Totals: 12(8) 9-15 57.

Paintsville (56) – Braxton Tharp 4 2-2 10; Jaxson Watts 0(3) 0-0 9; Ryan Gibson 1 0-0 2; Colby Fugate 3(3) 3-4 18; Baron Ratliff 3 0-0 6; and Conner Fugate 4 3-3 11. Totals: 15(6) 8-9 56.

Next up: Betsy Layne (8-5) at Pike Central (10-6), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 24; Paintsville (5-6) at Shelby Valley (9-5), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23.

Pike Central…92

Phelps………..64

Pike Central took control early on and cruised to a 92-64 win over Phelps in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Monday night.

Josh Du Toit led a balanced attack with a game-high 28 points while Bryce Adkins followed with 17. Jaden Stewart finished with 15, Jaylan Rigdon scor4ed 12 and Latee Childress net 10.

Jaeshon Nugent paced the Hornets (1-13) with 19 points. Mason Prater tossed in 14 and Landon Dotson net 11. Keandre Galaurb-Jackson chipped in nine.

At Buckleys Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PH (1-12)….14  14  15  21 – 64

PC (10-6)……28  19  24  21 – 92

Scoring:

Phelps (64) – Jaeshon Nugent 8 1-4 19; Keandre Galaurb-Jackson 0(1) 6-10 9; Eric Daniels 1(1) 0-0 5; Mason Prater 2(3) 1-3 14; Landon Dotson 5 1-2 11; Jaylen Wells 1 1-2 3; and Tristen Blankenship 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 17(6) 10-21 64.

Pike Central (92) – Josh Du Toit 6(4) 4-4 28; Bryce Adkins 1(5) 0-1 17; Jaden Stewart 2(3) 0-2 15; Jaylan Rigdon 2(2) 2-2 12; Latee Childress 5 0-0 10; Hunter Adkins 01) 0-0 3; Zac Crum 0(1) 0-0 3; Kasope Lawrence 1 0-0 2; and Peyton Compton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(16) 6-9 92.

Next up: Phelps (1-12) at East Ridge (7-7), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23; Pike Central (10-6) vs. Betsy Layne (8-5), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 24.

Lawrence County…78

Floyd Central………64

Lawrence County turned a scheduled home game into a road win as the Bulldogs beat Floyd Central, 78-64, in a game played on Monday night.

The game was moved from Louisa to Langley because of power issues in Lawrence County. Trenton Adkins had 34 points and Cody Maynard added 20 as the Bulldogs improved to 7-5. Will Lafferty chipped in nine and Kaden Gillespie net eight.

Ronnie Sammons had 26 points and Braden Moore added 19 for Central, now 5-9. Tanner Hall followed with 13.

At Langley

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

LC (7-5)….…17  21  21  19 –78

FC (5-9)…….14  15  16  19 – 64

Scoring:

Lawrence County (78) – Trenton Adkins 14(2) 0-0 34; Cody Maynard 6(2) 2-2 20; Will Lafferty 3 3-3 9; Kaden Gillespie 4 0-0 8; Andrew Bloomfield 2 1-3 5; and Zach Holt 1 0-0 2. Totals: 30(4) 6-8 78.

Floyd Central (64) – Ronnie Sammons 9(1) 5-6 26; Braden Moore 5(2) 3-7 19; Tanner Hall 1(1) 8-9 13; Brody Buck 1 4-6 6; and Dalton Younce 0 0-2 0. Totals: 16(4) 20-30 64.

Next up: Lawrence County (7-5) vs. Prestonsburg (5-7), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23; Floyd Central (5-9) at June Buchanan (7-8), 6:30 p.m., Feb. 24.