Prestonsburg used a solid second half to take the lead away from Floyd Central and go on to score a 55-41 win in a game played at Langley on Saturday night.

Ryan Rose fired in a game-high 18 points and Grant Justice added 12 as the Blackcats moved to 4-5. Kaleb Jarvis chipped in nine.

Braden Moore paced the Jaguars (2-6) with 12 points. Tanner Hall added nine.

At Langley

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PB (4-5)…..14  9  16  16 – 55

FC (2-6)……9  21  8    3 – 41

Scoring:

Prestonsburg (55) – Grant Justice 6 0-2 12; Kaleb Jarvis 3(1) 0-0 9; Will Gullett 3 1-2 7; Wes Salisbury 1 2-2 4; Jon Little 0(1) 0-0 3; Connor Hopkins 1 0-0 2; and Ryan Rose 5(2) 2-4 18. Totals: 19(4) 5-10 55.

Floyd Central 41) – Tanner Hall 0(3) 0-0 9; Braden Moore 3(2) 0-2 12; Brody Buck 1(2) 0-0 8; Ronnie Sammons 3 1-2 7; and Dalton Younce 2 1-2 5. Totals: 9(7) 2-6 41.

Next up: Prestonsburg (4-5) at Belfry (4-6), 7:30 pm, Feb. 8; Floyd Central (2-6) at Morgan County (3-1), 7:30 pm, Feb. 8.

Johnson Central……57

Belfry………………41

Johnson Central got off to a quick start and rolled past Belfry, 57-41, in a game played on Saturday.

Ryleh McKenzie tossed in 12 points to lead a balanced Golden Eagle attack. Grant Rice finished with 11 and Cory VanHoose tallied 10. Isaiah May added nine.

Tyler Chaffin scored 11 and Sal Dean added 10 as the Pirates (4-6) lost their sixth straight game.

Johnson Central is now 9-1.

At Goody

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

JC (9-1)……15  15  17  10 – 57

BF (4-6)…….5    6   13  11 – 41

Scoring:

Johnson Central (57) – Ryleh McKenzie 4(1) 1-1 12; Grant Rice 4(1) 0-1 11; Cory VanHoose 3(1) 1-1 10; Isaiah May 1(2) 1-4 9; Kamen Slone 0(2) 0-0 6; Bryson Hackney 2 1-2 5; and John King 2 0-1 4. Totals: 16(7) 4-10 57.

Belfry (41) – Tyler Chaffin 2(2) 1-2 11; Sal Dean 3(1) 1-2 10; Bol Kuir 3 0-4 6; Steve Banks 2 0-0 4; DeMahjae Clark  0 4-4 4; Caleb Spears 1 2-2 4; and Zach Savage 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(3) 8-14 41.

Next up: Johnson Central (9-1) at Paintsville (5-4), 7:30 pm, Feb. 9; Belfry (4-6) vs. Prestonsburg (4-5), 7:30 pm, Feb. 8.

Pikeville………65

East Ridge…….46

Pikeville rebounded from its road loss to East Ridge as the Panthers downed the Warriors, 65-46, in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday night.

Rylee Sammons poured in a game-high 30 points as Pikeville improved to 7-3. Nick Robinson followed with 14. 19 and Eli Sykes finished with 14 for East Ridge, now 5-6.

Jon Mills had

At Pikeville

Scoring:

East Ridge (46) – Jon Mills 8(1) 0-2 19; Eli Sykes 5(1) 1-1 14; Hunter Damron 1(2) 0-0 8; and Isaac Woods 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 15(5) 1-3 46.

Pikeville (65) – Rylee Sammons 8(3) 5-6 30; Nick Robinson 5 4-4 14; Tate Walters 4 0-0 8; Laithan Hall 1 3-3 5; Lukas Manns 2 0-0 4; Zac Lockhart 1 0-0 2; and Alex Rogers 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22(3) 12-13 65.

Next up: East Ridge (5-6) vs, Betsy Layne (4-5), 7:30 pm, Feb. 9; Pikeville (7-3) vs. Boyd County (8-2), 7:30 pm, Fe. 9.

Pike Central…..64

Perry Central…..63

Pike Central rallied in the second half to slip past Perry Central, 64-63, in a thriller played at the Hawks Nest on Saturday.

Jaylan Rigdon fired in a game-high 27 points as the Hawks improved to 6-2. Josh Du Toit followed with 20 and Latee Childress added nine.

At Buckleys Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PC (2-7)……20  16  13  15 – 63

PCC (6-2)…..15  16  19  14 – 64

Scoring:

Perry Central (63) – Ridge Beverly 6(2) 0-1 18; Tyler Day 6 4-4 16; Dylan Brock 6 2-3 14; Tyler Fannin 2(1) 0-0 7; Lanse McKenzie 2 2-2 6; and Trayten Woods 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23(3) 8-10 63.

Pike Central (64) – Jaylan Rigdon 5(3) 8-10 27; Josh Du Toit 4(3) 3-3 20; Latee Childress 3 3-3 9; Bryce Adkins 1(2) 0-0 8; and Kasope Lawrence 0 0-2 0. Totals: 13(8) 14-18 64.

Next up: Pike Central (6-2) s. Cordia (4-7), 7 pm, Feb. 8.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Pike Central……..89

Harlan……………77

Pike Central outscored previously unbeaten Harlan 17-5 in overtime to earn an 89-77 win in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Friday night.

Josh Du Toit stripped the nets for a game-high 35 points as Central moved to 5-2. Jaylan Rigdon finished with 24 and Kasope Lawrence added 19.

At Buckleys Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

HL (6-1)…..18  15  20  19  ( 5) – 77

PC (5-2)…..19  15  19  19  (17) – 89

Scoring:

Harlan (77) – Jordan Akal 6(5) 7-7 34; William Austin 6(1) 0-0 15; Jae dyn Gist 4 2-4 10; Kaleb McLendon 0(3) 0-0 9; and Kyler McLendon 4 1-3 9. Totals: 20(9) 10-14 77.

Pike Central (89) – Josh Du Toit 8(5) 4-4 35; Jaylan Rigdon 3(2) 12-16 24; Kasope Lawrence 7(1) 2-3 19; Bryce Adkins 1(1) 0-0 5; Latee Childress 1 2-2 4; and Peyton Compton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(9) 20-25 89.

THURSDAY’S GAME

Hazard……….…75

Martin County…65

Martin County was eliminated in the Mountain Classic as Hazard beat the Cardinals, 75-65, in a game played at Perry Central on Thursday night.

Brady Dingess paced the Cardinals, now 4-5, with a game-high 28 points. Luke Hale added 14 and Cameron Dials chipped in eight.

At Hazard

(Mountain Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTES:

HZ (9-2)…….14  16  20  25 – 75

MC (4-5)…….11  16  19  19 – 65

Scoring:

Hazard (75) –Wade Pelphrey 20; Andrew Ford 14; Sam Shoptaw 3(2) 0-1 12; Max Johnson 10; Chris Jones 8; Jamal Hazell 7; and Sawyer Patrick 4.

Martin County (65) – Brady Dingess 28; Luke Hale 14; Cameron Dials 8; Jacob Butcher 7; Jordan Dalton 4; and Parker Davis 4.

Next up: Martin County (4-5) vs. Knott Central (8-4), 7:30 pm, Feb. 9.

Shelby Valley…….66

East Ridge………..48

Shelby Valley took control against East Ridge and the Wildcats downed the Warriors, 66-48, in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Thursday.

Keian Worrix led Valley, now 7-3, with a game-high 21 points. Kaden Robinson tallied 17 and Zack Johnson added nine.

Isaac Woods led the Warriors (5-5) with 12 points and Braxton Stanley added 11. Jon Mills scored eight.

At Robinson Creek

Scoring:

East Ridge (48) – Isaac Woods 2(1) 5-8 12; Braxton Stanley 2(2) 1-1 11; Jon Mills 1(2) 0-0 8; Eli Rose 3 0-0 6; Eli Sykes 2 0-1 4; Jackson Potter 2 0-2 4; and Matt Mills 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 12(6) 6-12 48.

Shelby Valley (66) – Keian Worrix 8 5-5 21; Kaden Robinson 3(2) 5-5 17; Zack Johnson 3 3-4 9; Anthony Pallotta 3 0-0 6; Chaz Brown 3 0-0 6; Russ Osborne0(1) 0-0 3; Logan Hawkins 1 0-0 2; and Jordan Little 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22(3) 13-14 66.

Next up: Shelby Valley (7-3) at Magoffin County (6-5), 7:30 pm, Feb. 8.