Lawrence County jumped out to a double-digit, first quarter lead against Morgan County and cruised to a 70-34 road win in the season opener played on Monday night.
Cody Maynard fired in a game-high 21 points and Trenton Adkins added 15. Anthony Johnson, Andrew Bloomfield, and Kaden Gillispie added eight each.
The Bulldogs will host Bath County (0-0) on Dec. 2.
At West Liberty
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (1-0)……22 14 22 12 – 70
MC (0-1)…….4 14 10 6 – 34
Scoring:
Lawrence County (70) – Cody Maynard 5(3) 2-4 21; Trenton Adkins 6(1) 0-1 15; Anthony Johnson 2(1) 1-2 8; Andrew Bloomfield 3 2-2 8; Kaden Gillispie 4 0-0 8; Rayson Adkins 0(2) 0-0 6; Will Lafferty 0 2-2 2; and Blake Marcum 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(7) 7-11 70.
Morgan County (34) – Connor Salyer 1(1) 0-0 5;Cody Dagnan0(1) 2-3 5; Asher Gamble 1 2-2 4; Chance Wright 1 0-0 2; Preston Hoskins 3 1-2 7; and Logan Spencer 4(1) 0-0 11. Totals: 10(3) 5-7 34.
Next up: Lawrence County (1-0) vs. Bath County (0-0), 7:30 pm, Dec. 2.
Floyd Central…..73
Elloitt County…..56
Floyd Central erased a five-point halftime deficit and went on to knock off Elliott County, 73-56, in the home opener played on Monday night.
The Jaguars landed four players in double-figure scoring, led by Ronnie Sammons with 16 points. Braden Moore added 15 while Jake Rainey tallied 12 and Tanner Hall added 11. Eric Burke chipped in eight.
Floyd Central will host Magoffin County (0-0) on Dec. 4.
GIRLS
Prestonsburg…..67
Wolfe County….35
Prestonsburg took control early on and the Lady Blackcats rolled to a 67-35 win over Wolfe County in the season opener played at the Prestonsburg Field House on Monday night.
Faith Lazar tossed in 14 points and Celina Mullins added 13. Allison Howard and Ashley Tackett scored seven each.
The Lady Blackcats play at East Ridge (0-0) tonight.
South Laurel….…72
Letcher Central….55
Letcher Central fell behind to visiting South Laurel and the Lady Cougars dropped 72-55 outcome in the season opener played at LCCHS Gymnasium on Monday night.
Tori Holcomb aced Central with 14 points while Kaylee Banks added 11. Keira Couch chipped in nine.
The Lady Cougars play at Mountain Mission (Va.) on Dec. 1.
In other games on Monday:
Shelby Valley beat Hazard, 73-18
Jenkins beat Magoffin County, 33-23.
