Martin County scored 33 points in the final eight minutes, but it was not enough as Wolfe County turned back the Cardinals, 81-76, in a game played on Saturday.
Brady Dingess poured in 25 points to pace Martin County, now 5-8. Luke Hale added 20 and Parker Davis had 11. Jordan Dalton chipped in eight.
At Campton
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (5-8)…..19 8 16 33 – 76
WC (8-7)…..21 14 20 26 – 81
Scoring:
Martin County (76) – Brady Dingess 8(2) 6-9 28; Luke Hale 1(6) 0-0 20; Parker Davis 5 1-2 11; Jordan Dalton 1(2) 0-0 8; Jacob Butcher 2 2-4 6; and James Dials 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 17(11) 9-15 76.
Wolfe County (81) – Jaz Johnson 8(1) 4-4 23; Wilgus Tolson 2(1) 9-9 16; Elijah Tolson 3(3) 0-1 15; Skylar Ritchie 7 1-3 15; Sawyer Thompson 2(2) 0-0 10; and Cody Peyton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23(7) 14-17 81.
Next up: Martin County (5-8) vs. Magoffin County (7-7), 7:30 pm, Feb. 22.
Pike Central…..62
Whitley County..56
Pike Central took the lead away from Whitley County in the final minutes and held on for a 62-56 win in the Ted Cook Classic played at South Laurel High School on Saturday.
Josh Du Toit paced the Hawks, now 9-6, with a game-high 21 points while Jaylin Rigdon and Bryce Adkins added 12 each. Latee Childress net nine.
At London
(Ted Cook Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (9-6)…….14 14 17 17 – 62
WC (3-9)…..11 19 15 11 – 56
Scoring:
Pike Central (62) – Josh Du Toit 4(2) 7-9 21; Jaylin Rigdon 3 6-6 12; Bryce Adkins 2(2) 2-2 12; Latee Childress 3 3-4 9; and Kasope Lawrence 4 0-1 8. Totals: 16(4) 18-22 62.
Whitley County (56) – Trevor Downs 5 5-7 15; Grayson Estes 0(3) 2-2 11; Brayden Mahan 3(2) 2-4 14; Jamie Fuson 0(1) 0-0 3; Ethan Keene 0(3) 0-0 9; Jackson Estes 0 2-2 2; Jackson Petrey 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9(9) 11-15 56.
Next up: Pike Central (9-6) vs. Phelps (1-11), 7:30 pm, Feb. 22.
Betsy Layne……80
Lawrence Co……65
Betsy Layne used a balanced scoring attack to roll past Lawrence County, 80-65, in a game played on Saturday.
Jordan Frazier led the way with 23 points as the Bobcats moved to 7-5. Brady Robinson followed with 18 and Chase Mims net 15. Byron Tackett tossed in 11.
Trenton Adkins had a game-high 25 for the Bulldogs, who fell to 6-5. Cody Maynard tallied 15 and Baden Gillespie added 10.
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (7-5)…..16 24 25 15 – 80
LC (6-5).….14 18 27 6 – 65
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (80) – Jordan Frazier 9 5-6 23; Brady Robinson 5(1) 5-5 18; Chase Mims 5 5-6 15; Byron Tackett 2(1) 4-4 11; Nicholas Howell 1(1) 2-2 7; and Andrew Kidd 0(2) 0-2 6. Totals: 22(5) 21-25 80.
Lawrence County (65) – Trenton Adkins 10(1) 2-3 25; Cody Maynard 4(1) 4-6 15; Baden Gillespie 3(1) 1-1 10; Will Lafferty 3 0-0 6; Kaden Gillespie 1(1) 0-0 5; Zach Holt 1 0-0 2; and Dawson Bellomy 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23(4) 7-10 65.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Belfry………..67
Martin County….61
Belfry came from behind in the second half to edge Martin County, 67-61, in a game played on Friday night.
Bol Kuir finished with 21 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots to pace the Pirates (7-7). Tyler Chaffin added 17 and Ben McNamee 11. Sal Dean net 10.
Brady Dingess had a game-high 30 points foe Martin County, now 5-7. Luke Hale followed with 15 and Jacob Butcher tossed in eight.
At Goody
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (5-7)…21 11 9 20 – 61
BF (7-7)…..13 16 13 25 – 67
Scoring:
Martin County (61) – Brady Dingess 6(2) 12-16 30; Luke Hale 3(3) 0-0 15; Jacob Butcher 3 2-2 8; Jordan Dalton 0(1) 0-0 3; Matthew Linville 1 0-0 2; Parker Davis 1 0-0 2; and James Dials 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14(6) 15-20 61.
Belfry (67) – Bol Kuir 9 3-6 21; Tyler Chaffin 0(5) 2-4 17; Ben McNamee 4 3-4 11; Sal Dean 5 0-0 10; DeMahjae Clark 1 4-4 6; and Caleb Spears 0 2-2 2. Totals: 19(5) 14-20 67.
East Ridge…..55
Shelby Valley….38
East Ridge used a big second-half performance to pull away and beat Shelby Valley, 55-38, n a game played at the Reservation on Friday night.
Jon Mills led the Warriors (7-7) with 11 points while Isaac Woods, Braxton Stanley and Eli Rose tallied 10 each.
Chaz Brown paced the Wildcats 8-5) with 10 points. Keian Worrix added eight.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (8-5)…..14 8 11 5 – 38
ER (7-7)…..11 8 22 14 – 55
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (38) – Chaz Brown 0(3) 1-2 10; Keian Worrix 1(2) 0-0 8; Kaden Robinson 3 1-1 7; Zack Johnson 0(2) 0-0 6; Russ Osborne 0(1) 0-0 3; Logan Hawkins 1 0-0 2; and Anthony Pallotta 1 0-2 2. Totals: 6(8) 2-5 38.
East Ridge (55) – Jon Mills 4(1) 0-0 11; Isaac Woods 3(1) 1-2 10; Eli Sykes 4 0-0 8; Braxton Stanley 2(2) 0-0 10; Hunter Damron 0(2) 0-0 6 and Eli Rose 5 0-0 10. Totals: 18(6) 1-2 55.
Next up: East Ridge (7-7) vs. Phelps (1-11), 7:30 pm, Feb. 23.
Johnson Central…..85
Breathitt County…..70
Johnson Central used a big second quarter to take charge and beat Breathitt County, 85-70, in a game played at Eagle Fieldhouse on Friday night.
Isaiah May fired in a game-high 20 points as the Eagles improved to 12-1. Cory VanHoose finished with 19 and John King added 18.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BC (12-3)……18 11 18 23 – 70
JC (12-1)…….18 28 20 19 – 85
Scoring:
Breathitt County (70) – Jaylan Turner 3(1) 0-2 9; Tyler Christy 3 1-2 7; Luke Bellamy 0(3) 0-0 9; Bryce Hoskins 8 1-1 17; Austin Sperry 5(2) 1-2 17; Blake Ritchie 0(1) 0-0 3; and Caden Turner 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(8) 4-9 70.
Johnson Central (85) – Isaiah May 5(3) 1-2 20; Cory VanHoose 6(2) 1-1 19; John King 7 4-6 18; Ryleh McKenzie 1(2) 1-2 9; Connor Lemaster 1(2) 0-0 8; Kamen Slone 2 0-0 4; Grant Rice 2 0-0 4; Josh Slone 10-0 2; and Ryan Sartin-Slone 0 1-2 1. Totals: 25(9) 8-13 85.
Prestonsburg….67
Floyd Central….56
Prestonburg’s Grant Justice poured in 28 points to lead the Blackcats to a 67-56 win over Floyd Central on Friday night.
Ryan Rose had 13 and Connor Hopkins net 11.
At Prestonsburg
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (67) – Grant Justice 10(1) 5-8 28; Ryan Rose 5(1) 0-3 13; Connor Hopkins 1(2) 3-3 11; Jacob Martin 2 0-1 4; Wes Salisbury 1 1-2 3; Will Gullett 1 1-1 3; Jon Little 0 3-3 3; and Kaleb Jarvis 1 0-1 2. Totals: 21(4) 13-22 67.
