Johnson Central went across town and beat Paintsville, 47-40, in a game played on Bill Mike Runyon Court on Wednesday night.
Sammie Sires led the Lady Eagles (18-4) with 17 points and Kelci Blair tossed in 12. Taylor McKenzie added eight.
Leandra Curnutte paced the Lady Tigers (13-8) with 13 points while Chloe Hannah finished with 10. Emilea Preece chipped in eight.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (18-4)……15 7 8 13 – 47
PV (13-8)…..10 12 9 9 – 40
Scoring:
Johnson Central (47) – Kelci Blair2(2) 2-5 12; Sammi Sites 1(5) 0-0 17; KK Vannoy 0(2) 0-0 6; Taylor McKenzie 1(2) 0-0 8; Becca Wright 1 0-0 2; and Sophie Younce 1 0-0 2. Totals: 6(11) 2-5 47.
Paintsville (40) – Leandra Curnutte 2(3) 0-0 13; Chloe Hannah 3(1) 1-2 10; Emilea Preece 2(1) 1-2 8; Camryn Helton 3 0-0 6; and Ava Hyden 1 1-3 3. Totals: 11(5) 3-7 40.
Next up: Johnson Central (18-4) vs. Magoffin County (5-20), at Magoffin County, 57th District tournament, 3 pm, Mar. 14; Paintsville (13-8) vs. Morgan County (14-9), 7:30 pm, Mar. 11.
Tug Valley……..73
Lawrence County…71
Tug Valley withstood Lawrence County’s comeback bid as the Lady Panthers edged the Lady Bulldogs, 73-71, in overtime at the Dawg House on Wednesday night.
Kaylea Baisden fired in 26 points and Makayla May added 22 as Tug Valley improved to 2-1. Alyssa Newsome scored 11 and Audrey Evans tallied eight.
Kensley Feltner poured in a game-high 34 points and the sophomore went over 2,000 career points as the Lady Bulldogs dropped to 16-10. Sophie Adkins followed with 14 while Ellie Webb added 12. Kaison Ward tossed in nine.
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
TV (2-1)……..18 12 17 17 (9) – 73
LC (16-10)…..18 13 10 23 (7) – 71
Scoring:
Tug Valley (73) – Kaylea Baisden 1(5) 9-14 26; Makayla May 8 6-6 22; Autumn Hall 3 0-0 6; Alyssa Newsome 4 3-7 11; and Audrey Evans 4 0-0 8. Totals: 20(5) 18-27 73.
Lawrence County (71) – Kensley Feltner 13 8-11 34; Sophie Adkins 1(4) 0-0 14; Ellie Webb 0(4) 0-0 12; Kaison Ward 2(1) 2-2 9; Tyra Hammond 1 0-3 2; and Kyleah Ward 0 0-2 0. Totals: 17(9) 10-18 71.
Next up: Tug Valley (2-1) at Sherman (3-0), 7 pm, Mar. 12; Lawrence County (16-10) vs. Martin County (12-10), 7:30 pm, Mar. 12.
Prestonsburg…….73
Magoffin County….35
Prestonsburg went on the road to Magoffin County and left with a 73-35 win in a game played on Wednesday night.
Alivia Slone had a big game with 27 points as the Lady Blackcats moved to 14-13. Kylie Stephens added 11 and Audrey Prater net 10.
Angel Mullis had 22 for the Lady Hornets, now 5-20.
At Salyersville
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (73) – Alivia Slone 1(6) 7-9 27; Kylie Stephens 2(2) 1-1 11; Audrey Prater 5 0-0 10; Faith Lazar 0(2) 0-0 6; Celina Mullins 1(1) 1-4 6; Alexis Skeens 1(1) 0-0 5; Abby Goble 20-04; and Maggie Nelson 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14(12) 9-14 73.
Magoffin County (35) – Angel Mullis 7 8-12 22; Jaylee Reed 0(1) 0-0 3; Kennedy Williams 1 1-2 3; Stephanie Helton 0(1) 0-0 3; Abby Barnett 1 0- 2; and Karah Lafferty 1 0-2 2. Totals: 10(2) 9-16 35.
Next up: Prestonsburg (14-13) vs. Greenup County (8-13), 7:30 pm, Mar. 11; Magoffin County (5-20) vs. Lee County (7-16), 6 pm, Mar. 11.
Jenkins……..50
Hazard………30
Jenkins took the lead early on against Hazard and went on to score a 50-30-win in a home game played on Wednesday night.
Jerrica Thacker paced the Lady Cavaliers (8-13) with a game-high 23 points. Kristin Thacker chipped in nine.
At Jenkins
Scoring:
Hazard (30) – Andrianna Harris 4 4-6 12; Mallory Combs 4 0-0 8; Hayley Smith 1(1) 0-0 5; Taylor Couch 1 1-1 3; and Destiny Huff 0 2-2 2. Totals: 10(1) 7-9 30.
Jenkins (50) – Jerrica Thacker 6(3) 2-2 23; Kristin Thacker 3(1) 0-2 9; Skye Brown 3 0-0 6; Alexis Richie 1 2-2 4; Lindsey Rose 0(1) 0-0 3; Cadence Firth 0(1) 0-0 3; and Emma Stewart 0 2-2 2. Totals: 13(6) 6-8 50.
Next up: Jenkins (8-13) at Martin County (12-10), 7:30 pm, Mar. 11.
Betsy Layne….52
East Ridge……37
Betsy Layne ran past East Ridge, 52-37, in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Wednesday night.
Katie Kidd had 19 points as the Lady Cats improved to 10-15. Madilyn Meade tossed in 17 and Kim Akers added 10.
At Stanville
Scoring:
Betsy Layne (52) – Katie Kidd 4(3) 2-2 19; Madilyn Meade 4(2) 3-3 17; Kim Akers 5 0-0 10; and Kenadie Boyette 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 13(7) 5-5 52.
Next up: East Ridge (5-21) vs. Pikeville (19-5), at Pikeville, 59ty District tournament, 6 pm, Mar. 17; Betsy Layne (10-15) vs. Lawrence County (16-10), at Betsy Layne, 58th District tournament, 8 pm, Mar. 16.
