Pike Central took charge early on and cruised to a 52-20 win over Phelps in a district game played at the Hawks nest on Wednesday night.

Hannah May led the way with 18 points as Centra moved to 7-17. Allie Spears and Abigail Hess added 10 each.

Amelia Casey scored 10 for Phelps, now 2-9.

At Buckleys Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PH (2-9)……..4   5    3   8 – 20

PC (7-17)…..18  22  10   2 – 52

Scoring:

Phelps (20) – Iva Layne 2 1-2 5; Caleigh McCoy 0 4-4 4; Jaycie Stanley 0 0-4 0; Amelia Casey 2(2) 0-0 10; and Haley Blankenship 0 1-2 1. Totals: 4(2) 6-12 20.

Pike Central (50) – Hannah May 6(2) 0-0 18; Allie Spears 3(1) 1-2 10; Abigail Hess 5 0-0 10; Emalie Tackett 2 2-3 6; Lindsey Bowman 2 0-0 4; Abby May 1 0-0 2; and Sarah Justice 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(3) 3-5 52.  

Next up: Phelps at Mingo Central (0-0), 6 pm, Mar. 8; Pike Central (7-17) s. East Ridge (4-17), 7:30 pm, Mar. 4.

Belfry…….…….38

Letcher Central…36

Belfry rallied down the stretch to escape Letcher Central, 38-36, in a game played at LCCHS Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

Kyera Thornsbury led the Lady Pirates (15-6) with 17 points. Cushi Fletcher tossed in nine.

Kaylee Banks had 17 of the Lady Cougars, now 11-10. Keira Couch  added nine.

At Ermine

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BF (15-6) …8  6  10  14 – 38

LC (11-10)…8  13  6   9 – 36

Scoring:

Belfry (38) – Kyera Thornsbury 5 7-10 17; Cushi Fletcher 3(1) 0-1 9; Alyssa Varney 3 0-1 6; Addison Smith 1 2-2 4; and Linzee Phillips 1 0-2 2. Totals: 13(1) 9-16 38.

Letcher Central (36) – Kaylee Banks 6 5-5 17; Keira Couch 4 1-2 9; Brooke Bates 2(1) 0-0 7; Tori Holcomb 1 0-0 2; and Jaylin Whitt 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13(1) 7-9 36.

Next up: Belfry (15-6) vs. Betsy Layne (7-14), 7:30 pm, Mar. 4; Letcher Central (11-10) at Buckhorn (7-9), 7:30 pm, Mar. 5.

Paintsville…..66

Hazard……….27

Paintsville continued its solid play as the Lady Tigers rolled past Hazard, 66-27, in a game played on Bill Mike Runyon Court on Wednesday night.

Emilea Preece led a balanced scoring attack with 19 points as the Lady Tigers improved to 12-6. Chloe Hannah followed with 15 and Camryn Helton added 10. Leandra Curnutte net nine.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

HZ (5-17)……….7     5   11  4 – 27

PV (12-6)………16  19  14  17 – 66

Scoring:

Hazard (27) – Mallory Combs 2(1) 0-0 7; Anna Harris 4 7-12 15; Taylor Couch 0(1) 0-0 3; and Hayley Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals: 7(2) 7-12 27.

Paintsville (66) – Emilea Preece 5(3) 0-0 19; Chloe Hannah 5(1) 2-3 15; Camryn Helton 2(2)0-0 10; Leandra Curnutte 0(3) 0-0 9; Abby Maynard 1(1) 1-2 6; Ava Hyden 1(1) 0-0 5; and Bethany Tackett 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15(11) 3-5 66.

Next up: Paintsville (12-6) vs. Ashland Blazer (10-7), 7:30 pm, Mar. 5.

Prestonsburg……78

Magoffin County…43

At Salyersville

Prestonsburg went on the road and dominated Magoffin County, rolling to a 78-43 win in a game played on Wednesday night.

Kylie Stephens poured in a game-high 33 points as the Lady Blackcats moved to 11-12. Celina Mullins finished with a triple-double, scoring 17 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing out 10 assists. Alivia Slone added 10 points.

Angel Mullis paced the Lady Hornets (5-17) with 13 points and Karah Lafferty chipped in seven.

Scoring:

Prestonsburg (78) – Kylie Stephens 3(9) 0-0 33; Celina 2(3) 4-4 17; Alivia Slone 2(1) 3-5 10; Faith Lazar 2 3-6 7; Audrey Prater 1(1) 1-2 6; Alexis Skeens 0(1) 0-0 3; and Kayleigh Stumbo 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11(15) 11-17 78.

Magoffin County (43) – Angel Mullis 5 3-4 13; Karah Lafferty 3 1-3 7; Stephanie Helton 0(2) 0-0 6; Haley Barnet 2 2-2 6; Kennedy Williams 0(1) 0-0 3; Jaylen McCarty 1 0-0 2; Abigail Bradley 1 0-0 2; Abby Barnett 1 0-0 2; Charla Lykins 1 0-0 2; and Emily Sluss 0 0-1 0. Totals: 14(3) 6-10 43.

Next up: Prestonsburg (11-12) at Elliott County 2-7), 7:30pm, Mar. 6; Magoffin County (5-17) vs. East Ridge (4-17), 7:30 pm, Mar. 5.