Shelby Valley took control at the outset and went on to beat East Ridge, 70-28, in a game played at the Reservation on Thursday night.
Cassidy Rowe poured in a game-high 22 points as the Lady Kats improved to 6-3. Alyssa Elswick followed with 20 points and Kyra Looney tossed in 18.
Kristen Easterling paced the Lady Warriors (1-7) with eight points.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (6-3)…….17 19 13 18 – 70
ER (1-7)………2 10 9 7 – 28
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (70) – Cassidy Rowe 5(4) 0-0 22; Alyssa Elswick 10 0-1 20; Kyra Looney 3(4) 0-0 18; Jazzy Meade 2(1) 1-2 8; and Kelsey Owens 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(9) 1-3 70.
East Ridge (28) – Kristen Easterling 3 2-4 8; Leah Wells 2 2-2 6; Sylvia Ratliff 1(1) 0-0 5; Haleigh Damron 0(1) 2-2 5; Makenzie Sawyers 1 0-0 2; and Jasmine Easterling 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8(2) 6-8 28.
Next up: East Ridge (1-7) vs. Prestonsburg (6-7), 7:30 pm, Feb. 8; Shelby Valley (6-3) vs. East Ridge (1-7), 7:30 pm, Feb. 10.
Martin County…73
Perry Central……58
Martin County erupted for 31 points in the third period to run past Perry Central, 73-58, in the quarterfinals of the Mountain Classic played on Thursday night.
Laken Williams fired in 21 points to lead four Lady Cardinals (8-2) in double figure scoring. Lynndsey Cassell finished with 17 while Katie Marcum scored 14and Alyssa Allen tallied 11.
At Hazard
(Mountain Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (8-2)…..11 15 31 16 – 73
PC (3-6)……12 15 14 17 – 58
Scoring:
Martin County (73) – Lynndsey Cassell 2(3) 4-6 17; Gracie Snyder 0 4-6 4; Katie Marcum 5 4-5 14; Laken Williams 5(1) 8-11 21; Alyssa Allen 3(1) 2-2 11; and Jaaliyah Warren 0 6-6 6. Totals: 15(5) 28-36 73.
Perry Central (58) – Chelsey Napier 3 3-3 9; Emmalee Neace 3(3) 2-2 17; Kyra McAlarnis 1(2) 1-2 9; Katie Dunnigan 3 4-6 10; Rani McIntyre 1 2-2 4; Lexie Mullins 1(2) 0-0 8; Madison Williams 0 0-2 0; and Kendra Lawson 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12(7) 13-18 58.
Next up: Martin County (8-2) vs. Floyd Central (10-0), Mountain Classic semifinals, 8:30 pm, Feb. 5
Floyd Central…..66
Prestonsburg……50
Floyd Central won its 10th straight game as the Lady Jaguars knocked off 58th District opponent Prestonsburg, 66-50, in a game played at home on Thursday night.
Katie Jo Moore finished with a game-high 18 points and Grace Martin added 17 for unbeaten FC. Kennedy Harvel chipped in 11.
Faith Lazar paced the Lady Blackcats (6-7) with 16 points and Celina Mullins followed with 14.
At Langley
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (6-7)…….9 15 14 12 – 50
FC (10-0)….14 24 14 14 – 66
Scoring:
Prestonsburg (50) – Faith Lazar 3(3) 1-3 16; Celina Mullins 2(2) 4-4 14; Audrey Prater 1(1) 0-0 5; Maggie Nelson 2 0-0 4; Lainie Prater 2 0-0 4; Alivia Slone 0(1) 0-0 3; Courtney Meadows 1 0-0 2; and Allison Howard 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(7) 5-8 50.
Floyd Central (66) – Natalie Holle 1 2-2 4; Kennedy Harvel 1(3) 0-2 11; Jada Johnson 3 1-2 7; Katie Jo Moore 9 0-0 18; Kamryn Shannon 2 0-2 4; Chelsea Johnson 2 1-2 5; and Grace Martin 5 7-7 17. Totals: 23(3) 11-17 66.
Next up: Prestonsburg (6-7) vs. Buckhorn (3-6), 5:30 pm, Feb. 6; Floyd Central (10-0) vs. Martin County (8-2), 8:30 pm, Mountain Classic semifinals, 8:30 pm, Feb. 5.
