HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lady Panthers 3-Peat as All ‘A’ champs

Posted by Teddy Paynter on January 11, 2024, 9:33 am in East Ridge HS, Martin County Cardinals, Paintsville HS, Pikeville HS, Shelby Valley HS

Pikeville was dominate from the opening round through the championship game as the Lady Panthers three-peat as Queens of 15^th Region All “A” Classic with an 84-35 win over Shelby Valley at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night.

The Lady Panthers improved to 12-1 and move on to the state tournament later this month in Corbin.

Trinity Rowe led three players in double-figure scoring with 23 points and 10 assists. Kyera Thornsbury followed with 19 points and nine rebounds. Rylie Theiss tossed in 10.

Sadie Johnson scored 14 in the loss for the Lady Kats, now 10-3.

At Pikeville

(All ‘A’ Classic championship)

SCORE BY QUARTER:

SV (10-3)…..9     7  10    9 – 35

PK (12-1)…16  14  26  28 – 84

Scoring:

Shelby Valley (35) – Sadie Johnson 3(2) 2-2 14; Zoee Johnson 5 0-0 10; Miley Riddle 3(1) 0-0 9; and Sophie Robinson 0 2-2 2. Totals: 11(3) 4-4 35.

Pikeville (84) – Trinity Rowe 4(5) 0-0 23; Kyera Thornsbury 1(5) 2-2 19; Rylee Theiss 3 4-8 10; Kristen Whited 3(1) 0-0 9; Nicole Lin 0(2) 0-0 6; Kylie Alvin 1(1) 0-0 5; Leighan Jackson 1 2-4 4; Shyla Kidd 1 2-2 4; Ava Rogers 1 0-0 2; and Daegan Oliver 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(14) 10-16 84.

BOYS

Martin County…75

East Ridge………44

Martin County run out to a big first-quarter lead and cruised to a 74-44 win over East Ridge in the opening round of the boys’ 15^th Region All “a” Classic Tournament played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night.

Luke Hale and Brayden McKenzie shared game-high scoring honors with 21 points each. 

Jacob Sturgill tallied 11 and Peyton Davis added 10 as the Cardinals (80-7) advanced to the semifinals.

Jackson Keene paced the Warriors, now 4-6, with 14 points. Dunner Ward chipped in nine.

At Pikeville

(All ‘A’ Classic Tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTER:

MC (8-7)……24  23  22  6 – 75

ER (4-6)………6  13  17  8 – 44

Scoring:

Martin County (75) – Luke Hale 2(5) 2-4 21; Brayden McKenzie 6(2) 3-4 21; Jacob Sturgill 5 1-2 11; Peyton Davis 3(1) 1-2 10; Devan Maynard 4 0-0 8; Eli Mills 2 0-0 4; and Bryson Dials 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 22(9) 7-12 78.

East Ridge (44) – Jackson Keene 2(2) 4-4 14; Gunner Ward 3(1) 0-0 9; Carter Damron 1(1) 1-2 6; Keegan Wallace 2 0-0 4; and Gavin Dameron 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(4) 5-6 44.

Preece reaches scoring milestone

Paintsville………71

Floyd Central….39

Paintsville senior Emilea Preece fired in a game-high 25 points and went over 2,000 points for her career as the Lady Tigers defeated Floyd Central, 71-39, in a game played on Wednesday night.

The Lady Tigers, now 8-6, outscored the Lady Jaguars (4-10) 24-5 over the final eight minutes.

Kylie Kinner and Karah Lafferty tossed in 13 points each.

Riley Jo Compton scored 14 in the loss.

At Langley

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PV (8-6)…..15  17  15  24 – 71

FC (4-10)….11    5  18    5 – 39

Scoring:

Paintsville (71) – Emma Keeton 2 0-0 4; Kylie Kinner 3(1) 4-6 13; KK Vannoy 2(1) 0-0 7; Karah Lafferty 4(1) 2-3 13; Shay Music 0(1) 0-0 3; Emilea Preece 9(1) 4-5 25; and Brooklyn Skaggs 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 20(7) 10-16 71.

Floyd Central (39) – Riley Jo Compton 5 4-9 14; Kaylee Hall 1(1) 0-0 5; Allie Adkins 1 0-0 2; Raegan Laferty 2 3-4 7; Maddy Engle 0(1) 2-2 5; and Carmen Rackey 1 2-2 4.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville, Valley advance to All ‘A’ championship game

Posted by Teddy Paynter on January 9, 2024, 11:20 am in Betsy Layne HS, Martin County Cardinals, Pikeville HS, Shelby Valley HS

Two-time defending champion Pikeville turned up the defensive pressure to run away and beat Martin County, 73-50, in the 15^th Region All “A” Classic Tournament semifinal game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Monday night.

Senior Trinity Rowe fired in a game-high 25 points and dished out 10 assists as the Lady Panthers improved to 11-1.

Kristen Whited tossed in 15 points and Leighan Jackson added a double-double, with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Laken Williams led the Lady Cardinals (11-5) with 15 points and Brooke Marcum scored 12.

At Pikeville

(All ‘A’ Classic Tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PK (11-1)….16  18  22  17 – 73

MC (11-5)….8     9  15  18 – 50

Scoring: 

Pikeville (73) – Trinity Rowe 5(3) 6-8 25; Kristen Whited 1(3) 4-4 15; Kyera Thornsbury 2 2-4 6; Leighan Jackson  4 4-6 12; Rylee Theiss 2 4-4 8; Kylie Alvin 0(2) 0-0 6; and Shyla Kidd 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14(8) 21-28 73.

Martin County (50) – Alyssa Allen 1 2-3 4; Brooke Marcum 3(1) 3-4 12; Katie Marcum 1(1) 3-6 8; Chloe May 0(1) 0-0 3; Laken Williams 3(1) 6-9 15; Kennadi Mollett 1 2-2 4; and Maci Maynard 1 2-2 4. Totals: 10(4) 18-26 50.

Shelby Valley….48

Betsy Layne……40

Shelby Valley pulled away from Betsy Layne in the final three minutes to advance to the 15^thRegion All “A” Classic Tournament championship game with a 48-40 in a matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Monday night.

Sadie Johnson finished with a game-high 17 points while Zoee Johnson added a double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.

Lindsey Bowman tossed in 11 points, all in the first half, as the Lady Kats moved to 10-2.

Haleigh Damron paced the Lady Cats (9-5) with 11 points. Laci Hall chipped in nine. 

At Pikeville

(All ‘A’ Classic Tournament)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

SV (10-2)….9  12   9  18 – 48

BL (9-5)….11    9   9  11 – 40

Scoring:

Shelby Valley (48) – Zoee Johnson 6 1-2 13; Lindsey Bowman 0(3) 2-2 11; Sadie Johnson 5(1) 4-6 17; Miley Riddle 0 2-2 2; and Jazzy Meade 0 5-6 5. Totals: 11(4) 14-18 48.

Betsy Layne (40) – Haleigh Damron 4 3-4 11; Jaden Pente 1(1) 0-0 5; Kinleigh Martin 2 2-2 6; Laci Hall 3(1) 0-0 9; Jayden Jarrell 2 0-1 4; and Maddy Collins 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 13(3) 5-7 40.

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