Elliott County 104,
Morgan County 55
SANDY HOOK Elliott County senior Craig Faulkner tallied a season-high 24 points as the Lions blew by Morgan County 104-55 Monday night at Elliott County High School.
Cody Nickell, Timmy Knipp and Jacob Ison all reached double figures in scoring, with Ison leading the trio with 22 points. He also grabbed 17 rebounds.
Knipp scored 21 points and had 12 boards, while Nickell contributed 18 points.
Morgan County (3-10) was led by senior Mikie Fyffe, who had 14 points.
Elliott County (15-5) does not play again until Feb. 2, at home against Ashland.
Morgan County hosts Lewis County Friday.
Morgan County (55) — Bartley 6, Whitt 5, Roy 5, Fyffe 14, Harper 2, Campbell 4, Montgomery 12, Moore 6, Click 1, Collins. 3-pointers: Bartley 2, Fyffe, Montgomery 2. FT: 12-23. PF: 16.
Elliott County (104) — Nickell 18, Faulkner 24, Fraley 4, Flanery 6, Frazer 5, Knipp 21, Dickerson 4, Ison 22, Lewis. 3-pointers: Nickell 4, Faulkner 2, Flanery 2. FT: 12-16. PF: 20.
MORGAN CO. 12 10 13 20 — 55
ELLIOTT CO. 26 32 25 21 — 104
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Fairview 63,
Greenup County 61
WESTWOOD Sierra Manier stole the ball at the foul line, drove the length of the court and netted a lay up just as the buzzer sounded to give Fairview a two-point victory over Greenup County in overtime Monday night at Fairview.
Kayla Day led the Lady Eagles (9-5) with 23 points, while Diane Jackson added 19 and Manier chipped in 11.
Ashley Grizzle scored 21, a team-high for Greenup County, but the Lady Musketeers dropped to 4-9.
Greenup County (61) — Grizzle 21, Jones 13, Cope 14, Stevens 2, Brown 3, Williams 1, White 7, Fox, Barlow. 3-pointers: Jones, Cope 3, White. FT: 10-23. PF: 18.
Fairview (63) — Gunter 2, Day 23, Manier 11, Chaney 8, Jackson 19, Oney, Sparks, Kirk. 3-pointers: Manier 3, Chaney, Jackson 4. FT: 11-20. PF: 19.
GREENUP CO. 20 12 15 8 6 — 61
FAIRVIEW 16 13 9 17 8 — 63
West Carter 73,
Rose Hill 23
OLIVE HILL Every West Carter player who checked into the game, scored.
Fourteen Lady Comets provided point production as West Carter crushed Rose Hill Christian Monday night at home.
Kristin Perry recorded a double-double for West Carter, with 10 points and 10 boards.
Lady Royals’ Alana Martin led all scorers with 15 points.
Rose Hill (23) — Mayes 2, Martin 15, Whetsel 4, Brammer 2, Porter, Fritz, Crum, Steele, Sparks, Thompson. 3-pointers: Martin. FT: 6-15. PF: 9.
West Carter (73) — Oney 5, B. Tackett 9, Perry 10, Len. Reynolds 6, Shepard 2, Adkins 9, P. Tackett 3, Fultz 8, Centers 4, Callihan 5, Owens 2, Buckler 2, Zeigler 4, Let. Reynolds 4. 3-pointers: Oney, B. Tackett, Perry 2, Len. Reynolds 2, P. Tackett. FT: 4-5. PF: 12.
ROSE HILL 1 9 9 4 — 23
WEST CARTER 18 27 17 11 — 73
Paintsville 58,
Raceland 53
PAINTSVILLE Raceland ran out to a 38-24 halftime lead but could not sustain it Monday night.
Paintsville, behind Shelby Carroll and Krissy Halm, rallied from the deficit to outscore the Lady Rams 34-15 in the second half and earn the win. Carroll and Halm each supplied 16 points.
Kasey Lewis scored 19 of her 23 points for Raceland in the first half, while Taylor Lacks provided 20 points. Lewis also grabbed 15 rebounds.
Raceland’s record now stands at 10-8.
Raceland (53) — Lewis 23, Lacks 20, Wilson 8, Brio 2, Abrams, Gillum, Epling, Baldridge. 3-pointers: Lewis 2, Wilson 2. FT: 13-15. PF: 16.
Paintsville (58) — Baldwin 8, Jones 4, Carroll 16, Vanhoose 9, Jarrell 5, Halm 16. 3-pointers: Baldwin 2, Carroll 2, Vanhoose, Jarrell, Halm. FT: 9-14. PF: 16.
RACELAND 17 21 7 8 — 53
PAINTSVILLE 14 10 15 19 — 58
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