ASHLAND —
Fourteen players got into the scoring column as Ashland rolled past Rose Hill Christian, 71-16, in boys high school basketball Monday night.
The Tomcats led 20-0 after one quarter and 50-8 at halftime on the way to their 17th win.
Dikembe Dixson put in 13 points while 11 other Ashland players each scored at least four. The Tomcats travel to Rowan County tonight.
Rose Hill slipped to 1-17.
ASHLAND 20 30 9 12 — 71
ROSE HILL 0 8 2 6 — 16
Ashland (71) — Thompson 4, Stewart 4, Salow 2, Friley 5, Wesley 4, Rose 4, Hart 5, Woods 5, Villers 7, Bradley 4, Thornton 8, Dixson 13, Miller 4, Pruitt 2. PF: 6. FT: 13-21. 3-point FGs: 4 (Thompson, Rose, Villers, Miller).
Rose Hill (16) — Dudding 2, Senters 2, Thomas 12. PF: 15. FT: 0-1. 3-point FGs: 0.
GIRLS
Ashland 80
Rose Hill 21
ASHLAND All 13 of Ashland’s players scored in the first half of a runaway victory.
The Kittens finished with 21 assists and just two turnovers while coming up with 28 turnovers from Rose Hill Christian.
Kaylyn Gambill had 12 points, followed by Alexis Robinson, Haley Sue Foutch and Mykasa Robinson with nine apiece.
Ashland (17-5) hosts Senior Night on Thursday against Fleming County.
ASHLAND 33 22 13 12 — 80
ROSE HILL 2 6 6 7 — 21
Ashland (80) — Gambill 12, A. Robinson 9, Foutch 9, Cullop 5, Slone 4, Jones 5, Gunter 6, M. Robinson 9, Layne 5, Gransbery 4, Roberts 4, Vanover 5, Hammond 3. 3-point FGs: 6 (Gambill 2, A. Robinson, Jones, Layne, Hammond). FT: 10-15. PF: 7.
Rose Hill (21) — Porter 2, Brammer 9, Wehmeier 6, Sizemore 2, Fyffe 2. 3-point FGs: 0. FT: 1-2. PF: 8.
Russell 65
Lex. Christian 56
RUSSELL Arden Gross and Hope Parsley combined for 43 points and 17 rebounds to help send the Lady Devils past Lexington Christian.
Gross finished with 23 points and nine rebounds, while Parsley had 20 points and eight boards.
Russell (11-12) generated 19 assists.
Holly Huellemeir scored 20 for LCA (11-10).
LEX. CHRISTIAN 8 5 15 28 —56
RUSSELL 12 9 17 27 —65
Lex. Christian (56) — Bundy 14, Huellemeir 20, Burdette 12, Brooks, Rinehart 10, Rogers, Hill. FT: 10-15. 3-point FGs: 2 (Bundy 2). PF: 13.
Russell (65) — Gross 23, Parsley 20, Huddleston 13, Carter 7, Darnell 2, Berry, Harrison, Maynard. FT: 11-14. 3-point FGs: 4 (Gross 2, Parsley, Carter). PF: 13.
East Carter 39
Rowan Co. 34
GRAYSON East Carter improved to 19-5 with a hard-fought Senior Night win over Rowan County.
The Lady Raiders led 12-8 at halftime.
Kristen Mayo scored 11 points and Bryana Greenhill 10 for East Carter.
Faith Conn led Rowan County (12-11) with 12 points.
ROWAN CO. 6 2 12 14 — 34
EAST CARTER 8 4 12 15 — 39
Rowan County (34) — Plank 6, Helvey 4, F. Conn 12, T. Conn 2, Justice 5, Duff 5. FT: 3-5. 3-point FGs: 3 (Plank 2, Duff). PF: 15.
East Carter (39) — Mayo 11, Greenhill 10, Steele 2, Stickler 7, Stumbo 4, Hall 5. FT: 11-17. 3-point FGs: 4 (Greenhill 2, Mayo, Hall). PF: 12.
Lawrence Co. 61
Paintsville 55
LOUISA Taylor Porter continued her high-scoring ways with 29 points to lead Lawrence County past Paintsville.
Kara Kirk connected on three 3-pointers and had 13 points as the Lady Bulldogs improved to 16-6. Savannah Cyrus added 12 points.
Shelby Carroll tossed in 20 for Paintsville.
PAINTSVILLE 10 11 11 23 — 55
LAWRENCE CO. 13 20 11 17 — 61
Paintsville (55) — Carroll 20, Baldwin 2, Hansford 16, Samons 12, Trimble 5. FT: 14-19. 3-point FGs: 5 (Carroll 2, Hansford 2, Trimble). PF: 18.
Lawrence Co. (61) — Cyrus 12, Adkins 2, Hay 5, Kirk 13, Porter 29. FT: 14-23. 3-point FGs: 5 (Cyrus, Kirk 3, Porter). PF: 19.
Bath County 72
Robertson Co. 44
OWINGSVILLE Bath County outscored Robertson County 17-3 in the first quarter and rolled to a 24-point halftime advantage.
Freshman Sarah Price supplied 14 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots for Bath County (13-6). Hannah Walters also scored 14 and Haley Porter netted 10.
Lacey Mitchell’s 19 points led Robertston County.
ROBERTSON CO. 3 15 14 11 — 44
BATH COUNTY 17 25 14 16 — 72
Robertson Co. (44) — Smithers 5, Mitchell 19, Fryman 7, Thomas 5, Hesler 7. PF: 19. FT: 18-27. 3-point FGs: 2 (Thomas, Mitchell).
Bath County (72) — Rogers 4, Price 14, Porter 10, Martin 6, Sparks 2, Howard 4, Jamison 8, Walters 14, Leach 6, Moore 2, Hall 2. PF: 17. FT: 17-22. 3-point FGs: 5 (Price, Porter, Martin, Leach 2).
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