CHESAPEAKE, Ohio ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” Chesapeake bolted to a 22-5 lead and rolled to a 65-33 victory over Frankfort Adena Friday in boys high school basketball on Norm Persin Court.
Maddox Kazee and Philip Thacker each scored 15 points for the Panthers (7-0). Kaden Perkins tallied 13 points.
Colton Garrison led the Warriors (0-9) with 12 points. Joey Francis scored 10.
FRANFORT ADENA 5 7 10 11 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 33: Francis 10, Metzger 0, Preston 4, Valentine 0, Herald 5, Garrison 12, Lucas 0, Heath 2.
CHESAPEAKE 22 10 19 14 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 65: Kerns 7, Barker 2, Plantz 2, Kerns 0, Perkins 13, Scarberry 0, Kazee 15, Thacker 15, Muncy 3, Frecka 4, Chapman 2, Skeens 2.
CABELL MIDLAND GOES 1-2: The Knights won one of three games in the Carolina Invitational in Pisgah, North Carolina.
Ethan Blackburn scored 15 points, Aidan Ray 12 and Samuel Phillips 11 as Cabell Midland defeated Pisgah 71-60. Blackburn scored 13 points in a 49-38 loss to Bullitt East (Kentucky). Ray tallied 19 points and Coleson Christus 12 in a 66-57 loss to Stratford (South Carolina).
WAYNE 72, SUMMERS COUNTY 53: Isaac Meddings scored 27 points, snared nine rebounds and made six assists to help the Pioneers (5-2) defeat the Bobcats (0-3) at the Ritchie County Christmas Tournament in Ellenboro, West Virginia.
Wayne also beat Ritchie County 75-55 in the event.
IRONTON 73, GALLIA ACADEMY 35: The Fighting Tigers outscored the visiting Blue Devils 40-18 in the second half to improve to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference in a game at the Conley Center.
Braden Schreck scored 18 points to lead Ironton. Bryce Markins and Tyler Roach each chipped in 14 points. Cade Mock led Gallia Academy (1-6, 0-4) with 10 points.
GALLIA ACADEMY 8 9 12 6 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 35: Watts 0, Reed 3, Sola 5, Rose 0, Hammons 9, Owens 0, Mock 10, Meadows 8.
IRONTON 11 22 19 21 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 73: Layne 8, Baker 2, Markins 14, Barnes 8, Roach 14, Markel 7, Schreck 18, Edwards 2.
SYMMES VALLEY 78, COAL GROVE 76: Ethan Smith scored 45 points as the Vikings (4-3) nipped the Hornets (4-3) in Willow Wood, Ohio.
Asher Maynard, a freshman, scored the winning points at the buzzer. Owen Johnson scored 45 points for Coal Grove.
ASHLAND INVITATIONAL: Ashland defeated Danville Christian 54-43 Sunday to win the Ashland Invitational Tournament in Anderson Gym.
Other third round games featured Walton-Verona outlasting Russell 58-52, Fleming County topping Harlan County 71-56, and Lloyd Memorial beating Highlands 69-63.
In the first round, Ashland edged Walton-Verona 61-58 as Zander Carter scored 21 points and Drew Smith 17. Tyson Lalonde and Caleb Clarke each chipped in 10 points.
Also in the first round, Danville Christian topped Russell 55-33, Harlan County defeated Lloyd Memorial 67-58 and Fleming County nipped Highlands 70-69.
In the second round, Ashland beat Harlan County 72-57 as Clark scored 20 points and snagged 12 rebounds. Carter scored 23 points and Preston Hoskins 12.
Other second round games saw Highlands beat Russell 76-66, Danville Christian slip past Fleming County 67-64, and Lloyd Memorial rout Walton-Verona 71-49.
BOYD COUNTY 92, LYON COUNTY 85: Jacob SpurlockÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s 33-point, 11-rebound effort helped the Lions defeat the Lyons in the White, Greer & Maggard Orthodontics Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic High School.
Ethan Rardon scored 18 points for Boyd County (5-7). Nolan Coffman tallied 25 points and Bray Kirk 24 for Lyon County (4-3).
SOUTH GALLIA 57, SOUTHERN 49: The Rebels (1-5) took a 15-2 lead and held off the Tornadoes (5-2) in Mercerville, Ohio.
Hunter Wright scored 17 points, Carson Stowers 13 and Caleb Frazee 12 for South Gallia. Andre Chandler scored 19 and Noah Leachman 18 for Southern.
OAK HILL 54, RIVER VALLEY 45: Ethan OÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™Connor scored 17 points and Andy Meldick 14 as the Oaks (7-3) held off the Raiders (1-8) in Bidwell, Ohio.
Braden Bennett led River Valley with 13 points. Austin Richardson scored 12 points and Landon Burns 10.
Girls basketball
FAIRLAND 49, WHEELING PARK 47: Kamryn Barnitz made a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to lift the Dragons (9-1) over the Patriots (5-2) in the River City Girls High School Classic at Marietta College.
Wheeling Park, ranked third in West Virginia Class AAAA, corralled a loose ball and made a 3-pointer to take a 47-46 lead. Fairland, though, ran a final play with Barnitz sinking the game winner.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œIÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™m just so proud of her for remaining confident and ready to make plays,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Dragons coach Jon Buchanan said. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œSheÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s always as cool as the other side of the pillow.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
Bailey Russell led Fairland with 14 points. Addison Godby scored 13 and Barnitz 11.
Alexis Bordas scored 30 points for the Patriots, who had beaten Class AAAA top-ranked Morgantown 55-45 on Dec. 17.
WHEELING PARK 6 11 8 22 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 47: Miller 1, Hupp 7, Hunt 3, Brinker 0, Downer 2, Daugherty 0, Schroeder 0, Bordas 30, Broomes 2, Dalton 4.
FAIRLAND 9 15 12 13 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 49: Leep 0, Taliaferro 4, Layne 7, Godby 13, Cornell 0, Whitley 0, Barnitz 11, Russell 14.
SPRING VALLEY 55, KNOXVILLE BEARDON 49: The Timberwolves overcame an 11-point deficit to knock off the Bulldogs (10-1) in the Andrew Johnson Ladies Classic in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Beardon, ranked No. 4 in Tennessee, led 36-28 after three quarters before Spring Valley went on a 27-13 run to win it. Ellis and Ella Giles combined for six 3-pointers and 20 points in the fourth quarter.
Brooklyn Ellis scored 17 points and snagged six rebounds for the Timberwolves (6-0). Allie Daniels combined nine points with 15 rebounds.
Natalya Hodge scored 18 points, Kendall Anne Murphy and Emma Ramey 10 for Beardon.
IRONTON 39, CHESAPEAKE 35: The host Fighting Tigers (4-5 overall, 2-3 OVC) jumped to a 15-9 lead and made it hold up in a triumph over the Panthers (5-3, 2-3) at the Conley Center.
Lola Hankins paced Ironton with 14 points.
Abbey Isaacs scored 16 points and Kate Ball 12, including the 1,000th of her career, for Chesapeake.
CHESAPEAKE 9 8 10 8 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 35: Dillon 2, Hicks 1, Parrott 2, Isaacs 16, Romans 2, Ball 12.
IRONTON 15 6 7 11 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 39: Deer 5, L. Hankins 14, Neal 2, McCall 2, Hankins 8, White 8.
SOUTHERN 50, IRONTON 44: The Tornadoes (8-4) used a 29-20 run in the second half to beat the Tigers (3-5) in Racine, Ohio.
Ironton led 24-21 at halftime.
Sydney Stout scored 12 points and Nevaeh Camp 10 for Southern. Lola Hankins totaled 15 points and Peyton Deer 10 for the Tigers.
IRONTON 10 14 9 11 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 44: Deer 10, L. Hankins 15, Neal 0, McCall 8, J. Hankins 6, Murray 0, White 6.
SOUTHERN 7 14 13 16 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 50: Camp 10, Huff 3, Stout 12, Rose 7, Templeton 7, Kranyik 2, Little 0.
COAL GROVE 55, TOLSIA 35: The homestanding Hornets (4-5) jumped to a 16-7 lead and rolled over the Rebels (1-3).
Coal Grove led 42-29 entering the fourth period and finished on a 13-6 streak.
Jenna Ansom led the Hornets with 23 points. Kendall Taylor backed her with 11 points. Emily Artip paced Tolsia with 21 points.
TOLSIA 7 8 14 6 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 35: Artrip 21, Kelly 2, Salmons 2, Pack 0, Crum 4, Vance 0, Johnson 2, Stevens 4.
COAL GROVE 16 8 18 13 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 55: Taylor 11, Kel. Vanderhoof 0, Kas. Vanderhoof 3, Lively 6, Best 0, Kitts 7, Ansom 23, Boggs 3, Deeds 2.
RUSSELL WINS TWO OF THREE: The Red Devils won two and lost one in the Defender Classic at Lexington Bryan Station.
Russell opened the tournament with a 52-34 loss to West Jessamine (8-2). Kennedy Darnell led the Red Devils with 16 points.
Russell (7-3) bounced back with a 79-74 triumph over Harlan (5-6) as Gabby Oborne netted 24 points, Darnell 16, Bethany Allen 15 and Kenley Kouns 10.
The Red Devils then edged Logan County 51-50 as Darnell scored 15 and Oborne and Kouns 14 each.
HURRICANE 88, FUQUA 15: Kendall Anderson scored 14 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and issued 10 assists at the Redskins (8-0) clobbered the Falcons (3-6) of Farmville, Virginia, in the Mount Storm Power Plant Holiday Classic at Tucker County High School in Hambleton, West Virginia.
OHIO RIVER CLASSIC: Raceland (6-4) beat Belfry 53-35 in the Ryan Keeton Exp Ohio River Classic at Raceland behind 16 points from Naomi Maynard and 16 more from Allayson Rigsby. Emma Broughton tossed in 13 points.
The Rams also beat Magoffin County 69-47 as Maynard totaled 19 points. Broughton scored 14 points, as did Rigsby. Brookelyn Campbell scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Raceland lost 45-37 to Pikeville, which also defeated Wheelersburg 58-48 and Betsy Layne 57-50.
Other games in the showcase had Betsy Layne over Lawrence County 63-44, Belfry over Fairview 62-27, Wheelersburg over Lewis County 54-36, Magoffin County over Fairview 60-32, Lewis County over Fairview 45-11, Wheelersburg over Magoffin County 59-31 and Betsy Layne over Belfry 70-34.
BOYD COUNTY WINS TWO: The Lions (7-4) beat Boyle County 65-50 and Lexington Tates Creek 49-42 in the Jab Bartley Law Office Lady Jumper Holiday Classic in Somerset, Kentucky.
Boyd County beat the Rebels (5-2) behind 25 points from Kollyn Groves. Jada Ray scored 17 and Isabella Opell 14. The Lions topped the Commodores (5-4) as Groves, a seventh grader, tossed in 17 points and Ray added 11. Sophia Stevens grabbed 10 rebounds.
RIVER VALLEY 45, OAK HILL 25: The Raiders scored the first 29 points and walloped the Oaks in Bidwell, Ohio.
River Valley led 40-5 by halftime.
Kallie Burger scored 13 points and Hayley Edwards 11 for the Raiders (6-4). Addy Brown and Isabell Lunsford each scored six points for Oak Hill (2-8).
