Inez advances by draw

BY JOSHUA BALL

Night 1

PAINTSVILLE — Blaine, Paintsville, and Louisa East notched opening-round victories Monday night in the opened gym round of the Eastern Kentucky Elementary Conference (EKEBC) Tournament at Paintsville Elementary School.

Here is a recap Monday’s games. 

Blaine 47 – Warfield 37

Skyler Featherolf tickled the twine for a game-high 25 points to lead Blaine over Warfield,47-37, on Monday in the opening round of the EKEBC Tournament at Paintsville Elementary School.

Featherolf, an eighth-grade guard, scored 11 in the first half alone to push Blaine ahead comfortably, 29-12, at the half.

They didn’t look back and didn’t let up.

Landon Hicks had 10 points for Blaine, which won for the second time this season. Seventh-grader Bryson Carter had six points, and seventh-grader Keegan Tackett finished with 2.

Fifth-grader Shawn Nelson had 12 points to lead Warfield. Sixth-graders Mason Prince and Ben Sammons followed with 12 points for the Red Devils. Sixth-grader Jacob Massie finished with 4.

Blaine advanced to Tuesday’s semifinal round against Paintsville. Results were not available as of press time. 

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Blaine 17 12 18 0 —47

Warfield 6 6 6 12 13 — 37

Scoring: 

Blaine (47) — Keegan Tackett 2, Landon Hicks 10, Bryson Carter 6, Skyler Fetherolf 25. 

Warfield (37) — Shawn Nelson 12, Mason Prince 10, Ben Sammons 10, Jacob Massie 4.

Paintsville 34 – Fallsburg 9

PAINTSVILLE — Fifth-graders Mason Reed and Will Austin combined for 19 points as Paintsville cruised to a 34-9 victory over Fallsburg in the opening round of the EKEBC Tournament on Monday at Paintsville Elementary School.

Reed had 10 points for the Tigers (9-4). Austin followed with nine. Mason Preston and Madden Burchett each had four. Austin Ward, Ryder Hale, and Branson Green had two apiece, while Graham Cox finished with one.

Paintsville moved on to play Fallsburg on Tuesday in the tournament’s semifinals. Results were not available as of press time.

Wyatt Perkins had six points to lead Fallsburg. Jayden Spillman followed with two, and Cole Hutton finished with one. 

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Scoring:

Fallsburg 2 3 1 3 — 9 

Paintsville 14 9 7 4 — 34

Scoring

Fallsburg (9) — Wyatt Perkins 6, Jayden Spillman 2, Cole Hutton 1. 

Paintsville (34) — Mason Reed 10, Will Austin 9, Madden Burchett 4, Mason Preston 4, Branson Green 2, Ryder Hale 2, Austin Ward 2, Graham Cox 1.

Louisa East 33 – Eden 17

PAINTSVILLE — Louisa East used a 13-3 fourth quarter to blow the game wide open and defeat Eden, 33-17, in the opening round of the EKEBC Tournament Monday at Paintsville Elementary School.

Mikey Artrip had a game-high 19 points to lead Louisa East. Carson Castle followed with six. Jolt Thompson had four. Brother Fitzpatrick chipped in three, and Case Cramer finished with two.

Luke Preece had 10 points to lead Eden. Braxton Pack and Brydan Marshall had three apiece. Brody Jewell finished with one.

Louisa East advanced to Tuesday’s semifinals against Inez, which drew a bye in the first round. Results were not available as of press time. 

At Paintsville

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Eden 2 5 7 3 — 17

Louisa East 9 2 10 13 — 33

Scoring:

Eden (17) — Luke Preece 10, Braxton Pack 3, Brydan Marshall 3, Brady Jewel 1. 

Louisa East (33) — Mikey Artrip 19, Carson Castle 6, Kolt Thompson 4, Brother Fitzpatrick 3, Case Cramer 2.