Beacon Hoops: February 21, 2023
James Collier
The Ashland Beacon
BOYS 64th DISTRICT
ASHLAND 18-10
Ashland was idle this week. The Tomcats met Rose Hill Monday night in the opening round of the 64th District Tournament at Boyd County Middle School.
BOYD 23-5
Boyd County closed the regular season with a pair of wins last week before heading into the district tournament.
Boyd County defeated Russell, 78-64. Rhett Holbrook paced the Lions with 20 points. Jacob Holbrook kicked in 17. Cole Hicks had 15. Jason Ellis finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Boyd County knocked off Morgan County, 73-56. Spurlock led the Lions with 28 points and 15 rebounds. Hicks tossed in 21. Ellis kicked in 14 points. Rhett Holbrook grabbed 11 rebounds.
Boyd County meets Fairview Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Boyd County Middle School.
FAIRVIEW 15-15
Fairview went 1-1 to close the last week of the season with a win over Maysville St. Patrick and a loss to Russell.
Fairview fell to Russell, 81-63. Steven Day had 18 in the loss. Tamel Smith tossed in 16. Tanner Johnson had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Fairview closed the regular season with a 105-55 win over St. Patrick. Smith led the way with 19 points. Day had 18. Johnson added 16. Tucker Adams netted 11. Treyvor Pauley had 10.
Fairview meets Boyd County Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the opening round of the 64th District Tournament.
ROSE HILL 7-22
Rose Hill closed the regular season with wins over Truth Guardian Christian and Hannan.
Colin Wilburn led the Royals with 24 points and 10 rebounds in their 55-48 win over Truth Guardian Christian. Christian Blevins had 15. John VanHoose grabbed 11 rebounds. Benton Rucker grabbed 10.
Rose Hill closed the regular season with a 64-43 win over Hannan. No stats were reported.
Rose Hill met Ashland Monday night in the opening round of the 64th District Tournament.
BOYS 63rd DISTRICT
RUSSELL 24-5
Russell closed the regular season with a pair of wins on the back end of a loss to Boyd County and picked up the EKC regular season championship.
Russell fell to Boyd County, 78-64. Damon Charles led the way with 30 points and 16 rebounds. Gavin Carter added 16.
Russell rebounded with an 81-63 win over Fairview. Charles had 31 points and 16 rebounds in the win. Gavin Carter added 15. Zaylen Carter added 11.
Russell defeated Rowan County, 67-56 to secure the EKC regular season championship. No stats were reported.
Russell meets Raceland Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the 63rd District Tournament opening round in Vanceburg.
RACELAND 13-17
Raceland went 1-1 this week with a win over Greenup County and a double overtime loss to Lawrence County.
Christian Large dropped 16 to lead the Rams to a 54-44 win over the Musketeers. Connor Thacker kicked in 10 and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Jonah Arnett and Large each had 17 points in Raceland’s double overtime loss to Lawrence County. Jacob Gauze added 14 points and 13 rebounds. Thacker added 11 points and 10 re-bounds.
Raceland meets Russell Tuesday night in opening round of the 64th District Tournament in Vanceburg.
GREENUP COUNTY 11-17
Greenup County went 0-2 this week to close the regular season with losses to Raceland and Montgomery County.
Kasey Gammon led the Musketeers with 13 points in their 54-44 loss to Raceland. He was the only player in double figures in the loss.
Greenup County fell to Montgomery County, 66-47. No stats were reported.
Greenup County meets Lewis County Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the opening round of the 63rd District Tournament in Vanceburg.