Beacon Ladies Hoops

James Collier

Ashland Beacon

64^th DISTRICT

ASHLAND 24-6

Ashland went 1-1 this week with a win over GRC and a loss to Montgomery County. 

Ashland fell to Montgomery, 68-60. Ella Sellars dropped 30 in the loss. Jaidyn Gulley added 11. 

Ashland bounced back with a 58-52, overtime win over #2 George Rogers Clark. Gabby Karle and Sellars each had 14. Aryanna Gulley had 10. 

Ashland Coach Stacy Davis was named the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches’ 16^th Region Coach of the Year.

Ashland awaits the winner of Boyd County and Fairview in the 64^th District Championship on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

BOYD COUNTY 21-9

Boyd went 1-1 this week with a win over Rowan County and a loss to Russell. 

Boyd fell to Russell, 69-46. Jasmine Jordan led the Lions with 27 points and 15 rebounds. 

Boyd bounced back with a 67-48 win over Rowan. Jordan went off for 35 points and 20 rebounds while surpassing 1,000 career rebounds in the win. Jada Ray added 11 points. Audrey Biggs had 10. 

Boyd meets Fairview in the opening round of the 64^th District Tournament Monday night at 7 p.m. Boyd defeated Fairview, 63-21 on Jan. 23. 

FAIRVIEW 4-23

Fairview went 0-3 this week with losses to Bath County, Adams County Christian, WV and Raceland. 

Madison Caskey hit 3 of 5 triples and led the Lady Eagles with 10 points against Adams County. Marista Tackett tossed in 9 and Bre Moore 7.

Fairview meets Boyd County Monday at 7 p.m. in the opening round of the 64^th District Tournament. 

63^rd DISTRICT

RUSSELL 22-6

Russell closed the regular season with a 69-46 win over Boyd County. Bella Quinn led the way with 20 points while going 5 of 9 from long range. Shaelyn Steele added 17 and grabbed 12 rebounds. Steele was named the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches’ 16^th Region Player of the Year.

Russell meets Greenup County Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in the opening round of the 63^rd District Tournament. Russell won both regular season meetings over Greenup with a 59-24 win at home and 60-26 win in Lloyd. 

RACELAND 14-15

Raceland went 2-1 this week with wins over Fairview and Prestonsburg and a loss to Elliott County. 

Raceland fell to Elliott, 54-46. Carley Boyd had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Kennedy Taylor added 12 points and 13 rebounds. Nim Maynard netted 12. 

Raceland defeated Fairview, 60-10 and Prestonsburg, 56-51. No stats were reported in the wins. 

Raceland meets Lewis County in the opening round of the 63^rd District Tournament Tuesday night at 8 p.m. The Rams defeated the Lions in both meetings with a 55-31 win at home and a 47-33 win in Vanceburg. 

GREENUP COUNTY 13-17

Greenup went 2-0 this week with wins at East and West Carter. 

Greenup defeated East, 53-43. Dharia Crum led the Musketeers with 23 points. Maddy Steele tallied 10 points and 12 rebounds. 

Greenup held off West, 39-35. No stats were reported. 

Greenup meets Russell Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in the opening round of the 63^rd District tournament. Greenup fell in both regular season meetings, losing 59-24 at Russell and 60-26 at home. 

Beacon Hoops

James Collier

Ashland Beacon

64^th DISTRICT

ASHLAND 19-9

Ashland was idle this week in preparation for the 64^th District Tournament. Ashland will meet Fairview in the opening round Tuesday night at 7 p.m. The winner will play Boyd County in the championship Thursday night at 7 p.m. Ashland defeated Fairview on Dec. 15, 66-53 in their only meeting this season. Zander Carter led the way with 23 points. Braxton Jennings added 16. Tyson Lalonde had 13. 

BOYD COUNTY 24-6

Boyd County went 2-0 this week with wins over Johnson Central and Greenup County. 

Boyd knocked off Johnson Central, 99-57. Rhett Holbrook and Jacob Spurlock had 23 points each and combined for eight triples. Cole Hicks had 15 points. Jason Ellis netted nine points and 14 rebounds. Alex Martin had eight points and 10 rebounds. 

Spurlock went 7 of 10 from behind the arc and finished with 36 points in the win over Greenup. Drew Smith had 13, Hicks 11 and Griffin Taylor 10. Ellis collected his 1,000^th rebound.

Boyd awaits the winner of Ashland and Fairview in the 64^th District Championship on Thursday night at 7 p.m.

FAIRVIEW 8-22

Fairview went 1-2 this week with a win over Adams County Christian, WV and losses to Raceland and West Carter. 

Four players finished in double figures in the Eagles 100-47 win over Adams County Christian. Tamel Smith led the way with 25 points while going 7 of 11 from downtown. Tevin Smith kicked in 20. Steven Day added 18 points. Roman Mayes finished with 10. 

Fairview fell to Raceland, 104-67 and West Carter, 61-54. No stats were reported. 

Fairview meets Ashland in the opening round of the 64^th District Tournament Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Fairview fell to Ashland on Dec. 15, 66-53. Day paced the Eagles with 22 points. Smith kicked in 14. 

ROSE HILL 8-15

Rose Hill defeated Adams County Christian 58-46 and fell to Convenant to close out the season at 8-15.

63^rd DISTRICT

RUSSELL 16-11

Russell went 0-2 this week to close the regular season with losses to East Carter and Rowan County. 

Russell fell to East, 57-42. Elijah Neel had 17 for the Devils. Caleb Rimmer added 16. 

Russell came up short to Rowan, 73-63. Rimmer had 21 in the loss. Neel had 13.

Russell meets Raceland Monday night at 7 p.m. in the opening round of the 63^rd District Tournament at Greenup. Russell took both meetings from Raceland in the regular season. Russell defeated Raceland 69-65 at the Palace and had a 58-55 come-from-behind win at the Marv. 

RACELAND 16-14

Raceland went 1-1 this week with a win over Fairview and an overtime loss to Lawrence County. 

Raceland dropped Fairview, 104-67 as the Rams surpassed the century mark for the first time since 2012. Christian Large led the Rams with 34 points and tallied his 1,00^th career point in the win. Connor Thacker added 12 points and 12 rebounds. Jonah Arnett finished with 11. Conner Sutton had 10. 

Raceland fell in overtime to Lawrence, 88-87. No stats were reported in the loss. 

Raceland meets Russell in the opening round of the 63^rd District Tournament at Greenup Monday night at 7 p.m. Raceland fell in both meetings to Russell in the regular season. Raceland lost 69-65 at home and 58-55 at Russell. 

GREENUP COUNTY 16-14

Greenup went 1-1 this week with a win 60-48 win over West Carter and a 96-61 loss to Boyd County. Bryson Chandley led the Musketeers with 18 points against Boyd. Bradley Adkins added 15 and Eli Adkins pitched in 11. 

Greenup will play Lewis County Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the opening round of the 63^rd District Tournament. Greenup split with Lewis in the regular season with both teams winning on their home floor. Greenup defeated Lewis 51-35 at home and fell 56-53 in Vanceburg.

Beacon Ladies Hoops

2-20-23

James Collier

Ashland Beacon

64^th DISTRICT

ASHLAND 22-5

Ashland went 3-1 this week with wins over George Washington, WV, Knott County Central, Elliott County and a loss to Russell. 

Ashland fell to Russell, 57-47. Gabby Karle led the way with 15 points. Ella Sellars kicked in 14. The Kitten’s leading scorer Kenleigh Woods did not play due to injury. 

Ashland bounced back with a 53-34 win over George Washington. Aryanna Gulley led the way with 14 points. Sellars added 12. Brookelyn Duckwyler snagged 11 rebounds. 

Ashland defeated Knott County Central, 60-42. Sellars paced the Kittens with 20 points and Duckwyler added 11.  

The Kittens ended the week with a 78-22 win over Elliott County Sunday. Sellars led Ashland with 20 points and Karle pitched in 12. 

Ashland visits Montgomery County Monday and welcomes number two in the state George Rogers Clark on Thursday.

BOYD COUNTY 20-8

Boyd County defeated Morgan County, 61-43 in their only contest this week. Jasmine Jordan had 24 points and 13 rebounds in the win. Audrey Biggs kicked in 13. McKenzie Moore added 11. 

Boyd visits Russell Monday and welcomes Rowan County Friday.

FAIRVIEW 4-20

Fairview fell to Greenup, 58-5. Marista Tackett scored all five points for the Lady Eagles.

Fairview visits Bath County Monday, welcomes Adams County Christian Tuesday and visits Raceland Thursday.

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RUSSELL 22-6

Russell went 2-0 this week with wins over Ashland and Portsmouth. 

Russell defeated Ashland, 57-47. Shaelyn Steele had a game-high 35 points and Bella Quinn added 9. 

Russell defeated Portsmouth, 52-48. Quinn led the way with 15 points. Steele added 14. Gabby Oborne had 11. 

Russell welcomes Boyd Monday. 

RACELAND 12-14

Raceland went 1-1 this week with a double overtime win over Paintsville and a loss to Augusta. 

Kennedy Taylor led the Rams with 20 points and 13 rebounds to lift Raceland over Paintsville, 74-70. Nim Maynard added 19 and hit five triples. Carley Boyd finished with 18 and 12 rebounds. Mikenna Lacks grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds. 

Raceland fell to Augusta, 69-60. No stats were reported. 

Raceland visits Elliott Tuesday, welcomes Fairview Thursday and Prestonsburg Friday. 

GREENUP COUNTY 11-17

Greenup County went 1-1 this week with a 58-5 win over Fairview and a 57-49 loss to Lawrence County. Stats were not reported in either game. 

Greenup heads to East Carter Monday and West Carter Thursday.

Beacon Hoops

2-20-23

James Collier

Ashland Beacon

64^th DISTRICT

ASHLAND 19-9

Ashland went 2-1 this week with wins over Rowan County and Lawrence County and a loss to Great Crossing. 

Ashland defeated Rowan, 56-46 in overtime. Zander Carter led the way with 19. Braxton Jennings added 15. Both hit three triples in the win. 

Ashland knocked off Lawrence, 73-63. Jennings had 20 in the win. Asher Adkins finished with 17. Carter kicked in 10. 

Ashland closed the regular season with a home loss to No. 1 Great Crossing, 72-59. Carter led the Tomcats with 16 points. Nate Freize added 14. Jennings had 12. 

Ashland is idle the final week of the regular season and will meet Fairview in the opening round of the 64^thDistrict tournament. 

BOYD COUNTY 22-6

Boyd County went 0-2 this week with losses to Fleming County and Harlan County. 

Boyd fell to Fleming, 77-72 in overtime. Cole Hicks had 22 including six 3s. Rhett Holbrook added 19. Jacob Spurlock added 18. Jason Ellis had 10. 

Boyd fell to Harlan County, 93-75. Cole Hicks connected on 10 of the Lions 14 treys and finished with 34 points.

Boyd welcomes Johnson Central Monday and visits Greenup County Friday. 

FAIRVIEW 7-19

Fairview fell 77-61 to Russell in its only game this week. Steven Day netted 20 for the Eagles. Tamel Smith added 18. 

Fairview visits Lewis Monday, welcomes Adams County Christian Tuesday, Raceland Wednesday and visits West Carter Friday. 

ROSE HILL 7-14

Rose Hill went 1-1 this week with a win over Ignite, WV and a loss to Hannan, WV. 

Christian Blevins dropped 30 in the Royals 84-61 loss to Hannan. 

Rose Hill bounced back with a 60-40 win over Ignite. Blevins had 21. Dylan Blevins and Bryant Stephens added 10 each. Colin Wilburn grabbed 12 rebounds. 

Rose Hill welcomes Phelps Monday, visits Covenant, WV Tuesday, welcomes Adams County Christian Friday and visits Covenant on Saturday. 

63^rd DISTRICT

RUSSELL 15-9

Russell went 2-0 this week with wins over Fairview and Bath County. 

Russell defeated Fairview, 77-61. Tatum Fleming and Elijah Neel led the way with 15 points each. Joe Kaczmarcyk kicked in 14. Ryder Burgess and Caleb Rimmer each had 12. Rimmer grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. Burgess was 4 for 5 from long range. 

Russell knocked off Bath County, 76-69. No stats were reported in the win. 

Russell visits East Carter Tuesday and welcomes Rowan County on Thursday.

RACELAND 15-13

Raceland went 2-1 this week with wins over West Carter and Nicholas County and a loss to Morgan County. 

Raceland defeated West Carter, 57-42. Christina Large had 26 in the win. Conner Sutton added 10. Connor Thacker netted eight points and grabbed 14 rebounds. 

Raceland fell to Morgan, 84-70. Thacker had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Large and Sutton had 16. 

Raceland defeated Nicholas County, 75-55. No stats were reported. 

Raceland visits Fairview Wednesday and Lawrence County Thursday. 

GREENUP COUNTY 15-13

Greenup County fell to Lewis County, 56-53. Kasey Gammon led the Musketeers with 17 points. Cohen Underwood kicked in 10. 

Greenup visits West Carter Tuesday and welcomes Boyd County Friday.