WESTLIBERTY WestCarter finally put some distance between itself and MorganCounty on Monday night.

As a result, the Comets and Elliott County are neck-and-neck.

WestCarter forced a coin toss for the 62nd District Tournaments top seed by pulling away from a tight game late to win, 80-69, at Morgan County.

HadynRoe had 39 points and 18 rebounds and Ben Jordan dropped in 13 and 11 for the Comets (19-5, 5-1 district seeding). EthanAdkins notched 12 points and DaltonBrown pitched in 10.

Blake Evans collected 36 points, knocking down nine 3-pointers for the Cougars (8-18, 0-6 seeding), who lost their seventh straight game. Jake Helton added 12 points.

The coin toss to determine the tournaments top seed will be held Thursday.

W. CARTER 22 9 23 26 80

MORGANCO. 16 18 14 21 69

WestCarter (80) Jordan 13, Roark 3, Evans 3, Roe 39, Adkins 12, Brown 10, Johnson, Glancy. 3-Pt. FG:5 (Roe 3, Adkins, Brown). FT: 19-28. Fouls: 20.

MorganCounty (69) Evans 36, J. Fay 8, G. Adkins 7, Helton 12, Gullett 2, J. Adkins 4, Gilliam. 3-Pt. FG:(Evans 9). FT: 12-17. Fouls: 19.

Ashland 79, Rose Hill Christian 44

ASHLAND Chase Villers tallied 20 points and Devaunte Robinson put in 19 as Ashland rolled past Rose Hill on Monday.

Hunter Copley chipped in 11. Ashland (11-14) buried eight 3-pointers on the night, including four by Villers.

The Royals (9-18) got 12 points from Marcus Boyd.

ASHLAND 27 25 22 5 79

ROSE HILL 9 14 13 8 44

Ashland (79) Villers 20, Copley 11, Robinson 19, Lucas 8, Adkins 7, Mays 2, Dowdy 2, May 3, Hudson 5, Heaberlin 2, Rogers, Jordan, Hester. 3-Pt. FG:8 (Villers 4, May, Hudson, Lucas 2). FT:13-20. Fouls:16.

Rose Hill (44) Boyd 12, Barber 4, Hale 9, N. Hamilton 17, Dillon 2, Yates, Pennington, E. Hamilton, Frazier, McDaniel, Woods. 3-Pt. FG:3 (Boyd, Hale, N. Hamilton). FT:11-14. Fouls:12.

GIRLS

East Carter 57, RowanCo. 37

MOREHEADBailee Brainard dropped in 10 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, Milena Clarke scored 13 points and provided shutdown defense on the LadyVikings AllysonCallahan, and Haley Hall totaled 13 points as the LadyRaiders prevailed on the road.

Shelby Ricer led RowanCounty (10-15) with eight points. Callahan, averaging 20.3 points per game coming in, accounted for five points and was harried into going 2-for-22 from the field.

EastCarter improves to 18-7.

E. CARTER 19 18 5 15 57

ROWANCO. 12 8 2 15 37

EastCarter (57) Mayo 4, Brainard 10, Paynter 4, H. Hall 13, Clarke 13, T. Hall 5, Greene 4, Gallion 2, Gamsby 2. 3-Pt. FG:3 (Clarke, T. Hall, H. Hall). FT:4-5. Fouls: 20.

RowanCounty (37) Rogers 2, Rose 5, Cross 7, Callahan 5, Payton 3, Ricer 8, Purdy 7. 3-Pt. FG: 2 (Rose, Peyton). FT: 11-17. Fouls: 12.

Fairview 52, Hannan (W.Va.) 27

HANNAN, W.Va. Without top scorer Mackenzie Humphrey (ankle), Fairview still had no trouble with Hannan (West Virginia) on Monday.

Jordan Rakes tossed in a team-high 14 points. Madison Hanshaw had 10. Mamie Mullins netted 10.

Fairview (12-14)is going up against Greenup County at home on Saturday.

FAIRVIEW 12 16 11 13 52

HANNAN 4 9 11 3 27

Fairview (52)Mullins 10, Wilkes 9, Hanshaw 10, Meeks 4, Shaffer 5, Rakes 14, Renfroe, Hobbs, Malone. 3-Pt. FG: 3(Mullins, Rakes 2). FT:9-15. Fouls:20.

Hannan (27)Staggs 2, Waugh 6, Duffer 5, L. Holley 3, Tolliver 2, Cooper 2, Ocats 2, Frazier 4, S. Holley 1. 3-Pt. FG:1 (L. Holley). FT:10-20. Fouls:14.

Pikeville 65, Paintsville 63

PAINTSVILLE Down eight points entering the fourth quarter, the host LadyTigers got their deficit down to two by the final horn, but couldnt quite equalize.

Anna Keeton scored 24 points to lead Paintsville (22-3). PresleyChirico dropped in 11 andElizabethWilliams and Abby James each notched 10.

Grace Bartley led the LadyPanthers (15-7) with 21 points. Savanna Nunemaker collected 17 points as Pikevilles KristyOrem won in her first game as the visiting coach at her alma mater since returning to the 15thRegion this season.

PIKEVILLE 17 13 13 22 65

PAINTSVILLE 11 14 10 28 63

Pikeville (65) Bartley 21, Nunemaker 17, Stewart 9, Gearheart 8, Cole 6, Blackburn 2, Wilkerson 2. 3-Pt. FG:3 (Bartley 2, Nunemaker). FT: 18-22. Fouls: 12.

Paintsville (63) Keeton 24, Chirico 11, E. Williams 10, James 10, Lanzani 4, Fitch 2, S. Williams 2. 3-Pt.FG:6 (Keeton 4, E. Williams 2). FT: 7-13. Fouls: 17.

FROM SATURDAY

Fairview 62, Phelps 43

WESTWOOD Jordan Rakes poured in a game-high 25 points as the Lady Eagles crushed Phelps on Saturday afernoon.

Fairview also got 13 points from Mamie Mullins and 11 from Mackenzie Humphrey.

PHELPS 11 4 12 16 43

FAIRVIEW 12 17 11 22 62

Phelps (43) B. McCoy 6, Prater 21, Dotson 4, Smith 5, Tibbs 2, G. McCoy 1, Layne 5, Sierra 2. 3-Pt. FG:1 (Smith). FT:13-17. Fouls:17.

Fairview (62) Humphrey 11, Mullins 13, Wilkes 8, Hamilton 2, Hanshaw 3, Rakes 25, Meeks. 3-Pt. FG: 5(Mullins, Rakes 4). FT:21-31. Fouls:13.

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