By Michael Lindsay
The Pickett County Bobcats and Lady Bobcats opened the week with a pair of home victories Tuesday as they swept non-district foe Cumberland County.
The Lady Bobcats used a 41-point outburst from senior point guard Zoey Nicholas en route to a 66-51 victory while the boys won 70-50 for their 10th consecutive victory.
Girls
Nicholas went 19-21 from the free-throw line in her 41-point outing to lead Pickett County (7-9) against the Lady Jets (11-7) Tuesday. Sydney Wilhite led Cumberland County with 17 points.
A back-and-forth first quarter saw Pickett County hold a 21-13 lead at the end of the frame. The Lady Bobcats pushed their lead to double digits with 3:46 remaining in the first half via a Nicholas three-pointer. Pickett County extended their lead from there as they held a 38-24 advantage at halftime including 21 points by Nicholas at the break.
Cumberland County opened the second half on a 14-6 run to pull within 6 points (44-38) with 3:44 left in the third period, but Pickett County stopped the bleeding late in the frame to lead 52-42 entering the fourth quarter.
The Lady Jets pulled back within single digits once in the fourth quarter before Pickett County closed out to win by a 66-51 final score. Nicholas went 10-12 at the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
Up next for Pickett County is District 7-1A action at home on Friday as they host Clarkrange, while Cumberland County hosts Bledsoe County on Thursday and travels to Eagleton Academy on Friday.
Boys
All five starters scored in double figures Tuesday evening as the Pickett County Bobcats (17-2) defeated Cumberland County (11-4), 70-50.
Brody Pryor led the way with 17 points along with 15 by Cole Amonett, 14 from Nathaniel Cobb, 12 by Abram Phillips and 10 by Kelvin Cobb. Andrew Dennis hit four three-pointers en route to 22 points to lead Cumberland County.
Pickett County led 19-15 after one period and pushed their advantage to double figures by halftime at 36-25. A back-and-forth third quarter saw the Bobcats lead 55-41 before closing out the fourth quarter strong to win 70-50.
Up next for Pickett County is District 7-1A action at home on Friday as they host Clarkrange, while Cumberland County hosts Bledsoe County on Thursday and travels to Eagleton Academy on Friday.
