Perry County Central defeats Breathitt County 64-55, meets Powell Saturday

Shannon Hoskins’ Commodores rallied from an early deficit to pull away for a 64-55 win over host Breathitt County at Fairce O. Woods Coliseum in Jackson on March 4, 2026, advancing Perry County Central to the 14th Region semifinals.

Shannon Hoskins’ crew had to overcome a slow start as Breathitt County raced out to a 20-9 advantage after the first quarter. The Commodores marched their way back into the picture, cutting the Bobcats’ cushion down to one by intermission, 27-26, before taking control in the second half.

Perry County Central scored the first field goal in the third quarter to jump ahead, 29-27, but Breathitt County tied it when Aiden Combs hit a basket to make it 29-29. Landon Miller answered for the Commodores with a bucket that gave Perry a 31-29 lead, and from there Perry County Central built its margin; the Commodores entered the fourth leading 42-34.

In the fourth quarter Perry maintained leads that varied between seven to 13 points and closed out a nine-point triumph, 64-55. The Commodores’ second-half surge erased the Bobcats’ early momentum and produced the regional quarterfinal victory that sends Perry into the weekend bracket.

Perry County Central will meet Powell County in the first semifinal at noon Saturday at Breathitt County High School. Powell reached the semifinal by edging Letcher County Central, 73-71, in a tense opening-round game in which Powell led 16-11 after the first quarter and 33-30 at halftime. Letcher used a 6-0 run to flip a 42-39 deficit into a 45-42 lead late in the third; after the game was tied at 48-48, Tucker Ramsey hit a triple to put Powell up three heading into the fourth. The Cougars led 54-53 early in the final frame, but Bryson Edwards’ layup put Powell ahead 58-56 and Powell held on to build the narrow cushion.

The boys 14th Region basketball tournament opened at Woods Coliseum at Breathitt County in Jackson with Wednesday’s pairing of Perry County Central against Breathitt County and Letcher County Central facing Powell County. Thursday’s bracket includes Knott County Central meeting Hazard and Lee County facing Wolfe County as the tournament progresses toward Saturday’s semifinals and finals.

Local radio will continue coverage of regional games on 103.9 The Bulldog, which will carry select matchups and pregame programming hosted by Michael Watts and Greg “Bull” Creech. Social updates shortly after tip included the regional quarterfinal headline: “14th Region QF1 Final - Perry Central Boys Basketball pulls away for the 64-55 win. Commodores will take on the winner of Powell-Letcher in SF1.”