Here are some of the better performances by Mountain basketball players from the past week.

Boys

Madison Johnson (Corbin) - He averaged 23 points and 5 rebounds and was named Cumberland Falls Tourney MVP. He also had 19 points and 6 rebounds in the Redhounds win over Lexington Catholic.

Charlie Banks (Letcher Central) - Was the difference maker in all of the Cougars games in the Mountain Schoolboy Classic, inclduing 31 points against host Belfry.

Jecorey Fields (Harlan) - Had a triple-double of 10 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists against Coeburn, VA. Fields also had another triple-double earlier in the season.

Derek Daniel (Somerset) - Daniel averaged 21.3 PPG in the Briar Jumpers three victories in the Union County, TN Holiday Classic. The Briar Jumpers claimed the championship.

James David Strange (Pineville) - During a 4 game span the Senior averaged 27.8 PPG, 5.56 RPG and 2.3 APG, including 38 points against Harlan County.

Dillon Stiltner (East Ridge) - Stiltner had a big week averaging 29.1 PPG along with 4.1 assists and 3.3 boards.

Girls

Kourtney Tyra (Jackson County) - Tyra had her usual big week of 22 PPG, 6 APG and 5 RPG in leading her team to 4 wins.

Chassidy Lawson (Harlan) - Lawson racked up three double-doubles, while averaging 15.7 PPG and 11.7 RPG.

Meg Latham (Somerset) - Latham averaged a double-double over a 4 game period of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Her efforts helped lead the Lady Jumpers to a championship in their most recent holiday tournament.

Chelsey Smith (Pineville) - The Lady Lions are ahead of schedule and a lot of that has to do with Smith's play. In her last 5 games, she has scored at least 23 points in every game, averaging 25.8 points per game. She also pulled down 6 boards and had 5 steals per game in that stretch.