Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Jahmar Stewart and Tyler Weddington Lead Phelps to Victory

Phelps hadn't done well against Belfry recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Phelps Hornets secured a 67-63 W over the Belfry Pirates. For the Hornets, this counts as revenge for the 61-51 victory the Pirates walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Tyler Weddington

Points

01/14/25 vs Belfry	21
12/28/24 @ Tug Valley	25
12/27/24 vs Tolsia	19
12/21/24 @ North Greene	17
12/20/24 @ West Greene	25

Phelps was led to victory by Tyler Weddington and Jahmar Stewart. Weddington posted 21 points, while Stewart scored 19 points. The contest was Weddington's 12th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Zade Rash, who earned nine points.

Belfry lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaxon Estridge, who went 7 for 16 en route to 23 points and five rebounds. Brody Little was another key player, going 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points.

Phelps is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Belfry, they dropped their record down to 6-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Phelps wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 84-71 win against Prestonsburg on the 16th. As for Belfry, they will head out on the road to challenge Cabell Midland at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Belfry knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 contests -- so hopefully Cabell Midland likes a good challenge.